Dental Education: Page 164

More kids, black and white, seeing the dentist
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American kids are now as likely as their white peers to visit the dentist -- erasing a once-large racial divide, a new study finds. That's good news, researchers say. But they also stress that a key gap remains: Black children are still more likely to have cavities and tooth decay.
July 2, 2012
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First 5 LA funds new dental program for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new $1 million, three-year grant from First 5 LA will enable the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California to provide underprivileged children with oral health care and help them see a dentist regularly.
July 2, 2012
The business behind dental treatment for America's poorest kids
By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum
Part two of the Center for Public Integrity's investigative report on corporate dental chains focuses on the largest Medicaid dental provider in the U.S., which has been accused in several states of providing unnecessary treatment to younger patients -- particularly crowns.
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Senator finds abuse at corporate dental chains
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley says investigators have found evidence of abuses by corporate dental chains treating children on Medicaid, according to a story on pbs.org.
July 1, 2012
UCLA gets $5M for dental research program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a research training program for oral health.
July 1, 2012
Dos and don'ts for collections
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
The longer a bill remains unpaid, the worse your chances of ever getting paid. Your practice deserves payment for dental services performed, so take a proactive approach and systematically "encourage" overdue patients to hold up their end of the agreement. A proven technique for doing this is to follow the rule of 3s.
July 1, 2012
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Mass. may restore some adult dental Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts lawmakers have included funding to restore partial adult dental coverage for the state's 800,000 Medicaid recipients in a budget proposal.
July 1, 2012
Pa. law requires dental malpractice insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pennsylvania's dentists must carry malpractice insurance under a new law signed June 22 by Gov. Tom Corbett.
July 1, 2012
NJ approves merger of dental school into Rutgers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New Jersey Legislature has approved a significant restructuring that merges the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey into Rutgers University, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
June 28, 2012
MLP funding left out of appropriations measure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Funding for the "alternative dental healthcare provider demonstration projects" that was created as part of the U.S. healthcare reform law has again been left out of an appropriations measure following opposition lobbying by the ADA.
June 28, 2012
NC swiftly passes DSO compromise legislation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Just days after a compromise on the regulatory oversight of contracts between dental service organizations (DSOs) and dentists was struck by groups representing DSOs and the North Carolina Dental Society, the resulting legislation has been swiftly passed by the North Carolina Legislature.
June 28, 2012
ADHA supports MLPs in 'Frontline' response
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has issued a response to the PBS "Frontline" program's "Dollars and Dentists" documentary, praising the program for addressing the "broken nature" of the U.S. dental care system.
June 28, 2012
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