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OHSU lands $27M for new dental school facility
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Dentistry plans to build a new facility at the OHSU Schnitzer Campus, due to more than $27 million recently received in donations.
June 16, 2011
Beyond Practice Management: Solving team problems
By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD
Every dental team member starts out wanting to do a good job. But the honeymoon can fade all too quickly, impacting practice productivity and profitability. Here are several tips to keep your team firing on all cylinders -- and in synch.
June 16, 2011
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WVU dental school names new dean
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
David Felton, DDS, a professor at the University of North Carolina, has been named dean of the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Dentistry.
June 15, 2011
Barriers to dental care persist for African-Americans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study provides insights into why African-Americans receive poorer dental care even when they have some dental insurance coverage, and suggests strategies to removing barriers to dental care.
June 15, 2011
Calif. college puts dental hygiene program on hold
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new dental hygienist training program at the College of San Mateo for which a facility has already been built has been put on an indefinite hold due to lack of state funding, according to a news story in the Examiner.
June 15, 2011
Workers' comp cases too complicated? Try this
By Donna Domino
Dentists who have shied away from workers' compensation cases because of the complicated claims process can get help from a company that works with insurance companies to guarantee payment and streamline the paperwork. And injured workers often become regular patients.
June 14, 2011
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Dentists can help ID patients with undiagnosed diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists can help identify patients with diabetes or prediabetes who are unaware of their condition, according to researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
June 12, 2011
Dos and don'ts for leadership: Becoming a better leader
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Leadership is a series of skills that can be learned like any skills with enough knowledge, practice, and desire.
June 12, 2011
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Ore. debates expanding hygienists' scope of practice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation that would expand the scope of practice of Oregon dental hygienists has been approved by the state Joint Committee on Ways and Means following "three contentious votes," according to a story in the Lund Report.
June 9, 2011
ADA reaffirms stance on midlevel providers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In response to a series of papers released June 3 by the American Association of Public Health Dentistry highlighting proposed curriculum guidelines for a two-year training program for dental therapists, the ADA today issued a statement reaffirming its position on midlevel providers.
June 9, 2011
Sarrell drops lawsuit against Ala. Dental Association
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sarrell Dental is dropping its lawsuit against the Alabama Dental Association after Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a bill June 9 that exempts nondentists from oversight by the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners.
June 9, 2011
Ill. lawmakers pass stricter amalgam bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Illinois Legislature has passed a bill that mandates that, beginning in 2015, dental amalgam may not be added, removed, or modified in the course of treating patients at a dental office unless the office has an installed amalgam separator system.
June 9, 2011
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