Dental Education: Page 243

Study finds wide geographic disparities in U.S. kids' oral health
By Donna Domino
The dental health of U.S. children will improve under the healthcare reform plan and through broader use of midlevel dental providers, but significant differences persist among states regarding insurance coverage, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
February 15, 2011
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NY bill calls for defibrillators in dental offices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New York Sen. Martin Golden has introduced a new bill that would require dental offices to possess automatic external defibrillators (AEDs).
February 14, 2011
Henry Schein markets online hiring tool for dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein and Iscopia, a provider of online recruitment and applicant qualification technology, have launched the Henry Schein Dental Hiring Solution, designed to help users categorize prospective employees by matching candidates' credentials to job openings.
February 14, 2011
Study IDs need for professionalism on Twitter
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While social media has the potential to have a positive social impact, there is need for greater accountability and guidelines among medical professionals who use tools such as Facebook and Twitter, according to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 14, 2011
Astra Tech, UIC extend implant partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Building on the success of a partnership that began in 2005, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry has signed a seven-year agreement with Astra Tech to continue supporting its implant dentistry curriculum.
February 13, 2011
Dentsply Australia offers aid in wake of floods
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentsply Australia has implemented a number of initiatives to help Australian dentists affected by severe flooding in Queensland, Northern New South Wales, and country Victoria in recent weeks.
February 13, 2011
Crossed gas line lawsuit goes to mediation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A lawsuit filed on behalf of Austin Stone, the young Kansas man who suffered brain damage in 2009 following oral surgery at a new dental office in Lawrence, will go to mediation next month, according to a story in the Kansas City Star.
February 13, 2011
ADAA pushes for comprehensive dental assistant training
By Donna Domino
A number of U.S. states require little to no training for dental assistants, but the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) says minimum competency standards are needed to protect the public and the dental team.
February 10, 2011
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ADA: Infection control critical in dental office
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Noting "heightened interest" in infection control procedures in dental settings following recent developments at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, OH, the ADA reaffirmed the importance of implementing and maintaining good infection control practices.
February 9, 2011
New U.S. bill would make dentists emergency responders
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New legislation designed to designate dentists as emergency responders has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives after an earlier version of the bill was tabled last year by a Congress facing a host of more pressing priorities.
February 9, 2011
Fla. may cut Medicaid dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As Florida legislators try to trim the state's Medicaid budget -- which is expected to top $21 billion next year -- dentistry may be one of the services that could face cuts, according to a news story in the Miami Herald.
February 9, 2011
Columbia Univ. opens Center for Craniofacial Regeneration
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Columbia University has established the Center for Craniofacial Regeneration (CCR) to facilitate and expand the stem cell research taking place at the university.
February 9, 2011
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