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New apps put craniofacial anatomy on the iPhone

By Kathy Kincade

When more than half of his sophomore class indicated they use an iPhone on a daily basis, a professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine developed two educational apps to make their radiology courses more engaging -- and fun.

November 18, 2010

Univ. of Louisville dental school benefits from grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Louisville has received nearly half a million dollars in grant funding this year from the WHAS Crusade for Children for various medical and academic programs that benefit children with special needs.

November 17, 2010

NYSDA endorses ProSites as website provider

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

NYSDA Support Services, a wholly owned for profit subsidiary of the New York State Dental Association (NYSDA), has endorsed ProSites as the official website design and Internet marketing firm for their members.

November 17, 2010

Penn. to get new dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine plans to open a dental school with the help of a $1 million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

November 16, 2010

Mass. auditor says dentists abusing Medicaid program

By Donna Domino

The Massachusetts state auditor reported today that excessive, unnecessary, and even potentially fraudulent claims for dental services are costing the state Medicaid program millions of dollars annually.

November 16, 2010

More states moving forward with midlevel providers

By Mary Otto

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has announced a $16 million initiative to help coalitions in five U.S. states develop dental therapist programs similar to a controversial midlevel provider model now being used in Alaskan tribal communities.

November 16, 2010

Univ. of Pittsburgh to expand dental research facility

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees has approved a $50 million renovation plan that will add laboratory and administrative space for the School of Dental Medicine's Center for Craniofacial Regeneration and the School of Pharmacy's Center for Pharmacogenetics and Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences.

November 15, 2010

Union Dental Q3 revenues, income down slightly

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Union Dental Holdings, a national provider of dental services to union members and dentists, reported revenues of $1.1 million for the third quarter of 2010, compared with revenues of $1.2 million for the third quarter of 2009.

November 15, 2010

U.S. dental benefits enrollment down 6%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental benefits enrollment in the U.S. for 2009 decreased 5.7% compared with 2008 enrollment, according to a new report by the National Association of Dental Plans and Delta Dental Plans Association.

November 15, 2010

Mass. dentist found guilty of bilking patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office has obtained a judgment against former dentist Gary Anusavice of East Greenwich, RI, resolving allegations that he orchestrated an unlawful dental treatment and financing scheme at three high-volume dental clinics he allegedly opened and managed.

November 15, 2010

Calif. judge overturns dental advertising law

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A federal court judge in California has ruled that credentials issued to dentists by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry are bona fide and legitimate, and state laws that prohibit or restrict advertising them to the public are unconstitutional.

November 15, 2010

How one day of free dentistry became a national phenomenon

By Rob Goszkowski

A Florida dentist's idea to host a day of free extractions, cleanings, and fillings has evolved into Dentistry From the Heart, a charity that helps dentists in 48 states and Canada do the same. And it spurs practice growth in the process.

November 14, 2010

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