Dental Education: Page 292

Iowa may allow dentists to perform Botox procedures

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Licensed dentists in Iowa may soon be allowed to perform procedures using Botox and other derma fillers if the use is directly related to the practice of dentistry.

April 6, 2010

U.S. OMS programs not producing enough research

By Rabia Mughal

Many oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) programs in the U.S. do not require residents to do research even though program directors believe in its importance, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University.

April 6, 2010

Union Dental reports rising income

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Union Dental Holdings, a provider of multistate dental services for union members, announced that its 2009 revenues were up 21% compared to 2008.

April 5, 2010

Yelp alters online review program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists and other business owners can no longer pay to have their favorite reviews moved to the top of the page on the Yelp Web site, the company announced April 6. In addition, the company said it will now allow users to see reviews it had filtered out in the past.

April 5, 2010

Patients' dental charts sold at auction

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dan Moore likes to bid on the unclaimed contents of storage lockers sold at auction, according to a report by News 10 TV station, but one recent purchase saddled the Stockton, CA, man with more than he bargained for: thousands of dental charts.

April 5, 2010

Hygiene school planned for Palm Desert

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and the College of the Desert community college are planning to collaborate on a dental hygiene school in Palm Desert, CA, according to the Desert Sun.

April 5, 2010

Ameritas expands network

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ameritas Group has added more than 22,000 dental offices to its dental network in the U.S., bringing the total network size to more than 130,000 providers, the company said.

April 4, 2010

PracticeWorks to buy Windent

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

PracticeWorks Systems, a division of Carestream Health, will purchase the Windent business of HealthSoft, the companies announced.

April 4, 2010

There is hearing, and then there is hearing

By Alan Goldstein, DMD

One involves the auditory nerve and its ability to receive signals. The other is far more complex and sophisticated.

April 4, 2010

Dos and don'ts for insurance: Make dental insurance an easy subject

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Insurance is a complex issue for patients and practices alike, but the better a practice handles insurance issues with its patients, the more trust patients will have in the practice.

April 4, 2010

Ex dental office manager gets 7-year prison term for theft

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The former office manager of a Washington dental clinic was sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing more than $560,000 from the practice and illegally obtaining prescription painkillers, according to a story in the Columbian.

April 1, 2010

SD, Ore. ban fee capping

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

South Dakota and Oregon have approved laws that prohibit insurance companies from limiting fees for dental procedures they don't cover, and several other states are poised to follow suit.

April 1, 2010

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