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Comfort Dental offers online appointment scheduling
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Comfort Dental is now offering online appointment scheduling to new patients via its Web site.
March 11, 2010
U.S. dentist shortage predicted
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. will run short of dentists in two years, a study commissioned by the not-for-profit Delta Dental Plans Association has predicted. Retirement and career changes could outpace dentist school graduation beginning in 2012, the study found.
March 11, 2010
Repo company seeing more dental equipment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In a sad sign of the times, repossessed dental equipment has become increasingly prevalent at NorthBay Networks, a California company that specializes in equipment recovery and remarketing.
March 10, 2010
Maine may issue $7 million for dental clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill in the Maine Legislature would issue $7 million in bonds to upgrade community oral health clinics. The bill allocates $5 million to a dental school for the purpose of creating a clinic to cater to underserved patients.
March 10, 2010
Conn. mulls advanced hygienist program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill introduced in the Connecticut House of Representatives would launch a one-year advanced dental hygiene practitioner (ADHP) pilot program in Hartford, CT. The bill would allow hygienists with a master's degree in advanced dental hygiene practice to prepare and restore teeth and to "perform nonsurgical extractions on mobile, exfoliating, primary, and permanent teeth."
March 10, 2010
ADA: Dentists' incomes dropped 5% in 2009
By Laird Harrison
Dentists' net incomes fell 5% in 2009, according to a new ADA survey. But buried in the statistics were some grounds for optimism. And tough-minded dentists who stick to the basics are doing just fine, according to an accountant who specializes in dental practices.
March 10, 2010
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UW dental school suffers due to budget cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Washington (UW) received a 25% cut in state funding in 2009 that has severely affected its dental program, according to a news story in the school's student paper, the Daily.
March 8, 2010
CDA hosts student advocacy day in Sacramento
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than 50 dental students from four of the six California dental schools attended a Student Advocacy Day sponsored by the California Dental Association (CDA) on March 2 in Sacramento.
March 8, 2010
Kansas Senate votes against fee capping
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Kansas House of Representatives on March 11 will take up a bill to prohibit insurance companies from capping fees on procedures they don't cover. The bill, which passed 40-0 in the Kansas Senate, is similar to legislation under consideration in Virginia and Iowa.
March 7, 2010
Fla. battle over advertising of dental credentials isn't over
By Kathy Kincade
The state of Florida will reimburse the American Academy of Implant Dentistry $725,000 for legal costs stemming from a lawsuit over dentists' rights to advertise their dental credentials. But a new rule being crafted by the state dental board may make the original court ruling moot.
March 7, 2010
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All you need is love
By Alan Goldstein, DMD
My hygienist confronted me in last week's staff meeting -- and she was right.
March 7, 2010
Dos and don'ts for boosting elective dentistry
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Every practice has incredible untapped potential, especially in the area of elective services. But the majority of practices aren't even close to achieving maximum elective production. Now is the time to change that!
March 7, 2010
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