Dental Education: Page 301

National Benefits Consulting launches new Web sites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

National Benefits Consulting has launched two new Web sites developed to provide consumers with more information about their dental and health discount plans. The new Web sites come on the heels of a name change late last year.

February 10, 2010

Survey: U.S. dentists' income still declining

By Laird Harrison

U.S. dentists' income continued to slide through the third quarter of 2009, the fifth straight quarter of decline, according to a survey by the ADA. But it doesn't have to be that way, according to an accountant who specializes in dental practices.

February 10, 2010

Relax young patients with 'tell, show, do'

By Laird Harrison

Most kids don't come to your office the first time thinking you want to hurt them. Chances are, they don't know what to expect. But that uncertainty is what makes so many so nervous. This article and video explain how to use the "tell, show, do" technique to relieve their anxiety.

February 9, 2010

Planet DDS offers free version of Denticon software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Planet DDS is now offering a basic package of its Denticon Web-based dental software for free. The company said it wants to make the software as accessible as possible because "Internet-based services are the future of dental office operations and Web-based software is the platform to deliver these services."

February 8, 2010

Colo. dental school's policies scrutinized

By Donna Domino

The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is tightening some of its policies following disclosures that seven dentists lacked required licenses and that prescriptions were being written using the Drug Enforcement Agency numbers of faculty who were not present.

February 8, 2010

UAB dental school sets up fund for pediatric dentistry

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry has established the Dr. John B. Thornton Endowed Support Fund for Pediatric Dentistry. The action was approved by the university's Board of Trustees at its February 5 meeting.

February 7, 2010

Florida A&M still hoping for dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Florida A&M University will ask the state Legislature for $1.5 million next month to support the construction of a new dental school. If plans for the proposed facility goes through, Florida A&M would be the only historically black college and university in Florida with a dental school.

February 7, 2010

Thinking about transitions

By Alan Goldstein, DMD

Embracing the concept of Bardo can make even the biggest life changes more rewarding.

February 7, 2010

Dos and don'ts for case presentation: Boosting case acceptance, one case at a time

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Great case presenters are not made overnight. Outstanding case presentation is a result of consistent training, education, effective training scripts, and staff motivation.

February 7, 2010

Nobel Biocare adds XCPT software to PracticePerks

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nobel Biocare and XCPT Communication Technologies have signed an agreement to integrate XCPT's Patient Engagement System software into Nobel Biocare's PracticePerks customer portal.

February 3, 2010

AGD concerned about ergonomics regulations

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is concerned that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration may impose ergonomics regulations affecting dental practices, according to a statement on its Web site.

February 3, 2010

Zavras to head new oral research group at Columbia

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Athanasios (Thanos) Zavras, D.M.D., D.M.Sc., has been appointed associate professor of dental medicine and director of the newly established division of oral epidemiology and biostatistics at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.

February 3, 2010

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