Dental Education: Page 340

How to maintain a grin when the economy caves in

By Richard Geller

Feel like you need a recession (or depression) survival kit? In his latest Marketing Madness column, Richard Geller offers three tactics for growing your practice when the going gets tough.

January 14, 2009

Dentist sues patient's parents over online comments

By Laird Harrison

Incensed at an online review she considers libelous, Yvonne Wong, D.D.S., of Foster City, CA, is suing the parents of a young patient. The case could set a precedent in the fast-growing area of Internet commentary on healthcare practitioners.

January 13, 2009

UNC gets $69M for dental building

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Construction will proceed on a 216,000-sq-ft, $125 million dental school building at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill thanks to a "stimulus" package approved last week by Gov. Mike Easely.

January 11, 2009

The secret to technology success

By Dr. Marty Jablow

Want to take the worry and hassle out of implementing the latest dental technologies in your office? Develop a strategic plan and stick to it, advises Martin Jablow, D.M.D.

January 11, 2009

Chicago Dental Society donated $1.7 million in 2008

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In 2008, the Chicago Dental Society donated a total of $1.7 million to foundations, clinics, students, and a local college to support efforts to improve dental health for all Illinois residents, according to the organization.

January 8, 2009

Dental school challenges $1.7 million award

By Rabia Mughal

Four faculty members at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry are demanding a new trial and a reduced jury award in the case of a student who was awarded more than a $1 million for unfair dismissal from the school.

January 8, 2009

Controversy flares over restraining patients

By Laird Harrison

Some visits to the dentist are unforgettable. When she was 12 years old, Salley Shannon underwent a tooth extraction. The root was long, the anesthetic wasn't enough, and Shannon yelped in pain. Instead of sympathizing, the dentist had her buckled to the chair and her head held. Years later, the experience still gives her nightmares.

January 7, 2009

MetLife adds to CE program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

MetLife recently announced that it has added four resource guides to its dental continuing education (CE) program.

January 7, 2009

UCLA dental school gets $1 million to honor dean

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation has made a $1 million pledge to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry to establish the Dr. No-Hee Park Endowed Chair in Dentistry.

January 6, 2009

Electronic health records: Part II -- Patient privacy and ROI

By Kathy Kincade

With U.S. President-elect Barack Obama setting healthcare IT as a priority for his economic stimulus package, the dental community can expect to come under new pressures to "go paperless." But are enough privacy safeguards in place?

January 5, 2009

Voice-over-IP network cuts Kool Smiles' communication costs 40%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kool Smiles has replaced its traditional telephony system with a voice-over-IP system that has reduced the group's communications costs by 40%.

January 5, 2009

AGD partners with Colgate on continuing education

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and Colgate-Palmolive have announced a year-long partnership to provide quality continuing dental education (CDE) programs to AGD members.

January 5, 2009

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