Regulatory Updates: Page 45

SD hygienists tapped to improve caries rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Officials in South Dakota are looking to new legislation that expands dental hygienists' duties to help the state improve its caries prevention statistics.
January 9, 2013
Mass. governor reconsiders dental fee capping
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts is taking a different tack in its approach to control fee capping by dental insurance companies. Gov. Deval Patrick intends to create a special commission to study the issue, according to a story in the Boston Globe.
January 9, 2013
FDA issues abuse-deterrent opioid guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance document to assist pharmaceutical companies in developing new formulations of opioid drugs that have abuse-deterrent properties.
January 8, 2013
Dental anesthesiologists get provider codes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists has been assigned provider codes by the National Uniform Claim Committee.
January 6, 2013
Dental researcher guilty of research misconduct
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A former researcher at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine engaged in "research misconduct" that included falsifying data, according to the U.S. Office of Research Integrity.
January 1, 2013
Calif. ruling could open door to Medicaid pay cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An appeals court ruling allowing California to cut Medicaid payments to doctors, pharmacists, and others -- including dentists -- could open the door for other states to pursue similar reductions.
December 30, 2012
Maxillofacial surgical planning software gets FDA nod
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical Modeling has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its VSP system product line, used in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
December 30, 2012
Texas legislators to consider new DSO regulations
By Donna Domino
Dental service organizations (DSOs) in Texas would be subject to greater oversight under a new bill introduced to the state Legislature on December 21. The measure, which would require DSOs to register with the state dental board, seeks to ensure that dentists provide care without interference from corporate management.
December 27, 2012
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How will new medical device tax affect U.S. dentistry?
By Donna Domino
While most products made by U.S. dental labs will not be subject to the new federal medical device excise tax, sleep apnea devices, snore guards, and the materials and components that labs use to make many items will be subject to the 2.3% tax. In addition, labs and dentists will likely be forced to pass on the increased cost to their customers.
December 18, 2012
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Isolite products now available in Canada
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Isolite Systems is now offering its dental isolation systems for sale in Canada.
December 12, 2012
Dentistry not exempt from medical device tax
By Kathy Kincade
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued its final regulations regarding the 2.3% medical device tax that takes effect January 1, and efforts to exempt dentists and dental product manufacturers from the tax apparently fell on deaf ears. But the fight is not over, according to the Dental Trade Alliance.
December 5, 2012
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U.K. seizes unsafe handheld dental x-ray devices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.K. health officials have issued warnings to dentists about cheap, handheld x-ray devices that could be potentially lethal.
December 2, 2012
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