Dental Business: Page 328

Small Smiles owner to sell company
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CSHM, which owns 54 Small Smiles dental clinics, has agreed to sell the chain after the company was recently excluded from participating in the Medicaid and Medicare programs by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
April 6, 2014
Benco acquires Valley Dental Supply
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Benco Dental will acquire Valley Dental Supply, Benco's fourth acquisition in the California market in three years.
April 3, 2014
Ormco launches Ormco Custom digital case package
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontic technology manufacturer Ormco is launching Ormco Custom, an end-to-end digital case package.
March 31, 2014
Ohio considers adding dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Northeast Ohio Medical University is considering adding a dental school, which would be the state's third dental school.
March 30, 2014
Products in the office: To sell or not to sell?
By Carrie Ibbetson, RDH
Are your patients going to use products such as electric toothbrushes and oral irrigators? In her latest column, Carrie Ibbetson, RDH, offers seven upsides and a few downsides to selling products in your office. She details the advantages to patients and also emphasizes how product knowledge can help you put your patients first.
March 30, 2014
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Dugoni school adds more than square footage to dental education
By Tony Edwards
The University of the Pacific has opened a new $151 million campus in San Francisco for the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. With recent reports on the number of California dentists nearing retirement, DrBicuspid.com spoke with Dr. Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr., the dean of the school, about the new facility and how the next generations of dentists are being educated.
March 30, 2014
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U-M to host free kids dental clinic in April
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Michigan (U-M) School of Dentistry will offer free treatment to 100 children on April 5.
March 26, 2014
Report: Dentists leaving Calif., exacerbating shortage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new policy brief has outlined the causes of California's dentist shortage.
March 26, 2014
Okla. dental board investigates school 'Tooth Fairy'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Oklahoma Board of Dentistry is investigating a Tulsa school's "Tooth Fairy" for helping children pull loose teeth.
March 23, 2014
8 numbers that define dental education
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periodically, DrBicuspid.com will examine some of the numbers that impact dentistry. The focus of this edition is on education and income. While none of the numbers themselves may be surprising, cumulatively, they create a picture of the state of dentistry in the U.S.
March 23, 2014
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HIPAA enforcement activities impact small group practices
By Greg Ewing, JD, MPH
On February 24, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will survey up to 1,200 covered entities and business associates to determine suitability for its HIPAA Audit Program. Small group practices need to take action and ensure they are in compliance or risk serious consequences.
March 18, 2014
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ADHA names Pacific Univ. professor Educator of the Year
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Pacific University School of Dental Health Science associate professor has been named the 2014 Educator of the Year by the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA).
March 17, 2014
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