Dental Business: Page 350

Sept. CDA journal focuses on dentistry and disabilities act

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The September issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on the dentist's role and obligations in caring for people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act in California, according to the California Dental Association (CDA).

September 5, 2013

Toronto Implant Institute opens teaching center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Toronto Implant Institute has opened its new teaching center, which will offer practitioners further education on dental implants and improve their surgical techniques.

September 5, 2013

Dental Heroes: Senior Mobile Dental

By Kathy Kincade

There is a looming oral health crisis among U.S. senior citizens, but the healthcare system is ill-prepared to deal with it, according to Michelle Noblet-Vacha, RDH, the executive director of Senior Mobile Dental. Her Colorado nonprofit offers a model that other states can replicate to help ensure that underpriviledged elderly get the dental care they need.

September 5, 2013

Patients sue Okla. oral surgeon over pathogen exposure

By Donna Domino

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of exposing thousands of patients to hepatitis and HIV because of contaminated equipment. The suit was filed by seven people, including five who claim they contracted infectious diseases during treatment at his dental clinics.

September 4, 2013

Fla. dental board votes on anesthesiology turf battle

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Florida Board of Dentistry has decided against expanding the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists.

September 4, 2013

Harvard dental school seeks applicants for fellowship

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School are seeking applicants for the 2014-2015 Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship in Minority Health Policy.

September 4, 2013

U.S. sees alarming rise in dental infection hospitalizations

By Rob Goszkowski

From 2000 to 2008, more than 61,000 people were hospitalized in the U.S. for a periapical abscess, a 41% increase. The trends behind that number are alarming and indicative of issues within the U.S. healthcare system, according to an analysis in the September Journal of Endodontics.

September 4, 2013

Novel root canal cleaning system gets FDA nod

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sonendo, a developer of endodontic products, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first generation of its Multisonic Ultracleaning System, set to launch in 2014.

September 3, 2013

CDC supports oral disease prevention programs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded cooperative agreements to 21 states to support state infrastructure development and implementation of prevention programs.

September 3, 2013

Orthodontist's computers, patient data stolen

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An orthodontist based in Florissant, MO, has notified 10,000 patients that their personal information is at risk after the practice's computers were stolen during a July 22 break-in, according to an article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

September 3, 2013

U.S. Navy Dental Corps celebrates 101 years of service

By Joshua L. Wick

Since being established in 1912 by an act of Congress, the U.S. Navy Dental Corps has matured into a world-class dental healthcare organization whose 1,300 active and reserve officers provide care for sailors, marines, military beneficiaries, and countless others -- including the president.

September 3, 2013

Sirona's prepCheck performs well in pilot study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental students rated the computer-assisted analysis system prepCheck from Sirona Dental Systems as "good or better" in a pilot study conducted at the Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Goethe University.

September 2, 2013

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