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RI dental association sues state health department
By Donna Domino
The Rhode Island Dental Association this week filed a complaint against the Department of Health alleging that state health inspectors illegally raided an oral surgeon's office as he performed surgery on a sedated patient and violated privacy laws by taking patient files.
April 23, 2013
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Ore. dental school names new dean
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry has selected Phillip Marucha, DMD, PhD, to be its new dean.
April 23, 2013
Poll: Millions of Ky. adults lack dental insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New data from the Kentucky Health Issues Poll show that 1.7 million Kentucky adults (51%) do not have dental insurance.
April 22, 2013
Emotional intelligence key to dental student performance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school, but emotional intelligence trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, according to researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Weatherhead School of Management.
April 22, 2013
Sarrell Dental featured at National Oral Health Conference
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental leaders from across the U.S. will visit Sarrell Dental Center this week as part of the National Oral Health Conference taking place in Huntsville, AL.
April 21, 2013
BPA removed from Calif. toxic list
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A California judge has issued an interim order removing the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) from the state's list of reproductive toxicants, as part of an ongoing lawsuit against a California agency.
April 21, 2013
OSU mulls life insurance proceeds from dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oklahoma State University (OSU) officials are debating whether to collect $10 million in life insurance proceeds following the death of a retired dentist insured under a controversial Gift of a Lifetime program.
April 21, 2013
Detroit dental school gives ortho care to foster kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry is joining a Michigan project to provide orthodontic care to the state's foster children.
April 21, 2013
Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Richard Demke, Sunstar Americas
By Kathy Kincade
Dr. Richard Demke, senior director of technology and new product development at Sunstar Americas, has been involved with dentistry for nearly 40 years, starting as a practitioner in a busy dental practice in rural Wisconsin before transitioning to the corporate world. Here he reflects on how much dentistry has changed and some of the exciting developments in the works.
April 21, 2013
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Dos and don'ts for team leadership
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Many practice owners feel they would be revealing too much about their personal income if they allowed staff to see how the practice is performing financially. However, in today's economy, dentists need to take advantage of the power of setting and tracking performance targets.
April 21, 2013
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Patient can sue dentist over intimidation for bad Yelp reviews
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New York court has dismissed a dentist's request for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former patient in response to threats of a lawsuit from the dentist after the patient posted negative reviews on Yelp and DoctorBase.
April 18, 2013
McGill Univ. requests $5K fee hike from dentistry students
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
McGill University in Montreal has requested an additional $5,000 Canadian in annual fees from Faculty of Dentistry students to pay for updated equipment and a new facility, according to a report from CBC News.
April 18, 2013
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