Dental Business: Page 384

UCLA dental school receives $5M gift
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mick Dragoo, MSD, and his wife, Mary, have pledged a landmark gift of $5 million to the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry to establish the UCLA Mick and Mary Dragoo Periodontal and Implant Clinical Research and Patient Care Center.
March 7, 2013
U.S. Congress approves dental emergency responder bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation that would designate dentists as emergency responders has been approved by the U.S. Congress and is now on its way to President Barack Obama for his approval.
March 7, 2013
Ga. legislation would change dental board oversight
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Georgia legislators are moving forward with a bill that would transfer responsibility for overseeing the state boards of dentistry and pharmacy to the state's Community Health Department.
March 7, 2013
NC lawsuits accuse DentalWorks of unnecessary treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
North Carolina officials have filed a lawsuit against DentalWorks, alleging that the dental chain pressured dentists and dental workers to give patients expensive, unnecessary treatments.
March 6, 2013
University of Tenn. gets $2M for dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has received more than $2 million to renovate the school's College of Dentistry and for physiology research.
March 6, 2013
1-800-DENTIST appoints new CEO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Michael Turner has been named CEO of 1-800-DENTIST, following a three-year tenure as the company's president.
March 5, 2013
Australian dentist battles CBCT licensing procedures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist based in Pilbara, Western Australia, is contesting the licensing procedures for 3D dental imaging technology, arguing that they are onerous and put the health of dental patients at risk.
March 5, 2013
Second Opinion: Gorillas in the dental operatory
By Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS
The continued parsing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reveals that many obstacles to the realization of affordable oral healthcare for children in the U.S. remain, according to Dr. Paul Casamassimo, director of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Oral Health Policy Research Center.
March 5, 2013
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Online marketing firm acquires Lighthouse
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Yodle, a company specializing in local online marketing, has acquired Lighthouse Practice Management Group, maker of dental appointment reminder and relationship marketing software.
March 4, 2013
New website explains occurrence malpractice coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical Protective, a dental malpractice insurance provider, recently launched a website dedicated to explaining the distinctions between claims-made and occurrence malpractice insurance policies.
March 4, 2013
Dental care for kids with disabilities often lacking
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Children with developmental disabilities often have higher rates of oral diseases because they have oral aversions or are unable to find dentists who are comfortable treating them, according to a new study in Pediatrics.
March 3, 2013
AzDA Services chooses Demandforce
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
AzDA Services, the for-profit subsidiary of the Arizona Dental Association, has chosen Demandforce for marketing and communications services for its members.
March 3, 2013
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