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2014 Connectathon the first to include dentistry
As the dental industry moves steadily into the digital age, the issue of multivendor interoperability becomes increasingly important. To help vendors and practitioners make a smooth transition, the ADA is promoting participation in the 2014 Connectathon, the healthcare IT industry's only large-scale interoperability testing event.
January 14, 2013
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Dental assisting students stung by school closure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A career college that offered dental assisting and other training programs in Massachusetts and Maryland abruptly closed all of its campuses last week, citing financial troubles.
January 13, 2013
ADA offers dental office design guidance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has released Practical Guide to Dental Office Design, a book that offers advice on architecture, interior design, ergonomics, and environmental best practices from dental design professionals.
January 13, 2013
U.S. health insurance exchanges begin to take shape
By Kathy Kincade
Several U.S. states are moving forward with plans to meet the 2014 health insurance exchange mandate of the Affordable Care Act, including meeting goals for dental benefits. Even so, about half of all states are still balking at the idea, preferring to let the federal government step in.
January 13, 2013
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Dos and don'ts for practice finance
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
According to the Levin Group Data Center, elective treatment constitutes just 20% of most practice schedules. This is an enormous missed opportunity. The right service mix increases your practice production and makes your time chairside more varied and enjoyable.
January 13, 2013
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U.S. government report shows dental spending on the rise
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Spending on dental services in the U.S. is showing modest but gradual increases, according to estimates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
January 10, 2013
Study: More U.S. dentists opt for electronic record-keeping
By Kathy Kincade
More U.S. dentists are incorporating electronic dental records (EDRs) into their practices, creating new opportunities to utilize EDR data in evidence-based research projects, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. And the trend is expected to speed up in the next few years.
January 10, 2013
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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
Calif. school features full-service dental clinic for kids
By Donna Domino
RICHMOND, CA - A California dentist who has set up a full-service dental clinic in an elementary school in a tough neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area has two goals: treating children who often have no access to dental care and making their first experience with dentists a positive one.
January 9, 2013
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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
iMedicor launches meaningful use compliance program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
iMedicor has introduced Easier Than Pulling Teeth, a program designed to help providers within the Careington dental community understand and adhere to meaningful use guidelines and qualify for up to $63,750 in federal electronic health record (EHR) incentive funding over six years.
January 8, 2013
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