Dental Business: Page 396

iMedicor helps dentists earn EHR incentives

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

iMedicor has been designated as one of the leading consultants in the U.S. for the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act project, through its contract with the New Jersey HITEC organization.

January 3, 2013

Delta Dental makes $1M endowment to Virginia Tech

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation has awarded $1 million to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute to create an endowment for a comprehensive oral health curriculum.

January 3, 2013

Univ. of the Pacific alum gives dental school $5M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of the Pacific has received $5 million for its new San Francisco campus from former regent and alumnus Ron Redmond, DDS, and his wife Margaret.

January 2, 2013

A response to ADA's 'scientific study' of dental therapists

By David A. Nash, DMD, EdD

The results of the ADA study published in the current Journal of the American Dental Association do nothing to discredit the utilization of dental therapists in the workforce in their traditional role of providing care for children in school-based programs, according to David A. Nash, DMD, EdD.

January 2, 2013

ADA study finds poor quality of evidence to support MLPs

By Donna Domino

A yearlong systematic review of more than 7,000 studies on midlevel providers (MLPs) conducted by the ADA concludes that the evidence is too poor to compare the effectiveness of their treatment with that of dentists, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

January 2, 2013

Dental researcher guilty of research misconduct

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A former researcher at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine engaged in "research misconduct" that included falsifying data, according to the U.S. Office of Research Integrity.

January 1, 2013

ADA meta-analysis finds lack of data to support MLPs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Despite thousands of published studies on the role of midlevel providers (MLPs) in dentistry, there is not enough scientific evidence to support the use of nondentists performing irreversible surgical procedures, according to a yearlong systematic review conducted by the ADA.

January 1, 2013

DentaPure sets $1M donation goal for NCOHF

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentaPure, a company that sells water treatment products, has joined National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) in a multiyear program to benefit the NCOHF Affiliate Network reaching children in need with critical oral health services.

January 1, 2013

Calif. ruling could open door to Medicaid pay cuts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An appeals court ruling allowing California to cut Medicaid payments to doctors, pharmacists, and others -- including dentists -- could open the door for other states to pursue similar reductions.

December 30, 2012

Maxillofacial surgical planning software gets FDA nod

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Medical Modeling has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its VSP system product line, used in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

December 30, 2012

Multifunction pressing furnace can save dental labs money

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Jensen Dental has released a white paper showing how dental labs can increase productivity and profitability by using a multifunction pressing furnace.

December 30, 2012

Dental Diaries: End of the year rush?

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

2012 had its ups and downs, but the last few weeks of the year held some pleasant surprises for Dr. Sheri Doniger and her practice. She believes this is a sign of things to come for the new year.

December 30, 2012

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