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Gallup poll: Dentists rank well on honesty, ethics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Gallup Poll on honesty and ethical standards has ranked dentists fifth on a list of 22 professions.

December 10, 2012

CareCredit offers free practice management guide

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CareCredit is offering a complimentary educational audio CD, "Accountability = Energized Teams and Satisfied Patients," featuring Rhonda Savage, DDS, CEO of Miles Global.

December 10, 2012

Univ. of Arkansas to open general dentistry clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is now taking patient appointments for its new general dentistry clinic opening in Little Rock on January 7, the university announced.

December 10, 2012

Coloradans without dental insurance on the rise

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The number of Coloradans without dental insurance grew to 2.1 million in 2011 from 1.8 million in 2009, according to a new Colorado Health Access Survey report -- a 17% increase from the 2008-2009 survey.

December 10, 2012

Survey IDs best U.S. markets for dental services

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The proportion of adults who visited a dentist in the past 12 months in 15 major U.S. cities ranged from a high of 65% in Raleigh, NC, to a low of 46% in Miami, according to a new survey from DentalTrends.

December 10, 2012

Does dentistry really need another diagnostic vocabulary?

By Titus Schleyer, DMD, PhD

The emergence of two separate dental diagnostic vocabularies is troubling, contends Dr. Titus Schleyer, head of dental informatics at the University of Pittsburgh. How did it come to this, and is there a way to avoid wasting duplicate resources and develop a clinically useful and relevant tool?

December 10, 2012

Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Strive for sustainability

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

A practice that can continue functioning indefinitely -- even with a new dentist replacing the current one -- is a "sustainable" business. Whatever a practice owner's plans for the future, it's smart to make the practice sustainable as soon as possible.

December 9, 2012

Delta Dental of Calif. signs $2.6B DOD contract

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of California has renewed its contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and has signed a five-year, $2.6 billion agreement to manage the Tricare Retiree Dental Program, according to an article in San Francisco Business Times.

December 6, 2012

NJ gov. vetoes state health insurance exchange

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed an in-state health insurance exchange program that would be created under the guidelines of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an article by Reuters. It is Christie's second veto of a state-level health care exchange.

December 6, 2012

Woman sells Twinkies on eBay to pay dental bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Maryland woman has taken a creative approach to pay off some outstanding dental bills: selling Twinkies on the Internet.

December 6, 2012

ECU breaks ground on 3rd dental clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

East Carolina University (ECU) has begun construction on a new School of Dental Medicine Community Service Learning Center.

December 5, 2012

AADOM names 2012 Office Manager of the Year

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has awarded Deanna Alexander the 2012 AADOM Office Manager of the Year Award.

December 5, 2012

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