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Dos and don'ts for case presentation: What do all patients care about?
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dentists are clinical people who have been trained to be analytical. Yet this quality does not serve you particularly well in elective case presentation. Few patients want to know clinical details. They want to know, "What's in this for me?"
February 3, 2013
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UW establishes international oral health center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry has unveiled the Center for Global Oral Health, a new organization designed to promote collaborations in dental research and education, including faculty and student exchanges, with partners around the world.
January 31, 2013
Curve Dental creates custom patient forms for tablets
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Curve Dental has released Storyline, a platform within the company's Web-based dental software that helps customers create custom forms that can be completed by patients using an Apple or Android tablet.
January 30, 2013
More physician assistant programs teaching oral health
By Donna Domino
Oral health has become an important component of a University of Colorado physician assistant program, reflecting a growing trend toward interdisciplinary collaboration among health professionals that is helping to reach underserved populations and those in rural areas.
January 30, 2013
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CDA endorses PureLife Dental gloves
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Dental Association (CDA) has endorsed PureLife Dental gloves for its members.
January 29, 2013
Texas pediatric practice shuts down after Medicaid cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A pediatric dental office in Austin, TX, is closing after state health investigators cut off Medicaid payments over fraud allegations.
January 29, 2013
HIPAA concerns drive cloud-based data sharing
By Kathy Kincade
Do you use Dropbox, YouSendIt, or email to send images and other patient data to your lab or colleagues? If so, you might want to rethink the practice, given the growing emphasis on HIPAA compliance and patient privacy. Maybe it's time to try "the cloud."
January 29, 2013
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FDA moves to reclassify blade implants
By Rob Goszkowski
The arrival of the Brånemark implant method in the U.S. in the 1980s resulted in a significant decline in the placement of blade-form implants. Could a reclassification of these implants by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lead to a resurgence in their use?
January 28, 2013
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Delta Dental donates $2M to Univ. of Arkansas clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will receive $2 million in funding for the expansion of its Oral Health Clinic in Little Rock from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation, the university announced.
January 28, 2013
1-800-DENTIST white paper addresses website flaws
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
1-800-DENTIST has released a new white paper, entitled "13 Warning Signs Your Website Needs Help."
January 28, 2013
ADA urges pediatric dental coverage to stay in ACA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In response to recent calls by business groups and insurers for the U.S. government to trim the essential benefits -- including dental benefits -- that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires insurers to offer, the ADA is urging lawmakers to "stay the course" when it comes to pediatric dental care.
January 28, 2013
Health Net awarded Medi-Cal dental contracts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Department of Health Care Services has awarded Health Net of California, a subsidiary of Health Net, five-year contracts to continue providing Medi-Cal managed care dental benefits in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties.
January 28, 2013
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