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How will new medical device tax affect U.S. dentistry?
By Donna Domino
While most products made by U.S. dental labs will not be subject to the new federal medical device excise tax, sleep apnea devices, snore guards, and the materials and components that labs use to make many items will be subject to the 2.3% tax. In addition, labs and dentists will likely be forced to pass on the increased cost to their customers.
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Univ. of Maryland hosts 1st oral-systemic health conference
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Maryland, Baltimore hosted the first national conference on oral and systemic health on December 10.
December 17, 2012
Delta Dental to give UW $1.15M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry has announced a major new commitment by Delta Dental/Washington Dental Service to support the school's vision of transforming dental education.
December 17, 2012
Dental office workers nabbed for after-hours activities
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two women in Pennsylvania -- neither of them dentists -- have been arrested for allegedly treating patients after hours in the dental office where they worked.
December 16, 2012
Cigna's DHMO is largest in U.S.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cigna's dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) is now the largest in the U.S., with more than 7,000 general dentist locations.
December 16, 2012
ADA issues another spam alert
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is again warning its members about a spam email that may be showing up in their inboxes.
December 16, 2012
Ask Marty: I am getting emails with digital images attached as .dex files. How do I open them?
By Dr. Marty Jablow
A: The great thing is that digital images are more available. The down side is that many offices are not properly trained on how to share these images with other dental offices.
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Fortis sells stake in Aussie dental firm for $280M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Fortis Healthcare will sell its 64% stake in Dental Corporation to Bupa for $278 million.
December 16, 2012
Delta Dental foundation decries Wash. Medicaid cuts
By Donna Domino
Eliminating adult dental care in Washington state's Medicaid program has forced the uninsured to turn to overburdened emergency rooms, according to the Washington Dental Service Foundation. Hospital officials and dental clinics report growing numbers of patients with serious dental problems.
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Dos and don'ts for periodontal disease
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Educating patients about gum disease
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CDA journal spotlights work of young researchers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The December issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association spotlights the research work of up and coming investigators in the state's dental schools, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.
December 13, 2012
CDT 2013 and beyond: More changes afoot
By Allan Farman, BDS, MBA, PhD, DSc
The process by which the ADA's Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) is revised has undergone a revamping itself, with a more broad-based maintenance committee and greater transparency. A number of coding changes are set to take effect next month, many of them related to imaging.
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