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Fellowship program grooms next-gen dental researchers
By Rob Goszkowski
For 40 years, the highly competitive University of Minnesota School of Dentistry's Summer Dental Research Fellowship has selected motivated students to participate in research projects.
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Univ. of the Pacific dental school to relocate
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry will be relocating its operations to a newly acquired, seven-story building in San Francisco's South of Market district.
May 1, 2012
AAID sues Texas dental board over advertising restrictions
By Rob Goszkowski
Citing precedents in Florida and California, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) has filed a lawsuit against the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners aimed at overturning a stated regulation that restricts dentists from advertising AAID credentials in implant dentistry.
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NC mulls tougher rules for dental management companies
By Donna Domino
North Carolina lawmakers are proposing tougher rules for oversight of out-of-state dental chains. The law would give the state dental board more control over contracts between dentists and management companies, but critics say the state's rules are already the most restrictive in the U.S.
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Kan. lawmakers support expanding dental hygienists' duties
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Kansas House of Representatives has passed a bill that would let specially trained dental hygienists place temporary fillings, pull some teeth, and perform other basic dental services.
May 1, 2012
HHS gives $10.4M to meet rural healthcare needs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Rural health providers across the U.S. will receive more than $10.4 million in funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide direct healthcare -- including oral care -- services to their communities.
May 1, 2012
Sesame debuts social media contest platform
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sesame Communications has launched Sesame Sweepstakes, a contest and sweepstakes service that runs online patient promotions for practices using Facebook and other social networks.
May 1, 2012
Ore. Board of Dentistry addresses dental x-ray confusion
By Kathy Kincade
Some Oregon dentists are reportedly opting not to treat patients who refuse to be x-rayed before cleaning appointments. The Oregon dental board recommends dentists follow ADA and FDA guidelines to ensure they are meeting the standard of care.
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ADA report addresses financial barriers to access
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has released the third in a series of papers that examines the challenges and solutions to bringing good oral health to millions of Americans who, for multiple reasons, lack access to regular dental care.
April 30, 2012
Dental lab donates $1M to UBC Dentistry
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia (UBC) has opened a clinical research center focusing on best practices and evidence-based patient care, thanks to a $1 million donation from Frontier Dental Laboratories.
April 30, 2012
Patient Activator free to dentists in competitors' contracts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patient Activator, a patient communication and online marketing service from 1-800-DENTIST, has introduced a program that lets dentists locked in a contract with a competing company trade up to their program for free.
April 30, 2012
Why is caries making a comeback?
By Steven Duffin, DDS
In many ways, Dr. G.V. Black was way ahead of modern dentists in understanding the scientific foundations of dental caries. With the incidence of caries on the rise, maybe it is time to return to our roots and treat dental decay as a medical condition.
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