Dental Business: Page 453

Carestream, XCPT partner on treatment planning, patient ed.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental has formed a new partnership with XCPT, a software company that provides oral health practitioners with treatment planning and patient education solutions.

September 18, 2012

DentaQuest bolsters U.S. dental safety net programs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The DentaQuest Foundation has chosen five new state/regional primary care associations (PCAs) to participate in the Strengthening the Oral Health Safety Net Initiative.

September 18, 2012

NY dentist sues Yelp over bad reviews

By Donna Domino

A Manhattan cosmetic dentist is suing Yelp over bad reviews, claiming the site lists only defamatory reviews and filters out positive ones. The negative reviews have cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars while boosting Yelp's website traffic, according to the complaint.

September 18, 2012

State regulations for child care centers weak on oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Child care center regulations in most states don't support the health standards set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, missing opportunities to prevent dental caries and obesity among millions of young children, according to a study in Pediatric Dentistry.

September 17, 2012

NYU appoints new chair of endodontics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Asgeir Sigurdsson, DDS, an expert on the treatment of dental trauma and pulpal pain, has been appointed the new chair of the New York University College of Dentistry's Dr. I.N. and Sally Quartararo Department of Endodontics.

September 17, 2012

Carestream releases CS PracticeWorks v7.5

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental has released CS PracticeWorks v7.5, the latest version of its practice management software.

September 17, 2012

JDE study authors clarify dental therapist analysis

By Howard Bailit, DMD, PhD, and Tryfon Beazoglou, PhD

Researchers from the University of Connecticut Health Center published three studies in last month's Journal of Dental Education (JDE) on the financial impact of dental therapists. Here they clarify some of the statements made in DrBicuspid.com's analysis of those studies.

September 17, 2012

U.S. dentists may face tax onslaught in 2013

By Donna Domino

The expiration of favorable tax provisions compounded by increases in federal income taxes mean that some U.S. dentists could face tax rates of nearly 50% in 2013. To avoid this "taxmageddon," dentists should consider buying costly equipment before year's end and consult accountants versed in deductions unique to dentistry.

September 17, 2012

Demandforce, Dolphin partner on orthodontics workflow

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Users of Dolphin Management, an orthodontic practice management system from Dolphin Imaging & Management Solutions, can now seamlessly integrate their system with Demandforce's online marketing and communications services.

September 16, 2012

Satcher urges U.S. states to increase dental access options

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

David Satcher, MD, former U.S. surgeon general and assistant secretary for health, is urging states to take steps to increase access to dental care for poor and minority children, according to a statement issued by America's Wire.

September 16, 2012

SIU to get new dental lab

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Board of Trustees has awarded more than $6 million in construction contracts for a new laboratory being built at the SIU School of Dental Medicine in Alton.

September 16, 2012

Ga. college opens dental hygiene program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Savannah Technical College has unveiled its new dental hygiene clinic and educational facility after taking over the program last year from Armstrong Atlantic State University.

September 16, 2012

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