Dental Business: Page 459

Ormco offers aligners for minor anterior tooth movement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ormco has launched the Insignia Clearguide Express line of orthodontic aligners, designed for patients who require minor anterior tooth movements.

January 22, 2012

7% of U.S.kids have unmet dental needs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Some 4.3 million U.S. children did not get needed dental care in 2010 because their families could not afford it, according to an ADA News report.

January 22, 2012

Dos and don'ts for practice finance: Be realistic about embezzlement

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

No dentist likes to think someone might be embezzling practice funds, but even conservative studies indicate that it actually happens in about one out of every six practices.

January 22, 2012

CDA examines workforce, access-to-care issues

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The January issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association continues to examine issues relating to the dental workforce and address barriers to oral healthcare by featuring studies commissioned by the California Dental Association (CDA) that helped shape the recommendations made in a three-phase access report filed by the 2011 CDA House of Delegates.

January 19, 2012

Align Technology responds to Ortho Caps allegations

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has issued a response to a January 18 press release by Ortho Caps relating to a patent infringement lawsuit Align filed against Ortho Caps on December 21, 2011.

January 19, 2012

Bright Now Dental expands in Colo.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Smile Brands has opened the 16th Bright Now Dental office in Colorado.

January 19, 2012

Beyond Practice Management: Doctor, meet patient

By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD

In tough economic times, it's hard to avoid the temptation of skipping the steps necessary for an excellent doctor-patient relationship and jumping right into treatment instead. Here's a step-by-step approach for creating strong relationships that can also help improve treatment acceptance.

January 19, 2012

UBC program emphasizes practice management

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is offering a continuing dental education program taught primarily by business school professors that is tailored to dentists' specific needs as entrepreneurs and small-business managers.

January 18, 2012

UCSF dental school got $19M in NIH funding in 2011

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) received more research funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) than any other public institution in 2011 and ranked second among all institutions nationwide, according to new figures released by the NIH.

January 18, 2012

Western Dental to open another location in Calif.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Western Dental Services is expandng in Northern California by opening a new combined general dentistry and orthodontics practice in Livermore on January 27.

January 18, 2012

Pa. dentist charged with $5M in insurance fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Pennsylvania dentist and his daughter have been charged with submitting $5 million in false medical bills to 15 private insurance companies for a radiofrequency procedure they claimed could alleviate chronic pain.

January 18, 2012

Patient texting study to promote oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

CellTrust is working with A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health to launch a text messaging study intended to improve patient oral health compliance.

January 17, 2012

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