Dental Business: Page 470

Patient data security breach prompts $4.9B lawsuit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Following a data security breach in September, a $4.9 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Tricare, the health insurance carrier for the U.S. military; the Department of Defense (DoD); and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, according to a story in Health Data Management.

November 3, 2011

Anaheim Group releases updated dental market data

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The 2011 Dental Market Data Disc, a source for global dental market information, is now available from the Anaheim Group, publishers of DentalFax Weekly.

November 3, 2011

Smile Brands expands again in Fla.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Smile Brands has opened its newest Bright Now Dental office in Tampa, FL.

November 3, 2011

Audit reveals issues in Neb. dental school accounting

By Rob Goszkowski

University of Nebraska dental school faculty were overcompensated more than $100,000 for clinical procedures they performed in the school's dental clinic over the last three years, according to a state audit conducted this summer. School officials are now working to address the state's concerns.

November 2, 2011

Software firm creates dental office modernization website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists Management Corporation has launched the site softwarefordentists.com, designed to provide dental professionals with information for running the front office, back office, and clinical sides of their dental practices.

November 1, 2011

Leaders in Dentistry: Maxine Brings Him Back-Janis

By Kathy Kincade

Access to adequate oral healthcare is a challenge on many U.S. Indian reservations. In an essay in Health Affairs, Maxine Janis, RDH, MPH, a Lakota native who grew up on South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation, recounts her participation in an oral health assessment study conducted on the reservation in 2010 -- an experience that moved her to tears more than once.

November 1, 2011

Indian reservation faces severe oral health issues

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nearly 60% of adults and 40% of children on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota suffer from moderate to urgent dental needs, including infections and other problems that could be life-threatening, according to a study released November 2 at the National Congress of American Indians annual conference in Portland, OR.

November 1, 2011

NYSDA endorses Demandforce

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New York State Dental Association has endorsed Demandforce as the exclusive online marketing and patient communications software for its 14,000 members.

October 31, 2011

Cost keeps many women from getting dental care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cost remains a significant barrier for many U.S. women who need dental care, according to Women's Health USA 2011, the 10th edition of an annual data book released by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

October 31, 2011

WSDA offers 'online effectiveness consultation'

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Members of the Washington State Dental Association (WSDA) can receive a no-obligation online effectiveness consultation and a 5% discount on the cloud-based Sesame 24-7 integrated online communication system through an exclusive offer from the WSDA and Sesame Communications.

October 31, 2011

Web-based service offers secure image & data sharing

By Kathy Kincade

"Brightsquid" may not sound like the name of an imaging company, but this Canadian start-up is bringing its Web-based image and data sharing service to dentistry to facilitate online communication among dentists, dental labs, and patients via a HIPAA-compliant platform that requires no additional software or hardware.

October 31, 2011

Minn. dental therapist students get new clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Metropolitan State University has officially opened its new dental teaching clinic for its Master of Science: Oral Health Care Practitioner program students.

October 30, 2011

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