Dental Business: Page 472

New Calif. Medicaid cuts may affect kids' dental services

By Kathy Kincade

Faced with a severe budget crisis, California virtually eliminated adult Medicaid dental benefits two years ago. Now children's dental services are being threatened by a proposed 10% reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates, approved October 27 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

November 9, 2011

FDA guidance targets early-stage medical devices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance aimed at fostering early-stage development of medical devices within the U.S.

November 9, 2011

FDA tells retailers to stop selling tobacco to minors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to more than 1,200 retailers regarding violations relating to selling tobacco to minors.

November 9, 2011

Patterson opens technology center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The doors have opened at Patterson Companies' Patterson Technology Center in Effingham, IL, a 100,000-sq-ft facility designed to enable advances in dental industry technology and software.

November 8, 2011

Univ. of Central Florida shelves dental school plans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Central Florida has withdrawn its request to open a dental school in the new Medical City development in Lake Nona, according to a story in the Orlando Sentinel.

November 7, 2011

Univ. of Minn. faculty divided over new dental dean

By Donna Domino

When the dean of the University of Minnesota dental school left last July, many faculty members were relieved. But some are now questioning the school's choice of an interim dean and decisions she has already made.

November 7, 2011