Dental Business: Page 476

Study finds patients support Alaska dental therapists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental health aide therapists may improve access to care for oral health where access to dentists is limited, such as Alaska, according to a new study by researchers from RTI International and the School of Dentistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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AGD disputes findings of latest Kellogg survey
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) has spoken out against the phrasing of questions in a W.K. Kellogg Foundation survey, the results of which claim that the majority of Americans support new nondentist midlevel provider models to address access to care.
October 4, 2011
U.S. recession impacting dentists' revenues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Privately held dentist offices have seen revenues decline about 3% so far this year after posting ongoing-though-shrinking gains in their top lines throughout the recent recession, according to an analysis by Sageworks.
October 4, 2011
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Univ. of the Pacific dental school offers free oral cancer screenings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is hosting an event this month in which area residents can receive free oral cancer screenings at the dental school's campus in San Francisco.
October 4, 2011
Utah dentist sentenced for 5-year tax evasion
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Utah dentist will have to pay about $165,000 or face prison time and additional charges for failing to file tax returns and evading paying taxes over a five-year period.
October 3, 2011
Md. college fights creation of competing hygienist program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Officials at Allegany College of Maryland are opposing the creation of a new dental hygiene program at Hagerstown Community College, according to a story in the Cumberland Times-News.
October 3, 2011
CDA Cares free dental clinic set for May 2012
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
CDA Cares, a new event aimed at providing free dental care to Californians in need, will be held May 18-19, 2012 in the Modesto Centre Plaza at 1000 L Street in Modesto, CA.
October 3, 2011
Lincoln Financial adds 173K new provider locations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Lincoln Financial Group has expanded its Lincoln DentalConnect preferred provider organization network to include 173,000 provider locations across the U.S.
October 3, 2011
Kellogg survey finds support for dental therapist concept
By Kathy Kincade
More Americans are delaying dental care due to cost, and many are open to the concept of a new type of dental care provider if it would make more services available to those who currently cannot afford them, according to a survey released Tuesday by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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ATSU moves forward with dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Officials at A.T. Still University (ATSU) have voted to issue a $26 million bond to build the Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health.
October 2, 2011
Delta Dental of Tenn. donates $770K for simulation center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Tennessee is funding a new dental simulation center at Meharry Medical College that will provide reality-based training for the school's dental students.
October 2, 2011
Puerto Rico dental college sues insurance firms for $150M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Puerto Rico College of Dental Surgeons has filed a $150 million class-action lawsuit against most of the country's insurance companies, according to an ADA News story.
October 2, 2011
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