Dental Business: Page 507

SC college expands dental program, hygiene clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Horry-Georgetown Technical College in South Carolina is expanding its Speir Healthcare Education Center to include its dental and dental hygiene clinics, according to a news story in the Sun News.
April 20, 2011
DANB offers preventive duties certification
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) has introduced a new U.S. certification exam program: the Certified Preventive Dental Assistant (CPDA).
April 20, 2011
FDA warns of hand sanitizer claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to four manufacturers of over-the-counter hand sanitizers that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria.
April 20, 2011
Canadian law forbids dentists to treat spouses
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists in Ontario, Canada, who have been treating their spouses are calling for the repeal of a "stupid" law that forbids health professionals from having sex with their patients, according to a story in the Toronto Star.
April 19, 2011
United Dental Alliance to give away free iPad
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization United Dental Alliance (UDA) is offering dental professionals a chance to win a new iPad 2 16 GB with Wi-Fi tablet.
April 19, 2011
Beyond Practice Management: Let's take it to the next level
By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD
Frustrated with how your practice is faring these days? Maybe it's time to consider a new approach to practice management -- one that will teach you how to fish.
April 19, 2011
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Online tool helps consumers estimate dental costs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Fair Health has launched a new website designed to help consumers better manage their healthcare costs by providing free, independent, and transparent health insurance information.
April 18, 2011
Spear Education courses to feature Heraeus products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus and Spear Education have formed a new collaboration whereby Heraeus will support Spear's hands-on workshops with products, including Venus low-stress composites, Gluma densensitizers, Flexitime impressions systems, and iBond bonding solutions.
April 18, 2011
More cone-beam CT training needed in dental schools
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental schools in the U.S., U.K., and Australia are beginning to adopt cone-beam CT technology into their curricula, but few currently provide training to predoctoral and undergraduate students, according to research presented at the recent American Dental Education Association meeting in San Diego.
April 18, 2011
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Study: Female dentists focus more on prevention
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Female dentists focus more rigorously on caries prevention than do their male counterparts, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
April 18, 2011
5 states battle over dental therapist legislation
By Mary Otto
Despite the backing of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and other advocacy groups, state-based efforts to develop midlevel provider programs and legislation have so far met with keen opposition, with bills in five states either stalled, dead, or not yet on the table.
April 18, 2011
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Midwest Dental acquired by private equity firm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Friedman Fleischer & Lowe has taken a majority stake in Midwest Dental, one of the largest dental practice management companies in the U.S., serving more than 80 practices in six states. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
April 17, 2011
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