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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Zila files patents on rotary toothbrush
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zila has filed three design patents and a utility patent for its Rotadent Plus professional rotary toothbrush with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
October 30, 2011
Dos and don'ts for practice marketing: The importance of branding
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Branding brings new patients to your door by clearly positioning your practice as a specific type of service provider. If branding efforts are successful, your practice will see many more new patients, allowing you and the dental team to educate and motivate them to become long-term patients.
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FTC mulls NC dental board teeth-whitening appeal
By Kathy Kincade
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners' appeal of a July ruling that the board's efforts to block nondentists from providing teeth-whitening services constitute an illegal anticompetitive conspiracy.
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P&G told to change toothpaste advertising claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Claims has recommended that Procter & Gamble discontinue advertising claims for Crest Sensitivity Treatment & Protection Toothpaste that promise "relief within minutes."
October 27, 2011
Australian dental therapists may expand scope of practice
By Kathy Kincade
Efforts are under way to allow the more than 1,500 dental therapists in Australia to expand their current capabilities and provide dental care -- including irreversible procedures -- to adults age 26 and older without the prescription or supervision of a dentist. A pilot project in Victoria yielded positive results.
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