Dental Business: Page 521

Should you 'friend' your patients?
By Donna Domino
The mushrooming popularity of social media such as Facebook makes it an effective marketing tool, but experts warn dentists that sharing too much personal information can affect doctor/patient relationships in negative ways.
January 30, 2011
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U.S. firm to acquire U.K. dental networks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group has signed an agreement to acquire Integrated Dental Holdings from Bank of America Merrill Lynch Capital Partners and merge it with Associated Dental Practices (ADP) in partnership with private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners.
January 27, 2011
Henry Schein debuts office design pavilion at Yankee Dental
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein debuted its new Dental Office Design Pavilion at the Yankee Dental Congress 36 this week in Boston.
January 27, 2011
W.Va. health centers sue state over Medicaid payments
By Donna Domino
Eight federally qualified health centers in West Virginia have filed a lawsuit against the state's Medicaid program, claiming they have not been properly reimbursed for medical and dental services in more than a decade.
January 27, 2011
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FDA OKs hearing device that transmits sound via teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sonitus Medical has received marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its SoundBite hearing system, a removable hearing prosthetic that transmits sound via the teeth.
January 26, 2011
DentalEZ updates corporate website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalEZ Group has added several new features to its corporate website, the company announced.
January 26, 2011
Ind. community college to offer dental assisting program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis will offer a program in dental assisting next year, according to a news story in the South Bend Tribune.
January 26, 2011
U.S. dental schools facing faculty crisis?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Salary disparities and workload demands are prompting fewer U.S. dentists to commit to teaching careers, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Education. But there are a number of practical solutions, the authors contend.
January 26, 2011
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1st class of midlevel providers nears graduation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first class of midlevel provider students is making its way through the new Master of Science in Oral Health Care Practitioner program at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota, the school announced.
January 25, 2011
UNC considers Weintraub for dental school dean
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Jane Weintraub, DDS, MPH, a widely recognized dental health expert and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, will be recommended to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Board of Trustees as the next dean of the UNC School of Dentistry.
January 25, 2011
United Concordia improves customer online access
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
United Concordia Dental has revised its My Dental Benefits online member information website on UnitedConcordia.com to improve members' access to information and make it easier to navigate, the company announced.
January 25, 2011
How the reclining contour chair changed dentistry
By William T. Brown, DDS
With a little ingenuity and some good advice, John Naughton, a former Fuller Brush salesman from Iowa, altered the ergonomics of dentistry forever.
January 24, 2011
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