Dental Business: Page 526

Cigna dental program expands coverage, benefits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cigna Oral Health Integration Program now includes coverage for more conditions, including stroke, chronic kidney disease, head and neck cancer radiation, and organ transplants, the company announced.

January 2, 2011

Ind. dental Medicaid cutbacks kick in

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cuts in Indiana's adult dental and vision Medicaid benefits took effect January 1, with more cuts likely in coming months as the state tries to address a $31.4 million budget deficit, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune.

January 2, 2011

Many physicians still resist doing oral health assessments

By Erin Archer, RN

Most primary medical care providers are still not comfortable performing basic oral health assessments, and many consider oral health outside their realm of practice, a number of recent studies have found. But efforts are under way to change this mindset.

December 29, 2010

ABDSM 2010 diplomates honored

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The latest issue of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine's publication Dialogue honors the diplomates of 2010 for the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM).

December 28, 2010

Wis. debates 2nd dental school; DrB's top 10 stories for 2010

By Kathy Kincade

December 28, 2010

$50K grant supports Ariz. school-based dental clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Human Services Campus has received a $50,000 grant from CVS Caremark Charitable Trust to be used for free dental services for children in the Murphy Elementary School District, the first onsite community-based, comprehensive preventative and restorative school-based dental clinic in Arizona.

December 27, 2010

Carestream to release updated EMR-Elite

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental will unveil a "revamped" version of its EMR-Elite Module for WinOMS CS practice management software early next year, according to the company's December 2010 OMS Newsletter.

December 27, 2010

Grant to enhance ADEA enrichment program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has granted funding to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) to support need-based travel expenses for participants in the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, which is jointly sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the ADEA.

December 27, 2010

Sleep apnea implant device in clinical trials

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Inspire Medical Systems, a developer of neurostimulation therapies for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, recently received approval from the FDA to begin a clinical trial of its STAR (stimulation therapy for apnea reduction) implant system.

December 27, 2010

Wis. groups clash over proposed dental school

By Rabia Mughal

Dental groups in Wisconsin are clashing over the recently approved $10 million in state money intended to support the construction of a new dental school -- a proposition that the Wisconsin Dental Association calls "ill-advised" and a "lame-duck decision."

December 27, 2010

NM may require amalgam separators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New Mexico lawmakers will consider a bill in the 2011 legislative session that would require all dental offices to install amalgam separators and to remove dental amalgam prior to discharge of their wastewater.

December 26, 2010

CDA gets award for support of oral health and education

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) has received the 2011 William J. Gies Vision Award by the ADEAGies Foundation for its support of oral health and oral health education, the organization announced.

December 22, 2010

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