Dental Business: Page 531

Loupes enhance dental students' performance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental loupes can significantly enhance student performance during preclinical dental education, according to a study in the upcoming issue of Quintessence International.
December 20, 2010
Website lists sources of free dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Next month 1Dental.com will launch a new tool, The Free Dental Finder, to help individuals across the U.S. find free dental care in their states.
December 20, 2010
Ore. considers midlevel providers; ODA opposed
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral health advocates in Oregon are pushing for legislation that would create midlevel providers in a state where access to care has become a critical issue. But the Oregon Dental Association (ODA) is ready to fight any such bill introduced in the next state legislative session, according to a story by the Lund Report.
December 19, 2010
Md. dental group pays insurance fines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Group Dental Service of Maryland was ordered to pay $5,000 to Maryland insurance regulators after it failed to comply with all the terms of a previous agreement, according to an article in Insurance and Financial Advisor.
December 19, 2010
Butler to expand dental assisting program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Butler Tech will begin offering a two-year dental assisting program at the D. Russel Lee campus in Hamilton, OH, starting in the 2011-2012 school year.
December 19, 2010
1st dentist appointed to EHR certification board
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has appointed Gregory Zeller, DDS, MS, to serve on its board of commissioners, starting January 1, 2011. Dr. Zeller is the first and only dentist currently on the 19-member board.
December 19, 2010
Institute of Medicine studying safety of EHRs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Committee on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology met for the first time this week to begin discussing how best to regulate electronic health record (EHR) systems and ensure public safety, according to a story by the Center for Public Integrity.
December 16, 2010
NHS to reward U.K. dentists for quality, not quantity, of care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.K. Department of Health is working to develop a new dental contract that will improve the quality of patient care and increase access to National Health Service (NHS) dental services.
December 16, 2010
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UBC, First United Church partner to provide free dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dental school at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and First United Church have teamed up to create a free dental clinic in Vancouver.
December 15, 2010
Liberty teams with Vonata to enhance communication
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Liberty Dental Plan has selected Vonata's Smart Communications Engine platform to improve its member and provider communications.
December 15, 2010
Wash. dental program for disabled spared budget cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A University of Washington program called Dental Education in Care of Persons with Disabilities (DECOD) was narrowly spared from the state's budgetary chopping block, according to an article in the Seattle Times.
December 15, 2010
Marquette questions need for 2nd dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Marquette University is vigorously opposing the prospect of a second dental school in the state of Wisconsin, and its position recently led to a tense exchange between university representatives and state Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar), according to an article in the Daily Reporter.
December 15, 2010
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