Dental Business: Page 536

AADOM names 2010 office manager of the year
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has named Melissa Meredith, office manager for Andrew Orr, DDS, of Central Arkansas Dental, as the recipient of the 6th annual AADOM Office Manager of the Year Award, the organization announced.
November 23, 2010
VELscope Vx gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The VELscope Vx enhanced oral assessment system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now available for sale in the U.S., LED Dental announced.
November 22, 2010
NY Times raises concerns over dental cone-beam CT
By Kathy Kincade
Dental cone-beam CT proponents are overhyping the technology and underplaying the radiation risks, according to an article in the November 22 New York Times. But imaging experts say the real issue is professional judgment.
November 22, 2010
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Kan. groups split on solutions to oral care crisis
By Donna Domino
Kansas advocacy groups are recommending the midlevel provider model to address what they say are dentist shortages in rural and underserved communities. But the state dental association disagrees.
November 22, 2010
2010 11 22 18 59 22 74 Rural 70
Software aims to automate CBCT interpretations
By Kathy Kincade
An interactive teaching tool being developed at the Creighton University School of Dentistry could improve nonradiologists' interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) images, according to a presentation last week at the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology annual meeting.
November 22, 2010
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Pediatric patients need extra TLC
By Helaine Smith, DMD, MBA
It may seem like a simple restoration, but with children there are many factors at play.
November 21, 2010
HHS enhances dental loan repayment program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental clinicians in the U.S. can get up to $60,000 to repay student loans in exchange for two years of service at healthcare facilities in medically underserved areas, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
November 21, 2010
Mass. school to provide dental care for uninsured students
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Students in Norton, MA, schools who have trouble accessing dental services or who have not seen a dentist in more than a year will receive care under a new program, according to a story in the Norton Mirror.
November 21, 2010
Colgate offers new oral-systemic health textbook
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new textbook, Periodontal Disease and Overall Health: A Clinician's Guide, was released during the recent American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting in Honolulu, Colgate-Palmolive announced.
November 21, 2010
Dental Integrators Association aids dental IT management
By Donna Domino
As dental practices acquire a growing array of expensive high-tech equipment and U.S. deadlines for implementing electronic health records loom, a new trade group is focusing on helping dentists integrate their computer networks.
November 21, 2010
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As Supertramp says, 'Give a little bit'
By Jimmy Earll
You don't have to go to Africa or Haiti or China to find people in need.
November 21, 2010
Curve Dental develops iPad app for patient forms
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Curve Dental has developed an iPad app that allows dental practices to create check-in, medical history, and other types of forms for their patients to complete using an iPad.
November 21, 2010
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