Dental Business: Page 547

Anesthesia training model aids dental students

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Can a sophisticated plastic model of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity help dental students learn to give local anesthesia injections with less pain and greater success? A study by Dutch dentistry professors suggests it can.

August 18, 2010

Text messaging: A new patient reminder tool

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Iconosys, a company focused on mobile communications technology, is integrating text messaging with the needs of professionals in dental, medical, and other offices, the company announced.

August 17, 2010

NYU dental students help victims of torture

By Donna Domino

A unique program at the New York University College of Dentistry is designed to help victims of torture from around the world overcome extreme anxiety and fear when undergoing dental treatment. Patients and practitioners alike say it has changed their lives.

August 17, 2010

NY Medicaid probe finds $40M in dental fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

New York's Medicaid program paid out $40 million for excessive dental cleanings and exams over five years, according to an audit from the state controller's office.

August 16, 2010

Officite partners with Mass. Dental Society

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Officite announced that it has joined the Massachusetts Dental Society as the organization's preferred website provider for its 5,000 dental professional members.

August 16, 2010

Commission on Dental Accreditation elects new chairman

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Donald Joondeph, D.D.S., M.S., has been elected as the next chairman of the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Dr. Joondeph has served as CODA's commissioner from the American Association of Orthodontists since 2007.

August 16, 2010

1-800-DENTIST nets financing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

1-800-DENTIST announced that it recently completed a financing transaction with firms Cue Ball Capital and Bain Capital Ventures.

August 16, 2010

Remedent Q1 sales jump 62%

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Remedent reported a 62% increase in net sales year over year for the first quarter of 2010, thanks to the inclusion of the company's Asian retail operations and the sale of its First Fit intellectual property.

August 15, 2010

Insurance fraud lands dental office manager in prison

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A longtime Arizona dental office manager who submitted false insurance claims was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $93,000 in restitution and fines, the state attorney general announced.

August 15, 2010

Align Technology launches Invisalign G3

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has introduced Invisalign G3, which includes software features designed to make it easier to use Invisalign with class II and III patients, new SmartForce features designed for increased predictability of certain tooth movements, and more intuitive software to streamline treatment planning and review, according to the company.

August 15, 2010

Dentists can play key role in screening for HIV

By Erin Archer, RN

With more people visiting their dentist than their physician each year, dental practitioners can help identify patients who may have HIV or AIDS and not know it. And the earlier the diagnosis, the better the treatment outcomes.

August 15, 2010

Goals vs. reality, Part 2

By Dan Kingsbury, DDS

Often it is only when we contemplate what action we took that we realize we took no action at all.

August 15, 2010

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