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HHS proposes changes to HIPAA rules
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new rules and resources to strengthen the privacy of health information by expanding the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and bolstering its enforcement capabilities.
July 7, 2010
Thousands of uninsured Virginians without dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Thousands of uninsured Virginia residents are missing out on free dental care this summer after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delayed approval of an emergency services plan, according to a story in the Washington Post.
July 7, 2010
Color taught more at postdoc level
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More hours are dedicated to the teaching of color at the postdoctoral level compared to predoctoral, according to a new study in the Journal of Dentistry.
July 7, 2010
Clinic closures leave thousands without dental care
By Donna Domino
Funding shortages have forced the closure of two teaching clinics -- one in Florida, the other Louisiana -- leaving the working poor and those in need of emergency care with little access to affordable services and dental students without the opportunity to hone their skills in a clinical setting.
July 5, 2010
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Setting and achieving goals
By Dan Kingsbury, DDS
If a goal is unrealistic, there will be little hope. But if it is not challenging, there will be little motivation.
July 4, 2010
Dos and don'ts for practice management: Managing by objectives
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
When doctors manage by objectives, they are on the right path to increasing production, reducing stress, and boosting profitability.
July 4, 2010
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CU probe finds no basis for discrimination charge
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A University of Colorado (CU) investigation has found no evidence of a 29-year pattern of racial discrimination alleged by professor at the university's School of Dental Medicine, according to a story in the Denver Post.
July 1, 2010
Kids' jewelry distributed at dental offices recalled
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nearly 70,000 charm bracelets and football rings that were distributed for free at some U.S. dental offices over the past several years have been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
June 30, 2010
Dental procedures auctioned on new websites
By Laird Harrison
Going once, going twice, sold! A new implant for $999 to the patient with the missing second molar. That's more or less the vision behind two websites where patients can bid what they want for dental and medical services and pick the best offer from competing practices.
June 30, 2010
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Technicians settle lawsuit with UNC dental school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two dental lab technicians at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry who lost their jobs in 2007 when the dental school planned to outsource their work to private laboratories reached a settlement in their suit in April.
June 29, 2010
UCLA dental school gets $1.8M grant to study meth abuse
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse has granted the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry $1.86 million to study the oral and dental consequences of methamphetamine use.
June 29, 2010
The real economics of midlevel providers
By Robert Wartell, DDS
Proponents contend that adopting midlevel providers into the oral healthcare delivery system will make dental services more affordable. But is that actually the case?
June 29, 2010
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