Dental Business: Page 595

Dickens' toothpick sells for over $9,000

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

How much did you enjoy reading Oliver Twist and David Copperfield? Enough to hand over $9,000 for a toothpick?

December 16, 2009

Virtual reality: An effective approach to pain control

By Rabia Mughal

Looking for a better way to keep patients comfortable during difficult procedures? A new study in JADA found that patients undergoing scaling and root planing preferred using virtual reality as a distraction method to control their pain.

December 15, 2009

NY court applies statute of limitations to lack of treatment

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

If you want to sue a dentist for malpractice in the State of New York, you have to file the suit within two-and-a-half-years of the misdeed. But what if you are suing the dentist for not doing something?

December 13, 2009

Ask Marty: What are you using to access drug information in your practice?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: I gave up using the print version of Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) many years ago after I installed Internet access in my office. The biggest problem with the written version of a drug data reference book is that the information is obsolete before it is even published.

December 13, 2009

Kaplan opens dental assistant school in Texas

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kaplan Higher Education has opened a new college campus in Arlington, TX -- the company's 17th in the state of Texas.

December 10, 2009

Do you have an emergency medical response plan?

By John Roberson, DMD and Christopher M. Rothman, DDS

Medical emergencies occur in dental offices more often than we'd like to admit. Rather than waiting until it's too late, be sure you and your staff are ready -- today.

December 10, 2009