Dental Practice: Page 492

More states initiate fee-capping legislation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Three more U.S. states are moving forward with fee-capping legislation that will impact dental insurance providers, according to the Academy of General Dentistry's state advocacy page.

April 11, 2012

Colgate told to discontinue some toothpaste claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Colgate-Palmolive modify or discontinue certain advertising claims for the company's Sensitive Pro-Relief Toothpaste, including claims that the product works faster than Sensodyne.

April 9, 2012

NYT op-ed piece supports dental therapists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Laws allowing midlevel providers should be encouraged, because there aren’t enough dentists to provide care for the 5.3 million additional children who will be entitled to it under the Affordable Care Act’s pediatric mandate in 2014, according to an opinion piece in the New York Times.

April 8, 2012

Dental assistant tops list of best jobs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental assistant is the No. 1 best job for young people in the current economy, according to a story in Forbes.

April 2, 2012

Calif. radiation law to take effect July 1

By Eric Barnes

A new radiation protection law slated to go into effect this summer would require California radiologists -- including oral and maxillofacial radiologists -- to add radiation dose levels to their reports and report radiation overdoses to patients, physicians, and state regulatory officials.

April 2, 2012

Ky. dentist sued over failed 'grill' placement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist in Louisville, KY, is facing a malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient who claims a botched procedure to install a "grill" caused him to lose four teeth.

April 1, 2012

Principal Financial expands dental network

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Principal Financial Group has added more than 11,000 dentists and specialists to its in-network dental providers, boosting the total to 80,000.

April 1, 2012

Kool Smiles sues Texas lawyers over website, ads

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two dental practices doing business in Texas as Kool Smiles and a related support company have filed a lawsuit against a San Antonio law firm alleging they were harmed by information the defendants disseminated on a website and in television and radio ads.

March 29, 2012

Affordable Care partners for online CE

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Affordable Care has joined Viva Learning to launch a dental continuing education (CE) website for dental practices.

March 25, 2012

Ask Marty: What was new at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: Believe it or not, the most exciting products I saw at the meeting involved dentures. Yes, dentures!

March 22, 2012

Chef, cancer survivor drops dental malpractice lawsuits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renowned chef Grant Achatz has reached an undisclosed settlement with Bucktown Wicker Park Dental Associates, the Chicago-area dental clinic he sued after being diagnosed with advanced tongue cancer, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.

March 22, 2012

Web tool lets patients compare dental insurance costs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalPlans.com has launched the Dental HyGenie Plan Finder, which the company designed to help people search for and compare dental plans based on savings for specific procedures offered by the plans in their area.

March 22, 2012

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