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U.S. Senate votes botax out, dental therapists in
By Laird Harrison
A compromise amendment to the U.S. Senate healthcare bill would allow dental health aide therapists to practice outside Alaska where supported by new state or federal law and eliminate the proposed "botax" on cosmetic procedures. The amendment would also extend the Children's Health Insurance Program to 2015.
December 21, 2009
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Curve Dental launches Web-based dental software
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Curve Dental this week released Curve Hero, a Web-based alternative to dental software "designed for simple operation, lifestyle flexibility and better business value," the company said.
December 17, 2009
CA dental assistants get new duties; virtual reality aids pain control
By Kathy Kincade
December 15, 2009
Israeli government to fund childrens' dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Israeli government is moving forward with a plan to finance dental care for children by deducting NIS 65 million ($17.2 million U.S.) from the federal budget for subsidized health insurance.
December 14, 2009
Dental fees up in Ireland despite recession
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The recession may have lowered the cost of many consumer health services, but dentists' fees in Ireland continue to increase, according to an Irishhealth.com.
December 14, 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
Utah may have to raise dental Medicaid payments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is concerned that recent cuts in payments to dentists under Utah's Medicaid program may affect pregnant women and children and could require the state to reinstate its original rate.
December 13, 2009
CDHP worried about U.S. Senate healthcare compromise
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As the U.S. Senate works to pass a healthcare reform bill, a potential compromise between advocates and opponents of a new government-run program has raised questions about dental care.
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
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California dental assistants take on restorations
By Laird Harrison
To the new classes of dental professional cropping up around the U.S., add one more: California's registered dental assistants in extended function 2. Starting January 1, they may have the widest scope of duties of any dental assistants in the country.
December 13, 2009
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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
Canadian Supreme Court rejects appeal on mercury fillings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously rejected a legal appeal from a mother who claims that she and her children were harmed by mercury-based amalgam fillings according to news reports.
December 10, 2009
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