Dental Practice: Page 606

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 The biggest problem with the written version of a drug data reference book is that the information is obsolete before it is even published.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

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

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