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Golden Apple for faculty
Do you know of a faculty member who has been an outstanding mentor to dental students? Or faculty who have been instrumental in guiding students to seek careers in academic dentistry?
Kids win in Connecticut
Southington, Conn.—It’s a numbers game in Connecticut but one that dentists and children are winning.
State presidents-elect gather for annual conference
State presidents-elect gather for annual conference
The President-Elect’s Conference brings new state leaders to ADA Headquarters at a time in their leadership development when having access to information is crucial to their success.
Saying thanks to dental assistants
It's that time of year to thank the assistants who help your practice succeed.
Yoga or stretching eases low back pain
Weekly classes of yoga or intensive stretching can reduce low back pain and improve back movement, a new study shows. Both types of classes were equally effective and their benefits lasted for months after the classes ended.
Contract Analysis Service helps dentists decipher affiliated carrier clauses
When it comes to signing a third-party payer’s participating provider agreement, it’s always good to read and understand the fine print.
AADB Mid-Year Meeting scheduled for April
The American Association of Dental Boards' 2012 Mid-Year Meeting takes place April 22–23 at ADA Headquarters.
AADA Conference offers programs for spouses, dentists
Stone Mountain, GA—Supporting the dental family with programs for both spouses and dentists, the Alliance of the American Dental Association will hold its 2012 Conference April 11–14 at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort.
ADA Annual Conference on Membership Recruitment and Retention coming in March
The ADA's Annual Conference on Membership Recruitment and Retention takes place March 30–31 at ADA Headquarters.
OSU student receives ASDA scholarship
Dental student Michael Pappas, Ohio State University College of Dentistry Class of 2014, is the recipient of the American Student Dental Association's Ryan Turner Memorial Scholarship.
Standards award named for John Stanford, Ph.D.
Honoring the contributions of one of its most vital figures, the ADA Standards Program has established the John W. Stanford New Investigator Award. Dental students and new dentists working on original research in the realm of dental standards may apply for the new award through Aug. 31.
New CDP directories
The Council on Dental Practice has updated resource directories of dental appraisers and brokers and practice management consultants, available free to ADA members.
CSA to offer clinical guidance for CT use
The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs initiated development of clinical guidance for the use of cone beam computed tomography as reported by the ADA News.
Dental program weds 30 years of service, destiny for its volunteers
Linthicum, Md.—A venerable international dental program now in its 30th year has brought pain relief and a better quality of life to more than 56,000 people in the mountains of the Dominican Republic, but the impact of the Dominican Dental Mission Project has also been personally life changing for many of its volunteers.
Dental law, ethics meeting planned
New Orleans—The American College of Legal Medicine will host its 4th annual Ethics and Legal Aspects of Dentistry Conference Feb. 24–25 at the Hyatt Regency here.
Fanconi anemia hits home for Rhode Island oral surgeon
Middletown, R.I.—Dr. David Fiaschetti, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon here, helped the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund develop its fact sheet for dentists who may encounter an FA patient.
ADA Foundation scholarships help put dental career within reach for 54 students
Tuition. The word has seven letters, but it might as well have four these days. That’s because rising education costs have become nearly obscene for some students.
Toothflix DVD series provides ABCs on patient education
Through Feb. 29, the ADA Catalog is offering a 20-percent discount on the Toothflix Patient Education DVD series with priority code 12205.
Study explores possible link between HIV drugs, birth defects
Antiviral drugs can reduce the risk of HIV transmission from mother to unborn child from 15 to 25 percent to less than 1 percent, but a new study explores whether a link exists between the drugs and cleft lip and palate.
From Hollywood to the heartland
Burbank, Calif.—With a busy dental practice in the neighborhood of Warner Brothers Studios, Dr. Charles J. Maseredjian Jr. has practiced for 45 years in the Hollywood and Burbank areas.
Former Tel-A-Patient customers: InTouch offers vendor conversion package through March 9
InTouch Practice Communications, the only message-on-hold and appointment reminder service provider endorsed by ADA Business Resources, is offering a discount program for former Tel-A-Patient customers.
Dentists earn certificates from ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program
Thirty-nine members of the 2011 ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists received their certificates from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in ceremonies Dec. 6, 2011, in Chicago.
Specialty newsletters to debut this year
A series of quarterly electronic newsletters updating dentists on news and developments in selected dental specialties will debut in 2012. The targeted specialties are orthodontics, radiology, prosthodontics and endodontics.
NASCAR’s Greg Biffle honored for his GKAS support
Give Kids A Smile spokesman and NASCAR driver Greg Biffle received the fourth quarter 2011 Speedway Motorsports Spirit Award for his efforts to offer free dental care to kids at Charlotte Motor Speedway last fall.
Grant to create pain management training
The American Dental Association has received a sub-award under a three-year grant to create webinars and training on treating pain and opioid addiction.
Foundation offers advice for dentists treating patients with rare blood disease
Eugene, Ore.—Someday a dental patient may walk into your practice with needs unlike any other you’ve ever treated—perhaps one with the rare genetic blood disease Fanconi anemia. Knowing precisely what to do could save that patient’s life, says a Eugene, Ore., foundation dedicated to fighting FA.
Nominations sought for 2012 international volunteer certificates
The ADA Division of Global Affairs is accepting nominations for the 2012 Certificate for International Volunteer Service. Dental society officers and dental school deans must submit nomination materials by April 1.
Top Sharecare Contributor wins computer
Rio Rancho, N.M.—Dr. Greg Jorgensen often has patients who have done their research prior to seeing him.
Study links secondhand smoke and periodontal disease
It’s been clear for years that smokers have a higher risk of periodontal disease but there’s also research showing secondhand smoke can also increase the risk.
Vital and Health Statistics
Hyattsville, Md.—Seven percent of American children aged 17 and younger had unmet dental need in 2010 because their families could not afford dental care, the National Center for Health Statistics said in an analysis of data collected by U.S. Census Bureau interviewers and reported in the Vital and Health Statistics series.
Uniformity in dental licensure grows
The American Board of Dental Examiners has extended its reach to 42 states.
'Separate guidance' urged on health reform's pediatric benefit
Washington—Initial guidance is unclear on whether health reform will provide “a comprehensive pediatric oral health benefit that meets the needs of all children, including children with special health care needs,” an eight-organization dental coalition told the Department of Health and Human Services.
Accreditation needed for Medicare-covered ADI
Washington—Suppliers of the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services for Medicare beneficiaries must be accredited to be reimbursed for the claim if the service is performed on or after Jan. 1, 2012. The accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of the images and not the physician's interpretation.
California bill calls for "rigorous study" of expanded dental procedures
Sacramento, Calif.—Legislation approved by the state senate Jan. 26 would create a dentist-led Statewide Office of Oral Health within the state Department of Public Health charged with addressing the "significant human and financial costs" of unmet dental needs.
Report cites quality improvement efforts, opportunities
Washington—Quality improvement efforts in organized dentistry and throughout the health care system offer opportunities to increase access to care and "improve and maintain the oral health of the U.S. population," says a report funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and DentaQuest Institute and intended to advance the national health policy dialogue.
