Following the lead of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate passed a bill on April 14 to continue funding the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The bill, HR 2, proposes reforms to Medicare and to extend CHIP for another two years. CHIP covers essential health and dental needs for U.S. children, and it is currently set to expire on September 30. The Senate, like the House, overwhelmingly passed
Dear DrBicuspid Member, What you say to patients, and how you say it, has a huge impact on customer service and your ability to influence and educate. Detailed scripting can help you and your team interact with patients in powerful ways, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. Are unresolved staff conflicts slowly, but surely, undermining your practice and costing you revenue? In her latest column, practice management expert Sally McKenzie reminds
The Renaissance Family Foundation announced it will award $10,000 to the Kanawha County Dental Health Council in Charleston, WV, to provide funding for a new hygiene unit and dentist chair in its main four-chair dental clinic at West Side Elementary. The Kanawha County Dental Health Council supports seven free school-based dental clinics that serves more than 2,000 students each year. These students come from families whose income is at or
Young Innovations has launched its new Bridge2 business unit, a single-source partner to create a range of restorative and preventive oral care products. Bridge2 seeks to help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) bring dental products to market as an extension of their R&D department. The company will work collaboratively with partners, providing market research, product design, prototyping, manufacturing, packaging, and logistics. “We want to be the go-to partner for preventative oral
The U.S. division of the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO) has launched a new website. The website allows dentists to browse relevant information and join ICCMO. Those with neuromuscular disorders also can use the website to learn more about their condition. A new feature allows those with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and disorders to find a neuromuscular dentist in their area. ICCMO is a society of healthcare professionals who
Continuing with our Post-Surgery Oral Care tips, for this post would like to assist all our patients who have had questions and concerns about what to do after a cosmetic procedure has been performed. Dental cosmetics procedures include Bridges, Crowns, Veneers, Dentures, and Partial Dentures. After the procedure is done we invite you to read our Post-Surgery Oral Care: Dental Cosmetics to better help you with the outcomes. Post-Surgery Oral
Children enrolled in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) had higher rates of dental access and more checkups than privately insured children, but fewer in the program actually visited dentists, according to a new federal report released March 30. The 36-page report concludes that more children are covered by the program, and these children have improved access to healthcare. The report was released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
We thank you our beloved reader for continuing to follow us, can you believe it we have together for more than a year. Toothpaste can be used for multiple things, in a previous post we mention to our readers and followers 10 Different uses For Toothpaste, Other than Brushing your Teeth. Today after using your toothbrush many of us through it to the trash, but for this week tips we
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) honored three leaders of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) for their contributions to dental education during its recent annual meeting in Boston. Nancy Deal Chandler, executive director of the ACP and ACP Education Foundation; Carol Lefebvre, DDS, dean and professor at Georgia Health Sciences University College of Dental Medicine and ACP secretary; and Sharon Siegel, DDS, professor and chair of the department of
Interleukin Genetics announced the appointment of Mark Carbeau as its new CEO and director. Before joining Interleukin, Carbeau was co-founder and CEO of Diagnostyx, a technology-based healthcare company. Carbeau replaces Kenneth Kornman, DDS, PhD, who has served as president and CEO since August 2012. Kornman will continue to serve as president, chief scientific officer, and a director. James M. Weaver, chairman of the Interleukin Genetics board, said in a press
Welcome back our beloved reader, can you believe it’s been a year since we began our blog? In the past year has offer our visitors numerous of tips, explain dental procedures, invited you to the capital of dental tourism (Los Algodones). For this next year, our dental clinic will continue to offer you weekly dental tips, explain more health and dental procedures, give you vacation ideas, and tell you how
Dear DrBicuspid Member, In his latest Naked Dentist column, Curtis Marshall reveals the true issues that are hampering Dr. Colorado’s practice and gets him in shape with data and business intelligence. See how your practice can also benefit from getting naked. If you were told that half your patients could lose 40% of their total bone mass, putting them at risk for losing teeth, you would no doubt do everything in