Goodwin dental center gets $111K in funding

Goodwin Community Health’s dental center in Somersworth, NH, recently received several grants to help improve its operations and expand oral care for Strafford County children in need. Goodwin Community Health is a federally qualified health center that serves 8,000 patients in the Greater Strafford County area, offering primary care, dental care, and behavioral healthcare. The new funding totals more than $111,000 over the next three years and includes support for

CDC updates chronic disease indicators

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the chronic disease indicators (CDI) and redesigned the CDI online database. The CDI is a set of surveillance indicators developed by consensus among CDC, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD). These key indicators for chronic diseases, conditions, and risk factors have been expanded from 97 to 124, and now

SC child advocates sue state claiming foster care deficiencies

Two children’s advocacy groups have filed a class-action lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), claiming that widespread deficiencies in the system have endangered thousands of children. The suit, Michelle H. v. Haley, by the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, child safety advocacy group Children’s Rights, and 11 children in foster care was filed January 12 in the Charleston Division of the U.S. District Court for

Pro-Dex announces changes to senior management

Pro-Dex has announced that its board of directors has appointed Richard Van Kirk to the position of CEO, effective January 12, 2015. He succeeds Harold Hurwitz, who had served as the CEO since February 2013 and chief financial officer (CFO) since October 2010. Van Kirk, 54, joined the company as director of manufacturing in 2006 and was subsequently promoted to vice president of operations and then chief operating officer in

Dental Laboratories

Visiting the dentist can be a scary experience, especially when you see the equipment they use to clean, protect or restore our smile. It is very important that for the dental clinic you visit to have the best and most professional dental equipment and services. There are many dental clinics throughout the world; however the capital of dental tourism is a small town in Baja California, Mexico; the town: the

Orthodontic treatment planning: No simple recipe

When you have a patient in your chair who you are considering referring to an orthodontist, or when you are talking with an orthodontist about treatment planning, what goes into that conversation? What does an orthodontist consider when beginning the treatment planning process? Knowing what an orthodontist is taking into account will also help you when referring patients. Vishal Sharma, DDS. While an orthodontist must keep in mind a patient’s

Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric dental services not keeping up with inflation

Over the past 10 years, Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric dental services have not kept up with inflation, but private insurance rates in most states have seen inflation-related adjustments, according to a new report from the ADA Health Policy Institute. Reimbursement levels are important to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries can access dental care, the authors noted. Marko Vujicic, PhD. “Understanding the trends in dental care reimbursement is important since financial incentives

Dr. Jonathan Shenkin receives Fulbright award

Maine pediatric dentist Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to improve oral health in Belarus. Dr. Shenkin is a clinical associate professor in the department of health policy and health services research and the department of pediatric dentistry at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). He also maintains private practices in Augusta and Waterville, ME. The purpose of the grant is

Delta Dental of Minn. gives $300K to America’s ToothFairy

The Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has awarded a two-year $300,000 grant to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America’s ToothFairy to support oral health services and education for at-risk children through the NCOHF Minnesota Oral Health Zone (OHZ) Program. The program, one of five OHZs operated by America’s ToothFairy across the U.S., was established in 2014 with funding from the Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation and guidance from the

Hu-Friedy adds 7 new scissors in Black Line collection

Hu-Friedy has added to its popular Black Line surgical instrument portfolio, featuring a Black Line Super-Cut Scissors Collection that will optimize performance and precision, according to the company. The new collection of seven Hu-Friedy Black Line Super-Cut scissors features a finely honed edge for razor sharpness, an opposing serrated blade for precision cutting and reduced tissue slippage, and a gold screw for easy Super-Cut identification. Crafted with a performance-engineered coating

Bisco introduces Universal Primer

Bisco Dental Products has released Universal Primer, a low film thickness, dual-cure primer/adhesive designed for dentists who prefer not to light cure the adhesive layer under indirect restorations. Universal Primer is indicated for direct restorations, indirect restorations, bonding resin, or primer for substrates, desensitization or sealing of tooth, and intraoral repair. Universal Primer offers the flexibility to be used in self-, selective-, or total-etch mode, depending on the clinical situation

Impacted Teeth

While growing up we can experience many, many wonderful moments. However sometimes problems can occur as we grow up; either sport accidents and health or oral problems. Among teenagers the most common oral problem they have are periodontal diseases, crooked teeth and in some cases impacted teeth. A normal visit to the dentist can prevent and repair many of the common diseases suffer during the adolescence; for example if you