NHS dental charges will not increase from April
2021-03-30
Patient charges will not increase from 1 April in England or Wales, it has been confirmed. The Department of Health and Social Care says there
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Continuing Education Program Focuses on Treating Patients With Disabilities
2021-03-30
With the goal of helping to improve access to dental care for individuals with disabilities, Penn Dental Medicine will establish a new continuing education series
exocad announces DentalCAD 3.0 Galway
2021-03-30
exocad GmbH, an Align Technology, Inc. company, today announced that DentalCAD 3.0 Galway, with new additional improvements to reduce design time, is currently being rolled
Periodontitis May Double Risk of High Blood Pressure
2021-03-30
Adults with periodontitis may be significantly more likely to have higher blood pressure than individuals with healthy gums, according to researchers at the University College
HPI: Women make up growing percentage of dental workforce
2021-03-30
Women in the workforce: The percentage of dentists who are women is growing, reflecting the gender parity now seen in dental school graduates. Graphic courtesy
Organized dentistry thanks lawmakers for bill calling for CHIP improvements
2021-03-29
Washington — The Organized Dentistry Coalition is supporting new legislation to improve oral health care for children and low-income pregnant women. In a March 23
ADA webinar tackles PPO processing policies
2021-03-29
Two members of the ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs will host a free April webinar centered on one of the most important business decisions
Codes concerning COVID-19 vaccine administration approved
2021-03-29
In reaction to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Code Maintenance Committee accepted and approved the inclusion of eight pandemic-related CDT procedure codes in
Capitalising on digitisation with the right strategy
2021-03-29
Digitisation can bring dental technicians and dentists closer together. How best to exploit these new opportunities in an interdisciplinary team is the topic of Amann
Lockdown lifted your savings? Top tips for making your money work for you
2021-03-29
Michael Copeland, senior area manager at Wesleyan Financial Services, explores how dentists can get the most out of their lockdown savings. In the face of
Study: Medicaid dental coverage helps enrollees seek new jobs, do better at ones they have
2021-03-29
Ann Arbor, Mich. — A University of Michigan study suggests that Medicaid’s dental coverage has improved enrollees’ health in ways that have helped them seek
SNOMED implementation postponed
2021-03-29
SNOMED CT is a system that aims to ensure better interoperability between health services for patients, by ensuring clinical notes are coded in a standardised