Humana to Pay $7 Per Dental Claim to Offset COVID-19 Costs
2020-06-18
Humana will pay an additional $7 per Humana member dental claim for all fully insured Humana dental members to offset the increased costs of providing
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ADA Exploring Virtual Options for 2020 Meeting
2020-06-17
The ADA and Florida Dental Association have decided that their ADA FDC 2020 meeting, originally scheduled for October 15 to October 18 in Orlando, will
A changing landscape – how one dental group acclimatised to COVID-19
2020-06-17
Dr Zuber Bagasi, of Synergy Dental Group, discusses how the practices navigated their way through the COVID-19 lockdown. As a local dental group operating primarily
Panthera Expands with New Team Member and New Address
2020-06-17
Panthera Dental is proud to welcome Marc Morisset as Strategic Director for the Panthera Sleep division. Marc will join the team to support the development
Grant to Fund Development of Smartphone Sensor That Measures Tooth Pain
2020-06-17
Researchers at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine will use a $462,964 grant from the National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research to
Evaluators’ Choice: Embracing the Peer Perspective
2020-06-17
The results are in! Our annual Evaluators’ Choice survey reveals the go-to products and technologies that DPS evaluators rely on to provide the highest level
Tennessee Celebrates Oral Health Smile Power Week
2020-06-17
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has declared June 15 through June 19 the fifth annual Tennessee Oral Health Smile Power Week. The event highlights the Tennessee
California dentists must install amalgam separator by July 14
2020-06-17
Installation of an amalgam separator will ensure compliance with a rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that requires dental facilities to collect all waste amalgam
COVID-19 Complicates Dental Treatment for Patients With Intellectual Disabilities
2020-06-17
Patients with intellectual disabilities (ID) already face complications in finding and getting dental treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has only made these challenges harder. Special Olympics
Joining the virtual frontline – life as a clinical contact tracer
2020-06-17
Katherine Kaczmarczyk talks about her new role as a clinical contact tracer and the part it plays in combatting COVID-19. When I heard about dentists
Are We Carrying The Virus Home Through Our Shoes?!
2020-06-17
Main Content Dentists should take care that while following all the rigorous protocols, they don’t take the COVID-19 aerosols home through the soles of their
Poor oral health could worsen Crohn’s disease, study shows
2020-06-17
Poor oral health could worsen gut inflammation and conditions such as Crohn’s disease, a new study has suggested. Just over one week has passed since