Medicaid data show kids’ dental visits on the rise
2012-06-10
School-based oral health programs and an emphasis on creating a dental and/or medical home have a positive impact on overall dental care among Medicaid children
Dental Practice
Calif. dentist, anesthesiologist liable in fatal sedation case
2012-06-07
A Southern California dentist and anesthesiologist lost a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the daughter of a patient who died after being sedated prior to
Va. board: Dental assistants can’t use high-speed tools
2012-06-07
A proposal in Virginia to allow a new category of dental personnel, the dental assistant II (DAII), to use high-speed rotary instruments has been turned
Guidance Endodontics sues law firm over Dentsply case
2012-06-04
Guidance Endodontics may have won its breach-of-contract lawsuit against Dentsply International in 2009, but the company is now suing the law firm that represented it
Calif. to end managed care dental service
2012-05-28
Following an audit by the California Department of Managed Health Care, Community Dental Services — also known as SmileCare — will be shut down, according
‘Dentist to stars’ pays $641K in malpractice lawsuit
2012-05-20
A prominent cosmetic dentist in California whose ads boast of treating movie stars and sports celebrities has paid a $641,542 award in a malpractice lawsuit,
Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
2012-04-16
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic
Colgate told to discontinue some toothpaste claims
2012-04-09
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Colgate-Palmolive modify or discontinue certain advertising claims for its Sensitive
Dental assistant tops list of best jobs
2012-04-02
Dental assistant is the No. 1 best job for young people in the current economy, according to a story in Forbes. Forbes interviewed jobs expert
Chef, cancer survivor drops dental malpractice lawsuits
2012-03-22
Renowned chef Grant Achatz has reached an undisclosed settlement with Bucktown Wicker Park Dental Associates, the Chicago-area dental clinic he sued after being diagnosed with
Texas Medicaid dental program no longer state-run
2012-03-04
Changes to the Texas Medicaid dental program have pediatric dentists across the state scrambling to help patients maintain their appointments. For years the Texas Medicaid
AAE endorses PBHS for websites
2012-03-04
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) has selected dental website provider PBHS for its 7,400 members. PBHS will provide its endodontic custom and semi-custom website
