Dental News
- Accreditation needed for Medicare-covered ADI31 January 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—Suppliers of the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services for Medicare beneficiaries must be accredited to be reimbursed for the claim if the service is performed on or after Jan. 1, 2012. The accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of the images and not the physician's interpretation....
- California bill calls for "rigorous study" of expanded dental procedures27 January 2012, 5:00 am
Sacramento, Calif.—Legislation approved by the state senate Jan. 26 would create a dentist-led Statewide Office of Oral Health within the state Department of Public Health charged with addressing the "significant human and financial costs" of unmet dental needs....
- Report cites quality improvement efforts, opportunities26 January 2012, 5:00 am
Washington—Quality improvement efforts in organized dentistry and throughout the health care system offer opportunities to increase access to care and “improve and maintain the oral health of the U.S. population,” says a report funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and DentaQuest Institute and intended to advance the national health policy dialogue....
- AADB Mid-Year Meeting scheduled for April20 January 2012, 5:00 am
The American Association of Dental Boards’ 2012 Mid-Year Meeting takes place April 22-23 at ADA Headquarters....
- Past ADA trustee Dr. Lloyd J. Phillips dies at 8918 January 2012, 5:00 am
Indianapolis—Dr. Lloyd J. Phillips, a past ADA trustee who represented the 7th District from 1970 to 1976, died Jan. 15 here. He was 89....
- Vital and Health Statistics18 January 2012, 5:00 am
Hyattsville, Md. – Seven percent of American children aged 17 and younger had unmet dental need in 2010 because their families could not afford dental care, the National Center for Health Statistics said in an analysis of data collected by U.S. Census Bureau interviewers and reported in the Vital and Health Statistics series....
- Top rated member benefits16 January 2012, 5:00 am
Below is a list of how valuable ADA members rated Association benefits in 2011 (with 5 being extremely valuable; 4 very valuable; 3 somewhat valuable; 2 not very valuable; and 1 not at all valuable)....
- Chinese dentists at Annual Session16 January 2012, 5:00 am
Las Vegas—A bit of China came to the ADA Annual Session last year when the Peking University School of Stomatology hosted a reception to celebrate the inauguration of its overseas alumni association....
- Create customized office manual with updated ADA guide16 January 2012, 5:00 am
An updated guide is available in the ADA Catalog to assist dental practices in developing a customized employee office manual....
- NJ legislature officially declares February as CDHM16 January 2012, 5:00 am
Trenton, N.J.—The New Jersey legislature, with the urging of the New Jersey Dental Association, has declared February Children’s Dental Health Month. ...
- Association Between Injectable Progesterone Contraceptives And Poor Periodontal Health8 February 2012, 8:00 am
Injectable progesterone contraceptives may be associated with poor periodontal health, according to research in the Journal of Periodontology......
- Paper Clips For Root Canals Lands Dentist In Jail31 January 2012, 10:00 pm
When dentists do a root canal they are supposed to use steel posts, and definitely not paper clips. A dentist from Massachusetts has just received a 1-year prison sentence at the Bristol County House of Correction, for using paper clips for just such procedures - he had faced charges of assault and battery, as well as defrauding Medicaid to the tune of $130,000, and intimidating a witness. Dr......
- Genetic Variation Revealed That Raises A Risk Linked To Bisphosphonates30 January 2012, 8:00 am
Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs......
- Nanocrystals Make Dentures Shine7 January 2012, 8:00 am
The hardest substance in the human body is moved by its strongest muscles: When we heartily bite into an apple or a schnitzel, enormous strengths are working on the surface of our teeth. "What the natural tooth enamel has to endure also goes for dentures, inlays or bridges", glass chemist Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Russel of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) says......
- Dried Licorice Root Fights The Bacteria That Cause Tooth Decay And Gum Disease6 January 2012, 8:00 am
Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice - used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine - that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, the leading causes of tooth loss in children and adults......
- Dental Health Experts At Nationwide Children's Hospital Remind Parents About Scheduling Toddlers For Dental Visits29 December 2011, 9:00 am
While infants under 12 months old may only have a few teeth, experts say they should been seen by a dentist within the first year of life. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's revised guidelines on infant oral health recommend infants 6 to 12 months old should to be seen by a dentist. More than 40 percent of children have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten......
- Dentists Could Screen 20 Million Americans For Chronic Physical Illnesses27 December 2011, 8:00 am
Nearly 20 million Americans annually visit a dentist but not a general healthcare provider, according to an NYU study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study, conducted by a nursing-dental research team at NYU, is the first of its kind to determine the proportion of Americans who are seen annually by a dentist but not by a general healthcare provider......
- Bleeding After Dental Extractions In Cardiac Patients On Anticoagulants Reduced By Protocol21 December 2011, 10:00 am
Clinicians need a protocol to reduce the risk of substantial bleeding after dental extractions in cardiac patients who take anticoagulant medications......
- Addition Of Mannitol Increases Effectiveness Of Dental Nerve Block Anesthesia17 December 2011, 10:00 am
Allowing a patient to be comfortable and pain-free during surgical and restorative dental procedures is an essential part of the process. The most commonly used local anesthetic injection for lower teeth is the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) block. However, failure rates ranging from 10 to 39 percent have been reported......
- F. Nucleatum Enables Breaking Bond On Blood Vessels To Allow Invaders In16 December 2011, 2:00 pm
A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people sick, according to dental researchers at Case Western Reserve University......
