Dentists Don’t Want Competition
Dental care is hard to come by in underserved areas of the country. Try finding a dentist in the remotest rural or deepest urban pockets of the land, and for blatantly economic reasons, they just...
View ArticleSurvey of Texas Dentists Shows Deep Dissatisfaction with Medicaid: Texas...
An anonymous, informal online survey of south Texas dentists conducted on behalf of the newly-founded Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform has provided some interesting results on the state of mind of...
View ArticleGlobal Digital Dentistry Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide,...
The markets for the digital dentistry products are highly competitive. The competitive factors are features, reliability, brand name recognition, distribution network, customer service, and price. The...
View ArticleEconomic census under way
The U.S. Census Bureau encourages dentists to inform the 2012 economic census by completing survey forms mailed to many private practice dental offices. Not all practices will receive the forms. The...
View ArticleImplementation Of Fizzy Drinks Tax Is ‘Essential’, Claims Charity
The British Dental Health Foundation has joined more than 60 organisations backing recommendations for a tax on sugary drinks.The report, compiled by Sustain entitled ‘A Children’s Future Fund – How...
View ArticleExamining electronic medical records and over-billing
Electronic Medical Records Probed For Over-Billing The Obama administration is forging ahead with a multi-billion dollar plan to shift from paper to electronic medical records, despite continuing...
View ArticleDental charges rise
From 1 April, the dental charge payable for a band one course of treatment will increase by 50p from £17.50 to £18. The dental charge for a band 2 course of treatment will increase by £1 from £48 to...
View ArticlePay rise offers little relief for dentists
Salaried dentists will receive their first pay rise for three years, after the government accepted a recommendation for a 1% increase The Department of Health (DH) insisted it was offering a dentists a...
View ArticleThe pain game: What is behind the aches and pains which cost NHS £440million...
When our ancestors began walking on two feet 7million years ago our skeletons had to adapt. Our spines were originally arch-shaped but standing upright meant the backbone had to bear weight so our...
View ArticleBaby boomers may boost dental economy
As a whole, Americans aren’t spending any more on dental care than they were five years ago but baby boomers may alter that. After decades of steady growth, national dental expenditures began to slow...
View ArticleHalf of Canadians cannot afford dental care, but Academy Dental changes that...
On April 29, award-winning Academy Dental is hosting a special Dentistry from the Heart event to offer free dental care to Victoria and Sooke BC residents. “Dentistry from the Heart is not as well...
View ArticleOlder Americans fare well with budget impasse regarding Medicare, other...
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Entitlement Programs Thrive Amid Gridlock, Shifting Money From Younger Generations To Older. With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal...
View ArticleStart-up tries tapping market of uninsured dental patients
While many healthcare startups are hoping the new healthcare law going into effect next year will help drive more business their way, dental network Brighter believes being left out of the law will...
View ArticleHigh Global Burden Of Oral Conditions – 3.9 Billion Affected
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published a paper titled “Global Burden of Oral Conditions in 1990-2010: A Systemic Analysis.” The paper, written by...
View ArticlePondering a dental procedure in Mexico
Dear Dr. Reitz: My teeth need to be extracted, and I would like to replace them with implants. I understand it is cheaper to take a vacation to Cancun, Mexico, and have the teeth pulled and implants...
View ArticleSouthern states have too few dentists for residents, Pew study finds
Several Southern states have some of the most severe dentist shortages in the country, according to a new national report released this week.An analysis by the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trusts shows...
View ArticleCelebrating 65 years of the NHS
IT was there when we took our first breath, just as it will be when we breathe our last.We rely on it when we welcome our own children into the world, when we see loved ones pass away and as we enter...
View ArticleQuota causes chaos at dental clinic
Cape Town patients are having to queue from as early as 2am to see a dentist – and even then some are turned away.The Gugulethu community dental clinic is the only one of its kind in the area, drawing...
View ArticleGreek healthcare lacks funds to provide life-saving medicine
Greece needs the money from the sale of state businesses to help fund essential services. It faces a multi-billion euro hole in its healthcare budget. Staff are working longer hours for up to 40% less...
View ArticleReverse innovation in global health systems: learning from low-income countries
The idea that insights from the healthcare systems of low-income countries might be transferable from low to high-income countries is becoming increasingly common in global health and innovation...
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