OCR warns providers to be on the lookout for a fake email

The U.S. Office for Civil Rights issued an alert Nov. 28, warning health care providers of a phishing email disguised as an official OCR audit communication.

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'I want veterans to feel honored'

Calling himself a patriotic person with staff members in his dental office whose spouses are members of the armed services, Dr. John Gammichia said making his annual day of service one to support veterans was an obvious choice.

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'We're all about overcoming barriers'

In 1984, when Dr. Stephen Shuman was two years out of dental school, he began working at a county health department in Illinois to provide dental care for nursing home residents and developmentally disabled adults. But he'd never had specific training in treating these patients.

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Judge blocks new federal overtime rule

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Nov. 22, blocking a new rule to extend overtime pay.

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Revised I-9 forms now available

Citizenship and Immigration Services on Nov. 14 published a revised version of Form I-9, the form used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States

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Spotlight on nonnutritive sucking behavior and malocclusions in December JADA

Nonnutritive sucking is associated with substantial risks of developing malocclusions, according to research published in the December issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.

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Dental Care International launches fifth year of Sri Lankan program

From a girls home to a career as a dental surgery assistant, Udeni Rathnayaka has had a remarkable journey.

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Helping hands

More than 600 ADA 2016 attendees participated in the Alliance of the American Dental Association's 60-second service project, assembling personal hygiene supplies into kits that went to a Denver-based nonprofit organization that helps underserved populations

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How to save a life

How to save a life: DKMS We Delete Blood Cancer, an international nonprofit that works with the world's largest network of bone marrow donor centers, registered 17 new donors during ADA 2016 – America's Dental Meeting in Denver.

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Just the Facts — November 21, 2016

Over three-fourths of U.S. adults report that they plan to go to the dentist within the next year. However, only 37 percent of adults report having gone to the dentist within the last year.

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Three U.S. communities choose fluoridation on Election Day

Three U.S. communities on Election Day said yes to water fluoridation, including Wilmington, Ohio, which will initiate a water fluoridation program.

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Indian Dental Association honors ADA 2nd District trustee

The Indian Dental Association bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Chad P. Gehani, ADA 2nd District trustee, Nov. 4 at a ceremony here.

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U.S. surgeon general issues first report on addiction

Washington — More than 20 million people have substance use disorders, but only 1 in 10 ever receive specialty treatment, according to a new report from the U.S. surgeon general on addiction released Nov. 17.

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Ambassadors assemble!

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Madrid FDI World Dental Congress calls for 2017 abstracts

Abstract submission for the FDI World Dental Congress will open Dec. 5, with April 3, 2017, the deadline.


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House of Delegates converts Council on ADA Sessions to committee

The ADA House of Delegates voted Oct. 24 at its meeting to transform one of its councils into a committee that its members anticipate will make the group more agile in requesting and making beneficial changes to annual meetings.

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Review Open Payments data by Dec. 31

Baltimore — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is encouraging health care providers to check their Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act) data.

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Dentists can have a hand in helping patients quit smoking

November 17 is the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout.

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December deadline for Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award

The ADA Foundation is accepting applications until Dec. 1 for the Dr. Ray Bowen Student Research Award.

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November votes include green lights on soda, tobacco taxes

Communities in California, Colorado and Illinois voted in new soda taxes in November, while California state voters approved a new tobacco tax.

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Center for Professional Success launches practice finance resource

Student loan debt. Cash flow for your practice. Creating a business plan for the future.

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Free HPI webinar discusses 2017 dental market

The ADA Health Policy Institute will host a Dec. 8 webinar featuring analysis of the current dental care market and what to expect in 2017.

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Guidelines for Practice Success unveils new managing marketing resource

Where is your next new patient coming from? Do you know why patients are loyal to your practice? How can you avoid losing patients to another practice?

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Sec. 1557 and employee health plans

Does your dental practice have an employee health plan? Is your dental practice covered by the final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act?

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Four ADA members elected to Congress

Voters elected four ADA members to the 115th Congress Nov. 8, all with wide margins of victory.

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ADA House of Delegates adopt revisions in sedation, anesthesia guidelines

The ADA House of Delegates voted Oct. 24 at its meeting to adopt revisions to the guidelines concerning the use of sedation and anesthesia by dentists and teaching sedation and anesthesia to dentists and dental students.

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Dentists in unique position when dealing with childhood obesity

When it comes to tackling the growing epidemic of childhood obesity, dentists are in a unique position to start a conversation with parents.

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ADA council gets renamed

The ADA House of Delegates has changed the name of the Association's Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations to the Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention.

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Saying goodbye

After 30 years in the House of Delegates, Dr. James Russell Dumas Jr., of Prentiss, Miss., serves as a delegate for the last time at ADA 2016 – America's Dental Meeting in Denver.

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Snapshots of American Dentistry — November 7, 2016

The percentage of U.S. dental school graduates who were female increased by over 4 percentage points over the past decade, making up nearly half of all dental school graduates.

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Just the Facts — November, 7, 2016

Seniors' mouth condition: Close to three in 10 seniors rate the overall condition of their mouth and teeth as fair or poor.

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HPI: Dental benefits coverage increased in 2014

Dental benefits coverage increased for adults ages 19-64 in 2014, according to an Oct. 28 ADA Health Policy Institute research brief.

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$1.8 million in donated dental services provided at California event

The 850 health professionals who volunteered at the Oct. 15-16 California Dental Association's dental event, CDA Cares, had the same goal: getting patients out of pain and in better health.


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Ohio Dental Association Foundation awards CDHC scholarship

When Tiffaney Hamm first started as a dental assistant she was looking for a stable career, something she could both enjoy and help support her family. What she found was a calling and desire to do whatever it takes to help patients in her community.

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Operative dentistry becomes first interest area in general dentistry to receive recognition

The American Dental Association is recognizing operative dentistry as an interest area in general dentistry — the first to receive the distinction — after the ADA House of Delegates adopted Resolution 19H-2016 during its annual meeting in Denver.

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Students exposed to research careers at Colgate Dental Students' Conference on Research

"Do not take a step, unless it will leave a footprint." That was the takeaway of Kendra Clark, Ph.D., after attending the 52nd annual Colgate Dental Students' Conference on Research in October at the ADA Foundation Volpe Research Center. Dr. Clark, National Student Research Group president-elect, is a third-year dental student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry after getting her doctorate in basic medical sciences at the University of South Alabama.

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CMS delays Medicare Part D enforcement date to 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Oct. 31 that it is once again delaying the enforcement of the Medicare Part D prescriber enrollment requirement.

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Share your 2017 New Year's practice resolutions with the editors of Dental Practice Success

What plans do you have for making 2017 your best practice year ever?
Do you want to build, open or renovate a practice? Or get more involved with continuing education or organized dentistry? Or add more balance between your practice and your life? Whatever your resolution, we encourage you to share it with Dental Practice Success today at websurveys.ada.org/s/2017dps/.


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