ADA News Archive

Las Vegas—There’s still time to register for the ADA’s 152nd Annual Session and enjoy substantial savings on registration and course fees.

Washington—Administration officials Aug. 23 announced approval of a simplified form for dentists and other health care providers enrolling in Medicare for the sole purpose of ordering Medicare-covered items or referring Medicare patients for covered services.

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Pinckneyville, Ill.—Dr. Albert “Doc” Brown, the oldest living World War II veteran and survivor of the 65-mile forced trek known as the Bataan Death March, died Aug. 14 at a nursing home in Nashville, Ill. He was 105.

Washington—ADA employees quickly and safely evacuated the Association’s D.C. building, joining crowds lining downtown streets Aug. 23 after a 5.8-5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the east coast. The U.S. Geological Survey, which revised early magnitude measures, reported the quake as occurring at 01:54.04 PM at the epicenter near Mineral, Va., 87 miles southwest of the nation’s capital.

Manchester, N.H.—The Association of Retiring Dentists will host its third annual meeting Oct. 21 at the Highlander Inn and Conference Center at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

ADA Business Resources announces the addition of Hewlett Packard as an endorsed provider for ADA members. HP will offer exclusive savings for ADA members and special pricing on a wide range of HP business products, including printers, notebooks, desktops, tablets, servers, storage, networking and more. HP’s business product line is built to last, helping to reduce the total cost of ownership and frequency of product refreshes.

The debt ceiling debate revived discussions about unemployment, job losses and the state of the economy, which are all topics that have never been far from the minds of dentists and other small business owners.

London—A paper in the British Medical Journal suggests that patients who are at risk from infective endocarditis don’t benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis before undergoing invasive dental procedures.

Southborough, Mass.—The Massachusetts Dental Society has teamed up with the NESN-TV network and Boston Red Sox All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez for a new TV campaign on the dangers of smokeless tobacco.

The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs has approved for circulation for review and comment Proposed ADA Specification No. 96-Dental Water-Based Cements.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and its foundation—Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children—announced July 12 they have partnered with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to form an Advanced Leadership Institute.

Las Vegas—Annual Session-goers can experience the wheeling and dealing of History’s hit television show “Pawn Stars” when Rick Harrison, Richard Harrison (Old Man), Austin “Chumlee” Russell and Corey Harrison take the LOC main stage on the exhibit floor at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center Oct. 11, 2:30-4:30 p.m., with their Pawn Stars Gold & Silver Roadshow.

Lansing, Mich.—Retired dentists in Michigan have even more incentive to provide charity care for underserved patients in their communities.

Washington—Though none of the Institute of Medicine’s eight new recommendations for women’s preventive health care services specifically deal with oral health, several should still be of interest to the dental profession, said Dr. Gary Davis, chair of the ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations.

Las Vegas—Great shopping deals are just one reason for Annual Session attendees to visit the ADA World Marketplace Exhibition Oct. 10-12 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

San Mateo, Calif.—The Food and Drug Administration in January approved the SoundBite hearing system, a device that restores single-sided deafness.

School nurses nationwide will soon be able to log on for oral health information and support offered by a dozen expert organizations as a National Association of School Nurses campaign nears the launch of a new oral health resource website for its members.

Westwood Village, Calif.—Dr. Tracy Golden and her border collie Blink are both known for their agility. And Dr. Golden is also known for her ability to balance work, competition and fun, whether on an American Kennel Club agility course, on national television or in the dental office.

Minneapolis—Minnesota is getting its first hospital-based pediatric dental clinic, thanks to a donation to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry from Delta Dental of Minnesota Trust.

Springfield, Ill.—Gov. Pat Quinn last month signed legislation supported by the Illinois State Dental Society to bring required fluoridation levels in community water supplies in line with new federal recommendations on optimal levels.