ADA News

Washington—The Justice Department announced seven Americans with Disabilities Act settlements with eight health care providers "to ensure that they are providing effective communication to people who are deaf or have hearing disabilities."

New York—Confirming the adage that "the pen is mightier than the sword," the editorials of two staffers at the Tampa Bay Times that helped educate voters in a fight to restore community water fluoridation to Pinellas County, Fla., have netted a Pulitzer Prize.

Boston—Dr. Morton Rosenberg, a Tufts University dental school professor, was about 100 yards away from the first bomb that detonated at the Boston Marathon on April 15.

Boston—Dr. Alex Adeli left the Boston Marathon 15 minutes before the bombs exploded.

New Orleans—Annual Session-goers will have a unique opportunity to participate in a Mission of Mercy charity dental clinic Nov. 3 in New Orleans.

Here's an opportunity to visit the Windy City this summer and earn eight continuing education credits through the ADA Summer Seminar Series.

In the last week of April, ADA members will receive an email from their Association that includes a link to a new Dental Product Guide e-pub.

The perception that dentists take home a hefty profit is misleading but changing the way dental practice expenses are publicized may change people's minds.