April 29, 2013
Boston—Dentists who had connections to the Boston Marathon on April 15 recounted being there or having their practices shut down during the ensuing investigation that captured international attention. Here are some of their stories:
April 25, 2013
Springfield, Ill.—Illinois is the latest state to issue regulations on how health care providers, including dentists, can participate in social couponing websites without violating unethical fee-splitting laws.
April 25, 2013
Washington—It was a miscommunication in health care gone awry.
April 25, 2013
Portland, Ore.—The Oregon Health and Science University has appointed Dr. Phillip T. Marucha dean of its School of Dentistry, OHSU announced April 23.
April 22, 2013
Huntsville, Ala.—U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin April 22 officially endorsed community water fluoridation as "one of the most effective choices communities can make to prevent health problems while actually improving the oral health of their citizens."
April 19, 2013
West, Texas—Gray smoke billowed over the town as Dr. Larry Sparks made his way home Wednesday night.
April 18, 2013
Washington—The Association urged Senate support for legislation
"eliminating the unwarranted antitrust exemption that grants health
insurers special status and permits them to ignore the competitive rules
that apply to every other business in the United States."
April 18, 2013
White Haven, Pa.—The National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children needs dentists' help in identifying a pregnant woman found
under a bridge in White Haven, Penn.
April 18, 2013
Nashville, Tenn.—The Tennessee Dental Association will host the
2013 Music City Dental Conference here May 9-11 at the Nashville
Convention Center.
April 17, 2013
Dr. Dominick P. DePaola, a renowned dental educator and researcher, died unexpectedly April 16 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 70 years old.
April 17, 2013
Boston—It's not just that his dental office was still closed by order of authorities two days after the Boston Marathon bombings, some 30 appointments lost the first day of closure and about 24 the next, Dr. Charles Badaoui told the ADA News. "Tomorrow, already, patients are calling and saying they're afraid to come into town."
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