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- ADA membership shows gains despite economic challenges
- Association seeks responses to annual Survey of Dental Practice
- Celebrating a rich history
- Haiti dentists face challenges
- TRICARE dental coverage extended
- ViewPoint
- ADA urges IOM to include practicing dentists
- ADA receives member inquiries about Brican
- Economic confidence eyed
- Salivary diagnostics
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ADA membership shows gains despite economic challenges
During a time in which many have cut back on practice expenses, dentists are continuing to maintain their ADA membership.
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Association seeks responses to annual Survey of Dental Practice
The ADA Survey Center is conducting the House of Delegates-mandated 2010 Survey of Dental Practice of dentists in private practice.
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Celebrating a rich history
Those who knew him say Dr. Norton Ross would have been humbled by all the hoopla and attention surrounding the award named in his honor. A noted researcher, academician, pharmacologist and philanthropist, Dr. Ross contributed significantly to oral medicine and dental clinical research before his death in 1990.
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Haiti dentists face challenges
Dr. Samuel Prophete--a dentist, educator, leader and father--says he is facing many personal and professional challenges as his family and his country recover from disaster.
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TRICARE dental coverage extended
Falls Church, Va.--The TRICARE retiree dental program has extended coverage to certain National Guard, military reservists and family members as authorized by Congress.
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ViewPoint
"Family isn't about whose blood you have. It's about who you care about."
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ADA urges IOM to include practicing dentists
Washington--The Association commended a public-private approach advanced March 4 at an Institute of Medicine hearing to improve access to care and called for the engagement of private practice dentists in the two-year study.
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ADA receives member inquiries about Brican
The ADA has received inquiries from some members about their experiences with Brican America LLC.
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Economic confidence eyed
Like many Americans, dentists were deeply affected by the recession last year and are cautious about the year ahead, judging from the response of members participating in the ADA Quarterly Survey of Economic Confidence.
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Salivary diagnostics
Los Angeles--In what they hope will eventually lead to fewer deaths from pancreatic cancer, researchers have identified four early detection biomarkers of the disease in human saliva.
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ADA chooses U.S. Bank for member credit card
After a comprehensive review and search, U.S. Bank has been selected to provide credit card services for ADA members, ADA Business Resources announced last month.
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ADA to testify on national oral health policy
Washington--The Association will testify March 4 on access to care and "workforce capacity" as the National Academies' Institute of Medicine launches a two-part study of national oral health policy.
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ADA publications earn awards
ADA publications earned three silver and two bronze awards in the 31st annual Salute to Association Excellence, a competition sponsored by Association Trends, a national trade group for associations.
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Washington hotel deal for ADA members
Washington--ADA members can receive discounted rates in the nation's capital at the Donovan House Hotel, with seasonal rates as low as $199 per night.
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Volunteers sought for U.S. Navy Pacific humanitarian missions
San Diego--The Pacific Partnership 2010, which currently includes the USNS Mercy hospital ship, is seeking dental and other health care volunteers to join its humanitarian effort to Southeast Asia this summer to help out in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste, and assist with getting volunteers to Papua New Guinea with rest stops in Singapore and Darwin, Australia.
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House of Representatives approves insurance exemption repeal
Washington--The U.S. House of Representatives Feb. 24 overwhelmingly passed ADA-backed legislation to repeal the 65-year federal antitrust exemption for health insurers. The 406-19 vote gives new life to legislation to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act exemption for health insurance companies.
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Dental Assistants Recognition Week set for March 7-13
Appreciating the valuable contributions dental assistants make to the dental profession is what Dental Assistants Recognition Week is all about.
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CDHC pilot program begins second year
Tempe, Ariz.--Later this month, a two-day orientation and kickoff here will mark the next phase in development for the ADA's Community Dental Health Coordinator project.
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Keeping the conversation going
Educating new members of the dental team was the focus of a Jan. 27-28 forum that brought 22 representatives of the ADA and American Dental Education Association to ADA Headquarters.
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Pew issues 'report card' on state policies affecting children's dental health
Washington--A report issued Feb. 23 by the Pew Center on the States gives 35 states and the District of Columbia a C, D or F grade for their lack of government policies that help ensure dental health and access to care for children, but stresses that strategies like increasing Medicaid funding, implementing school sealant programs and fluoridating community water supplies could make dramatic differences in the oral health of children.
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