Most anesthesia programs are built around intraoperative care, but the opportunity increasingly sits outside the OR. Surgical patients today present with more comorbidities and greater clinical complexity than in years past, requiring more coordinated preparation before they ever reach the…
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Imagine scaling EHR workflow training across 35 health centers with just four trainers — without relying on classroom instruction. That was the reality for Access Community Health Network (ACCESS), Illinois’ largest federally qualified health center. Rather than expand headcount, ACCESS…
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Barry Lyon, DDS, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about some of the things dental recruiters should look out for when hiring dentists. Editor’s note: This Q&A is part…
An Alabama dentist was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally causing an explosion at his dental practice to collect insurance money. Douglas O’Connor, DMD, was charged in January with second-degree arson and first-degree insurance fraud.…
Patients have greater demands from their dentist than ever, meaning practices have to spend more time building that initial rapport. Setting aside more time for each patient to ensure that they feel comfortable and answering each of their questions in…
Dental supply company Henry Schein has opened a training facility for dental-medical integration in Southlake, Texas. The Dallas Discovery Center includes areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, laboratories, an ambulatory surgery center site, a dental equipment showroom and…
El Paso-based Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine is launching an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery in El Paso, Texas, committed $250,000 to establish the High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery Endowed…
A California oral and maxillofacial surgery practice recently suffered a cybersecurity incident potentially involving patient information. Tieu Dental Corporation, which has locations in Campbell and Morgan Hill, Calif., said in a website notice March 5 that an unauthorized actor accessed…
The Virginia Board of Dentistry has denied a request to reinstate the license of a dentist who was convicted of taking part in an opioid fraud scheme, CBS affiliate WTKR reported March 5. Gary Hartman, DDS, was accused of leading…
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has introduced the Promoting Dental Health Act to reauthorize funding for the CDC’s Oral Health Program for five years, according to a March 5 news release. Here are five things to know:
