Week in Review: CDA, Delta Dental agree on $34M settlement; coffee stains on restorations; and new products

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

The biggest story this week came from California, as the California Dental Association (CDA) and Delta Dental of California announced a proposed settlement to more than three years of litigation surrounding a proposed reimbursement cut. If the settlement is approved, Delta Dental could pay more than $34 million to certain California dentists. Read more here.

Also this week on DrBicuspid.com, your patients, and maybe you, drink a lot of coffee each day. All this coffee poses a challenge to dentists who want to create natural-looking restorations. Fortunately, an answer may be at hand, as newer restorative materials may prevent these stains better than traditional composite resins. Learn more here.

If you want to know about new products in a timely manner, DrBicuspid.com should be your destination. Since the end of January, companies have introduced new products ranging from double-sided diamond disks to a smartwatch app, and more. You can read our roundup of new products here.

Does your practice have many patients who are postmenopausal? If so, a new study has found that those being treated for osteoporosis with estrogen had less periodontal disease than those not on this therapy. This research adds to the growing body of knowledge about the connection between osteoporosis treatment and periodontitis. Read more here.