Dear DrBicuspid Member,
The state of Michigan has come under fire after a disabled woman died when she couldn’t get Medicaid coverage for the surgery she needed to address her advanced periodontal disease. Now a lawsuit filed in federal court last week is seeking to block the state's termination of adult dental Medicaid benefits. Read more.
Meanwhile in our Imaging Community, a study in Gordon Christensen's Clinician's Report newsletter found that the Cerec MCXL in-office mill makes restorations faster, while the E4D Dentist System makes them stronger. Executives at both companies told DrBicuspid.com they agreed with the speed tests, but they disputed the significance of some other findings. Read more.
In other imaging news, Dr. Ralan Wong from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry looks at how cone-beam CT images can enhance endodontic treatment by providing details unseen with other imaging methods. Read more.
And keeping with our imaging theme, Ask Marty’s latest Q&A discusses the legal ramifications of taking a cone-beam CT image and reconstructing it to an orthopantomogram or ceph image.
