Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Hot off the presses today: our breaking news alert on the U.S. military's decision to delay deployment of AHLTA Dental, the electronic dental record launched earlier this year as part of the U.S. Military Health System's (MHS) electronic medical record.
MHS had originally planned to deploy AHLTA Dental to nearly 400 Army, Air Force, and Navy dental clinics worldwide by the end of 2010. So why the sudden snag? Read more.
In other news out of Washington, DC, healthcare reform is once again making headlines as the U.S. Senate advances its version of a reform bill: a combination of two previous bills with several provisions that directly affect the delivery of, and payment for, oral healthcare. Read more.
On the clinical front, combining autofluorescence visualization with white-light exams can enhance early detection of oral cancers, a new study finds. But there appears to be a gap between general dentists and oral surgeons when it comes to adopting the newer screening methods.
And over on the Second Opinion page, Dr. Sheri Doniger shares some of the many things she is thankful for in these challenging times, while Dr. Don Deems offers a useful exercise to illuminate issues in our lives that can sometimes weigh us down.
