Dear DrBicuspid Member,
The ADA is questioning the Pew Center on the States' contention that adding midlevel providers to a dental practice can enhance productivity and boost a practice's bottom line.
In a paper released March 1, the ADA challenges the accuracy of the Pew Center's December report, "It Takes a Team," and concludes that Pew used unreasonable assumptions and faulty economic analysis in coming to its "erroneous conclusions." Click here to read more.
In other news, research to be presented at the upcoming International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting compared five remineralization products to determine which have the highest calcium and fluoride release, pH, and tubule occlusion. Click here to see which product topped the list.
And three studies to be presented at the IADR meeting lend support to the use of photothermal imaging to detect early caries and to monitor the demineralization and remineralization of tooth enamel. Read more.
In other clinical news, everyone knows that eating more fruits and vegetables is good for you. But did you know it can also help prevent oral cancer? Read more.
Finally, Dr. Sheri Doniger had hygiene products on her mind following the recent Chicago Midwinter Meeting. Read her reviews in the latest "Sheri Suggests."
