Dear DrBicuspid Member,
SAN ANTONIO - DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Dental Excellence Awards, recognizing the very best in people, products, and services that are helping to improve the dental industry. Awards are being handed out at this week's ADA 2014 annual meeting. Read about the people and organizations our readers honored here.
DrBicuspid.com is in San Antonio covering the ADA meeting. In an opening-day session, Dr. Stanley Malamed discussed the best uses of established local dental anesthetics, as well as the future use of nasal spray and long-acting anesthetics. Read more here.
In other news, an Alabama judge has upheld the state's law restricting nondentists from offering teeth-whitening products and services. The ruling noted cases in which people's lips and gums were burned by whitening chemicals and confirmed the Legislature's authority to pass laws to protect the public's health. Read Features Editor Donna Domino's article here.
In the first part of a series on improving your practice's approach to patients -- and increasing your revenue, Katharina Schmidt and Anita Maeck of Sulzer detail the process of how patients find your practice and what you can do to put them at ease. Read more here.
It's been an active and busy opening to the ADA annual meeting. From the opening speech by former U.S. President George W. Bush to dozens of clinical sessions and more than 5,000 exhibitors and thousands of your colleagues, the first day of the ADA annual meeting was busy. Look for more coverage tomorrow.
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