Posts Tagged ‘American dental association’
Care credit cards under investigation in the USA
An investigation into healthcare credit cards has been launched by Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo said he had been forced to act after receiving hundreds of complaints from consumers. A large number of patients said they had been convinced to sign up for dental and health care credit cards after being persuaded that they were […]
New infection control guidelines could be introduced in America
In light of the recent sterilisation blunder in St Louis, the American Dental Association has announced that there may be new regulations brought in to promote optimum levels of infection control. The ADA released a press release saying that the recent incident at the VA Medical Center in St Louis would cause the spotlight to […]
Amalgam on Trial: Will it set precedent for dental treatment?
Even though the American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs took that stance that dental amalgam is safe, affordable, and durable for dental treatments, The Supreme Court of New York Appellate Division recently upheld an original ruling declining the appeal of dentist, Dr. Bach, for malpractice when he used bulk amalgam instead of encapsulated […]
Upcoming 2010 ADA Conference concerning workplace topics in dentistry
The American Dental Association (ADA) is hosting an upcoming Conference on workforce topics at their head office in Chicago on 18 July 2010 as a response to an ADA House resolution adopted last year (31H-2009). The resolution impressed that each state has jurisdiction for dental workforce needs, and that the relevant state ADA constituent dental […]
FBI appeal for help to catch dental hygienist and his accomplice
Representatives have appealed for help to catch a dental hygienist who has been living the life of a gangster for the last fifteen years. James Bulger, known to friends as ‘Whitey’ has been on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for ten years but has eluded police and investigators. Mr Bulger is a trained hygienist but […]
