MedWatch Wants Your Participation

If a patient has ever had an adverse reaction to a medication, prosthesis, implant, etc., the FDA urges you to report it on their website.

You could save someone from going through the same difficulties.

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Lumineers - A Survey

For our last survey of the year, we'd like to know what the general feeling is toward Cerinate Lumineers. They've received quite a set if raves from a particular group and its publication, but we'd like to know what the men in the trenches think.

Care to offer your opinion?

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Are you becoming handicapped from dentistry?

The number of dentists and office personnel suffering from back,neck and carpel tunnel conditions is increasing. Many professionals have had to give up their practice, or at least cut back, because of these disabiities. An interesting discussion on this topic can be found by CLICKING HERE.

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Bruxism Appliances and Dental Insurance

Some practitioners think they can enhance both the chance of acceptance and the insurance benefit they will receive by claiming a patient has TMD and are inserting the appropriate orthotic (or NTI)when in actuality the patient is a bruxer and their treatment is a mouthguard.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

First, if a pratitioner is upgrading a diagnosis to receive a larger benefit, then that could be considered fraud.

Second, most dental insurance plans do not cover TMD although they will allow for a habit (bruxing) appliance so the doctor himself is eliminating any chance of a benefit.

Of course, if a patient has a legitimate TMD condition and dental does not cover it, the practitioner should attempt to acquire benefits from the medical carrier.

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Give Kid's a Smile - 2006

It's that time again. This year it's Feb 3.

More than 11,800 dentists are registered to treat 493,000 in 1,882 programs nationwide. (Number courtesy of the ADA).

If you haven't registered your program, go online to

It's a wonderful community service.

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