Monday, March 21, 2016

Some doctors wary as paperless prescriptions become law

New York requirement for electronic drug orders goes into effect this month

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/some-doctors-wary-as-paperless-prescriptions-become-law/

Just the Facts - March 21

Dental school enrollment

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/just-the-facts-march-21

Pulpdent donates fluoride varnish to aid children in Guatemala

Pulpdent Corporation announced it will be working with Mil Milagros, a nonprofit organization focused on improving child health in Guatemala, by donating Embrace Fluoride Varnish for the local Guatemalan public schools.

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/pulpdent-donates-fluoride-varnish-to-aid-children-in-guatemala

Not so isolated: Company supports dentists in rural settings

There are larger cities in Nebraska like Omaha or Lincoln and Des Moines and Sioux City in Iowa but otherwise, you'll see a lot more corn than you will dentists.

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/not-so-isolated

Henry Schein named one of world’s most ethical companies

The Ethisphere Institute, a business that analyzes data to measure corporate ethics standards, recognized Henry Schein, Inc. March 7 as a 2016 world’s most ethical company.

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/henry-schein-named-one-of-worlds-most-ethical-companies

Patterson merits award; its foundation notes milestone

Patterson Companies received the BOLD Award from the Association for Corporate Growth on March 4 for increasing its business scope and recalibrating corporate strategy.

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/patterson-merits-award-its-foundation-notes-milestone

Snapshots of American Dentistry - March 21

Emergency department visits among children covered by Medicaid

From: http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/march/snapshots-of-american-dentistry-march-21