What Does It Take to Be a Health Hero?

What does it take to be a Health Hero? Learn what we look for at WebMD.

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Stericycle contracts: Read the fine print

A 250 percent increase in price over seven years would probably prompt any business owner to do some investigating.

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Industry Watch: "Best of Class" Technology Award gets new sponsor

Cellerant Consulting Group will sponsor the "Best of Class" Technology Award this year, transitioning from the Pride Institute.

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Snapshots of American Dentistry - June 20

Enrollees and graduates of advanced dental education programs

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CDC hosts June 22 opioids webinar; CE available

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is launching a webinar series that addresses the agency's new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications.

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South Carolina dental school names interim dean

The Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine, announced this month that Dr. Patricia L. Blanton will serve as interim dean beginning July 1, following the retirement of Dr. John Sanders.

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July JADA takes a look at opioids, dentists

To what extent should providers and patients examine their reliance on Vicodin to manage postoperative pain?

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Just the Facts - June 20

Tooth loss with age

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Industry Watch: Patterson commended for women in corporate leadership roles

Patterson Companies announced April 18 that it was placed on the Honor Roll for the 2015 Minnesota Census of Women in Corporate Leadership.

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Leadership, communication among skills dentist learned in dental practice management program

After being in practice for 30 years, Dr. Fred Oppel will be the first to tell you his leadership and business skills could use some refreshing.

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Industry Watch: Henry Schein executive given lifetime leadership award

The New York State Dental Foundation announced June 4 that Steven W. Kess, vice president of global professional relations and president of the Henry Schein Cares Foundation, received the Lifetime Leadership Award.

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Industry Watch: Ivoclar Vivadent donates over 1,000 meals to New York food bank

For the second consecutive year, Ivoclar Vivadent collaborated with the Food Bank of Western NY in Buffalo for the Food Drive Challenge 2016.

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Game over for sleep when video games are on the line

Research looks at how long gamers will delay sleep in favor of playing video games

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Nearly 56,000 pounds of chicken recalled due to black sand, soil

Poultry distributor blames product tampering at processing plant for products contaminated with "extraneous foreign matter"

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Health officials worry about Zika threat from neighbors

Debris in yards and vacant lots could be breeding grounds for mosquitoes, allowing Zika to proliferate in communities

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