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  • Marie
  • 05/21/2018

  Bright Smile’s Growth Means More Dentists and Patients Are All Smiles

  Bright Smile Financing’s model continues to resonate within the dental community. The loan company works with dental practices to provide simple, quick, no-hassle financing for dental procedures to patients with diverse credit histories. The loan company has been growing at an exponential rate. In fact, while the company is in the process of...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 12/06/2016

  Study: Vast Unmet Need for Dental Insurance Among Seniors

  If you feel you haven’t been seeing some of your older patients lately, it may not be just a coincidence. Only 12% of older Americans have some form of dental insurance and fewer have visited a dentist in the last year, according to new research on Medicare beneficiaries from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings were...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 04/28/2016

  Vermont Closer to Having Dental Therapists

  Residents of Vermont may soon have an alternative to seeing their dentist. According to a report by VTDigger, the bill known as S.20 creates a new profession—dental therapist—that would be regulated through the Office of Professional Regulation. According to a report by VTDigger, the profession of dental therapist would require 4 years of...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 02/01/2016

  The Country With the Most Dentists Per Capita Is…

  Looking for a hot dental vacation spot? Hungary has the most dentists per capita than any other country, and Mosonmagyarovar and Sopron have the highest concentration of dental clinics of any city. Hungary’s booming dental business is highlighted in a new book, “The Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourist” by journalist Sasha...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 10/30/2015

  Congress Shows Progress in Expanding Oral Health Care for Women and Children

  Regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, there are some issues that take precedence. Medical benefits for pregnant women and children are one such issue. Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee recommended expanding risk-based oral care for pregnant women and young children, strengthening oral...

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  • Samantha Negraval
  • 10/16/2015

  Ireland's Big Orthodontics Problem

  Ireland’s Health Services is grappling with a significant pediatric orthodontics problem. According to a report by the Irish Times, more than 18,200 children are on waiting lists for orthodontic treatment, including 6,800 who have been waiting for treatment for more than 2 years. The number of waitlisted children is up 2,300 in the second...

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