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Articles AADC Presents articles and opinions of interest to the Dental Benefits Industry. Many of the topics presented may be found in our Associations Publication The Beacon. We make every effort to reference all content to the submitting author.
September 10, 2008 February 6, 2008 Defining and Differentiating Inlays and Onlays AADC Positions Committee Position Statement: Defining and Differentiating Inlays and Onlays The availability of new technology continues to advance the practice of dentistry and provides dentists with opportunities to practice more efficiently with improved treatment outcomes. However, as more dentists... Continue reading... »
May 28, 2007 Laser Fluorescence in Caries Diagnosis AADC Positions Committee Position Statement Laser Fluorescence in Caries Diagnosis Throughout the history of dentistry, technology has played a crucial role. From early developments such as anesthesia, vulcanite for dentures, x-rays, and amalgam to more recent developments in the twentieth... Continue reading... »
April 6, 2007 Ethics Summit Initiative Report to American Association of Dental Consultants Prepared by Richard M. Celko, DMD, MBA The Ethics Summit Initiative began with an opening session on Tuesday January 20, 2004. Introduction of the keynote speaker, Dr. Charles Dwyer, Academic Director of the Aresty Institute's Managing People Program in the Wharton School and Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania was made by Program Facilitator and Subject Matter Expert, David W. Chambers, EdM, Ph.D,MBA, editor of the Journal of the American College of Dentists and Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Pacific, School of Dentistry.
March 14, 2007 Is collegiality between dentists and benefit consultants possible? By: Dr. Robert Laurenzano
Let's be honest. There are many dentists who view third party payers with suspicion and regard those who work with them—such as dental benefit consultants—as the enemy. But it's also important to understand who the consultants are: in many cases, the parties on both sides are dentists, professionals who share much in terms of common education, hands-on practical knowledge, experience with the realities and hardships of clinical practice and a desire to be part of a profession that upholds high ethical standards.
August 18, 2006 Does Anyone Understand EBD? By: David W. Chamers, EdM, MBA, PhD
Evidence-based dentistry (EBD) is the profession's Rorschach test. The way dentists feel when they hear EBD probably says more about how researchers think dentists should practice than how practitioners actually use evidence to improve oral health care. From the outset it is necessary to observe that dentistry has always been grounded in research, and good research and good grounding have been practiced for three-quarters of a century. EBD may be "the same old lady in a new dress," but the dress is so dazzling and so scanty that something really has to be said about it.
August 12, 2006 Emerging Opportunities for Oral Health By: Harold C. Slavkin, DDS
The human characteristics of curiosity, wonder and ingenuity are as old as mankind. For tens of thousands of years people around the world have been harnessing their curiosity into inquiry and the process of scientific methodology. The international fruits of these endeavors have resulted in agriculture, transportation, global networks of communications, energy resources, housing, environmental considerations, enhanced computational powers, entertainment, and biomedical research that has improved the quality of life as well as the human lifespan during the 20th century in many nations around the world.
August 10, 2006 Data Warehouses and the Dental Consultant By: Michael del Aguila, MS, PhD
Data warehouses in the dental insurance industry are a well-recognized reality. However, the misperceptions surrounding them both exaggerate their misuse and underestimate their potential. Understanding the composition and requirements for appropriate use of these tools can dispel some of the mistrust, and open dialogue on the best uses of these tools. Without question, the appropriate use of a data warehouse can contribute substantively to the construction, deployment and evaluation of the next generation of dental benefits products. Getting to that point is not easy because it requires constant reexamination and refinement of basic assumptions and analyses.
August 8, 2006 The Role of Dental Insurance In The Future-State of Medicaid By: Gary A. Colangelo, DDS
The American Dental Association's Medicaid dental initiative should hasten the evolution of this federal/state partnership toward a more accountable program that demonstrably improves the oral health of Medicaid eligible citizens. Success of the ADA's initiative can lead to a Medicaid dental program that will:
August 5, 2006 I Have Had Enough! By: Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
World-renowned dental lecturer and educator, Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD sounds off about the dental professions' ethics
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