| Will free dentistry be ignored? | | Posted Thursday, October 05, 2006 3:02:49 AM by Blog57 Team | | A City Council committee agreed Monday to provide free dental care to an expanded group of Chicago Public School students amid concern the death of a 5-year-old girl after a dental visit could have a chilling effect on participation. Nearly 23,000 kindergarten, second- and sixth-grade students at 353 schools took advantage of the preventative program last year. They got dental exams, cleanings, fluoride varnish treatment and sealants, plastic coatings that protect teeth from decay. For many kids, it was their first trip to the dentist. This year, the goal is 572 schools and as many as 200,000 students, including pre-kindergarten, students in child-parent centers, third- and eighth-graders. Next year, the 20-minute dental visit will be offered to all students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.... | |
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| | | Proposed Act will keep dentists on their toes | | Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:05:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mumbai, August 22: If a new Act proposed by the Dental Council of India comes into force, dentists may find that renewing their licences is no longer the simple procedure it used to be. According to the proposed Continuing Dental Education Act, dentists will not be able to renew their licences every year by paying a nominal fee. .... | |
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| | | UMDNJ expects to lay off more than 150 this month | | Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 6:57:28 AM by Blog57 Team | | Leaders of the beleaguered University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey expect to lay off more than 150 employees this month, according to a draft document obtained by the Courier-Post. The university aims to save $1.8 million by eliminating 14 central administrative posts, according to the document, which tallies actions at UMDNJ since March. An estimated 150 additional administrative positions will be eliminated starting this month, the document said. The prospective layoffs come in the wake of a federal monitor's report that cited $243 million in waste, fraud and financial abuse at UMDNJ, including double-billing of the state's Medicaid and Charity Care programs as well as overpayments to contractors. UMDNJ officials have said the university's financial liability is far less than $243 million.... | |
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