U.S. recession effects gnaw at dentists’ business

Sageworks Stats – Mary Ellen Biery Dentists are finally feeling some pain from the recession. Privately held dentist offices (NAICS code 6212) have seen sales so far this year decline about 3 percent after posting ongoing-though-shrinking gains in their top lines throughout the recent recession, Sageworks found in a financial statement analysis of the industry. Sales growth … Read more

And just in case you think I’ve gone completely mental…

The calibre of public education in N. Ameria, not unlike our infrastructure is in decline. Private schools cost as much as the down payment on a downtown 500 sq. ft. condo apartment in Toronto. Visit – Connections Academy – it may be cheaper and better to learn online than walking through metal detectors at the … Read more

The Arizona Model: A New Paradigm for Dental Schools

Critical Issues in Dental Education The traditional method for the delivery of didactic instruction and patient care in dental schools has come under fire from a number of sources over the past several years. The AmericanDental Education Association and others have outlined numerous issues impeding the swift progression of student learning through the dental curriculum. Declining state revenues allotted … Read more