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industry news Henry Schein Announces Call for Entries for Inaugural Henry Schein Cares Medal Henry Schein has announced the creation of the Henry Schein Cares Medal, which will be awarded annually to organizations that demonstrate excellence in expanding access to care for the underserved. Through the Henry Schein Cares global corporate social responsibility program, the company uses its resources to support health-care professionals around the world who provide care for those who would otherwise receive little or no medical attention. The medal will honor organizations whose work has been especially effective in bringing care to those in need. Nine finalists will be selected among applicants from the fields of oral health, animal health and medical health. From those nine finalists, a medalist will be selected from each field, for a total of three medalists. Each of the nine finalists will receive $10,000 worth of product from Henry Schein for use in caring for the underserved, and each of the three medalists will receive an additional $15,000 in cash from the Henry Schein Cares Foundation to support their charitable work. The finalists will be notified in January 2016, and the medalists will be announced at a gala event in New York City later in 2016. For more information on the program, and to apply for the award, please visit www.Hscaresfoundation.org/apply.asp. Industry News The Industry News section helps keep you informed and up to date about what's happening in the dental profession. If you would like to share information in this section, please email your news releases to arselia@farranmedia.com. All material is subject to editing and space availability. www.dentaltown.com American Dental Association Announces Exclusive Student-Loan Refinancing Offer The American Dental Association (ADA) has announced an exclusive endorsement with Darien Rowayton Bank (DRB). The endorsement allows ADA member dentists the opportunity to refinance existing federal and private undergraduate and graduate school loans at a lower rate to save tens of thousands of dollars, on average. The DRB low-rate student-refinance loan, offered at both fi xed and variable rates, is one of the many resources that the ADA provides to new dentists. The ADA endorsement not only gives ADA members access to one of the lowest student-loan-refinance lenders in the country, but the ADA has also secured DRB preferential interest rates for its members who qualify. DRB's chairman of the board Gary Lieberman said dentists who refinance with DRB can save an average of $38,000* with a fi xed-rate refinance loan. Only ADA member dentists are eligible for this offer, and annual renewal of ADA membership is a requirement to receive the lower rates per the terms of the agreement. * Annual percentage rate. Savings of $38,000 over the life of the loan assumes loan size of $247,000 with an average rate of 7.25 percent before refi nancing and 4.75 percent (with EFT discount and ADA member discount) after refi nancing on a 10-year fi xed rate loan. 18 OCTOBER 2015 // dentaltown.com Dental Practices Can Transact CareCredit from Softdent CareCredit has integrated a transaction feature into the new version 16 of CS Softdent by Carestream Dental. Now dental practices can submit CareCredit applications and process transactions without leaving their CS Softdent Practice Management Software. This new transaction feature saves valuable time and makes it easier for busy practices to help patients get care. In addition to the new transaction feature, the CS Softdent V 16.2 update also includes a new account lookup feature that makes it easy for practices to access a patient's account information if the patient doesn't have their CareCredit card available. Version 16 of CS Softdent is available now. Dental practices that currently use CS Softdent and have a support contract can upgrade to the new version of software for free. Practices currently accepting CareCredit who upgrade to the newest version of CS Softdent can immediately begin processing transactions in addition to submitting CareCredit applications through their software. For more information, call (800) 859-9975. http://www.Hscaresfoundation.org/apply.asp http://www.dentaltown.com http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown October 2015

On Dentaltown.com
Howard Speaks: Don’t Go it Alone
Professional Courtesy: Great Patient Relationships? F.U.!
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
All on Four’d Out
A Direct Hit to the Jaw: Bisphosphonates and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Osteoporosis and Cancer Patients
Five Components to Team Synergy
Practice Solutions: Clear-Aligner Therapy
In Focus: Microphotography using the Dental Operative Microscope
Anesthesia Safety
The Practice that Perseverance Built
What Kind of Payment Plans to Offer?
Are You Providing Five-Star Service?
Am I Being Too Conservative?
You Should Know: Healthy Grid
The Benefi ts of Mini Dental Implants
Denture Stabilization with Small- Diameter Implants
Independence Day
Post-Treatment Management of Orthodontic Patients
How to Track True Treatment Acceptance
CAD/CAM as a Marketing Tool
New Products
Practice Solutions: Voco
Poll
Surgical Crown Lengthening
Product Profi le: Umbie
And Sealants for All
Ad Index
Human Herpesvirus Infections and What They Mean for Dentists
Quick, Conservative and Highly Esthetic Treatment Planning for Severe Anterior Tooth Wear
Dentally Incorrect

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