WDA Foundation nearly doubles scholarship awards contributions, $29,500 given to dental and hygiene students

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –  June 30, 2020 – The Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation today announced that it has awarded a combined $29,500 in 2020 scholarships to 10 dental and dental hygiene students in the state. This is the largest contribution the organization has made in the scholarship program’s 20-year history, almost doubling the previous year’s amount. Scholarships aim to ease the financial burden of dental education for deserving Wisconsin students to ensure that quality dental care will be available for future generations. Continue Reading WDA Foundation nearly doubles scholarship awards contributions, $29,500 given to dental and hygiene students

Pioneer dentist: Dr. Chet Bennett (Clintonville)

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Dr. Elhanan “Chet” Winchester Bennett was born March 31, 1823, in Rushford, New York. He settled in Clintonville in 1855 and was the pioneer dentist. He was also a timber cruiser, hotel keeper, surveyor, justice of the peace, veterinarian, trapper and the region’s dentist. Dr. Bennett came from a family of farmers. He picked up the… Continue Reading Pioneer dentist: Dr. Chet Bennett (Clintonville)

Faries and Miner: Prominent Milwaukee dentists

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Dr. Robert J. Faries, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, came to Milwaukee in 1844. Dr. George Barber Miner was born in Ogden, New York. Dr. Miner was both a physician and dentist. He lived in Milwaukee in 1845, when he and Dr. Faries began to practice together. A record of this partnership was engraved in… Continue Reading Faries and Miner: Prominent Milwaukee dentists

Are you getting reimbursed for PPE costs?

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As dental practices across the state open their schedules to non-emergency patients, a recurring question we are hearing is “How do I get reimbursed for the additional costs related to personal protective equipment (PPE) and readying operatories”?  In a perfect world, a new dental procedure code would be developed, all insurance companies would allow and… Continue Reading Are you getting reimbursed for PPE costs?

Dentistry through four eras: One generational and three biological dentists

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Dentistry runs deep within my veins. My father, R. Douglas Teel was a brilliant dentist; the small-town, gentleman-farmer, Renaissance kind of dentist who could fix a Gleaner R62 Combine (a specialized harvesting tractor) axil or a #14 acute apical periodontitis at the drop of a hat. He died in 2002 after tragedy. This article was… Continue Reading Dentistry through four eras: One generational and three biological dentists

Multigenerational dental family spotlight: Davies

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For more than 100 years, the Davies family has practiced dentistry in and around Waukesha. They opened the doors to a new facility in spring 2011, where today seven dentists operate pediatric, orthodontic and general dental offices under the same roof. My grandfather, William Alexander McFarlane, graduated from what is now Marquette dental school in… Continue Reading Multigenerational dental family spotlight: Davies

The WDA Foundation State Dental Golf Classic is postponed until 2021

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So far, the weather is pointing to a beautiful summer, just the kind that eager golfers love. But in 2020, the rules have changed. We can’t wait to get back to our normal routine, but how soon is too soon? Had this been a “normal” year, this post would be filled with information on the… Continue Reading The WDA Foundation State Dental Golf Classic is postponed until 2021

You’ve worked your whole life building the value of your practice…

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It’s time to retire, don’t bet the value of your life’s work on multipliers or rules of thumb. Some believe business valuation an art and multipliers and rules of thumb are adequate methods to value your practice. The multiplier, a value nobody can quantify, is multiplied against some arbitrary value such as gross sales, gross… Continue Reading You’ve worked your whole life building the value of your practice…

DENTISTS IMPLEMENT COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES: WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT

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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – West Allis, Wis. – Dental offices across the state have started to reopen for non-emergency procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Wisconsin’s dentists are rising to even higher levels of caution – with guidance from the American Dental Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others – to protect their patients, dental teams and communities. Continue Reading DENTISTS IMPLEMENT COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES: WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT