Corporate networks in companies of all sizes are under siege by a growing number of increasingly sophisticated attacks from cyber criminals across the world. These attacks can happen at any time, both to your business or to you personally on your own private networks. There are steps you can take to reduce the risks as… Continue Reading Cybersecurity Part 3: Authentication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 7, 2020, WEST ALLIS – The Wisconsin Dental Association today announced that Christopher Borgerding has joined the Association as Director of Government Services. In this position, he will manage the Association’s relationships with state legislators and regulators; oversee WDA actions on dental benefits, insurance and public health issues; assist in directing activities of the WDA Political Action Committee (WIDPAC); and more. Continue Reading Borgerding joins Wisconsin Dental Association as Director of Government Services
When you’re running a business, it can be hard to find a balance between providing health insurance and keeping your costs manageable. In a recent survey, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that in 2019, the average annual employee health insurance premiums were $7,188 for individuals and $20,576 for family coverage. The average premium for individual… Continue Reading Ways to lower your health care costs
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
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)
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
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 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
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
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