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www.dental-tribune.com PRSRTSTD U.S.Postage PAID SanAntonio,TX Permit#1396 DentalTribuneAmerica 116West23rdStreet Suite#500 NewYork,N.Y.10011 DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition SEPTEMBER 2013 — Vol. 8, No.9 news A2 •UCLA gets $5 million for salivary diagnostics research From the editor in chieF A3 •D. Walter Cohen: An iconic icon meetings A4–A9 •National Dental Association celebrates its centennial •AAP meeting’s Town Square helps new, existing and non-members •SimWars competition one of many highlights at next AAOMS meeting •Greater New York Dental Meeting adds tech pavilions •Yankee Dental Congress rounds up top speakers •130 speakers on agenda at Pacific Dental Conference •JDIQ meeting includes Association of Prosthodontists of Canada industry news A10–A16 •R-dental’s METAL-BITE earns awards •D4D Technologies now doing business as E4D Technologies •Sesame Communications: Maximize SEO to increase new-patient flow •PhotoMed G15 digital camera offers ‘frame-and-focus’ simplicity •Ivoclar Vivadent prepares for future •Wykle Research: Calasept Irrigation Needles disinfect canals with a swirl •Oral cancer detection light launches www.dental-tribune.com PRSRTSTD USPOSTAGE PAID ORLANDO,FL PERMIT#1556 DentalTribuneAmerica 116West23rdStreet Suite#500 NewYork,N.Y.10011 DENTAL TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Newspaper · U.S. Edition AAP, AAoms And icoi meetings Ad T he Dental Quality Alliance (DQA), comprising multiple stakeholders from across the oral health community, has released its first set of performance measures for oral health care, “Dental Caries in Children: Prevention and Dis- ease Management.” The set includes 10 tested and validat- ed performance measures in oral health care: use of services; preventive services; treatment services; oral evaluation; topi- cal fluoride intensity; sealant use in 6-9 years; sealant use in 10-14 years; care con- tinuity; usual source of services; and per- member per-month cost. The DQA was established by the American Dental Association to de- velop performance measures for oral health care. “Since its formation in 2008, the DQA has worked tirelessly at developing these consensus-based quality measures,” said Dr. David May, chairman of the ADA Council on Den- tal Benefit Programs. The DQA collaborated with the Uni- versity of Florida Institute for Child Health Policy to evaluate and test the feasibility, validity, reliability and us- ability of each measure before issuing final approval. The data used to craft the measures came from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administra- tion, Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, Texas Health and Human Services Commission and DentaQuest. The testing was, in part, funded through a grant from the American Dental Association Foundation. “The ADA Foundation is very proud to be part of this significant effort to develop the first fully validated set of performance measures for dentistry,” said Dr. David Whiston, ADA Founda- tion president. “We believe it is consis- tent with our mission to help advance the quality of care for the good of pa- tients.” “As the only comprehensive multi- stakeholder collaborative,” May said, “the DQA is well-positioned to collabo- rate, coordinate and lead in measure development in dentistry through its members’ experience, expertise and support.” To learn more about the DQA, visit www.ada.org. (Sources: American Dental Association and the ADA Foundation) Dental Quality Alliance approves initial set of performance measures First up: Childhood caries prevention, management ” See page A5 One of several sightseeing tours offered in conjunction with the American Academy of Periodontology annual meeting is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in foreground, at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The museum houses more than 200,000 works spanning 2,000 years. On the left in the skyline is the Comcast Center, one of the country's tallest buildings. Photo/B. Krist for GPTMC Commission American Academy of Periodontology, Sept. 28–Oct. 1, Philadelphia Implant trIbune AAid meets oct.23–26 Biology and technology converge in Phoenix for the American Academy of Implant Dentistry meeting. ” page B1 dentAl wizArds to meet in orlAndo A visit to Hogsmeade is on the agenda at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons meeting from Oct. 7–12. ” page A6 sAlivAry reseArch Funded National Institutes of Health awards $5 million to UCLA School of Dentistry to further its research on salivary diagnostics. ” page A2