Midlevel providers: Is North Carolina next? And, an OMS returns from Haiti

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

The debate over midlevel providers is heating up again -- this time in North Carolina. A dentist's proposal to develop a midlevel provider program in the Tar Heel State has touched off a heated debate in local newspapers and among state dental organizations. Read more.

In other news, GlaxoSmithKline announced that it will discontinue the production and distribution of its Super PoliGrip zinc-containing dental adhesives and replace them with zinc-free alternatives. Will Procter & Gamble follow suit? Read more by clicking here or visiting the Cosmetics Community.

And a Colorado teenager who ended up in a pain clinic after having her third molars removed at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is preparing to take legal action against the school and the oral surgeon who operated on her without an active license. Read more.

Meanwhile, oral and maxillofacial surgeon Kanyon Keeney, D.D.S., is glad to be home after 11 days in Haiti tending to dozens of men, women, and children injured in last month's earthquake. Now he is urging other dental professionals to help the country during its rebuilding process. Click here for his firsthand account and photos.

Finally, the last few weeks have yielded a number of life-changing events for Dr. Sheri Doniger -- some expected, some not. Read her touching Dental Diaries entry.