Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Greetings from chilly Chicago!
We're here for the annual Chicago Midwinter Meeting -- and apparently a blustery winter storm that is affecting much of the Midwest today and into tomorrow. But whatever Mother Nature brings, DrBicuspid.com will be walking the exhibit hall floor at McCormick Place the next three days, checking out all the new products and continuing education courses. Hope to see you here too!
Meanwhile, in Practice Management Community news, starting in 2014, are federal agents really going to raid you in the middle of the night and shut down your practice if you haven't implemented an electronic health record (EHR) system? Health IT expert Mike Uretz reveals the truth about the federal EHR mandate as it pertains to dental practices.
And over in the Imaging & CAD/CAM Community, a team of Scottish researchers analyzed 200 cone-beam CT dental images for signs of "movement unsharpness" and found that age appears to be a factor in image movement artifacts. Read more.
Finally, with the Academy Awards just around the corner (February 24), contributing editor and historical writer Daniel Demers shares some interesting dental history about Victor Hugo's Les Misérables in his latest feature, "Anne Hathaway's teeth." (The "Les Misérables" movie is up for the Best Picture award, while Hathaway is nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.)
