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| New Dental School Trains Aspiring Doctors with Cutting-Edge Equipment
The new Midwestern University Dental Institute provides dental students with a state-of-the-art learning environment while also offering the community access to cutting-edge dental technology. Helping with the dental school that opened on Midwestern University’s Glendale, AZ campus in 2011, Henry Schein met with experts at the school to begin work on Downers Grove campus in Illinois. Midwestern University’s Dental Institute is the first new dental school in Illinois in three decades and one of just three in the entire state. When the institute was finished, it featured 216 operatories, specialty care spaces for oral surgery, and a wide-variety of new dental equipment, including GENDEX and DEXIS digital sensors. Full Article › |
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Renew early and save on rental rates this year. That’s Jeremy Behar’s advice from the Cirrus Consulting Group. Dental rental rates are on the rise this year, which comes after several years of flat occupancy rates and minimal rental rate increases. Strong demand for 2014 deals and more startup practices may accelerate the decline in occupancy rates over the next six months and shrink the supply of space available. Get ready for difficult negotiations as landlords try to make up for years of modest rental rate. Dental practices have the opportunity to be proactive and possibly avoid significant rental rate increases by beginning the renewal process in advance of the end of the term. Full Article › |
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TeamSmile, a program conceived by Dr. William Busch, began in 2007 when he learned of a child who died as a result of an untreated abscessed tooth. Together with Henry Schein, they developed the concept of partnering dental care with a fun sports experience to draw at-risk children into a dental setting. The recent event in Georgia provided 337 children with nearly $130,000 worth of dental and preventative care while meeting Tony Gonzalez and the entire tight-end crew of the Atlanta Falcons. In its seven-year history, TeamSmile has helped more than 11,000 children and educated them on the importance of oral health. Full Article › |
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