Dental Trivia

DID YOU KNOW: The American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists has applied to the ADA Council on Dental Education and Licensure for recognition of dental anesthesiology as a dental specialty. DID YOU KNOW: 68% of private practitioners work as sole proprietors, 16.3% are in partnerships, 10.5% practice as employees, and 3.6% are independent contractors. DID YOU KNOW: For more information on the use of electronic prescriptions, one can go to the web site for the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Script Standard: www.ncpdp.org/pdf/Eprescribing_fact_sheet.pdf. DID YOU KNOW: Individuals who pay cash for discretionary items rather than using credit or debit cards average spending 30% less on these “nice-to-have-but-not-a- necessity” items. Might be a helpful idea for managing personal expenditures.