Henry Schein, the world's largest provider of healthcare products and services to dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced the launch of the 2015 Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Communities program as part of its Henry Schein Cares initiative.

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Ray Chavis, DDS, PA, partnered with Village Family Dental in Laurinburg, N.C., according to Laurinburg Exchange.

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The California Dental Association Foundation will host a CDA Cares free dental clinic from Oct. 2 to Oct. 3 at the Fresno Convention Center, according to The Fresno Bee.

Ryan M. Kapp, DDS, recently joined the office of Dr. Dale A. Sorenson in Newburgh, Ind., according to Evansville Courier & Press.

  The Carlson Center is offering free dental care to Fairbanks residents, according to Alaska Dispatch News.

  The University of Arkansas for Medical Center welcomed the first two resident dentists, according THV11.

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Case Western Reserve University's dental school is offering free exams and X-rays for first time adult patients, according to wkyc.com.

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Many seniors in the United States do not have dental coverage, causing them to travel to Mexico to seek cheap dental care, according to CBS News.

  Maple Ridge Dental Care in Nebraska offered free dental services for local children up to 18 years of age, according to Omaha.com.

  Dental hygienists in Southern California will begin treating cavities for underserved patients, according to the Los Angeles Times.

  A new study found expanding Medicaid coverage for dental services will not ultimately reduce ER visits, according to The Washington Post.

  Mesa Laboratories acquired all of the assets (other than cash and other fixed assets) and certain liabilities of the dental sterilizer testing business of North Bay Bioscience, LLC, according to twst.com

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Practice leaders increasingly are in need of solutions that allow them to share patient’s protected health information by email, but they remain concerned about HIPAA compliance and patient privacy, for obvious reasons. As much as secure email solutions are needed to tackle this problem and to improve the flow of information from their practices, continual changes to a practice’s administrative processes can be difficult to manage, and any change to workflow hard to accept.

What if I told you that your practice was worth $2.2 million?  You're a 58 year-old dentist who's eyeing retirement, and you use this figure in calculating annual income and begin making plans for those upcoming years full of both adventure and relaxation.