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The Key to Higher Case Acceptance

CDOCS

We’ve been helping people afford their dentistry since 2007 and currently work with over 23,000 providers nationwide. In my 15 years of being a consultant in the patient financing industry, the number 1 mistake that I see practices make is relying on no-interest or “interest-free” plans too often.

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Every Day Counts for PTE: Court Finds FDA’s Reinterpretation of Testing Phase Arbitrary and Capricious

FDA Law Blog

Patent and Trademark Office consulted with FDA on the appropriate timelines, FDA claimed that the INAD, and thereby the testing phase, was not effective until August 4, 2011 because no NCIE was submitted until then. FDA also consistently interpreted it that way between 1990 and 2007. FDA’s PTE regulations at 21 C.F.R. When the U.S.

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My 15-Year Journey With Lithium Disilicate

CDOCS

png]<br /> <em><span style="font-size:11px;">​Figure& 1:& <span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-US">A life-long bruxer, this patient presented with lost teeth in the posterior and compensatory eruption of lower anterior teeth.</span>& png] [image:22.png]<br

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave. Their job was done. It’s not surprising that the number of repeat calls for falls is alarmingly high. Alex: I think this is a first.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Trends in Combined Stimulant/Opioid Overdoses, 2007–2019. Rivera-Aguirre, A., Bunting, A. Marshall, B. Martins, S. S., & Cerdá, M.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

I think that study was really important, especially I think the message that I give people is you can do something as simple as calling a consultation and improve quality of life months later. I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC. They got feedback. So did it matter?

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

Eric: So we’re going to be talking about dementia and considerations around surgery for individuals with dementia. Before we go into this topic, who has a song request for Alex? It was Remember Me. Was that the title? Alex: I think it’s I Will Remember You. Joel: Yeah, right, I Will Remember You, right. Alex: … Sarah McLachlan.