Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. 26 Mar 2013 10:37

HPCSA releases new tariff guidelines for medical, dental services

Today, 7 August 2012, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) announced the implementation of new Guideline Tariffs in terms of Section 53 of the Health Professions Act (Act No 56 of 1974) that will serve a dual purpose to protect the public and guide healthcare practitioners on the rendering of accounts in terms of the prescribed ethical guidelines on informed consent by ensuring their clients/patients are fully informed about the cost of the potential service to be rendered. 7 Aug 2012 14:13

Bizcommunity.com

If you're content, we're content

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Content strategists, bloggers, vloggers, citizen journalists, opinionistas - every day, advertorial and promotional initiatives are launched into a wider pool of competing content providers. Content is currently the word on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. 18 Mar 2013 09:03

South African dentists show lack of confidence in future

Amongst the key findings of the latest quarterly survey conducted by PPS of more than 150 South African dentists are that they are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of their profession in the country and their ability to earn an income that keeps up with inflation. 8 Apr 2013 12:04

Dentists turn to court over regulations

Dentists want the High Court in Pretoria to set aside a government decision to impose regulations on their assistants, The Star reported on Monday (17 December). 18 Dec 2012 09:26

Parents advised to use fluoridated toothpaste to prevent tooth decay in their children

Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1000 parts per million to prevent tooth decay in their children, says a new report. Preventing tooth decay can help reduce the need for extensive and costly dental treatments, including extractions. 21 Jan 2010 08:01

HPCSA extends deadline for submissions on medical tariffs

The Medical and Dental Professions Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has extended by 21 days the deadline for submissions to determine guideline tariffs for medical and dental services. 4 Feb 2013 06:34

AHP - Africa Health Placements

Dentist in Mpumalanga does it all for the patient

[Issued by AHP - Africa Health Placements] If you do not enjoy your job anymore, do not do it for the rest of your life. Have the courage to make the change so that you can be happy at the end of each day. This is the message Dr Craig Inch has for healthcare professionals who are feeling unfulfilled in the private sector. 2 Mar 2012 13:45

Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease

Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. 13 Feb 2012 13:52

Dental Learning Hub

A guide to improving the way you practice dentistry

[Issued by Dental Learning Hub] Interactive Dental Media, in association with W&H, introduces the Dental Practice Guide 2009, a valuable reference guide for practising dentists, covering essential topics on running a successful dental practice in the 21st century, free of charge. 26 Jan 2009 17:53

Doctors up in arms over council's tariff guidelines

Private sector doctors and dentists have criticised tariff guidelines published by the Health Professions Council of SA last week as unscientific and out of kilter with the reality of running a healthcare business. 14 Aug 2012 12:23

Results of medication studies in top medical journals may be misleading to readers

[Enrique Rivero] A UCLA-Harvard study has highlighted three types of confusing outcome measures. Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, new research suggests. 26 Aug 2011 09:19

The windmills of our smiles

The South African Dental Association (SADA) has expressed concern at the way in which reality television shows are distorting the perceptions that the public holds of dentists and dentistry and how, in a developing country such as South Africa, these shows are diverting the attention from the real need for good general dentistry and dental services to our communities. 23 Aug 2011 14:03