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Dental Care - Business briefs (The Herald-Sun) -- Amy Cummings has joined the


Business briefs (The Herald-Sun)
-- Amy Cummings has joined the pediatric dental practice of Tina Merhoff and Lea Ann Davenport, located in Winston-Salem. Cummings, a native of North Carolina and a graduate of the UNC School of Dentistry, began work in August.

Meeting medical needs: Local health care providers help new evacuees at Lonsdale (Benton Courier)
Medical care turned out to be the most critical need of the 300-plus Hurricane Katrina victims who arrived last week at Springlake Baptist Assembly, relief volunteers report.

GOVERNMENT is spending an estimated $5 million to upgrade the century-old medical ward at the Tower Street Correctional (The Jamaica Observer)
The upgrading being undertaken by the Correctional Services Department will improve the dental, optical and pharmaceutical services offered to the prison population, from the 160 year-old hospital/ward at the former General Penitentiary in downtown Kingston.

Belpre dentist's practice closed by dental board (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
BELPRE - The Ohio State Dental Board closed the practice of a Belpre dentist who administered a lethal dose of local anesthetic to a 2-year-old Wood County boy and ruled that the action constituted malpractice.

Doctors elect new executives (Ghanaweb.com)
Sunyani (B/A), Nov. 6, GNA - Dr. Francis Adu-Ababio, a Lecturer at the University of Ghana Dental School, Korle-Bu was elected the new President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) for the next two-year period.

Health center fills void for uninsured (The MetroWest Daily News)
It's been housed in a temporary spot since opening 20 months ago, but the Framingham Community Health Center has filled a huge need by providing medical care to more than 3,000 area residents who are predominantly uninsured.

Overwhelmed By Uninsured (RedNova)
By BARBARA FERRY, PHOTO BY NATALIE GUILLEN LA FAMILIA MEDICAL CENTER Clinic sees growing flock of low-income patients lacking coverage Uninsured: 70 percent of La Familia patients lack health-care coverage La Familia's main building on Alto Street, on the west side of Santa Fe, is a cross between a busy medical clinic and a hard-hat zone these days.

Health care current focus at many firms (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
NEW YORK At businesses across the country, health care costs get an added focus in the last months of the year.

Say 'Ahhh ... ' (Salina Journal)
In less time, and for a fraction of the anticipated cost, Salina Family Healthcare Center is gearing up to open its dental clinic. And while it s a huge first step in providing care for many who have gone without dental care, the clinic won t be able to see anyone who calls for an appointment.

Delta Dental assists Benton free clinic (Benton Courier)
The board of directors of Delta Dental of Arkansas has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Christian Community Care Clinic for the purchase of dental equipment.


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