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...knapsacks. "We don't want backpacks that look like they came from a shelter," says Elizabeth Hinz, district liaison for homeless and highly mobile students. In the winter, her staff members hand out coats, mittens and hats. Year-round, they find free medical clinics to treat earaches and provide dental services. School social workers take kids to get glasses and vaccinations. Many high schools offer laundry or shower facilities for teenagers - who are often left to fend for themselves when a family becomes homeless - as well as a secure locker for their belongings. "We've seen students put their whole...
...director of stroke service, who was instrumental in providing the raw data needed to construct the Bayesian model. “We’re fortunate Karen had been collecting this data,” said Rachel L. Ramoni, an instructor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine who worked on the study. “She had an ongoing study to collect blood and other information from people affected with a stroke and those not affected by a stroke.” Both the Ramonis (the two researchers are married) said using the Bayesian model was particularly important...
...same time, insured patients want to hit the chair while they're still lucky enough to have the insurance. "We're seeing that a lot of folks are fearful of losing their jobs," says Rick Willeford, founder and president of the Academy of Dental CPAs, whose members provide accounting and tax-prep work for some 7,000 dentists across the country. "So they want to use their benefits. That has helped keep revenues strong." Spindel, who had his best year ever in 2008, says last spring he saw a "miniboomlet" in these types of cases. "People know that if they...
Dentistry is not pain-free. Willeford reports an overall fourth-quarter slowdown among the Academy of Dental CPAs' clients. These dentists serve patients across a broad socioeconomic spectrum. "We're seeing a lot more open appointment books through March," says Willeford. "If people keep losing jobs, we're going to edge off a cliff." Dr. Roger Levin, CEO of the Levin Group, a dental-management consultancy, is also very cautious. "Traditionally, it takes six to 12 months for economic trends to affect dental practice," he says. "The full impact of the downturn may be yet to come...
...Though retirees are eligible for “enhanced” medical, dental, and life insurance coverage, the package repeatedly notes, in italics, that employees are not guaranteed such coverage because the University can “change or end its retiree benefits in the future...