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FTD Red Flags Rule Compliance Deadline Delayed to December 2010

Businesses that extend credit, including dental offices, are required by this rule to implement a written identity theft prevention program. The compliance deadline for small businesses was extended again to December 31, 2010. The FTC announcement is posted on its Web site (http://ftc.gov/redflagsrule). The ADA supported legislation (H.R. 3763) to exempt certain small businesses with 20 or fewer employees from the rule passed in the House of Representatives in late 2009. A Senate-version of this bill (S.3416) is currently under consideration. The ADA is working very hard lobbying members of Congress and FTC representatives, and getting dentists to raise the issue with their respective representatives.

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Heard the news about sealants & BPA?

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In a report published in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics, the researchers find that, “The benefits of sealants in preventing kids’ cavities outweighed risks associated with BPA. People shouldn’t be scared by this,” said Dr. Burton Edelstein, chairman of social and behavioral sciences at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and a co-author on the study. “The amount of exposure is extremely low. And the layer that contains BPA can be wiped off with cotton or rinsed off with a stream of water that can then be suctioned away by the dental assistant.” The team of toxicologists and dentists who reviewed the scientific literature for the report concluded that the benefit of making sure children’s teeth are protected against decay was greater than the risk posed by brief exposure to BPA.