THE DENTAL PRACTITIONERS BILL.

How to bill for services performed by nonphysician practitioners.

cialists, nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) offer a variety of services in family medicine practices. Some NPPs see acute visits and walk-in patients; some care for patients who are chronically ill and who need longer visits and care coordination; some care for patients in the hospital; and some provide the majority of well-patient visits in a practice. In some practices, an NPP’s role may incl...

Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009.

Dental Surgery for Medical Practitioners

tartar but the latter in the first place is purely a deposit of lime salts from saliva. On pp. 56 and 57 he states that the carbohydrate eating Indians are freer from caries than meat-eating Europeans. This may be true, but it is not the meat portion of European diet that causes caries, but the various other patent and manufactured foods that they eat. On the other hand the tremendous prevalenc...

Dental Surgery for Medical Practitioners

Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dental Practitioners and Ergonomic Strategies

Introduction: In different professions, including dentistry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are the main reason of loss of working period, increasing labor costs, human injuries, and absence from work. Improper posture while working is the main cause of these disorders among dentists. In this regard, identifying the risk factors and its potential harms are abs...