Digital BW, The Print

It seems that Black and white film is tough to scan.  Does anyone 
here use color film or color slide film scans with conversion to 
black and white in photoshop for strictly black and white digital 
printing?
is there a loss of quality in the final print when compared to 
traditional black and white film.

I am very close to adopting Mr. Roark's work flow with the UT7 inks 
when they are available.  I am just trying to figure out what film 
(color or Black and White) would give me the best results for general 
Black and White printing.

Thanks