Dental Education: Page 100

UCF still plans to open dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Central Florida (UCF) still hopes to open a dental school despite shelving such plans in 2011.

July 28, 2013

What you need to know about malpractice consent-to-settle

By Adam Clark

Dental malpractice insurance policies can be confusing and intricate, and somewhere in the middle of all of the policy language you will often find a consent-to-settle provision -- one of the most important parts of the policy for a dentist to understand.

July 28, 2013

Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Resolve staff conflicts skillfully

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

No one enjoys getting in the middle of a conflict, but when one threatens to disrupt the practice, the practice leader must take quick and decisive action to negotiate a workable solution. By establishing general guidelines for conflict resolution, the doctor will find it easier to overcome reluctance to get involved and staff members will know what to expect -- as well as what will be expected of them.

July 28, 2013

AGD applauds Senate report on corporate dentistry

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is voicing its support for the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's report that criticized large corporate dental practices that engage in deceptive overtreatment of patients.

July 25, 2013

ADA: Senate report underscores need for major action

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has responded to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance's report on large dental practices, noting that it is discouraging that profits are being put before patients and "particularly disturbing" that children were involved.

July 25, 2013

Ore. dental insurers object to proposed fee

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Insurance companies that offer standalone dental plans through Oregon's health insurance exchange are objecting to a proposal to charge the companies a monthly 93¢ fee for each enrolled member after 2014.

July 25, 2013

More dentists using online surveys for patient reviews

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

More than a third of dental practices are using online surveys to solicit new patient reviews, according to a survey by 1-800-DENTIST.

July 25, 2013

IU student seeks dental supply donations for needy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A student at Indiana University (IU) Northwest in Gary is launching a drive to provide dental supplies and education to local underprivileged communities.

July 24, 2013

Minn. sets 2015 mandate for dental EHRs

By Donna Domino

Minnesota has become the first state in the U.S. to require all healthcare providers, including dentists, to adopt certified, interoperable electronic health records (EHRs) by 2015. While EHRs are not currently mandated for dentists at the federal level, could this be a trend that other states will follow?

July 24, 2013

Medi-Cal site connects patients to dentists but needs updating

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A small survey by the Children's Partnership has found that nearly 10% of the dentists listed as Medi-Cal providers on California's online resource InsureKidsNow.gov do not accept Medi-Cal or cannot take new Medi-Cal patients, despite the website stating they did.

July 23, 2013

Senate report wants dental chains booted from Medicaid

By Donna Domino

The Small Smiles dental chain and corporate-owned entities like it should be excluded from the Medicaid program for encouraging dentists to perform unnecessary treatments to boost profits, according to the findings of a two-year investigation by two U.S. senators.

July 23, 2013

CloudDDS makes HIPAA compliance easy, affordable

By Kathy Kincade

CloudDDS isn't the only provider of a cloud-based service designed to connect dental professionals and enable them to share patient data and images in a HIPAA-compliant manner. But it may be the first to also offer its customers a cloud-based "mall in the sky" for dental office supplies.

July 22, 2013

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