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Corporate dental chains see big profits in adults who can't afford care
By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum
An investigative report by the Center for Public Integrity and the PBS "Frontline" program reveals how low-income adults can get locked into debt for dental treatment by corporate dental chains that target vulnerable populations. But the dental chains say they provide much-needed services to patients who typically can't afford them.
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Proposed U.S. dentistry reforms miss the mark
By William T. Brown, DDS
Two U.S. senators recently introduced legislation designed to overhaul the delivery of dental care across the country. But Dr. William T. Brown believes there is a more effective approach that the legislators overlooked: prevention.
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Okla. dentist charged with Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Oklahoma dentist has been charged with Medicaid fraud for allegedly submitting claims for dental services she didn't provide.
June 24, 2012
Kan. high schoolers enjoy dental camp
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wichita State University held a dental camp June 13-15 for Kansas high school students to encourage careers in dentistry.
June 24, 2012
Texas dental Medicaid scandal far from over
By Donna Domino
Three executives associated with Texas' Medicaid dental program have retired or quit in the wake of an ongoing scandal involving fraud and overbilling related to orthodontics and transportation. Now there are reports of similar abuses of the state's Medicaid system related to hundreds of thousands of crowns placed in young children.
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Dos and don'ts for accounts receivable
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
In a difficult economy, patients are more likely to be juggling bills -- including those from your dental practice. While maintaining a good relationship, you must also get paid for your services. One effective technique for making this happen is to employ the "one-day rule."
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U.S. Senate bill would boost oral health improvement efforts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved a 2013 fiscal year funding bill that includes several oral health provisions authorized by the Affordable Care Act more than two years ago.
June 21, 2012
DSOs part of the access-to-care solution
By John Notarianni, DDS
Dental service organizations (DSOs) are not all evil, according to Dr. John Notarianni, who has worked at an Aspen Dental practice in Knoxville, TN, for seven years. He contends DSOs can play an important role in improving access to care for many individuals by giving dentists more time to provide that care.
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TruDenta now features automated billing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental Resource Systems, makers of the TruDenta system, and Nierman Practice Management, a provider of medical billing solutions for dentists, have launched the TruDenta Billing Module by DentalWriter.
June 20, 2012
U.S. Air Force opens new dental training center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Air Force has opened a new $38 million training center at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for military dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists, and oral surgeons, My San Antonio reported.
June 19, 2012
New NH law expands dental hygienists' duties
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has signed a new law that expands the scope of services that dental hygienists can perform.
June 19, 2012
Box of Delta Dental claims, x-rays goes missing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Illinois has mailed notifications to select customers about an incident that may have exposed some of their personal and health information.
June 19, 2012
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