Regulatory Updates: Page 50

Calif. ruling could open door to Medicaid pay cuts

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An appeals court ruling allowing California to cut Medicaid payments to doctors, pharmacists, and others -- including dentists -- could open the door for other states to pursue similar reductions.

December 30, 2012

Maxillofacial surgical planning software gets FDA nod

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Medical Modeling has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its VSP system product line, used in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

December 30, 2012

Texas legislators to consider new DSO regulations

By Donna Domino

Dental service organizations (DSOs) in Texas would be subject to greater oversight under a new bill introduced to the state Legislature on December 21. The measure, which would require DSOs to register with the state dental board, seeks to ensure that dentists provide care without interference from corporate management.

December 27, 2012

How will new medical device tax affect U.S. dentistry?

By Donna Domino

While most products made by U.S. dental labs will not be subject to the new federal medical device excise tax, sleep apnea devices, snore guards, and the materials and components that labs use to make many items will be subject to the 2.3% tax. In addition, labs and dentists will likely be forced to pass on the increased cost to their customers.

December 18, 2012

Isolite products now available in Canada

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Isolite Systems is now offering its dental isolation systems for sale in Canada.

December 12, 2012

Dentistry not exempt from medical device tax

By Kathy Kincade

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued its final regulations regarding the 2.3% medical device tax that takes effect January 1, and efforts to exempt dentists and dental product manufacturers from the tax apparently fell on deaf ears. But the fight is not over, according to the Dental Trade Alliance.

December 5, 2012

U.K. seizes unsafe handheld dental x-ray devices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.K. health officials have issued warnings to dentists about cheap, handheld x-ray devices that could be potentially lethal.

December 2, 2012

Texas DSO group opposes increased regulation

By Donna Domino

The Texas Coalition of Dental Support Organizations, which includes several large dental service organizations (DSOs), says legislative discussions about increased oversight of their businesses could produce regulations that are unnecessary and anticompetitive.

November 28, 2012

NJ dental group charged with $1.3M Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller is seeking recoveries from a dental practice that forged Medicaid reimbursement documents to conceal that its owner, who was no longer physically able to treat patients, had been replaced with a dentist who was debarred from the Medicaid program.

November 19, 2012

U.K. seller of high-peroxide teeth whiteners jailed

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Barrington Armstrong-Thorpe, a U.K. man who sold teeth-whitening products containing illegal levels of peroxide, has been sentenced to 16 month in jail, according to the BBC.

November 13, 2012

Are disciplinary actions against DMSOs on the rise?

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

More than 30% of disciplinary actions discharged by the New Mexico Board of Dental Health between June 27, 2011, and August 7, 2012 involved dental professionals affiliated with dental management service organizations (DMSOs).

November 12, 2012

DQA moves forward with evidence-based initiatives

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) has made great strides this year in its work to develop oral health quality measures in response to legislated mandates, members noted at a November 2 meeting of the DQA in Chicago.

November 11, 2012

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