Dental Business: Page 356

SAIC to update Indian Health Service's EDR system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Science Applications International (SAIC) has been awarded $17 million by the Indian Health Service to help replace its electronic dental record (EDR) system.
August 6, 2013
DentalPost.net offers Immediate Temp service
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentalPost.net, an online jobs network for dental professionals, is now offering an Immediate Temp service, which allows dental offices to post short-notice, temporary vacancies in real-time.
August 6, 2013
How 2 men changed dentistry forever
By Daniel Demers
Dr. Alfred C. Fones and Dr. Willoughby D. Miller never met, but their parallel careers had a historic impact on dentistry, yielding the first classification of oral bacteria, the first dental hygienist, and the first dental hygiene school in the world.
August 6, 2013
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Equity firm expands stake in dentistry
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Huron Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has invested in its second U.S. dental company as part of a "series of planned investments in the dental services industry," the company noted in a press release.
August 5, 2013
ADA revises HIPAA compliance kit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has updated the ADA Complete HIPAA Compliance Kit to help dentists comply with the changes prescribed by the 2013 Omnibus Final Rule.
August 5, 2013
Perio Tray now has insurance code
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has issued a new insurance code for the Perio Tray, made by Perio Protect, as a noninvasive treatment for periodontal disease.
August 5, 2013
1-800-DENTIST extends 'Useless' TV campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
1-800-DENTIST has expanded its annual $50 million consumer advertising campaign with a new series of TV commercials aimed at providing its member dentists with new patient leads.
August 5, 2013
Allcare president surrenders another dental license
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Allcare Dental & Dentures president Robert Bates, DDS, has agreed to surrender his Indiana dental license after abruptly closing six offices in 2011, leaving hundreds of patients stranded.
August 4, 2013
Insurance broker sues Delta Dental over lost commission
By Donna Domino
An insurance broker is suing Delta Dental of Illinois for cutting the broker out of the commission on a policy issued to the Chicago police union. Eliminating the commission allowed Delta Dental to reduce its premium and wrest the contract away from a competitor.
August 4, 2013
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Dos and don'ts for staff training
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Nearly all daily activities in a dental practice involve person-to-person communications. This means that the implementation of management and marketing systems depends on dialogues between team members and patients, and the efficiency of the systems depends on what is said (or not said). Scripting is therefore extremely important to a practice's success.
August 4, 2013
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New NY law gives dental hygienists expanded duties
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) is applauding the passage of a new law that allows dental hygienists working in certain facilities to work under collaborative agreements with dentists who have a formal relationship with the same facility.
August 1, 2013
ADA offers updated coding books
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has updated two dental coding books to help dentists stay abreast of proper codes when billing patients for dental procedures.
August 1, 2013
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