Dental Business: Page 359

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
FDA changes opinion on blade implants
By Rob Goszkowski
After reviewing the evidence for reclassifying blade-form dental implants, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee approved the proposal, but with some recommendations.
July 25, 2013
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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
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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
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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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Congresswoman urges delay of ACA's 'transfer of value' data collection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New York congresswoman is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to delay "transfer of value" data collection from teaching hospitals and physicians, including dentists, scheduled to begin August 1 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
July 21, 2013
Tufts Univ. teams with Red Sox on oral cancer awareness
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Students and faculty from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston offered oral cancer screenings, brochures, and free samples of toothpaste and toothbrushes donated by Tufts to fans at a recent Red Sox baseball game.
July 21, 2013
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