Dental Business: Page 369

Federal court upholds Calif. Medicaid reimbursement cuts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Looks like California will be moving ahead with its plans to reduce Medi-Cal reimbursement rates by 10%.
May 29, 2013
CDA calls for minimum loss ratio for dental plans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Dental Association (CDA) is sponsoring legislation to apply patient protections and market reforms -- including a minimum loss ratio on patient premiums -- to dental plans participating in California's Covered California health benefit exchange.
May 29, 2013
AAPD responds to study on value of kids' dental visits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) today responded to a recent report in Pediatrics that questioned the value of preventive dental visits in reducing nonpreventive dental visits and costs.
May 29, 2013
AADOM opens office manager of the year nominations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) is accepting nominations for its Office Manager of the Year Award through July 20, 2013.
May 29, 2013
Ga. dental office manager charged with embezzling $2M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An office manager for a Sandy Springs, GA, dentist has been charged with stealing more than $2 million from the practice.
May 29, 2013
Whole-health dental care: The art of asking 'Why?'
By Lisa Knowles, DDS
What is whole-health dental care? For Dr. Lisa Knowles, it is taking the time to not only get to know her patients and their oral health needs, but to understand what else is going on in their lives that can influence their oral health. And it all begins with a simple yet powerful question: Why?
May 29, 2013
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Accutron offers chairside nitrous oxide system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Accutron is now offering chair-mount kits that position the company's Remote Flow System mixed gas and vacuum delivery source chairside.
May 28, 2013
The dangers of purchasing counterfeit dental products
By Katharina Schmidt
The last few years have witnessed a growing problem in the dental industry: the manufacturing of counterfeit, imitation products. Here are some tips to help you avoid them and keep your patients safe.
May 28, 2013
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Texas A&M expands dental implant training
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
With new education standards of the Commission on Dental Accreditation set to become effective in 2014, dental residents in Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry's prosthodontic graduate program will now be required to place implants, according to an article on the university's website.
May 27, 2013
UAB ranks No. 1 in NIDCR funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB) ranked first in 2012 funding to dental schools and academic institutions by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
May 27, 2013
Preventive dental visits may not lower kids' costs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
It may seem logical that taking children to the dentist for regular preventive checkups will lead to fewer pricy restorative procedures. But new findings published online in Pediatrics indicate the opposite.
May 27, 2013
Research supports dental therapists' quality of care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Midlevel dental providers who are trained to provide fillings do so competently and safely, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.
May 27, 2013
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