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Del. dentist sentenced for Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A prominent Delaware dentist was sentenced to nine months in prison after being found guilty of bilking the state's Medicaid program out of more than $71,900.
June 24, 2012
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.
June 24, 2012
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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."
June 24, 2012
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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.
June 21, 2012
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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
NextGen EHR software gets CCHIT certification
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The newest version of NextGen Healthcare Information Systems' electronic health record (EHR) software has been certified as an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's Authorized Testing and Certification Body Complete EHR by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT).
June 19, 2012
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