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July CDA journal explores virtual dental homes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The July issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on virtual dental homes and includes discussion of health homes and the use of telehealth technologies, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.
July 4, 2012
Mich. couple charged with embezzling $1M from dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Michigan couple has been charged with embezzling almost $1 million from a Midland dentist.
July 4, 2012
Struggling dental chain looks to mend its ways
By Rob Goszkowski
Church Street Health Management, a private-equity-backed dental chain primarily serving Medicaid patients, has emerged from bankruptcy with new owners, a new name, and a new strategy to overcome a history of federal investigations and lawsuits related to allegations of unnecessary treatment.
July 3, 2012
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More kids, black and white, seeing the dentist
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American kids are now as likely as their white peers to visit the dentist -- erasing a once-large racial divide, a new study finds. That's good news, researchers say. But they also stress that a key gap remains: Black children are still more likely to have cavities and tooth decay.
July 2, 2012
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First 5 LA funds new dental program for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new $1 million, three-year grant from First 5 LA will enable the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California to provide underprivileged children with oral health care and help them see a dentist regularly.
July 2, 2012
The business behind dental treatment for America's poorest kids
By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum
Part two of the Center for Public Integrity's investigative report on corporate dental chains focuses on the largest Medicaid dental provider in the U.S., which has been accused in several states of providing unnecessary treatment to younger patients -- particularly crowns.
July 2, 2012
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Senator finds abuse at corporate dental chains
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley says investigators have found evidence of abuses by corporate dental chains treating children on Medicaid, according to a story on pbs.org.
July 1, 2012
UCLA gets $5M for dental research program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create a research training program for oral health.
July 1, 2012
Dos and don'ts for collections
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
The longer a bill remains unpaid, the worse your chances of ever getting paid. Your practice deserves payment for dental services performed, so take a proactive approach and systematically "encourage" overdue patients to hold up their end of the agreement. A proven technique for doing this is to follow the rule of 3s.
July 1, 2012
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Mass. may restore some adult dental Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts lawmakers have included funding to restore partial adult dental coverage for the state's 800,000 Medicaid recipients in a budget proposal.
July 1, 2012
Pa. law requires dental malpractice insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pennsylvania's dentists must carry malpractice insurance under a new law signed June 22 by Gov. Tom Corbett.
July 1, 2012
NJ approves merger of dental school into Rutgers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New Jersey Legislature has approved a significant restructuring that merges the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey into Rutgers University, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
June 28, 2012
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