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Legislation addresses U.S. drug shortage issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) is applauding U.S. Congress' passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), which is designed to help avoid prescription drug shortages and facilitate the recall of faulty medical devices.
June 26, 2012
Patient Activator automates voice reminders
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patient Activator, 1-800-DENTIST's patient communications service, has released Live Call with Confirmation, automated appointment reminders recorded in the dentist's or front office staff's own voice.
June 26, 2012
FDA OKs test to ID blood-infection bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections.
June 26, 2012
PBS documentary spotlights 'ruptured' oral care system
By Donna Domino
A documentary that aired last night on the PBS "Frontline" program took a long, hard look at a "ruptured" dental care system in which the poor have little access to care outside of jammed public clinics and hospital emergency rooms and are increasingly turning to corporate dental chains.
June 26, 2012
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Report: Lack of preventive dental coverage costs Fla. big
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A report by the Florida Public Health Institute has revealed that in 2010 there were 115,000 visits to the emergency room for dental conditions that were preventable at a cost of $88 million, Health News Florida reported.
June 26, 2012
Texas AG sues All Smiles alleging Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Texas Attorney General (AG) Greg Abbott has filed lawsuits against a dental chain and its owners this week after a yearlong investigation by News 8 at WFAA-TV in Dallas, the station reported.
June 25, 2012
Corporate dental chains see big profits in adults who can't afford care
By David Heath and Jill Rosenbaum
An investigative report by the Center for Public Integrity and the PBS "Frontline" program reveals how low-income adults can get locked into debt for dental treatment by corporate dental chains that target vulnerable populations. But the dental chains say they provide much-needed services to patients who typically can't afford them.
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Proposed U.S. dentistry reforms miss the mark
By William T. Brown, DDS
Two U.S. senators recently introduced legislation designed to overhaul the delivery of dental care across the country. But Dr. William T. Brown believes there is a more effective approach that the legislators overlooked: prevention.
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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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