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How will healthcare reforms affect your dental practice?
By Donna Domino
SAN FRANCISCO - While businesses with fewer than 50 employees are exempt from many aspects of the U.S. healthcare reform law, it includes tax implications and reporting requirements that will impact dentists and their employees, according to presentations at the California Dental Association fall meeting.
September 27, 2011
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Delta Dental to cut payments to Idaho dentists
By Kathy Kincade
Idaho has become the second U.S. state this year to be hit with reductions in reimbursement fees by Delta Dental. More than 600 dentists there will see 4% to 16% fee cuts starting in November. And the cuts will likely have much larger ramifications, according to the state dental association.
September 26, 2011
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Judge questions FDA's graphic tobacco warnings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A federal judge expressed doubts during a hearing last week about whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can force tobacco companies to post graphic images on their cigarette packages showing the negative effects of smoking, according to a Washington Post report.
September 26, 2011
How to stop an implant-related lawsuit before it happens
By Rob Goszkowski
SAN FRANCISCO - Consent forms and treatment plans can be a dental practitioner's best defense when it comes to protecting against lawsuits following the placement of implants, according to an attorney who hosted a session at the California Dental Association fall session last week.
September 25, 2011
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Feds sue dentist over OSHA issues; midlevel providers heat up Mich. meeting
By Kathy Kincade
September 25, 2011
Some oral health efforts survive in U.S. 2012 budget
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Support for oral health programs at the federal level remains mixed following the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approval of a fiscal year 2012 funding bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, according to a bulletin from the Children's Dental Health Project.
September 25, 2011
Saskatchewan program to focus on kids' oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The government of Saskatchewan in Canada is taking steps to improve children's oral health by increasing access to dental care, particularly preventive services for children at risk.
September 25, 2011
Dos and don'ts for practice finance: Institute the one-day rule
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Patients who owe money to the practice should be contacted when they are one day overdue. In a difficult economy, the occurrence of overdue patients is happening more frequently. Remember, the practice deserves to be paid for services that it provides
September 25, 2011
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Amalgam foes give FDA an earful at Calif. meeting
By Rob Goszkowski
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to announce its stance on dental amalgam before the end of the year, agency officials said during a town hall meeting last week in California.
September 22, 2011
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Crosstex joins Next DDS online resource
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Crosstex International has joined the growing consortium supporting dental students through the Next DDS program, developed by the Next Media Group.
September 22, 2011
Journal of Dental Education editor to retire
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
L. Jackson Brown, DDS, PhD, editor of the Journal of Dental Education since 2009, will retire from his position in March 2012.
September 21, 2011
NADP concerned about health exchange dental benefits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) is spending more than $1 million on a campaign to change a provision in the healthcare law it says will require some people to buy duplicative dental coverage, according to a story in the National Journal.
September 21, 2011
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