Dental Business: Page 553

What sets dental coaching apart?

By Dan Kingsbury, DDS; Don Deems, DDS, FAGD; Alan Goldstein, DMD

"Coaching" has been a buzzword in business for at least a decade, and more recently has been used by dental consultants and others to attract dentists to their services. But there is a huge difference between professional coaching and regular coaching.

August 25, 2010

UMD professor touts dental school's digital technologies

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Students of the University of Maryland (UMD) Dental School represent a link to the future due to the school's leadership in teaching digital dentistry, a professor told attendees at a meeting of dental educators in Amsterdam.

August 25, 2010

Qualstar to debut touchless mouse at CDA meeting

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Qualstar will be exhibiting a new computer mouse based on its patent-pending touchless pointing technology at the annual California Dental Association meeting in San Francisco, September 9-11, 2010.

August 25, 2010

Lawsuit against Ala. dental association will proceed

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Alabama court has rejected a motion by the Alabama Dental Association to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Sarrell Dental Center, which claims ALDA is trying to drive the clinic out of business.

August 24, 2010

6 dentists guilty of Medicaid nursing home fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Six New Jersey dentists have pleaded guilty in a $1.4 million Medicaid fraud case at nursing homes, the state attorney general announced.

August 24, 2010

Capita Group acquires National Dental Plan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Capita Group has acquired the National Dental Plan group of companies for a cash consideration of 30 million pounds ($46.4 million U.S.) on a cash-free, debt-free basis, the company announced.

August 23, 2010

Pediatrician referrals influence younger kids' dental visits

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

Parents of 2- to 5-year-olds are nearly three times more likely to take their child to the dentist if the child's physician recommends it than if no such recommendation is made, according to a study in Pediatrics.

August 23, 2010

Miss. Medicaid EHR will link dentists, physicians, pharmacists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Mississippi Division of Medicaid and Shared Health have launched an electronic health record (EHR) and electronic prescribing system for more than 500,000 Medicaid beneficiaries.

August 22, 2010

Axis Dental sponsors video contest

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Axis Dental is inviting dental offices and office assistants to participate in a rotary organization makeover contest, with a chance to win an Axis organizational system, three iPads, and a Pelton-Crane Delta Q sterilization system.

August 22, 2010

Northwestern Mutual launches resource center for dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

To promote greater awareness about disability income (DI) insurance among physicians and dentists, Northwestern Mutual has launched the Disability Income Insurance Knowledge Center, an online resource for medical professionals.

August 22, 2010

Two states, two perspectives on new workforce models

By Donna Domino

The Georgia and Michigan dental associations have each released white papers outlining their recommendations for resolving access-to-care issues in their respective states, and the midlevel provider model is once again at the forefront of the debate.

August 22, 2010

CDA endorses DentalXChange

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) has selected DentalXChange as its latest endorsed program. The endorsement enables CDA's nearly 25,000 members to receive an immediate savings on DentalXChange's electronic transaction services, including electronic claims, real-time eligibility, claim status, and electronic remittance advice.

August 22, 2010

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