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Legal Issues: Page 80
Will Maine be next to OK dental therapists?
By
Donna Domino
Maine legislators have taken the first step toward allowing dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state. A committee approved the bill last week after increasing the amount of supervised training and limiting extractions to diseased permanent teeth.
May 19, 2013
Iowa court denies dental fee capping
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Iowa Supreme Court voted unanimously today to block insurance providers from setting fee caps for dental procedures not covered by insurance.
May 16, 2013
Tenn. law improves kids' access to dental care
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tennessee legislators have made it easier for more children to have dental care, including dental sealants and fluoride varnish treatments.
May 8, 2013
Wisc. Senate passes fee-capping bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wisconsin state senators have passed a bill that would eliminate fee-capping language in existing contracts between dentists and insurance companies for certain procedures not covered by insurance policies, according to an article by the Associated Press.
May 6, 2013
ITC judge: ClearCorrect infringes Align patents
By
Kathy Kincade
Following a ruling Monday by an International Trade Commission (ITC) judge, Align Technology appears to have moved a step closer to excluding ClearCorrect from the U.S. clear aligner market. But ClearCorrect contends it will continue to support its customers regardless of the final ITC ruling.
May 6, 2013
Wis. legislators debate dental fee-capping bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit dentists to change insurance coverage contracts to charge more for certain procedures.
April 17, 2013
Texas Senate passes Medicaid fraud bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Senate has approved a bill aimed at cutting down Medicaid fraud with the creation of a Health and Human Services Commission.
April 16, 2013
Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the
Kennebec Journal
reported.
April 11, 2013
EDIC offers Life Cycle malpractice insurance plan
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Eastern Dentists Insurance Company (EDIC) has introduced the EDIC Life Cycle plan, designed to enable professionals to buy the right dental malpractice insurance from the start of their career to its end.
April 8, 2013
Kan. lawmakers delay midlevel provider bills
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Bills that would pave the way for midlevel dental providers in Kansas have stalled in the Legislature despite advocates' claims that they would provide much-needed care to underserved populations.
April 3, 2013
Maine bill would license midlevel providers
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Maine House Speaker Mark Eves has sponsored a bill designed to address the state's dentist shortage with midlevel providers, according to an article in the
Boston Globe
.
March 26, 2013
Mass. mulls advanced dental hygiene practitioner bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow dental hygienists to perform routine fillings and extractions and thus improve access to oral healthcare for low-income residents and underprivileged children.
March 10, 2013
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