Legal Issues: Page 87

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
Midlevel provider project loses in U.S. spending bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that will keep the federal government running through the end of September but that also blocks funding for a midlevel provider demonstration program.
March 10, 2013
U.S. Congress approves dental emergency responder bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation that would designate dentists as emergency responders has been approved by the U.S. Congress and is now on its way to President Barack Obama for his approval.
March 7, 2013
Ga. legislation would change dental board oversight
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Georgia legislators are moving forward with a bill that would transfer responsibility for overseeing the state boards of dentistry and pharmacy to the state's Community Health Department.
March 7, 2013
Second Opinion: Gorillas in the dental operatory
By Paul S. Casamassimo, DDS, MS
The continued parsing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reveals that many obstacles to the realization of affordable oral healthcare for children in the U.S. remain, according to Dr. Paul Casamassimo, director of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Oral Health Policy Research Center.
March 5, 2013
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Former toothpaste mogul behind Swiss CEO pay limits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Headline-grabbing news from Switzerland this week has its roots in a defunct toothpaste company.
March 4, 2013
New website explains occurrence malpractice coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical Protective, a dental malpractice insurance provider, recently launched a website dedicated to explaining the distinctions between claims-made and occurrence malpractice insurance policies.
March 4, 2013
Legislators question HHS rule on kids' dental health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin and Rep. Elijah Cummings are urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reconsider its final rule on the children's dental care provisions to be offered in health exchanges starting in 2014.
February 24, 2013
NH reconsiders dental therapist legislation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Hampshire is making another effort to establish a legally defined role for dental therapists, according to a report by New Hampshire Public Radio.
February 21, 2013
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