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Hu-Friedy launches color-coded scalers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hu-Friedy unveiled a new addition to its hand scaling line called Resin 8 Colors at the Greater New York Dental Meeting this week in New York City.
November 28, 2011
Practice Booster offers searchable CDT database
By Kathy Kincade
Ever wished you could find the correct dental code for a new procedure, plus information to ensure you are using the right code, all with the touch of a button? A start-up founded by a dentist with more than 20 years of experience in insurance coding strategies is giving dental practices the ability to do just that.
November 22, 2011
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Patterson adds orthodontics to Caesy Cloud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patterson Dental Supply has added updates to Caesy Cloud, its online portal that gives users instant access to Caesy Patient Education multimedia presentations.
November 21, 2011
CDA sues government over Medicaid cutbacks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Dental Association (CDA) and three other medical trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Healthcare Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services protesting proposed cutbacks to the state's Medicaid reimbursement system.
November 21, 2011
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Beyond Practice Management: In a down economy
By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD
It used to be that people chose not to complete treatment because they didn't understand their needs and what was happening to their dental health. But oh how times have changed.
November 16, 2011
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App sends appointment requests through Facebook
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Patient Activator, 1-800-DENTIST's social media optimization tool, has launched a new free appointment app.
November 15, 2011
Univ. of Pittsburgh offers dental informatics grad program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Center for Dental Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine is seeking applicants for its training program in dental informatics.
November 14, 2011
Principal Financial allows 2nd opinion on dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Principal Financial Group is offering its dental insurance members the flexibility to seek an opinion from two different dentists before choosing dental procedures.
November 13, 2011
Parents sue Texas dental chain over 'unnecessary treatments'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of parents in San Antonio has filed a lawsuit against Smile Center, a chain of dental clinics, alleging that their children were subjected to unnecessary and excessive treatments so the dental chain could "bilk" millions from Medicaid, according to a story in the San Antonio Express-News.
November 10, 2011
New Calif. Medicaid cuts may affect kids' dental services
By Kathy Kincade
Faced with a severe budget crisis, California virtually eliminated adult Medicaid dental benefits two years ago. Now children's dental services are being threatened by a proposed 10% reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates, approved October 27 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
November 9, 2011
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EHR study finds huge cost savings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sharing of electronic health record (EHR) information across every major emergency department in the Memphis, TN, area resulted in reduced hospital admissions, reduced radiology tests, and an annual cost savings of nearly $2 million, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
November 7, 2011
Patient data security breach prompts $4.9B lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Following a data security breach in September, a $4.9 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Tricare, the health insurance carrier for the U.S. military; the Department of Defense (DoD); and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, according to a story in Health Data Management.
November 3, 2011
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