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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

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

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

Texas dentist gets 6 years for Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Texas dentist convicted of defrauding Medicaid has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution.

September 21, 2011

First Dental Health expands discount dental plan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

First Dental Health has expanded its New Dental Choice plan, the first licensed discount dental plan in California, with the addition of the Principal Dental Access Network.

September 21, 2011

The pros and cons of dental tourism

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

When cost is a factor, it often wins over patient loyalty. So what's a dentist to do when faced with long-time patients who admit they're going outside the U.S. for treatment?

September 20, 2011