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Working poor face most financial barriers to dental care
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
More than half of employed people in Canada with low incomes fall into the gap between public and private health insurance and hence are not able to access adequate dental care, according to a new study in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. And the same holds true for the U.S.
March 10, 2011
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Intelimedix integrates dental, medical, pharmacy data
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Intelimedix has expanded its Tru:Insights package to include dental health tracking, reporting, and cost recovery, the company announced.
March 8, 2011
ADA finds 'major flaws' in Pew midlevel provider report
By Kathy Kincade
The ADA is challenging the findings of a recent Pew Center on the States report that claimed to demonstrate how dental practices can profit from adding midlevel providers to their team and improve access to care in the process.
March 6, 2011
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Ill. lawmakers take on fee capping, mobile dentistry
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Illinois legislators have introduced a new bill that would require dental insurance plans to list in the fee schedule attached to the contract every Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) code upon which the plan imposes a capped fee and the dollar amount of the capped fee.
February 17, 2011
Survey: Patients trust docs but not EHRs
By Rob Goszkowski
A survey of 1,000 U.S. patients who had recently visited both a doctor's office and a hospital found that half of the respondents believe electronic health records (EHRs) pose a threat to the privacy of their health data.
February 16, 2011
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One Call Medical acquires Express Dental Care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
One Call Medical, a national provider of specialty services to insurance payors, has acquired Express Dental Care, a national dental network that addresses the specific needs of the workers' compensation, auto, and liability industries.
February 15, 2011
Fla. may cut Medicaid dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As Florida legislators try to trim the state's Medicaid budget -- which is expected to top $21 billion next year -- dentistry may be one of the services that could face cuts, according to a news story in the Miami Herald.
February 9, 2011
2 dental insurance providers merge
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Companion Life Insurance, a provider of group dental insurance, has purchased Total Dental Administrators (TDA), a dental insurance provider and third-party administrator of employer-based dental plans.
January 31, 2011
HealthScape launches dental plan expense survey
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
HealthScape Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm, has launched its first annual Dental Plan Administrative Expense Survey, which focuses on administrative costs and key operational benchmarks of dental plans only, the company announced.
January 30, 2011
United Concordia improves customer online access
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
United Concordia Dental has revised its My Dental Benefits online member information website on UnitedConcordia.com to improve members' access to information and make it easier to navigate, the company announced.
January 25, 2011
Aflac launches voluntary dental insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aflac is offering a new voluntary dental insurance policy that offers multiple levels of coverage and benefits ranging from higher annual maximums to enhanced orthodontic coverage, the company announced.
January 23, 2011
Sikka offers free practice monitoring software
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sikka Software has introduced a new product that can help dentists and team members keep track of major indicators in their practice -- and they are offering it for free.
January 19, 2011
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