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Survey: How many U.S. companies offer dental benefits?

By Tony Edwards

Have you ever wondered what percentage of U.S. companies actually offer dental insurance benefits to their employees, who are your patients? Does the data support the belief that most U.S. companies do offer these benefits? A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation asked what percentage of U.S. companies offer separate dental benefits and what percentage of the cost do these companies cover.

September 25, 2017

What dentists need to know about Graham-Cassidy

By Theresa Pablos

Experts have criticized the latest Republican U.S. healthcare bill, which would change the way state Medicaid programs are funded. The ADA cautioned that some of the provisions in the Graham-Cassidy bill could reverse recent advances made in improving pediatric dental utilization.

September 21, 2017

Wash. fines dental insurer $300K

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Washington state insurance commissioner has fined a dental insurer $300,000 for provider contract and customer service issues.

September 20, 2017

The truth about implementing CAMBRA

By Theresa Pablos

Drilling and filling may remove caries, but conventional dentistry doesn't address the underlying mechanisms that lead to the disease in the first place. That's why the profession has slowly begun to embrace prevention measures, such as caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA), according to Gwendolyn Essex, RDH.

September 12, 2017

Are middle-aged Americans taking care of their mouths?

By Tony Edwards

Almost 40% of U.S. adults between the ages of 50 and 64 cited pain and other health problems because of an oral health issue in a recent poll. Perhaps more worrying is that 13% of respondents said they expected Medicare or Medicaid to cover their dental care when they are older. Learn more about the results and what they mean to your practice.

September 11, 2017

Dental chain to pay $1.4M to resolve Medicaid billing case

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an almost $1.4 million Medicaid billing settlement with Dental Dreams.

September 7, 2017

Second Opinion: It's time to extend CHIP

By Deborah Vishnevsky

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) runs out of federal funding on September 30, leaving Congress with only a few weeks to ensure that nearly 9 million children maintain their medical and dental coverage. Deborah Vishnevsky from the Children's Dental Health Project outlines the reasons to extend this important program.

September 6, 2017

CDA Presents 2017: 10 things to know about Denti-Cal

By Theresa Pablos

SAN FRANCISCO - Denti-Cal expert Nirmala Prabhu, DMD, shared 10 things you need to about Denti-Cal, California's dental Medicaid program, at the California's Dental Association's CDA Presents 2017 meeting on August 24.

August 27, 2017

W.Va. dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist from Charleston, WV, has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

August 22, 2017

Mass. dentist to return $500K to state Medicaid program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Massachusetts pediatric dentist will return $500,000 to the state's Medicaid program for improperly billed palliative care, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

August 21, 2017

Calif.'s state oral health plan begins to take shape

By Theresa Pablos

After two years of planning, California has finally offered a look at what the state's oral health plan may be like. The state's dental director, Dr. Jayanth Kumar, outlined broad concepts and frameworks for the plan in the August 2017 edition of the Journal of the California Dental Association.

August 17, 2017

Delta Dental of Calif. names new chief information officer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of California has appointed Kirsten Garen as its new chief information officer and senior vice president.

August 16, 2017

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