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Sheri's Solutions: Choice
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
It's a call from a patient you dread: "My insurance company is telling me to go to another practice." In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger relates one of those calls at 8 a.m. and spells out the options for a private practice.
May 23, 2016
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Mo. gets federal approval for adult dental Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Missouri's latest plan to expand dental Medicaid coverage to adults has been approved by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
May 10, 2016
Dropping claims and attachments to paper: What you need to know
By Lindy Benton
As a practice leader who understands the importance of process automation and data security, you've taken the necessary steps to implement a secure electronic claims and attachment process. But, as Vyne CEO and President Lindy Benton writes, can you be sure the claims documentation you're submitting is making its way to the health plan or payor in a likewise secure fashion?
May 3, 2016
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Delta Dental creates consumer cost comparison tool
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental has launched the Care Cost Estimator tool, which allows consumers to compare prices for dental care.
April 28, 2016
Second Opinion: Georgians need more than new campaign
By Suzanne Newkirk, RDH
In this Second Opinion, Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, advocates for better oral healthcare for all Georgians. She points out the difficulties many rural and poor Georgians face in trying to access oral healthcare and urges the Georgia Dental Association to work to increase access to care.
April 24, 2016
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Second Opinion: ADA supports competition, except in dentistry
By Dr. Steven Krauss
In this Second Opinion, Dr. Steven Krauss asks an important question about healthcare insurance, competition, and the ADA's approach to both. Dr. Krauss wonders why competition is important in one area and not in others.
April 18, 2016
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ADA approves new CDT code for caries detection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Code Maintenance Committee has approved a Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclatur (CDT) code for caries detection.
April 12, 2016
Delta Dental donates $2M for Seattle dental clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Washington has donated $2 million for a new dental clinic to serve low-income and uninsured patients in Seattle.
April 11, 2016
Ill. university to run satellite clinics to boost dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Edwardsville, IL, announced plans to run satellite clinics in two cities to provide affordable dental care.
April 11, 2016
Kool Smiles touts uncompensated dental care program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental service organization Kool Smiles announced that it has provided more than $100 million in uncompensated dental care since 2005.
April 6, 2016
ADA brief estimates cost of expanding dental Medicaid
By Theresa Pablos
A March 2016 brief from the ADA Health Policy Institute estimated the cost to states of introducing nonemergency dental benefits for adults enrolled in Medicaid. Some states would add benefits for a slight a percentage increase of their total Medicaid spending, according to the brief.
April 5, 2016
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Medical billing in the modern dental practice
By Chris Farrugia, DDS
Dr. Chris Farrugia explores how the purchase of a cone-beam CT machine led to a fundamental shift in his practice and the way he views dentistry. He writes that the exploration of medical billing versus dental billing changed his practice from a dental practice into a medical-style practice that treats teeth.
March 30, 2016
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