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Kaiser expert touts MLPs during ADA webinar
By Donna Domino
Midlevel providers (MLPs) can help dentists expand their Medicaid practices without shrinking their private-pay practices, the associate director of a Kaiser commission on Medicaid said during a recent ADA webinar focusing on a new Health Policy Institute report on dental care utilization.
September 30, 2015
2014 05 19 15 36 57 666 Ada Logo 200
ADA: Big dental chains are doing big business
By Donna Domino
The number of large dental firms is growing, along with their profits and the number of employees, according to a new research brief by the ADA Health Policy Institute. The study findings present a continuation of recent trends toward larger, consolidated dental practices.
August 12, 2015
2013 09 24 11 20 23 414 Dental Team 200
CODA begins midlevel provider program accreditation process
By Tony Edwards
Education programs for midlevel dental providers could be accredited as soon as August 2016, after a recent Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) meeting determined that the accreditation process can begin for these programs.
August 10, 2015
2015 02 10 17 03 36 996 Dentist Patient Hygienist 200
Does more Medicaid coverage cut ED use for dental care?
By Tony Edwards
Expanded dental coverage through Medicaid and an increased number of dentists were not associated with fewer visits to the emergency department (ED) by patients with nontraumatic dental conditions in 2010, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
August 10, 2015
2013 09 05 09 32 00 477 Emergency 200
3 solutions for healing the dental-and-hygiene schism
By Deborah Stewart, RDH, MBA, Dr. Michael W. Davis
In this Second Opinion, hygienist Deborah Stewart and Dr. Michael W. Davis come together to examine what, in their view, contributes to the schism between the dental and hygiene professions. They offer practical solutions to both heal this schism and put the focus back on patient care.
August 6, 2015
2013 12 23 15 23 25 385 Second Opinion 200
ADA brief: Are DSO dentists more satisfied in their careers?
By Tony Edwards
Dentists working in a dental service organization (DSO) are more satisfied with the amount of hours worked during a week, but less so with their income, compared with dentists working with dentist-owned-and-operated practices, according to a new brief by the ADA Health Policy Institute.
August 4, 2015
2015 08 04 14 46 33 134 Survey Checklist 200
Leaders in Dentistry: Gwen Essex
By Theresa Pablos
Gwen Essex, RDH, EdD, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, is actively working to create a more diverse and inclusive environment within dentistry. In this latest installment of the Leaders in Dentistry series, she talks about why diversity can positively impact access to care.
August 3, 2015
2015 08 03 14 35 18 656 Essex Gwen 200
NDA supports new workforce models
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Dental Association (NDA) is officially supporting emerging workforce models in the U.S., including the use of midlevel providers, according to a statement released on July 23.
July 23, 2015
ATSU Ariz. dental school gets $1.7M grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The A.T. Still University (ATSU) dental school in Arizona has received a $1.7 million, five-year grant to expand interprofessional education among dental, medical, and physician assistant students.
July 23, 2015
Pitt dental school gets $2M grant from HRSA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has been awarded a $2 million, five-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help improve the dental health workforce for various groups of underserved populations.
July 21, 2015
NYU dental school gets $1.7M HRSA training grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) has received a five-year, $1.7 million training grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).
July 15, 2015
The growing trend of new leadership in dentistry
By Monica Garnache, DMD
In a dental practice, what does the word leadership mean? Does it mean being cool, calm, authoritative, and dominant, or can it mean being warm, nurturing, and friendly? In this Second Opinion, Dr. Monica Garnache argues that leadership comes from taking risks and believing that you are doing the right things when you are true to yourself.
June 29, 2015
2015 06 29 15 54 05 135 Garnache Monica 200
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