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Office Management: Page 118
3 steps to help your practice avoid ransomware
By
Alex Zlatin
How can you reduce the risk that your practice will be infected by ransomware? Alex Zlatin, the CEO of a dental software company and author, offers three practical steps every practice can take today to help avoid this situation.
July 10, 2019
Business & Industry Insider: Private insurance boosts preventive care in older patients
By
Tony Edwards
July 9, 2019
Medicaid-accepting dentists inclined to promote fluoridation
By
Melissa Busch
Pediatric dentists who accepted at least one new Medicaid-insured child each month showed greater willingness to advocate for community water fluoridation programs in a recent study.
July 8, 2019
Study finds common oral surgeries aren't profitable
By
Theresa Pablos
Some common oral surgery procedures are not profitable, according to a study published in the
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
. Without sedation, oral and maxillofacial surgeons can lose hundreds of dollars for popular procedures, including routine and surgical extractions.
July 2, 2019
More than 70% of U.S. adults support dental therapists
By
Theresa Pablos
More than 70% of U.S. adults support the idea of dental therapists, according to new survey data from Pew Charitable Trusts and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. The findings demonstrate adults with private and public insurance appear open to new healthcare models.
July 1, 2019
Do's and don'ts for improving front desk operations
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
The front desk team is responsible for many of the practice's key business systems, including scheduling, collections, the new-patient experience, and customer service. Having updated, high-performance systems in place -- and training the front desk team on all those systems -- ensures a smoothly running practice, Dr. Roger P. Levin notes in his latest Practice Success tip.
June 30, 2019
Insurance data show drop in opioid prescriptions by dentists
By
Tony Edwards
An insurance company studied internal data and found that general dentists reduced the number of days of supplied opioids prescribed by 9% over a three-year period, according to research presented at the 2019 International Association for Dental Research meeting.
June 24, 2019
Study examines sexual harassment rates at dental meeting
By
Tony Edwards
One in five attendees at a major dental research conference experienced some form of sexual harassment at recent meetings, according to survey results presented at the 2019 International Association for Dental Research meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
June 21, 2019
Dental expenses qualify for new tax-preferred account
By
Theresa Pablos
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a rule on June 20 that expands the use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The new policy creates a special type of HRA that employees can use for dental premiums and other qualified medical expenses.
June 20, 2019
5 trends that will affect the future of your practice
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
No one can predict the future with 100% certainty, but certain trends can help provide a road map. Dr. Roger P. Levin examines five of these trends for dentistry, including the growth of dental support organizations, declining reimbursement, and staffing issues.
June 19, 2019
Wash. dental group adds new insurance plan
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Willamette Dental Group and medical insurer Premera Blue Cross have created a new dental insurance plan.
June 18, 2019
Young dentists to Congress: It's time to fix student debt
By
Theresa Pablos
Young dentists testified before members of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 12 to urge lawmakers to consider strategies for student debt relief.
June 17, 2019
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