Office Management: Page 138

5 hygiene production questions to consider
By Kevin Tighe
Your hygiene department can make or break your practice, yet most hygiene departments underproduce. Kevin Tighe of Cambridge Dental Consultants is here to help. He offers a list of the top five questions he's been asked about hygiene production.
December 12, 2016
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Why you should consider implementing hybrid scheduling
By Sally McKenzie
The problem of patients who cancel at the last minute or just don't show up is more than annoying. It affects your practice, your team, and your bottom line. One of the issues, writes practice management consultant Sally McKenzie, is those appointments made six months in advance. She suggests you consider adjusting your scheduling practices to reflect your patient base.
December 11, 2016
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Iowa dental chain settles Medicaid fraud claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Iowa dental clinic chain has agreed to pay Medicaid $300,000 to settle allegations that the company billed Medicaid for procedures that weren't performed.
December 8, 2016
Tenn. practice awarded $22M in ruling against DentaQuest
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Tennessee practice has been awarded more than $20 million by a trial jury because it was excluded from participation in that state's TennCare Medicaid dental program.
December 7, 2016
U.S. dental care is too expensive -- even for adults with insurance
By Theresa Pablos
Many U.S. adults, including those with private insurance, are struggling to afford dental care, a new study found. In addition, coverage gaps between U.S. adults in the highest and lowest income brackets are widening.
December 7, 2016
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Survey: Dentists split on dental therapists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
About half of dental professionals believe midlevel providers should have the opportunity to work in their state, while the other half disagree, according to a new survey.
December 6, 2016
Is your front desk helping or hurting your practice?
By Jay Geier
For your practice to grow, you need to interact with your patients and provide excellent care. However, if your patients never get past their first phone call to your practice, you'll never get a chance to provide this care. Jay Geier of the Scheduling Institute asks if your front desk has the training to help your practice grow.
December 6, 2016
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The new gingival inflammation code: Part 2 -- Case examples
By Patti DiGangi, RDH
In the first part of this series, Patti DiGangi introduced the new dental code for gingival inflammation. She wrote that this code fills a gap in exiting insurance codes and has the power to finally bring the medical relevance to gingivitis treatment. The second part of her series offers case examples and discusses opportunities for practices.
December 6, 2016
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Can expanding hygienists' practice improve adult care?
By Tony Edwards
Does expanding a hygienist's scope of practice translate to improved oral healthcare at the state level? With the debates about dental therapists and dental telemedicine ongoing, a new study investigated if hygienists with expanded practice options were able to reduce the burden of oral disease.
December 5, 2016
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Do's and don'ts for patient management: Reactivate patients for the new year
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Some of your inactive patients may be truly gone for various reasons, but many others could return to active status if prompted to do so. The secret to successful reactivation of patients is a combination of good scripting and target-driven persistence, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
December 4, 2016
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NH dentist under fire for untimely patient refunds
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has ordered a Bedford, NH, dentist to pay civil penalties and restitution to patients after he did not reimburse them in a timely manner for services covered by their insurance provider.
December 1, 2016
Dental care access disparities narrow among U.S. kids
By Lori Roniger
The number of U.S. children receiving dental care significantly increased from 2000 to 2014, according to a new study. Even more positively, the researchers found a steep narrowing of coverage disparities in race/ethnicity and income. However, they are concerned about the future of treatment coverage under the new U.S. administration.
November 30, 2016
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