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New U.S. bill would add dental benefit to Medicare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives proposes expanding Medicare to include dental coverage.
June 9, 2016
Blind Spots: After practice purchase, now what? Part 3
By Jan Keller
In this three-part series, practice management consultant Jan Keller explores what dentists who have recently purchased a practice can do to avoid common pitfalls and facilitate lasting success. In part three, she discusses practical patient communication, billing, and marketing ideas.
June 9, 2016
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ADA to debut provider credentialing site
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A free, centralized dental provider credentialing database and website will be launched later this summer, the ADA and Wonderbox Technologies announced.
June 7, 2016
Indian Health Service: MLPs would increase access to care
By Donna Domino
The U.S. Indian Health Service wants to add midlevel providers (MLPs) to increase access to dental care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. A proposal to add dental health therapists seeks to expand the community health aide program serving tribal communities.
June 6, 2016
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Turning patient complaints into learning opportunities
By Teresa Duncan
Regardless of how organized your practice is and how skilled your team and you are, complaints will arise, writes practice management consultant Teresa Duncan. She offers practical steps for turning that complaint into a learning opportunity and a chance to improve.
June 6, 2016
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Calif. DHCS releases more dental initiative details
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has updated its website with more information about the Dental Transformation Initiative.
June 2, 2016
Blind Spots: After practice purchase, now what? Part 2
By Jan Keller
You've taken the huge step of purchasing a practice. Now that you've got your hands on the reins, what do you do next? In the second of a three-part series, practice management consultant Jan Keller discusses next steps and team communication.
May 30, 2016
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Changing Denti-Cal: Part 2 -- Will $740M investment fix Denti-Cal?
By Theresa Pablos
What happens when hundreds of thousands more children enroll in California's troubled dental Medicaid program, Denti-Cal? In part two of this series, learn how the Dental Transformation Initiative, a $740 million investment, hopes to improve the system.
May 30, 2016
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Mass. Senate approves budget amendment for MLPs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a budget amendment that would allow dentists to hire midlevel providers (MLPs) known as dental hygiene practitioners.
May 26, 2016
Taking the 'Groundhog Day' out of provider credentialing: Part 1
By Mike Lessila
In the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray's character, Phil, finds himself living the same day over and over again. However, unlike Phil, who found a way to change his life, the repetition of filling out credentialing forms for a payor's network never seems to change. Skygen USA's Mike Lessila proposes a single solution for the issue.
May 26, 2016
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Will expansion swamp California's Denti-Cal program?
By Theresa Pablos
What will happen when about 175,000 additional children become eligible to enroll in California's troubled dental Medicaid program, Denti-Cal? The first of a two-part series explores the origins of this enrollment expansion and a California oral health stakeholder's hopes and concerns for the evolving program.
May 25, 2016
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MetLife launches new dental coverage plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MetLife has launched a new program that provides dental coverage to those ineligible for employer-sponsored plans.
May 24, 2016
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