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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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Trump nominates new CMS administrator
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated healthcare consultant Seema Verma, MPH, as administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
November 29, 2016
The new gingival inflammation code: Part 1 -- Opportunity or chaos?
By Patti DiGangi, RDH
There have been very few times in the history of dentistry that a single innovation or technology has been the catalyst for radically changing the game. This is one of those times. However, as Patti DiGangi writes, this game-changer isn't a high-tech gadget. It's an insurance code.
November 29, 2016
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Trump nominates Dr. Tom Price as new HHS secretary
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Rep. Tom Price, MD, as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
November 28, 2016
Second Opinion: Casting a cloud over dental coverage
By Colin Reusch
In this Second Opinion, Colin Reusch of the Children's Dental Health Project looks at what is known about the immediate and longer-term futures of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Children's Health Insurance Program as they relate to oral healthcare under a new administration.
November 28, 2016
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Do's and don'ts for practice leadership: Become a more decisive leader
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Decisiveness is an admired leadership trait. It doesn't mean that the CEO makes better decisions. It simply means that he or she makes them more quickly -- without endless deliberation or hesitation. In his latest Practice Success tip, Dr. Roger P. Levin shares how you can become a more decisive leader.
November 27, 2016
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