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Neb. dentists get audited for Medicaid prophies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many Nebraska dentists have opted not to take any more Medicaid patients after being audited for $22 prophies, a pediatric dentist told a recent U.S. Senate hearing on Medicare and Medicaid.
July 16, 2014
Counterpoint response: The Virtual Dental Home
By Paul Glassman, DDS, MBA
In this response to Dr. Jay W. Friedman's Second Opinion, Dr. Paul Glassman provides additional insight into the Virtual Dental Home model and the need to try different approaches to serving the large underserved population in the U.S.
July 15, 2014
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The Virtual Dental Home: Complicating a good idea
By Jay W. Friedman, DDS, MPH
In this Second Opinion, Dr. Jay W. Friedman describes the benefits, and the complications, of the innovative Virtual Dental Home program that uses dental hygienists and remote supervising diagnostic dentists.
July 15, 2014
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Dos and don'ts for marketing: Make better use of the internal marketing coordinator
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Assuming your practice has an internal marketing coordinator, make the most of what this team member can accomplish for the practice. Make a strong commitment to internal marketing as a cost-effective growth strategy, and give your marketing coordinator what he or she needs to perform well, Dr. Roger P. Levin advises in his latest Practice Success tip.
July 13, 2014
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Sheri's Solutions: Sorry, we don't take your 'insurance'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger asks how you handle the oft-asked question of "Do you take my insurance?" While seemingly a straightforward question, the answer involves preparation and important practice management decisions.
July 13, 2014
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Judge allows lawsuit over Fla. Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite Florida's claims that privatizing Medicaid will resolve problems, a federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state does not provide adequate care to children in the Medicaid program.
July 10, 2014
Do physicians provide better preventive dental care for young kids?
By Rob Goszkowski
When researchers compared the outcomes of the caries prevention efforts of dentists, primary care providers, and a combination of the two, they found surprising results. Children from ages 3 to 5 in a North Carolina Medicaid program who saw only a primary care provider had fewer caries treatments and lower payments, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
July 10, 2014
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U.S. House bill introduced to expand veterans' dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas has introduced a bill that would ensure veterans have access to enhanced dental care, authorize a pilot program to use community-based clinics for extensive dental work, and provide dental health education that would encourage prevention.
July 9, 2014
Mo. governor cuts funding for adult dental Medicaid coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has cut funding for adult dental Medicaid coverage, just a month after lawmakers had restored funding for such dental care.
July 9, 2014
U.S. Census report data outline key dental opportunities
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While you might hear anecdotal statistics about the aging population of the U.S. or a news report about the retirement of the baby boomers, the realities of the situation, and perhaps opportunities for your practice, were made clear by a recent, comprehensive report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
July 9, 2014
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The AA of stress management
By Jen Butler, MEd
In her debut column for DrBicuspid.com, dental stress management expert Jen Butler describes two coping strategies for when stress begins to accumulate -- avert and avoid (AA). But she reminds us that avoiding stress isn't the goal, managing and navigating it is.
July 8, 2014
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Pew report: MLPs expand dental care to the poor
By Donna Domino
Innovative models using dental therapists provide cost-effective dental care to some of the millions of Americans who now lack it and need it the most, according to a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report examines three nonprofit settings where midlevel providers (MLPs) work as part of larger dental teams.
July 7, 2014
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