Office Management: Page 199

Calif. insurance exchange delays embedded dental plans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Covered California, California's health insurance exchange, voted today to delay soliciting bids for medical plans that include pediatric dental care until next year.

August 7, 2013

Broadview Networks launches OfficeSuite Dental

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Broadview Networks is now offering the OfficeSuite Dental communications system, a cloud-based business phone system.

August 7, 2013

Texas sets new rules for dental board

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Texas legislators have approved new regulations that allow the State Board of Dental Examiners to add staff to investigate complaints against dentists more efficiently.

August 7, 2013

Delta Dental reaching out more to consumers

By Donna Domino

As dental insurers evolve amid a changing marketplace and get ready to participate in the insurance exchanges required by the Affordable Care Act, the Delta Dental Plans Association is taking a more consumer-centric marketing approach, in addition to its traditional B2B customers.

August 7, 2013

SAIC to update Indian Health Service's EDR system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Science Applications International (SAIC) has been awarded $17 million by the Indian Health Service to help replace its electronic dental record (EDR) system.

August 6, 2013

DentalPost.net offers Immediate Temp service

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalPost.net, an online jobs network for dental professionals, is now offering an Immediate Temp service, which allows dental offices to post short-notice, temporary vacancies in real-time.

August 6, 2013

Law firm investigates Align Technology claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Colorado law firm is investigating potential claims against certain officers and directors of Align Technology.

August 5, 2013

Perio Tray now has insurance code

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has issued a new insurance code for the Perio Tray, made by Perio Protect, as a noninvasive treatment for periodontal disease.

August 5, 2013

Insurance broker sues Delta Dental over lost commission

By Donna Domino

An insurance broker is suing Delta Dental of Illinois for cutting the broker out of the commission on a policy issued to the Chicago police union. Eliminating the commission allowed Delta Dental to reduce its premium and wrest the contract away from a competitor.

August 4, 2013

Dos and don'ts for staff training

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Nearly all daily activities in a dental practice involve person-to-person communications. This means that the implementation of management and marketing systems depends on dialogues between team members and patients, and the efficiency of the systems depends on what is said (or not said). Scripting is therefore extremely important to a practice's success.

August 4, 2013

New NY law gives dental hygienists expanded duties

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) is applauding the passage of a new law that allows dental hygienists working in certain facilities to work under collaborative agreements with dentists who have a formal relationship with the same facility.

August 1, 2013

ADA offers updated coding books

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has updated two dental coding books to help dentists stay abreast of proper codes when billing patients for dental procedures.

August 1, 2013

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