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Dos and don'ts for insurance: Maximize insurance benefits for patients
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Every year, patients leave an enormous amount of potential dental insurance benefits on the table, unused and lost forever. Whatever your attitude about insurers, you owe it to your patients -- and to your practice -- to do what you can to help them take full advantage of available dental coverage.
April 28, 2013
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Poll: Millions of Ky. adults lack dental insurance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New data from the Kentucky Health Issues Poll show that 1.7 million Kentucky adults (51%) do not have dental insurance.
April 22, 2013
OSU mulls life insurance proceeds from dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oklahoma State University (OSU) officials are debating whether to collect $10 million in life insurance proceeds following the death of a retired dentist insured under a controversial Gift of a Lifetime program.
April 21, 2013
Dos and don'ts for team leadership
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Many practice owners feel they would be revealing too much about their personal income if they allowed staff to see how the practice is performing financially. However, in today's economy, dentists need to take advantage of the power of setting and tracking performance targets.
April 21, 2013
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Cigna launches co-insurance DHMO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cigna has launched a co-insurance dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) plan.
April 17, 2013
ADA: U.S. dental spending flat since 2008
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Overall spending on dental care has remained flat in recent years, despite the fact that per patient dental spending by baby boomers and seniors has increased, according to an ADA analysis.
April 17, 2013
Wis. legislators debate dental fee-capping bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit dentists to change insurance coverage contracts to charge more for certain procedures.
April 17, 2013
Texas Senate passes Medicaid fraud bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Senate has approved a bill aimed at cutting down Medicaid fraud with the creation of a Health and Human Services Commission.
April 16, 2013
Dos and don'ts for practice efficiency: Document systems for repeatability
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Practice systems are the steps team members follow to perform specific tasks in the office. Used properly by the team, the right systems will hit specific performance targets consistently and repeatedly. Doing so requires that they be documented step by step.
April 14, 2013
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Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the Kennebec Journal reported.
April 11, 2013
AADOM endorses Patterson for front office solutions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has endorsed Patterson Dental as its technology solution provider and front office provider.
April 11, 2013
Texas dentist to serve 4 years, pay $1.8M for Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist in Amarillo, TX, has been ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution and spend 50 months in prison after being found guilty of defrauding the Texas Medicaid program out of more than $1 million.
April 8, 2013
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