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Principal Financial allows 2nd opinion on dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Principal Financial Group is offering its dental insurance members the flexibility to seek an opinion from two different dentists before choosing dental procedures.
November 13, 2011
Dos and don'ts for leadership: Seeking expert advice
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dentists need to surround themselves with experts. Highly successful people recognize that they cannot do it all, should not try to do it all, and if they do, they will reach an absolute plateau and never move past it.
November 13, 2011
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Parents sue Texas dental chain over 'unnecessary treatments'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of parents in San Antonio has filed a lawsuit against Smile Center, a chain of dental clinics, alleging that their children were subjected to unnecessary and excessive treatments so the dental chain could "bilk" millions from Medicaid, according to a story in the San Antonio Express-News.
November 10, 2011
New Calif. Medicaid cuts may affect kids' dental services
By Kathy Kincade
Faced with a severe budget crisis, California virtually eliminated adult Medicaid dental benefits two years ago. Now children's dental services are being threatened by a proposed 10% reduction in Medicaid reimbursement rates, approved October 27 by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
November 9, 2011
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EHR study finds huge cost savings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sharing of electronic health record (EHR) information across every major emergency department in the Memphis, TN, area resulted in reduced hospital admissions, reduced radiology tests, and an annual cost savings of nearly $2 million, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
November 7, 2011
Dos and don'ts for team building: Morning meetings matter
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Through effective daily meetings, practices can enjoy a significantly productive day. When practices fail to hold consistent morning meetings, chaotic, stressful days are often the result. Morning meetings keep doctors and teams focused -- if handled correctly.
November 6, 2011
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Patient data security breach prompts $4.9B lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Following a data security breach in September, a $4.9 billion class-action lawsuit has been filed against Tricare, the health insurance carrier for the U.S. military; the Department of Defense (DoD); and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, according to a story in Health Data Management.
November 3, 2011
NYSDA endorses Demandforce
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New York State Dental Association has endorsed Demandforce as the exclusive online marketing and patient communications software for its 14,000 members.
October 31, 2011
WSDA offers 'online effectiveness consultation'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Members of the Washington State Dental Association (WSDA) can receive a no-obligation online effectiveness consultation and a 5% discount on the cloud-based Sesame 24-7 integrated online communication system through an exclusive offer from the WSDA and Sesame Communications.
October 31, 2011
P&G told to change toothpaste advertising claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Claims has recommended that Procter & Gamble discontinue advertising claims for Crest Sensitivity Treatment & Protection Toothpaste that promise "relief within minutes."
October 27, 2011
Scholarship to fund endodontic leadership training
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Education Association and the American Association of Endodontists Foundation are sponsoring an endodontic educator's participation in ADEA's leadership development program.
October 25, 2011
New Dental Choice expands in 3 states
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Dental Choice, a discount dental plan provided by First Dental Health, has increased access to its program in three U.S. states.
October 25, 2011
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