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How dentists can have it all -- money, freedom, and more
By Melissa Busch
Practicing with purpose, escaping dental school debt, maximizing profits, and living the best possible personal life can happen if dentists embrace technology and build strong dental teams, according to a session at the ADA's SmileCon 2021 meeting in Las Vegas.
October 11, 2021
2020 01 23 19 26 0800 Dentist Patient Hygienist 400
More people floss daily after Medicaid expansion
By Theresa Pablos
Expanding Medicaid programs to include dental benefits resulted in a double-digit increase in the percentage of low-income adults who flossed on a daily basis in a study published in JAMA Network Open. Medicaid dental benefits were also tied to fewer untreated decayed teeth.
October 11, 2021
2016 08 03 14 23 11 590 Flossing 400
18 ex-NBA players, spouse charged for $4M in dental, medical fraud
By Melissa Busch
An alleged scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association's (NBA) benefits plan by submitting $4 million in false dental and medical claims has led to charges against 18 former players and a spouse, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
October 10, 2021
2017 07 13 13 58 52 771 Money Handcuffs 400
Some dentists enrolled in Medicaid not treating beneficiaries
By Melissa Busch
A state may have a significant share of dentists enrolled in Medicaid, but that doesn't mean they are treating these low-income patients, according to a research brief presented on October 4 by the ADA's Health Policy Institute.
October 10, 2021
2021 02 26 00 24 3611 Dentist Exam Light 400
Do's and don'ts for answering the phone
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Even in the age of texts and emails, phone calls are still the practice's lifeline for new patients. Powerful verbal skills will help win over patients and turn calls into scheduled appointments, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.
October 10, 2021
2016 11 18 14 42 01 206 Practice Success2 400
AIDPH, CareQuest form partnership for veteran oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Institute of Dental Public Health (AIDPH) and CareQuest Institute are teaming up to advance oral health equity.
October 7, 2021
2019 12 12 00 02 9589 Military 400
Dental Practice Made Simple: How to handle the unhappy patient
By Theresa Pablos
What do you say when a patient comes to the front desk unhappy? In the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple, Dr. Roger P. Levin said the right way to handle that situation is to embrace the patient and his or her complaints.
October 5, 2021
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Medicaid reimbursement rose for adults in 2020
By Melissa Busch
In 2020, the average Medicaid reimbursement in states that provide adult dental services was about 54% of private insurance reimbursement, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2017, according to a webinar hosted on October 4 by the ADA's Health Policy Institute.
October 5, 2021
2021 04 23 00 16 9585 Businessman Plan Graph 400
Sun Life to acquire DentaQuest for $2.5B
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. employee benefits provider Sun Life Financial announced that it will spend $2.475 billion to acquire Medicaid dental benefits provider DentaQuest. The deal will double revenues for Sun Life's U.S. business.
October 3, 2021
2020 10 12 22 27 1013 Hands Shaking Deal 400
Women in Dentistry Leadership Series to be held at SmileCon
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA will feature the Women in Dentistry Leadership Series as part of its lineup at the upcoming SmileCon annual meeting in Las Vegas.
September 30, 2021
2020 09 28 22 48 3652 Dentist Woman Patient 400
Virtual Dental Care inks teledentistry deal with Humana
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Virtual Dental Care is partnering with Humana to offer 24/7 teledentistry services beginning in 2022.
September 30, 2021
2019 11 18 21 42 2768 Insurance Computer 400
Completing your trajectory from entrepreneur to CEO
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
One of Dr. Roger P. Levin's key learnings has been that practices typically move through four phases of development. In the second installment of a two-part series, he describes the successes and challenges of the second two phases: the CEO stage and the strategist stage.
September 29, 2021
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