Office Management: Page 59

Second Opinion: Dentistry is essential -- only when it wants to be
By Dr. Caroline Zeller
With personal protective equipment and vaccines on the line, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted dentistry to tout the importance of oral health. But why hasn't the profession always been this vocal? Dr. Caroline Zeller asks the hard questions in this riveting opinion piece.
August 1, 2021
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Do's and don'ts for patient treatment
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Your treatment of patients is very important, and I don't just mean administering dental care. To increase patient loyalty, regular visits, and referrals, treat patients in ways that show how much you value them, advises Dr. Roger P. Levin.
August 1, 2021
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Second Opinion: Dental therapists needed for oral health equity
By Dr. Steven Krauss
In this Second Opinion, Dr. Steven Krauss offers his response to a commentary by dental thought leaders who proposed five strategies for using the Medicaid program to increase oral health equity. Krauss argues that employing dental therapists should also be a solution.
July 29, 2021
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Can Medicaid provide oral healthcare equity?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Can Medicaid provide oral healthcare equity to poor Americans? Three thought leaders from the American Association of Pediatric Dentistry explored that question in a commentary published in the July edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
July 29, 2021
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Dental visits lag for publicly insured patients
By Hannah Welk
By August 2020, privately insured patients were visiting the dentist at about the same rate as before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. But dental utilization still lagged by 7.5% for patients with public insurance.
July 28, 2021
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Dental Practice Made Simple: Raising your fees
By Theresa Pablos
Have you raised your fees lately? If not, now is the time, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple. A small increase can help your practice keep up with inflation for materials, technology, and staffing.
July 27, 2021
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Survey shows voter support for Medicare dental coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A YouGov survey conducted this month found that 8 in 10 voters support adding dental coverage to Medicare, according to a statement released by the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Families USA, and the Oral Health Progress and Equity Network.
July 26, 2021
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Ex-dental office manager, spouse ordered to pay $3.1M
By Melissa Busch
A former office manager and his husband have been ordered to pay $3.1 million in restitution to a dental practice in Indiana after they pleaded guilty to wire fraud, according to a July 23 statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.
July 26, 2021
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Do's and don'ts for motivating your team
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Regardless of the technique used, good leaders figure out how to motivate each individual and the staff as a whole. When team members are fully engaged in the success of the practice, they can accomplish great things, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.
July 25, 2021
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Dental Practice Made Simple: Incomplete treatment
By Theresa Pablos
In many practices, reaching out to patients with incomplete treatment does not happen with any consistency, explains Dr. Roger P. Levin in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple. Blocking out time for calls is essential to getting these patients back in the chair.
July 20, 2021
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Vt. tops list of states with best pay for dental assistants
By Emily Hayes
Vermont tops the list of states with the best hourly pay rates for dental assistants, according to a new survey conducted by the Dental Assisting National Board. Delaware, Washington, Arkansas, and Massachusetts rounded out the top five spots.
July 19, 2021
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Dental Quality Alliance releases state profiles
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) recently released its National Oral Healthcare Quality state profiles.
July 18, 2021
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