Dental Practice: Page 105

Do's and don'ts for accommodating emergencies

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Emergencies are, by nature, unexpected. These events will be disruptive to some extent, especially if they occur when you have a full schedule of planned patient care, but you can minimize the negative consequences, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

December 18, 2022

Week in Review: New antibiotics study | Dental spending skyrockets | Practice management tips for 2023

By Theresa Pablos

December 16, 2022

Patient-facing roles not tied to increased COVID-19 rates

By Kate Madden Yee

COVID-19 rates in dental clinics were not higher for people involved in patient-facing roles, according to a study published December 13 by Harvard School of Dental Medicine researchers in JAMA Network Open.

December 15, 2022

Practice pays $23K for reportedly revealing patients' data on Yelp

By Melissa Busch

A California dental practice has paid $23,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights to settle a potential HIPAA violation for reportedly disclosing patient-protected health information in responses to Yelp reviews.

December 15, 2022

Dentists can apply for new YouTube features

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

YouTube has unveiled new health information-sharing features to channels hosted by licensed healthcare professionals, and dentists can apply to make their channels eligible for the new features.

December 14, 2022

Dental spending skyrocketed to $162B in 2021

By Melissa Busch

Although U.S. healthcare spending grew less than 3% to about $4 trillion in 2021, dental services expenditures made a major turnaround, increasing by about 16% to nearly $162 billion, according to a study published online on December 14 in Health Affairs.

December 14, 2022

How to make 2023 your practice's best year

By Melissa Busch

From dental workforce shortages to the ongoing financial recovery from COVID-19, dentistry has faced plenty of practice management challenges in 2022. As the clock ticks closer to the new year, dentistry thought leaders shared their tips for managing practices in 2023.

December 13, 2022

HPI: 8 out of 10 dentists support dental insurance reform

By Alex Dagostino

Dentists largely support dental insurance reform, according to findings from the ADA Health Policy Institute's Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry poll. More than 1,100 dentists responded to the poll, which was conducted from November 8 to November 13.

December 13, 2022

JADA study: Stop prescribing antibiotics to some patients

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians may want to stop prescribing antibiotics to patients with prosthetic joints before they undergo invasive dental procedures, because they don't cut the risk of developing infections, according to a study published on December 2 in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

December 12, 2022

Nevada dentists seek dental insurance reform

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nevada Sen. Heidi Seevers Gansert (R-Reno) filed a dental insurance reform bill to raise the requirement that insurance companies must spend on patient care, according to the Nevada Dental Association.

December 11, 2022

Now trending: Oral piercings and gems

By Alex Dagostino

Dentists are warning against a popular trend among young adults: oral piercings and gems. The trend may pose serious damage to one's oral health, according to a commentary published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

December 11, 2022

Do's and don'ts for cross-training team members

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

If you've been practicing dentistry for a while, you've probably experienced high-stress days when an important member of your team suddenly gets sick ... or quits. To avoid experiencing hardships when these absences inevitably occur, you must cross-train your team members, advises Dr. Roger P. Levin.

December 11, 2022

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