Dental Practice: Page 177

41% of Americans have medical or dental debt

By Alex Dagostino

Rising healthcare costs have been a concern for many Americans and can often lead to healthcare debt, whether patients are insured or not. A survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals why patients accrue healthcare debt.

July 4, 2022

Do's and don'ts for making hand-offs smoother

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Within a dental practice, there are inevitably transitions from one area of responsibility to another. These hand-offs are critical points. For the sake of office efficiency, productivity, and patient satisfaction, hand-offs must be as smooth as possible, explains Dr. Roger P. Levin.

July 4, 2022

More Americans seeking oral care in emergency departments

By Alex Dagostino

An increasing number of Americans are relying on the emergency department (ED) for oral healthcare. From 1997 to 2007, the use of EDs to treat caries, periodontitis, and other conditions increased annually by 4%, according to data published June 24 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

June 29, 2022

4 ways to grow your practice with insurance alternatives

By Jenn Stoll

Dental insurance alternatives like dental savings plans can help practices increase revenue, writes Jenn Stoll. Stoll offers four ways that these benefits can help provide for your practice and patients.

June 29, 2022

Delta Dental of Tenn. taps new president

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Tennessee has appointed Jeff Ballard as its new president.

June 29, 2022

Dental practice bans patients weighing more than 280 lb

By Melissa Busch

A dental practice in the U.K. will no longer treat patients who weigh 127 kg (about 280 lb) or more to prevent them from damaging their expensive dental chairs again, according to recent news reports.

June 28, 2022

5 ways to make your practice more LGBTQ+ friendly

By Alex Dagostino

Healthcare utilization is lower among the LGBTQ+ community, but there are simple steps dental practices can take to make their practices welcoming for all patients, according to diversity and inclusion advocates Drs. Marita Inglehart and Scott Schwartz.

June 28, 2022

Advocate tips for welcoming LGBTQ+ pediatric patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Research shows that healthcare utilization is lower among LGBTQ+ youth. There are simple swaps that can help welcome LGBTQ+ youth to your practice, according to diversity and inclusion advocates Drs. Marita Inglehart and Scott Schwartz.

June 27, 2022

HPI: Dental hygienists, assistants get pay hikes of up to 6%

By Melissa Busch

Approximately eight out of 10 dentists recently have given pay raises -- commonly in the range of 4-6% -- to dental hygienists and assistants, according to poll results released in June by the ADA’s Health Policy Institute (HPI).

June 26, 2022

PDS Foundation announces scholarship winners

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) Foundation has announced the recipients of the Dr. Carolyn Ghazal Dental Assistant Scholarship.

June 26, 2022

Practice schedules 86% full, new ADA survey says

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental practices’ schedules were about 86% full in June compared to 88% in March, according to a survey report by the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.

June 26, 2022

Do's and don'ts for no-shows and late cancellations

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

No-shows and last-minute cancellations create serious scheduling and production problems, but there are some techniques to minimize these occurrences, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

June 26, 2022

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