Dental Practice: Page 186

Traditional models won't work for patients with special needs

By Melissa Busch

Achieving oral health equity for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities requires improving provider availability and embracing new financial models, according to a symposium held on April 5.

April 5, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic ups risk for oral cancer

By Hannah Welk

There's been a dramatic increase in the risk for oral cancer due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related changes in lifestyle risk factors coupled with interruptions to dental care and preventive healthcare, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

April 4, 2022

ADA poll: Dental practices are getting busier

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A March poll conducted by the ADA Health Policy Institute (HPI) has found that dental practice schedules have gotten busier since January, up from 77% to 88%.

April 3, 2022

When patients ask for healthy teeth to be pulled, dentists oblige

By Melissa Busch

A small percentage of patients request the extraction of healthy teeth, and though dentists report reluctance, many pull the teeth anyway, according to a study published on March 30 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

April 3, 2022

Do's and don'ts for having a good attitude

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dentists have bad days sometimes, but they need to exercise good self-control at the office, keeping negative feelings to themselves. Otherwise, the experience of everyone at the practice -- patients as well as staff -- will be less than pleasant, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

April 3, 2022

Week in Review: Apical periodontitis caused by bruxism | Coverage from DSO meeting | New Dental Dose episode

By Theresa Pablos

April 1, 2022

Practice settles claim it used patient data in political bid

By Melissa Busch

An Alabama dental practice agreed to take corrective action to settle a potential HIPAA violation for reportedly disclosing patients' private health data to a campaign manager and a marketing firm hired to manage the owner dentist's political campaign.

March 31, 2022

Dental Dose: Take precautions for patients with asthma

By Theresa Pablos

Dental Dose addresses two facets of dental pharmacology: medications used in dentistry with systemic effects and medications used for nondental conditions that impact dentistry. Treating patients with asthma tackles both sides of dental pharmacology, explained Tom Viola in the latest episode.

March 31, 2022

Dominion renews contract with Del.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dominion National has renewed its contract with Delaware to administrate dental and vision benefits for state employees.

March 30, 2022

Second Opinion: How private equity secured dental PPP loans

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

Two years ago, the federal government created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses weather the turbulent start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Michael Davis asks whether it was moral for practices affiliated with private equity-backed companies to secure PPP loans.

March 30, 2022

Zentist unveils dental EOB automation software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Automated dental insurance claims processing software developer Zentist has introduced Remit AI, an artificial intelligence-based explanation-of-benefits (EOB) automation software application.

March 29, 2022

Update your employee handbook to keep current with regulations

By Ali Oromchian, JD

The Families First Coronavirus Act, the Civil Service Reform Act, the Equal Pay Act, and more are all relevant to your practice's employee handbook. Ali Oromchian, JD, summarizes what you should consider when updating your handbook for 2022.

March 29, 2022

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