Dental Practice: Page 214

Do's and don'ts for incomplete treatment

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Practices should think of incomplete treatment as an opportunity. Completing incomplete treatment is one of the best production-boosting strategies of all time, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.

August 15, 2021

Heartland chooses Dentira for clinical supply platform

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentira said that Heartland Dental has chosen the company to help with the ordering experience for Heartland-supported offices.

August 12, 2021

Pearl receives patent for AI fraud detection software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developer Pearl said it has received a U.S. patent for software to detect fraud, waste, and abuse in radiographic dental insurance claims.

August 11, 2021

Want to implement flexible work schedules? Here's how

By Melissa Busch

Flexible work arrangements may be the answer to meeting dental practices challenges, including increased patient demand and employee absences due to COVID-19 infections or quarantines, according to advice published on August 9 in BDJ In Practice.

August 10, 2021

Disaster assistance available to Calif. Dixie Fire victims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal Dental, and Henry Schein are offering assistance for those affected by the Dixie Fire, ravaging the northern part of the state.

August 10, 2021

Reduce overhead, raise production to head off inflation

By Dr. James V. Anderson

The COVID-19 crisis narrowed profit margins. Now inflation is eating away at the value of each dollar, and dentist owners must monitor expenses and rein in any unnecessary outgo. One way to do that is to take a look at your overhead, writes Dr. James V. Anderson.

August 10, 2021

Don't let 'fuzzy thinking' put dental patients at risk

By Melissa Busch

Are you practicing while under the influence of "fuzzy thinking" -- basing dental treatment decisions on opinions rather than facts? Clinicians who do so may be putting patients at risk, according to a perspective published August 8 in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 9, 2021

Conn. dentist charged with filing fraudulent Medicaid claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A North Haven, CT, dentist has been charged with filing $200,484 in fraudulent Medicaid claims between 2016 and 2021 for dental work that allegedly was not performed, according to Connecticut's state Division of Criminal Justice.

August 8, 2021

Psychosomatic syndrome can lead to unneeded dental procedures

By Melissa Busch

Phantom bite syndrome -- a psychosomatic condition in which patients are preoccupied with dental occlusion -- can result in unnecessary dental procedures and even lead to new or worse dental problems. Frontiers in Psychiatry published a case report of three women with the condition.

August 8, 2021

Do's and don'ts for social media

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Social media offers a wonderful opportunity to reach out to patients and the community, drive your brand, and have fun. The truth is that social media success for dental practices is about creating fun and interesting communications, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

August 8, 2021

Delta Dental to offer legal insurance through ARAG

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of Iowa has announced a partnership with ARAG to offer legal insurance and identity theft protection to its customers with fewer than 250 employees.

August 5, 2021

The question that determines dentistry's future

By Dr. Marc Cooper

Who will dentists need to be in the future that they are not now? Dr. Marc Cooper explores why this question is a reflection of the dental industry's paradigm shift from dental practice to healthcare practice and why the answer will determine industry's future winners and losers.

August 4, 2021

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