Dental Practice: Page 286

Oral pain center to pay $1M to settle false claims case

By Melissa Busch

A pain treatment center in Wisconsin has agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare for oral appliances used to treat temporomandibular joint disorders.

January 19, 2020

DSOs: Comparing startups to those operating and successful

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA

A startup dental service organization (DSO) has a risk in maintaining an adequate capitalization base in the short term -- and especially in the long term. Certified public accountant Bruce Bryen explains some of the hardships and concepts for curing the problems necessary for a startup DSO to become a successful DSO.

January 19, 2020

Do's and don'ts for starting the new year off right

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

The new year offers a great opportunity to start fresh. Now's the time to look back on what went well, evaluate what went wrong, and devise a plan for improving performance in 2020, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.

January 19, 2020

Mass. practice charged with Medicaid fraud scheme

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two dentists and an office manager from Massachusetts were arrested and indicted on January 16 for allegedly running a scheme to defraud MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program.

January 15, 2020

Wis. dental assistant claims fired for pro-Trump comments

By Melissa Busch

A dental assistant in Wisconsin says she was fired when a bad review, claiming her employer had workers who spew racist comments, surfaced on the office's social media. She believes her own pro-President Trump comments on Facebook led to the review and firing, according to news reports.

January 15, 2020

Proper introduction of associate dentist crucial to patient relationships

By Dr. James V. Anderson

If you're considering hiring an associate dentist for your practice, it's important to heed some key advice when making this critical move. Dr. James Anderson explains why a proper introduction of a new associate to your patients is vital and shares tips on how to do so.

January 15, 2020

Dental employee accused of swapping fentanyl for saline

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental office employee in Ohio pleaded not guilty on January 10 to felony charges of stealing and tampering with drugs. She is accused of stealing fentanyl from the oral surgery center where she worked and refilling the vials with saline, according to news reports.

January 14, 2020

5 ways to build teamwork into your practice culture

By Mike Monfredi

Teamwork is an essential component of running a successful practice. Cultivating a great team is beneficial for your quality of life at work -- and also your bottom line. Mike Monfredi, the practice manager at Monfredi Family Dentistry, details five ways to build teamwork into your practice culture.

January 14, 2020

Ask the Dentrix Expert: Locating the correct AR number

By Dayna Johnson

This is the first in a new, yearlong series that is designed to help dentists and team members understand their practice management software better. Dayna Johnson, a certified Dentrix trainer and founder of Novonee.com, offers helpful information on locating the correct accounts receivable number.

January 14, 2020

Calif. dental worker arrested for forging prescriptions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental employee in California was arrested for allegedly forging prescriptions for muscle relaxants for personal use, according to news reports.

January 13, 2020

Are you scheduling correctly using the 'and' philosophy?

By Lynne Leggett

The schedule is the heartbeat of the dental practice -- it can either increase or decrease the stress of the team and is vital to meet your daily financial production goal. But is it convenient for your patients to schedule appointments? Dental consultant Lynne Leggett of Victory Dental Management explains how you can manage your schedule to meet your daily goal and make patients happy.

January 13, 2020

Patients, ex-staff wage online war against Wash. dentist

By Melissa Busch

Former patients and employees of a Washington dentist have lit up review sites and social media with scathing reviews and allegations of unprofessionalism, misconduct, discrimination, questionable ethics, and mental abuse, according to a local news story.

January 13, 2020

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