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Idaho dental hygienist sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Idaho dental hygienist charged with Medicaid fraud has been sentenced to 60 months in prison.
June 7, 2017
How to stand out among your competition
By Jay Geier
If you bought a fancy new piece of equipment for your practice, how would you describe it to your patients? Would you call it by its technical name and leave it at that? Or would you emphasize all of its cool features and benefits to them? Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier votes for the latter and also recommends applying the same approach to market yourself and your practice.
June 7, 2017
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How to improve care for stigmatized patients
By Lori Roniger
Patients with a history of addiction and mental illness sometimes experience being stigmatized by dental practitioners and staff, which can include being labeled, stereotyped, and discriminated against. A new study explored this issue and offered suggestions for improving dental care for this population.
June 6, 2017
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Catch-and-release
By Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH
In dental practices throughout the U.S., certain employee issues continue to be concerns from dentist bosses. Dental hygienist Corinne Jameson-Kuehl understands your concerns about these employees and has some suggestions to help you handle, or even prevent, these situations.
June 5, 2017
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Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Karen Becerra
By Theresa Pablos
Dental care is out of reach for many U.S. senior citizens. Often, the inability to get to a clinic coupled with high out-of-pocket expenses are insurmountable barriers for adults age 65 and older, many of whom are struggling just to get by. Dr. Karen Becerra wants to fix that, and she describes the challenges and rewards of being a geriatric dentist in the latest installment of our Leaders in Dentistry series.
June 5, 2017
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What is your relationship with power and control?
By Lisa Knowles, DDS
Dr. Lisa Knowles wanted to know more about her team and how they could work together better. So her office took a personality test. The results reminded her that we all have power and control issues. But the real issue, she writes, is when you try to lead your team without knowing their personalities -- or your own.
June 4, 2017
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Do's and don'ts for practice success: Midyear progress report
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
We're nearly at the halfway point for 2017. Are you on target to reach your goals for new patients, accepted cases, production and profitability? Now's a good time to take a hard look at your practice's performance, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. If performance is lagging in certain areas, make adjustments. If you're doing well in others, build on those strengths.
June 4, 2017
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Sun Life completes acquisition of dental network
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sun Life Financial has completed its acquisition of Premier Dental Group, a preferred provider organization dental network based in Minnesota.
June 1, 2017
Regional fees survey: Part 2 -- How much are you charging?
By Alitta Boechler, AuD, MBA
Do you know what the practice down the street is charging for a certain procedure? How do you know if your rates are competitive and also geographically appropriate? In the second of a two-part series, Alitta Boechler of Sikka Software looks at regional differences in what is being charged for an additional 10 procedures. How do your fees compare?
June 1, 2017
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Regional fees survey: Part 1 -- How much are you charging?
By Alitta Boechler, AuD, MBA
Do you know what the practice down the street is charging for a certain procedure? How do you know if your rates are competitive and also geographically appropriate? In the first of a two-part series, Alitta Boechler of Sikka Software looks at regional differences in what is being charged for 10 procedures. How do your fees compare?
May 31, 2017
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3 problems with self-help for your practice
By Sally McKenzie
When dentists are struggling, they may find it difficult to admit they need help, writes Sally McKenzie. Instead of seeking outside advice from an industry expert, they tell themselves they can fix their practice problems on their own. She details three reasons why these good intentions often do not turn into practice advances.
May 30, 2017
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The 10 largest DSOs in the U.S.
By Tony Edwards
Almost 7% of dentists in the U.S. are associated with dental service/support organizations (DSOs), according to a recent ADA Health Policy Institute report. However, there's no readily available list of which are the largest of these DSOs. DrBicuspid.com presents our list of the 10 largest DSOs in the U.S., based on publically available information.
May 29, 2017
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