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4 trends for dental care in the emergency department

By Theresa Pablos

Some people take an ambulance to the hospital for tooth pain, emergency department (ED) visits seem to be increasing, and ED problems are not limited to the U.S. At least, that's according to research presented at the recent 2017 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting.

April 5, 2017

Delta Dental of Calif. names new senior VP of strategy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental of California has appointed Kevin Jackson as senior vice president of strategy.

April 4, 2017

Get smart with case acceptance

By Kevin Tighe

When you talk with your patients about treatment acceptance, how often do they say yes? You might think your failure rate is below 20%, but Kevin Tighe of Cambridge Dental Consultants suggests taking a look at your patient files to see. He has some ideas to help you improve your case acceptance rate.

April 4, 2017

Legal Cases: Mandibular fracture after implant placement

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

You use a health history form with every patient. You discuss this form and their health with them and receive their agreement, But, as William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler write in their latest Legal Cases series, it is impossible to get every condition onto a form. Learn what happened to a new-to-practice prosthodontist who placed implants in a 68-year-old patient.

April 3, 2017

Study finds Medicaid expansion produces mixed results

By Tony Edwards

When a U.S. state expands Medicaid eligibility to include dental benefits, does this actually increase the number of low-income adults who see a dentist in that state? What does this expanded eligibility mean for low-income parents of children in these states? These questions were the focus of a new study in Health Affairs.

April 3, 2017

Delta Dental of Ky. CEO resigns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The dentist who served as CEO of Delta Dental of Kentucky since 1995 has resigned.

April 2, 2017

Do's and don'ts for customer service: Good isn't good enough

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Most practices provide good customer service, but that's no longer good enough. To stand out in a crowded field, you have to deliver great customer service, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. Every interaction must be viewed as an opportunity to WOW patients.

April 2, 2017

Week in Review: ADA's new licensing exam; new products at IDS; and teledentistry

By Tony Edwards

March 30, 2017

Survey: Dental offices have shortest patient wait time

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Your patients may have some anxiety about visiting your office, but at least they don't have to wait long. A new survey reported that patients seeing a general dentist have the shortest wait time on average of any U.S. doctor's office.

March 30, 2017

Health policy debate needs to protect children's benefits

By Deborah Vishnevsky

These past few weeks have been a roller-coaster ride for anyone following the health policy debates in Congress, writes Deborah Vishnevsky of the Children's Dental Health Project. In this Second Opinion, she recaps recent events and makes a case for continuing oral healthcare benefits for children.

March 30, 2017

Survey: Only 29% of patients screened for oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Only 29% of U.S. patients reported being screened for oral cancer at their last visit to the dental office, according to a new survey released by the Oral Cancer Foundation, the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Vigilant Biosciences, and Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer.

March 30, 2017

$6.4M misspent by La. Medicaid dental program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An audit of the Louisiana Medicaid Dental Program found that $6.4 million in payments made by the program from July 2012 through June 2016 violated the program's rules.

March 29, 2017

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