Dental Practice: Page 331

What do you tell your patients about mouthwash?

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Dr. Alvin Danenberg's patients often ask him about mouthwash and mouthrinses. They want to know if mouthwash kills bacteria. But then they ask if bacteria can cause gum disease and how can they get or keep healthy gums. This is an opportunity to have an in-depth conversation about your patient's health.

January 17, 2017

CDHCs and the evolving dental team

By Theresa Pablos

The dental team is changing. It seems everyone is trying to find a solution to increase access to oral healthcare for millions of Americans. For the past 10 years, the ADA's answer has not been midlevel providers but rather community dental health coordinators (CDHCs).

January 16, 2017

The 3 benefits your employees want more than a raise

By Sally McKenzie

Salary is important when it comes to attracting and keeping team members to your practice. However, as practice management consultant Sally McKenzie writes, the three core benefits you offer might be just as important to them.

January 16, 2017

Do's and don'ts for increasing production: Bounce back from treatment rejection

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

When patients reject treatment you propose, it may not really signal the end of the discussion. It's hard to know what they're thinking, but there may be a money issue or other barriers. Your best course of action is clear: Remind them periodically of the treatment option you presented -- and its benefits, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.

January 15, 2017

United Concordia names new chief dental officer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Insurance company United Concordia Dental has named Quinn Dufurrena, DDS, JD, as the company's new chief dental officer.

January 11, 2017

ADA brief: Dentist earnings stable, but unused capacity still high

By Lori Roniger

Earnings for general dentists in the U.S. remained stable in 2015, but they appear unlikely to return to prerecession growth levels, according to a new research brief by the ADA's Health Policy Institute. In addition, general dentists reported being busier in 2015, but there is still significant unused capacity in the dental care system, the authors noted.

January 11, 2017

Your new year: How to make a strong start with patient reactivation

By Kevin Tighe

A full schedule is vital to the health of your practice; however, most practice owners vastly underestimate how much you have to work to keep the schedule full, writes Kevin Tighe of Cambridge Dental Consultants. He offers a comprehensive overview of how to enact a patient reactivation program.

January 11, 2017

Dentist again tops U.S. News jobs list

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Being a dentist is again the best job in the U.S., according to the list of the 100 Best Jobs of 2017 by U.S. News & World Report.

January 10, 2017

DrBicuspid.com announces the 2017 Dental Excellence Award winners

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Dental Excellence Awards. Please join us in honoring the best new products in dentistry. Awards will be presented at the Chicago Dental Society's Midwinter Meeting in February.

January 9, 2017

Texas chain to pay $8.45M to settle Medicaid fraud case

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Justice announced an $8.45 million Medicaid fraud case settlement with a Texas dental company and its affiliated practices.

January 9, 2017

New product: Carestream Dental adds practice management app

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental has launched the new CS Boost practice management app for its cloud users.

January 9, 2017

Do's and don'ts for patient communication: Highlight practice technology

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental patients may quickly become bored and confused if you go on and on about your incredible new technological wonder you've invested in. But that doesn't mean the subject is forbidden. You just have to translate it into a "lite" version focused on how it benefits the patient, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

January 8, 2017

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