Dental Practice: Page 353

How to leverage your offline connections

By Roger P. Levin, DDS, Bekkah Vidal

DrBicuspid.com recently asked Dr. Roger P. Levin of Levin Group and Bekkah Vidal of Wpromote to share their thoughts about offline or community marketing. They discuss the real-world marketing of your practice, how to create goodwill in the community, and more.

June 22, 2016

CDA Foundation receives $3M in funding

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The recently approved acquisition of insurer Humana by fellow insurer Aetna will benefit the California Dental Association Foundation.

June 21, 2016

5 things I wish I knew as a teenager

By Jay Geier

How often do you hear someone say, "If I only knew then what I know now"? After 30 years of working with tens of thousands of doctors, Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier has heard it many times. During a recent speech, he realized that his advice for teenagers looking to make their mark also applies to dentists seeking to make their practices successful.

June 21, 2016

Komet launches mobile app

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA has launched a free mobile app with personalized information based on specialty and practice location.

June 20, 2016

Legal Cases: Brain abscess from alleged failure to treat perio disease

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

A 47-year-old photographer with periodontal disease and active purulent discharge experienced a seizure eight days after periodontal treatment. As William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler document, what happened next is a reminder that all antibiotic situations have to be evaluated carefully.

June 20, 2016

Taking the 'Groundhog Day' out of provider credentialing: Part 2

By Mike Lessila

In the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray's character, Phil, finds himself living the same day over and over again. However, unlike Phil, who found a way to change his life, the repetition of filling out credentialing forms for a payor's network never seems to change. Skygen USA's Mike Lessila offers a solution and addresses two important concerns: cost and security.

June 19, 2016

Dos and don'ts for quality control: Ask patients what they think about your practice

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

In today's more challenging dental market, customer service has become more important than ever. You need patient feedback to know if your efforts are paying off -- and where improvements can be made. You may have an impression of how patients feel about your practice, but you need a more reliable gauge, and you need to ask the patients themselves, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.

June 19, 2016

HHS offers new funding for U.S. oral healthcare

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced nearly $156 million in funding to help more than 400 health centers in the U.S. increase access to oral healthcare services.

June 16, 2016

Ohio considers dental therapists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ohio is the latest state to introduce legislation to license dental therapists.

June 15, 2016

Court rules Ga. teeth-whitening suit can proceed

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A lawsuit challenging the Georgia Board of Dentistry's rule prohibiting nondentists from doing teeth whitening will proceed.

June 15, 2016

10 cures for the daily grind

By Jen Butler, MEd

Laughter isn't just the best medicine, it's also one of the keys to having a better office environment, reducing stress, and attracting and retaining patients, writes stress management expert Jen Butler. She offers 10 ideas to help you inject some humor into your day and relieve the daily grind.

June 14, 2016

Vt. governor signs dental therapist bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a bill that allows dental therapists to practice in Vermont.

June 13, 2016

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