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Dental Practice: Page 369
Great Expressions expands in Texas
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Great Expressions Dental Centers has acquired eight Floss dental practices in Texas.
June 13, 2017
EPA regulation on amalgam waste to be reinstated
By
Tony Edwards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will lift its hold on finalized standards to reduce the discharge of mercury and other metals in wastewater from dental practices into municipal sewage treatment plants on June 14, 2017. The rule will go into effect on July 14, 2017, with a compliance date for dental offices of July 14, 2020.
June 12, 2017
Legal Cases: Claimed nerve injury and trismus after mandibular block
By
William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
A patient returns to your office just days after you performed a mandibular block. You refer the patient to an oral surgeon, then don't hear from the patient again. Until three months later and you are being served. In their latest Legal Cases series, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler document how they handled this case for their client and what you can do to try to prevent it from happening.
June 11, 2017
Do's and don'ts for team building: Midyear performance review
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
Set aside some time to speak individually with team members about their performance for the first six months of the year. Checking in with your employees gives them a heads-up about what's going well and what areas need improving, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.
June 11, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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