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Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss
By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.
November 1, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for team leadership: Express your appreciation
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
As the leader of your practice, you can improve team performance measurably by expressing your appreciation. With a steady stream of "thank yous" and compliments for staff efforts, you'll reinforce their good habits and inspire them to do even better, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
November 1, 2015
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Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases
By Donna Domino
Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.
October 29, 2015
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CDC: HPV vaccination low in managed care plans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Female adolescents in the U.S. with health insurance had low HPV vaccination in 2013, according to an October 29 synopsis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 28, 2015
Why the Cubs matter to your practice
By Bill Blatchford, DDS, and Christina Blatchford, DMD
In their first column for DrBicuspid.com, Drs. Bill and Christina Blatchford ask: How did the Chicago Cubs move from the eye-rolling bottom of the barrel to contention in 2015? The blueprint the Cubs organization followed can be applied to your practice, they write.
October 28, 2015
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ADA survey: Debt, gender influence career choices
By Tony Edwards
Dentists who graduated with higher debt were less likely to specialize and more likely to enter private practice than other primary occupations, according to the findings of a new survey in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 27, 2015
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DataMotion to provide tech services for ADA 2015
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DataMotion will provide secure messaging and email encryption technology for the ADA 2015 annual meeting in Washington, DC, in November.
October 26, 2015
4 things that prevent your patients from referring
By Jay Geier
A referral is the greatest compliment one of your patients can give your practice and a great way to grow your practice. So, Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier asks, if your referral numbers are not where you want them to be, what are you doing to improve them?
October 26, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for marketing: Implement 15 ongoing strategies
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Internal marketing, which focuses on generating new patient referrals from your current patients, is far more cost-effective than external marketing. Encouraging patients to make referrals requires no expensive outreach. With the right strategies, you should be able to get at least one referral every year from 40% to 60% of your current patients, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
October 25, 2015
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Practice turnaround: Will success occur automatically?
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
What do you do when your practice income doesn't keep pace with your expenses? In this case study excerpt from his recent book, Practice Turnaround: Succeeding in the New Dental Economy, Dr. Roger P. Levin illustrates how a struggling dental practice can turn the financial situation around.
October 22, 2015
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Ind. reaches settlement with Aspen Dental on ad claims
By Tony Edwards
The Indiana Attorney General's Office has reached a settlement agreement on October 22 with Aspen Dental Management, resolving allegations that the company used deceptive advertising and other unfair tactics to promote services at Aspen Dental-branded practices in Indiana. Affected customers will receive restitution, and Aspen agrees to reform its advertising techniques.
October 21, 2015
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Farmworkers survey highlights lack of oral healthcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first-ever survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County in California found that more than a third of those surveyed reported needing dental care in the past year.
October 21, 2015
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