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5 easy steps to eliminate stress from your practice
By Allen Crow
Have you thought about how your supply and exam rooms are organized? Is your practice wasting time looking for supplies? By keeping supply and exam rooms neatly organized, your staff will be more efficient. This is just one of five tips that Allen Crow of Easy Dental outlines that can help eliminate stress and help your practice become more productive.
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Dos and don'ts for financial management: Put yourself on a budget
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
As the CEO of your practice, you need to have a clear picture of its financial status and performance. You should also exercise fiscal discipline to ensure that your expenditures are cost-effective and that as much production as possible is converted into income. In other words, you need to create a comprehensive, detailed operating budget -- and abide by it, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
May 25, 2015
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CDA calls for action after Western Dental's Denti-Cal decision
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Dental Association (CDA) is calling for immediate action from the state to reform the Denti-Cal dental Medicaid program after Western Dental announced it will stop accepting new patients enrolled in the program.
May 24, 2015
Western Dental to stop taking new Denti-Cal patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Western Dental, one of the largest providers of California's Denti-Cal dental Medicaid program, has announced it will stop accepting new patients covered by the program because of low reimbursements and increased demand.
May 21, 2015
OIG: Calif. dentists submitted 'questionable' Medicaid billing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
More than 300 California dentists were paid $117.5 million for "questionable" billing for pediatric Medicaid care in 2012, suggesting potential fraud and harm to children, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
May 20, 2015
What dentists can learn from top CEOs about emotional intelligence
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
What is emotional intelligence, and how can it help your practice? In the latest excerpt from his book, What Dentists Can Learn from Top CEOs, Dr. Roger P. Levin details how this concept can help you understand and manage your relationships with others.
May 20, 2015
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The Naked Dentist: Cesar's way
By Curtis Marshall
In his latest Naked Dentist column, Curtis Marshall draws an interesting parallel between well-known dog trainer Cesar Millan's methods and what a dental practice needs to do to thrive. As Marshall helped a practice in Utah understand, a practice can't stop once its numbers start to improve.
May 19, 2015
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How to stop being a worker bee
By Richard H. Madow, DDS, and David M. Madow, DDS
The Pareto principle, or the 80/20 rule, might have started out as an economic observation, but it can be a powerful tool to help your practice thrive. Read how the Madow Brothers put this rule into practice.
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Minn. dental practice warns patients of security breach
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Minnesota dental practice is warning its patients that two laptop computers containing patients' protected health information were recently stolen.
May 18, 2015
4 tips for associate contracts
By Matt LaMaster, Esq.
Whether you are a new graduate of dental school or a dentist seeking a new position, Matt LaMaster, Esq., offers four tips for an associate contract in his first column for DrBicuspid.com. He offers practical advice and questions those on both sides of the negotiation should ask.
May 18, 2015
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ER visits spiked after Calif. cut Medicaid dental benefits
By Theresa Pablos
Significantly more Californians visited the emergency room (ER) for dental-related problems after the state cut Medicaid dental benefits, according to a new article in Health Affairs. The authors hope policymakers will consider adding comprehensive dental coverage to their own state's plans because of the results.
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Sheri's Solutions: 'I'm not telling you how to do your job ...'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger relates something that has probably come up in your practice also: the patient who complains about treatment. Dr. Doniger relates how her practice handles the occasional patient who seemingly is never satisfied.
May 17, 2015
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