Dental Practice: Page 404

Second Opinion: Ga. must correct dental care disparities

By Nicoleta Serban, PhD

While almost 1.5 million Georgia children qualify for public dental benefits, less than 10% of licensed dentists in that state accept public insurance for children, according to Nicoleta Serban, PhD, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this Second Opinion, she advocates for action to ensure these children receive the care they need.

July 12, 2016

5 things to look for in a dental lab

By Jason Watts, DMD

How do you choose a lab to work with? Whether you are a dentist getting started or one with an existing practice, your relationship with your lab is one of the most important professional relationships you'll undertake. In this column, Dr. Jason Watts outlines five things to look for when working with a lab.

July 12, 2016

Benevis picks Ingate for telecommunications

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Support services company Benevis has chosen Ingate Systems to enable session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking for dental service organization Kool Smiles.

July 11, 2016

Second Opinion: IRS rule change makes dental coverage more affordable

By Colin Reusch

Colin Reusch of the Children's Dental Health Project offers some background on a proposed tax change that may help dental patients and dentists. Reusch offers background on the issue and how a wide range of dental organizations found common ground on this important issue of dental coverage.

July 11, 2016

Tab32 update includes HIPAA-compliant referrals

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new, free module for Tab32's patient communication and management software programs allows providers to send out referrals through the web.

July 10, 2016

Second Opinion: Dental benefits should stand alone

By Jeff Album

A bill in Congress would allow consumers to choose the pediatric dental plan best suited to their children's needs, while still preserving all the required dental benefits that meet Affordable Care Act coverage standards. Delta Dental's Jeff Album makes the case as to why the dental industry should support this bill.

July 10, 2016

Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Are you acting like a manager rather than a leader?

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dentists often behave more like managers than business leaders, which is understandable, since very few dentists have gone to business school. But, to pave the way to true practice success, you must delegate day-to-day office management to your staff -- reserving your time for production and strategic decision-making, Dr. Roger P. Levin notes in his latest Practice Success tip.

July 10, 2016

How buy-sell agreements can protect your practice

By John G. McCarthy III

Two middle-aged dentists own a practice as equal partners, but, tragically, one suddenly has a massive heart attack while jogging and dies. Not only does the surviving dentist lose a friend and partner, he finds himself with a new co-owner, his partner's wife. The result is chaos, writes financial planner John G. McCarthy III.

July 6, 2016

ADA partners with foundation for health literacy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA has partnered with the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Consumer Reports to bring dental health literacy to Choosing Wisely.

July 5, 2016

The 7 most expensive words in your practice

By Jay Geier

As a private-practice owner, you are ultimately responsible for the profitability of your business. And yet there are seven words that might be costing you up to $400,000 in revenue each year, writes Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier. Find out what those words are and how to banish them from your vocabulary.

July 5, 2016

3 reasons why your associate isn't producing

By Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH

After a long process, you've hired an associate for your practice. Congratulations! But what happens when the grace period ends and practice income isn't where you think it should be? Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH, offers three reasons why your associate may not be producing and advises what you can do to change the situation.

July 4, 2016

Dos and don'ts for patient management: Make it easy for patients to become active again

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Patients who stopped coming to your practice for regular appointments may, in fact, be ready to come back if prompted. Make the effort to contact inactive patients, and give them reason to come in for an appointment. You'll be able to return a high proportion of them to your active patient base, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.

July 3, 2016

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