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Delta Dental of Tenn. employees donate $50K
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The 61 employees of Delta Dental of Tennessee are directing $50,000 in Smile180 grants to selected organizations across the state.
December 28, 2014
Aspen Dental appoints Williams as vice president
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspen Dental announced that Doyle Williams, DDS, has joined the company as vice president of carrier relations and insurance operations, serving as the organization's principal liaison to the dental insurance industry.
December 28, 2014
Regulatory hot spots in dental transactions: Part 2
By Barton C. Walker, LauraLee Lawley, and John Saran
In this Second Opinion, a partner and two associates from healthcare law firm McGuireWoods continue their series on regulatory issues in dental transactions, focusing on dental service organizations (DSOs) and considerations such as noncompete clauses, billing procedures, and HIPAA compliance.
December 28, 2014
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Dos and don'ts for customer service: See your practice as patients do
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
The more focused you are on dentistry, the more difficult it is for you to see yourself, your team, and your practice from the patients' point of view. Yet their impressions are critically important to your success, so you need to look objectively at what they experience when they come in for an appointment, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
December 28, 2014
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The valuation of trust: Part 1
By Thomas Climo, PhD
As consultant Thomas Climo, PhD, writes, trust is an overarching topic that is too often not discussed. Why should a seller trust a buyer's agent, and why should a buyer trust a seller's broker? Until you answer this, the entire process of buying and selling dental practices may well be founded on miscommunication.
December 23, 2014
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Aspen Dental to pay nearly $1M over deceptive advertising claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental chain Aspen Dental has agreed to pay $990,000 to settle allegations of deceptive advertising and marketing practices and also failing to give refunds to consumers for services not provided in Massachusetts, according to the state attorney general.
December 21, 2014
Henry Schein Financial Services helps practice owners leverage 2014 tax savings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein announced its ongoing support for practice owners seeking to leverage the recently signed Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014.
December 21, 2014
Regulatory hot spots in dental transactions: Part 1
By Barton C. Walker, LauraLee Lawley, and John Saran
In this Second Opinion, a partner and two associates from healthcare law firm McGuireWoods detail the potential regulatory issues in dental transactions, focusing on dental service organizations (DSOs). They stress that due diligence is needed to determine if all federal and state laws have been followed.
December 21, 2014
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Report: More than half of Calif.'s poor kids not getting dental care
By Donna Domino
A new state audit has found that more than half of the 5.1 million children enrolled in Denti-Cal, California's Medicaid dental program, did not receive dental care last year and that Delta Dental, California's largest dental insurer, will have been paid as much as $8.6 billion since 2004 to administer the program.
December 21, 2014
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Dos and don'ts for increasing per-patient production
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Since the dental economy became more challenging, most dentists have been looking for ways to increase production. There's one approach that can yield excellent results. Measure and begin tracking production per patient, then implement strategies to raise that number, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
December 21, 2014
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Texas inspector general resigns amid questions over no-bid contracts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Inspector General Doug Wilson resigned on Friday, December 19, after the Texas state auditor said it was launching an investigation into no-bid contracts brokered by Wilson.
December 18, 2014
CMS clarifies 'free care' rule
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified its "free care" rule, which should make it easier for school-based sealant programs to receive Medicaid reimbursement, according to a letter from CMS Director Cindy Mann.
December 18, 2014
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