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Sheri's Solutions: Sorry, we don't take your 'insurance'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger asks how you handle the oft-asked question of "Do you take my insurance?" While seemingly a straightforward question, the answer involves preparation and important practice management decisions.
July 13, 2014
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Judge allows lawsuit over Fla. Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite Florida's claims that privatizing Medicaid will resolve problems, a federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the state does not provide adequate care to children in the Medicaid program.
July 10, 2014
Do physicians provide better preventive dental care for young kids?
By Rob Goszkowski
When researchers compared the outcomes of the caries prevention efforts of dentists, primary care providers, and a combination of the two, they found surprising results. Children from ages 3 to 5 in a North Carolina Medicaid program who saw only a primary care provider had fewer caries treatments and lower payments, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Research.
July 10, 2014
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U.S. House bill introduced to expand veterans' dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas has introduced a bill that would ensure veterans have access to enhanced dental care, authorize a pilot program to use community-based clinics for extensive dental work, and provide dental health education that would encourage prevention.
July 9, 2014
Mo. governor cuts funding for adult dental Medicaid coverage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has cut funding for adult dental Medicaid coverage, just a month after lawmakers had restored funding for such dental care.
July 9, 2014
U.S. Census report data outline key dental opportunities
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While you might hear anecdotal statistics about the aging population of the U.S. or a news report about the retirement of the baby boomers, the realities of the situation, and perhaps opportunities for your practice, were made clear by a recent, comprehensive report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
July 9, 2014
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The AA of stress management
By Jen Butler, MEd
In her debut column for DrBicuspid.com, dental stress management expert Jen Butler describes two coping strategies for when stress begins to accumulate -- avert and avoid (AA). But she reminds us that avoiding stress isn't the goal, managing and navigating it is.
July 8, 2014
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Pew report: MLPs expand dental care to the poor
By Donna Domino
Innovative models using dental therapists provide cost-effective dental care to some of the millions of Americans who now lack it and need it the most, according to a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts. The report examines three nonprofit settings where midlevel providers (MLPs) work as part of larger dental teams.
July 7, 2014
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Can you be a gender bender?
By Lisa Knowles, DDS
As Dr. Lisa Knowles relates in her latest column, overgeneralizations in your practice and your language can set your business back. It's not just equipment that can become outdated, she writes, but also how you relate to patients.
July 6, 2014
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Trial delayed in P&G's teeth-whitening patent claim
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A federal judge has indefinitely delayed a trial involving Procter & Gamble's (P&G) claims that CLIO USA, a smaller rival in the teeth-whitening market, infringes its patents for whitening strips.
July 2, 2014
Dos and don'ts for internal marketing: Let patients help you grow
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Word-of-mouth advertising is an established, effective way to grow a practice. If you're not getting a substantial number of new patient referrals from your existing patients, implement new internal marketing strategies to take advantage of this untapped growth potential, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
June 29, 2014
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Pa. parents charged with neglecting child's teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The parents of a 6-year-old girl in Pennsylvania face criminal charges for neglecting to get dental care for the child, who had 14 abscessed teeth and a severe infection that could have put her life at risk.
June 25, 2014
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