Dental Practice: Page 443

Does more Medicaid coverage cut ED use for dental care?
By Tony Edwards
Expanded dental coverage through Medicaid and an increased number of dentists were not associated with fewer visits to the emergency department (ED) by patients with nontraumatic dental conditions in 2010, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
August 10, 2015
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Encryption is only as good as its use
By Lindy Benton
Maintaining HIPAA-compliant communications among dental providers, specialists, facilities, and patients is a must in today's environment. While just about every office relies on email, many do not realize these communications are often not secure, encrypted, or HIPAA-compliant. In her latest column, MEA|NEA CEO Lindy Benton explains why secure encryption matters and offers some solutions for practices.
August 9, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for increasing production: Keeping more patients active
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
A growing number of adults have stopped making dental appointments regularly. If you have a substantial number of inactive patients, take steps to maintain your relationship with them and, ideally, bring them back in for a visit. Otherwise, you may lose them forever, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.
August 9, 2015
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3 solutions for healing the dental-and-hygiene schism
By Deborah Stewart, RDH, MBA, Dr. Michael W. Davis
In this Second Opinion, hygienist Deborah Stewart and Dr. Michael W. Davis come together to examine what, in their view, contributes to the schism between the dental and hygiene professions. They offer practical solutions to both heal this schism and put the focus back on patient care.
August 6, 2015
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Celebrities who went bankrupt
By Richard H. Madow, DDS, and David M. Madow, DDS
When you see the headlines about famous actors, musicians, and the like who seemingly have millions of dollars and yet go bankrupt, the response is to shake your head and move on. Yet, as the Madow Brothers write, in these seemingly unrelated bankruptcies, there are important lessons for building your practice and your retirement income.
August 4, 2015
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ADA brief: Are DSO dentists more satisfied in their careers?
By Tony Edwards
Dentists working in a dental service organization (DSO) are more satisfied with the amount of hours worked during a week, but less so with their income, compared with dentists working with dentist-owned-and-operated practices, according to a new brief by the ADA Health Policy Institute.
August 4, 2015
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Zest Anchors settles patent infringement suit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zest Anchors has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Implant Direct.
August 3, 2015
Leaders in Dentistry: Gwen Essex
By Theresa Pablos
Gwen Essex, RDH, EdD, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, is actively working to create a more diverse and inclusive environment within dentistry. In this latest installment of the Leaders in Dentistry series, she talks about why diversity can positively impact access to care.
August 3, 2015
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6 easy ways to create an efficient front desk
By Jay Geier
What percentage of phone calls to your practice go to voicemail during business hours? The number of calls that go unanswered is probably higher than you think, writes Jay Geier, president of the Scheduling Institute. He offers six easy ways to decrease that number of unanswered calls and increase the number of new patients.
August 3, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for team building and growing your practice
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
As practice owner, you bear the main responsibility for the success of your dental business. But you don't have to go it alone. For help developing growth strategies, involve your staff. Seeing the situation from a different perspective, they can bring fresh practice-building ideas to the table, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
August 2, 2015
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Sheri's Solutions: Birthday rule
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
Your practice handles denial of benefits issues every day. Sometimes, however, the insurance company's birthday rule complicates billing and leads to patient questions. In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger details her practice's efforts to show patients the benefit of focusing on care, not costs.
August 2, 2015
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The Naked Dentist: 2 call lists to grow your practice
By Curtis Marshall
Having patients in the chair is the only way a dental practice is going to produce. You can wish, work, or yell as much as you want, but without patients in your chairs, you will never be able to drill and fill. In his latest Naked Dentist column, Curtis Marshall pulls the weeds of a Minnesota practice and finds two ways to make the practice bloom.
July 29, 2015
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