Dental Practice: Page 468

Cigna launches co-insurance DHMO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cigna has launched a co-insurance dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) plan.
April 17, 2013
ADA: U.S. dental spending flat since 2008
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Overall spending on dental care has remained flat in recent years, despite the fact that per patient dental spending by baby boomers and seniors has increased, according to an ADA analysis.
April 17, 2013
Wis. legislators debate dental fee-capping bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit dentists to change insurance coverage contracts to charge more for certain procedures.
April 17, 2013
Texas Senate passes Medicaid fraud bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Senate has approved a bill aimed at cutting down Medicaid fraud with the creation of a Health and Human Services Commission.
April 16, 2013
90% of Michigan dentists provide free care to poor
By Donna Domino
Some 90% of Michigan dental practices provide an average of $62,000 annually in free or discounted care to low-income children and adults, according to a survey by the Michigan Dental Association. But the situation is an unsustainable effort to prop up an underfunded Medicaid safety net, the association contends.
April 16, 2013
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Dos and don'ts for practice efficiency: Document systems for repeatability
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Practice systems are the steps team members follow to perform specific tasks in the office. Used properly by the team, the right systems will hit specific performance targets consistently and repeatedly. Doing so requires that they be documented step by step.
April 14, 2013
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Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the Kennebec Journal reported.
April 11, 2013
AADOM endorses Patterson for front office solutions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has endorsed Patterson Dental as its technology solution provider and front office provider.
April 11, 2013
Texas dentist to serve 4 years, pay $1.8M for Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A dentist in Amarillo, TX, has been ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution and spend 50 months in prison after being found guilty of defrauding the Texas Medicaid program out of more than $1 million.
April 8, 2013
EDIC offers Life Cycle malpractice insurance plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Eastern Dentists Insurance Company (EDIC) has introduced the EDIC Life Cycle plan, designed to enable professionals to buy the right dental malpractice insurance from the start of their career to its end.
April 8, 2013
Dos and don'ts for insurance
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dental insurance companies have a different agenda than you or your patients. Their business model inclines them to not cover out-of-the-ordinary treatment. This will not change, but there are some things you can do to counteract this behavior.
April 7, 2013
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ADA taking applications for 2013-2014 leadership classes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership is accepting applications for its 2013-2014 class.
April 4, 2013
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