Dental Practice: Page 490

Do electronic records pose new ethics challenges?
By Kathy Kincade
Electronic health records (EHRs) offer many advantages to the practice of dentistry, especially as the technology evolves in more practical and user-friendly ways. But they also open the door to questions of patient privacy and security, according to an article in the Journal of Dental Education.
May 24, 2012
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Prudential expands dental insurance to all states
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Prudential Financial is now offering dental insurance in all 50 U.S. states.
May 21, 2012
Ill. mulls $1.4B in Medicaid cuts, including dental
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Proposed legislation in Illinois would trim $1.4 billion from Medicaid and end coverage for most adult dental services, according to a report by CBS News.
May 21, 2012
RI not cutting dental services from Medicaid
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has decided to withdraw a proposal that would have removed dental coverage for adults on Medicaid in light of improved state revenue forecasts, the Boston Globe reported.
May 21, 2012
'Dentist to stars' pays $641K in malpractice lawsuit
By Donna Domino
A Southern California dentist paid the award in a malpractice lawsuit that accused her of leaving a patient with nerve damage and irreversible pulpitis after she prepped 22 teeth and performed laser surgery in three hours.
May 20, 2012
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Texas dentists admit to Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carlos Armin Morales-Ryan, DDS, 45, and his wife, orthodontist Nelia Patricia Garcia-Morales, DDS, 42, of Laredo, TX, have pleaded guilty to making false statements on bills to Texas Medicaid.
May 16, 2012
Dentists up in arms over WDS CEO comments
By Donna Domino
Washington Dental Service's CEO has offered a qualified apology for saying that dentists across the state should work more to make up for the insurance provider's 15% reimbursement cuts. But the state dental association called his comments "outrageous and disrespectful."
May 16, 2012
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PriceDoc.com merges with competing online services firm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Health In Reach has merged with PriceDoc, a website enabling consumers who are uninsured, underinsured, or seeking elective procedures to view and reserve prices with qualified medical and dental care providers for cash or credit card payments.
May 14, 2012
Allstate, Guardian partner on dental PPO
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Allstate Benefits and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America have joined forces to provide a group PPO dental product.
May 14, 2012
Tarnished Texas dental chain files for Chapter 11
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
All Smiles Dental Center -- a chain of 51 dental clinics in Texas that has been the target of investigations into its Medicaid billing practices -- has filed for bankruptcy, according to a story by WFAA-TV.
May 10, 2012
Politics sink kids' caries legislation in Colo.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A bill in Colorado that would have provided dental benefits for pregnant mothers on Medicaid became a casualty of a political standoff over civil unions, according to an article by Health Policy Solutions.
May 8, 2012
Fired dental assistant sues over alleged harassment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Texas dental assistant who claims she was fired because she complained about sexual harassment on the job is suing her former employer.
May 7, 2012
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