Dental Practice: Page 501

Dos and dont's for scheduling: Be prepared for patient emergencies

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

With the right systems in place, your practice can cope with patient emergencies more effectively. The key tools involved are the schedule and the phone, and the logical emergency manager for the practice is, therefore, the front desk coordinator.

January 12, 2014

Sheri's Solutions: The patient exit interview

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

When patients leave a practice, how can you find out why they left? In a perfect world, a patient exit interview would be ideal, but, as Dr. Sheri Doniger notes in her latest column, sometimes you may never know why patients decide to leave.

January 9, 2014

Hawaii officials investigate child's dental death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hawaiian officials have started an investigation of an Oahu dentist whose 3-year-old patient died after the girl was sedated with different drugs during an extensive dental procedure.

January 8, 2014

The changing landscape of dental Medicaid: Part 2

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

In the first of this two-part series, Dr. Michael W. Davis explained how the present degree of dental Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse is slowly changing. He continues with an examination of certain practices, then itemizes things to watch for when considering becoming involved in a practice that includes the Medicaid market.

January 8, 2014

Hawaii practice closes amid sedation death scrutiny

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hawaii dentist Lilly Geyer, DMD, has notified her patients via a letter that she is closing her practice. This comes after a 3-year-old patient died after undergoing a dental procedure with sedation at the practice.

January 7, 2014

Futuredontics offers free marketing white papers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Futuredontics, parent company of 1-800-DENTIST, has posted its three most popular dental marketing white papers online for free with no obligation.

January 7, 2014

The changing landscape of dental Medicaid: Part 1

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

The degree of dental Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse is not sustainable. The taxpayer cannot and should not fund such a dysfunctional program, according to Dr. Michael W. Davis. In the first of a two-part series on the changing landscape of Medicaid and its effect on the dental profession, he explains how this unfortunate reality is slowly changing.

January 7, 2014

WSDA launches dental referral program for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Washington State Dental Association (WSDA) has established a toll-free number and website to help parents connect their children to local dentists that accept their children's insurance.

January 6, 2014

Hawaii girl dies after dental procedure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A 3-year-old Hawaiian girl who suffered massive brain damage after undergoing a dental procedure last month has died.

January 5, 2014

New qualities of leadership emerge in study

By Tony Edwards

For most dentists, leadership within their practice is defined as providing the best care for their patients, report the authors of a recent study in the Journal of the American Dental Association on leadership perceptions, values, and experiences.

January 5, 2014

Dos and dont's for team leadership: Discover the power of delegating

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Many dentists tend to "do it all" or micromanage staff members. Either way, potentially productive time is wasted, doctors work harder than necessary for what the practice earns, team morale suffers, and growth is curtailed. As the CEO and team leader, only you have the power to change this pattern -- and doing so can have a tremendous impact on your enjoyment of dentistry and the success of your practice.

January 5, 2014

Hawaii girl not expected to recover; parents file lawsuit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A 3-year-old Hawaii girl who slipped into a coma after being sedated during a dental visit is not expected to recover, and her parents have filed a lawsuit.

January 2, 2014

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