Dental Practice: Page 503

Lincoln Financial adds 173K new provider locations
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Lincoln Financial Group has expanded its Lincoln DentalConnect preferred provider organization network to include 173,000 provider locations across the U.S.
October 3, 2011
Puerto Rico dental college sues insurance firms for $150M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Puerto Rico College of Dental Surgeons has filed a $150 million class-action lawsuit against most of the country's insurance companies, according to an ADA News story.
October 2, 2011
Texas Dental Association endorses Demandforce
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Texas Dental Association has endorsed Demandforce as its online marketing and patient communication software.
October 2, 2011
Acteon adds Sopro imaging products to MacPractice DDS
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Acteon North America has integrated its Sopro intraoral cameras and Sopix2 digital X-ray sensors into MacPractice DDS 4.1.
September 27, 2011
Delta Dental to cut payments to Idaho dentists
By Kathy Kincade
Idaho has become the second U.S. state this year to be hit with reductions in reimbursement fees by Delta Dental. More than 600 dentists there will see 4% to 16% fee cuts starting in November. And the cuts will likely have much larger ramifications, according to the state dental association.
September 26, 2011
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Dos and don'ts for practice finance: Institute the one-day rule
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Patients who owe money to the practice should be contacted when they are one day overdue. In a difficult economy, the occurrence of overdue patients is happening more frequently. Remember, the practice deserves to be paid for services that it provides
September 25, 2011
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NADP concerned about health exchange dental benefits
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) is spending more than $1 million on a campaign to change a provision in the healthcare law it says will require some people to buy duplicative dental coverage, according to a story in the National Journal.
September 21, 2011
$3M U.S. ad campaign will target oral health awareness
By Mary Otto
While strides have been made in preventing oral disease and improving access to care, the work ahead -- particularly in the current economic climate -- looks "formidable," according to speakers at an Oral Health America and Dental Trade Alliance event in Washington, DC. Supporters are banking on a $3 million ad campaign to raise awareness about the critical link between oral and systemic health.
September 21, 2011
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Texas dentist gets 6 years for Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Texas dentist convicted of defrauding Medicaid has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution.
September 21, 2011
First Dental Health expands discount dental plan
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
First Dental Health has expanded its New Dental Choice plan, the first licensed discount dental plan in California, with the addition of the Principal Dental Access Network.
September 21, 2011
The pros and cons of dental tourism
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
When cost is a factor, it often wins over patient loyalty. So what's a dentist to do when faced with long-time patients who admit they're going outside the U.S. for treatment?
September 20, 2011
Dental students use iPads to improve patient interactions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new pilot project at the University of Pacific's Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry has brought iPads into the school's Main Clinic.
September 19, 2011
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