Dental Practice: Page 505

Patterson offers online information marketplace

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Dental is introducing Explore Store, a new online technology marketplace, this week at the Greater New York Dental Meeting in New York City.

November 27, 2011

Dos and don'ts for team building: Why staff meetings matter

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Staff meetings serve a critical function in general and specialty practices. These gatherings improve communication, inspire cooperation, and help build a stronger team. The ultimate goal: to bring the entire staff together for the purpose of practice and staff building.

November 27, 2011

Practice Booster offers searchable CDT database

By Kathy Kincade

Ever wished you could find the correct dental code for a new procedure, plus information to ensure you are using the right code, all with the touch of a button? A start-up founded by a dentist with more than 20 years of experience in insurance coding strategies is giving dental practices the ability to do just that.

November 22, 2011

Patterson adds orthodontics to Caesy Cloud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Dental Supply has added updates to Caesy Cloud, its online portal that gives users instant access to Caesy Patient Education multimedia presentations.

November 21, 2011

CDA sues government over Medicaid cutbacks

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) and three other medical trade groups have filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Healthcare Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services protesting proposed cutbacks to the state's Medicaid reimbursement system.

November 21, 2011

Beyond Practice Management: In a down economy

By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD

It used to be that people chose not to complete treatment because they didn't understand their needs and what was happening to their dental health. But oh how times have changed.

November 16, 2011

App sends appointment requests through Facebook

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patient Activator, 1-800-DENTIST's social media optimization tool, has launched a new free appointment app.

November 15, 2011

Univ. of Pittsburgh offers dental informatics grad program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Center for Dental Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine is seeking applicants for its training program in dental informatics.

November 14, 2011

Healthcare experts support healthcare reform act

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing November 14 to hear challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a survey of healthcare experts found they overwhelmingly support continued implementation of the PPACA.

November 13, 2011

Principal Financial allows 2nd opinion on dental services

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Principal Financial Group is offering its dental insurance members the flexibility to seek an opinion from two different dentists before choosing dental procedures.

November 13, 2011

Dos and don'ts for leadership: Seeking expert advice

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dentists need to surround themselves with experts. Highly successful people recognize that they cannot do it all, should not try to do it all, and if they do, they will reach an absolute plateau and never move past it.

November 13, 2011

Parents sue Texas dental chain over 'unnecessary treatments'

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A group of parents in San Antonio has filed a lawsuit against Smile Center, a chain of dental clinics, alleging that their children were subjected to unnecessary and excessive treatments so the dental chain could "bilk" millions from Medicaid, according to a story in the San Antonio Express-News.

November 10, 2011

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