Dental Practice: Page 516

DANB launches online HR fundamentals course
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) has released a new online professional development course covering human resources for general and specialty dental practices.
February 22, 2011
Dr. Fresh Dental offers free website design
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Fresh Dental is offering two special purchase incentives on its professional website, the company announced.
February 21, 2011
Ill. lawmakers take on fee capping, mobile dentistry
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Illinois legislators have introduced a new bill that would require dental insurance plans to list in the fee schedule attached to the contract every Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) code upon which the plan imposes a capped fee and the dollar amount of the capped fee.
February 17, 2011
Dental patient sues Ohio State for malpractice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A patient of Ohio State College of Dentistry's Emergency Dental Clinic has filed two lawsuits totaling $250,000 against the institution, claiming malpractice, breach of contract, and fraudulent concealment, according to an article in the Lantern.
February 17, 2011
Survey: Patients trust docs but not EHRs
By Rob Goszkowski
A survey of 1,000 U.S. patients who had recently visited both a doctor's office and a hospital found that half of the respondents believe electronic health records (EHRs) pose a threat to the privacy of their health data.
February 16, 2011
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One Call Medical acquires Express Dental Care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
One Call Medical, a national provider of specialty services to insurance payors, has acquired Express Dental Care, a national dental network that addresses the specific needs of the workers' compensation, auto, and liability industries.
February 15, 2011
Henry Schein markets online hiring tool for dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein and Iscopia, a provider of online recruitment and applicant qualification technology, have launched the Henry Schein Dental Hiring Solution, designed to help users categorize prospective employees by matching candidates' credentials to job openings.
February 14, 2011
Study IDs need for professionalism on Twitter
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While social media has the potential to have a positive social impact, there is need for greater accountability and guidelines among medical professionals who use tools such as Facebook and Twitter, according to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 14, 2011
ADAA pushes for comprehensive dental assistant training
By Donna Domino
A number of U.S. states require little to no training for dental assistants, but the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) says minimum competency standards are needed to protect the public and the dental team.
February 10, 2011
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Fla. may cut Medicaid dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As Florida legislators try to trim the state's Medicaid budget -- which is expected to top $21 billion next year -- dentistry may be one of the services that could face cuts, according to a news story in the Miami Herald.
February 9, 2011
U.K. dental group launches educational Web portal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Touchstone, a new online tool for dental professionals, was introduced to the U.K. dental community on February 3 at an event sponsored by the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK).
February 7, 2011
2 dental insurance providers merge
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Companion Life Insurance, a provider of group dental insurance, has purchased Total Dental Administrators (TDA), a dental insurance provider and third-party administrator of employer-based dental plans.
January 31, 2011
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