Dental Practice: Page 519

Fired dental assistant gets rehearing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Iowa dental assistant who was fired for being an "irresistible attraction" to her employer will get another chance at her sexual discrimination lawsuit after the state Supreme Court took the unusual step of withdrawing an opinion it issued in the case in December, according to the Des Moines Register.

June 25, 2013

1-800-DENTIST reports digital marketing trends among dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

1-800-DENTIST has released a new free report, "Dental Marketing in the Digital World," that explains how dental offices are using digital marketing techniques to grow their practices.

June 25, 2013

Dos and don'ts for team training: Follow the scripts to greater success

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Scripted interactions with patients help control the relationship and ensure more consistent positive results. Most dentists, once exposed to the concept of scripting, understand its value. Yet even practices that have used it effectively often slip back into bad habits that undermine performance and lead to declining production, poor customer service and increasing stress.

June 23, 2013

How to manage your online reputation

By Mike Pedersen

Are you on top of your online reviews? Practice marketing consultant Mike Pedersen shares his tips for how to grow your dental practice in today's competitive environment by ensuring you create and maintain a positive online reputation.

June 20, 2013

Calif. exchange frees plans from dental mandate

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Health Benefit Exchange has persuaded state insurance regulators to eliminate a provision requiring qualified health plans sold through the exchanges to offer pediatric dental benefits.

June 19, 2013

Maine Senate defeats dental hygiene therapist bill

By Donna Domino

Just one day after Maine's House of Representatives approved a bill designed to create a new category of dental care provider, the state Senate voted it down. Late Wednesday night, the Senate rejected LD 1230, which would have allowed dental hygiene therapists to perform some procedures normally performed by dentists.

June 19, 2013

Data analytics key to improving oral health outcomes

By Donna Domino

DentaQuest is working to help insurers partner with dentists in order to meet the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's mandate for improved health outcomes in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. The goal is to set up measurable quality improvement scenarios and offer incentives to dentists to participate.

June 19, 2013

Vitera acquires dental EHR vendor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Vitera Healthcare Solutions has acquired SuccessEHS, a maker of electronic dental record and dental imaging products.

June 18, 2013

Maine moves forward with dental therapist bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Maine legislators approved a bill on Tuesday that would create a new category of dental hygienists: dental hygiene therapists.

June 18, 2013

1-800-DENTIST, AADOM partner, unveil free offer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has partnered with 1-800-DENTIST and endorsed the company's Patient Activator communication software as the its official dental marketing company.

June 17, 2013

BioHorizons, Officite partner on dental implant marketing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BioHorizons, a manufacturer of dental implant technologies and tissue regeneration products, has teamed up with Officite, a provider of websites and online marketing for dental practices.

June 16, 2013

EDIC offers $50 insurance policy to first-year dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Eastern Dentists Insurance Company (EDIC) is offering graduating dental students a first-year dental liability insurance policy for $50 and discounts on the policy for the subsequent four years.

June 16, 2013

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