Dental Practice: Page 525

Website lists sources of free dental care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Next month 1Dental.com will launch a new tool, The Free Dental Finder, to help individuals across the U.S. find free dental care in their states.

December 20, 2010

Md. dental group pays insurance fines

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Group Dental Service of Maryland was ordered to pay $5,000 to Maryland insurance regulators after it failed to comply with all the terms of a previous agreement, according to an article in Insurance and Financial Advisor.

December 19, 2010

1st dentist appointed to EHR certification board

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has appointed Gregory Zeller, DDS, MS, to serve on its board of commissioners, starting January 1, 2011. Dr. Zeller is the first and only dentist currently on the 19-member board.

December 19, 2010

Dos and don'ts for practice websites

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

People expect a lot from a website -- not the least of which being that it will be frequently updated. No longer can you simply upload a little basic information to a website and forget about it.

December 19, 2010

Institute of Medicine studying safety of EHRs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Committee on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology met for the first time this week to begin discussing how best to regulate electronic health record (EHR) systems and ensure public safety, according to a story by the Center for Public Integrity.

December 16, 2010

Liberty teams with Vonata to enhance communication

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Liberty Dental Plan has selected Vonata's Smart Communications Engine platform to improve its member and provider communications.

December 15, 2010

Survey: DANB-certified dental assistants earn more

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental assistants who are certified by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) earn more and stay in the profession longer than noncertified assistants, according to DANB's 2010 salary survey.

December 14, 2010

O'Neill Group launches dental risk management website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The O'Neill Group Dentist's Insurance Division has launched a new website, offering information on risk management and insurance protection.

December 14, 2010

Oral surgeon sued after patient suffers stroke

By Rob Goszkowski

A Pennsylvania malpractice suit involving an oral surgeon's patient who suffered a massive stroke following multiple tooth extractions is expected to go to trial after testimony from two expert witnesses was deemed admissible by a federal judge.

December 13, 2010

Brazilian insurance group expands dental portfolio

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SulAmerica, the largest independent insurance carrier in Brazil, has signed an agreement to acquire Dental Plan, a major dental care provider in north and northeast Brazil, for 28.5 million reais ($16.8 million U.S.).

December 13, 2010

Smile Reminder teams with CareCredit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Smile Reminder and CareCredit have created the CareCredit Edition of Smile Reminder, designed to help practices that offer CareCredit enhance and streamline their patient communications.

December 13, 2010

Sesame links dentists' blogs with their websites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sesame Communications has launched a blogging service that allows dental professionals to add their blogs onto their practice websites.

December 9, 2010

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