Dental Practice: Page 551

Ky. dentist sued over failed 'grill' placement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dentist in Louisville, KY, is facing a malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient who claims a botched procedure to install a "grill" caused him to lose four teeth.

April 1, 2012

Principal Financial expands dental network

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Principal Financial Group has added more than 11,000 dentists and specialists to its in-network dental providers, boosting the total to 80,000.

April 1, 2012

Kool Smiles sues Texas lawyers over website, ads

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two dental practices doing business in Texas as Kool Smiles and a related support company have filed a lawsuit against a San Antonio law firm alleging they were harmed by information the defendants disseminated on a website and in television and radio ads.

March 29, 2012

Affordable Care partners for online CE

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Affordable Care has joined Viva Learning to launch a dental continuing education (CE) website for dental practices.

March 25, 2012

Ask Marty: What was new at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: Believe it or not, the most exciting products I saw at the meeting involved dentures. Yes, dentures!

March 22, 2012

Chef, cancer survivor drops dental malpractice lawsuits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Renowned chef Grant Achatz has reached an undisclosed settlement with Bucktown Wicker Park Dental Associates, the Chicago-area dental clinic he sued after being diagnosed with advanced tongue cancer, according to a story in the Chicago Sun-Times.

March 22, 2012

Web tool lets patients compare dental insurance costs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalPlans.com has launched the Dental HyGenie Plan Finder, which the company designed to help people search for and compare dental plans based on savings for specific procedures offered by the plans in their area.

March 22, 2012

More U.S. states consider expanding hygienists' duties

By Donna Domino, Kathy Kincade

What hygienists are allowed to do and where they are allowed to do it would change in a number of ways under proposed bills being considered by states across the U.S. The debate heated up last week in Connecticut during a hearing before the state Public Health Committee.

March 21, 2012

Beyond Practice Management: Putting up with Sally

By Don Deems, DDS, FAGD

Confrontation in the workplace is difficult for us all. Have you been putting off addressing problems with a member of your team? Here is a step-by-step approach to opening up a dialogue that might just save the relationship.

March 19, 2012

Fla. dental managed-care rollout for kids stalled

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) has delayed a statewide rollout of Medicaid dental services to children through a managed-care system, according to a news-press.com story.

March 18, 2012

Fired Mich. dentist claims religious discrimination

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Michigan dentist claims he was fired from his job as manager at Midwestern Dental in Dearborn because he is Jewish and the office caters to a predominantly Arabic patient population.

March 15, 2012

U.S. senator lauds HHS rule on health insurance exchanges

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) is applauding the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) consumer protections for standalone dental plans that will be offered in health insurance exchanges as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) starting January 1, 2014.

March 15, 2012

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