Dental Practice: Page 578

Patterson Dental offers free practice management software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Dental Supply of St. Paul, MN, will now provide its EagleSoft practice management software to dental professionals free of charge.

June 11, 2008

Delta Dental gives $340,000 to Louisiana dental school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental Insurance is donating $340,000 to Louisiana's only dental school to help renovate an auditorium damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

June 5, 2008

Insuring your smile ... the options in the U.K.

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jun 5 - As more and more dentists go private and the cost of treatment soars, a growing number of consumers are insuring their pearly whites. The mounting costs are leading to a growing number of people to neglect their oral care. But for those looking to cut the cost of more routine treatment, insurance is rising in popularity.

June 4, 2008

Aetna offers standalone dental plans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aetna has recently introduced standalone dental plans in Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.

June 4, 2008

States diverge in caring for the teeth of the poor

By Beryl Lieff Benderly

Recent efforts at healthcare reform haven't done much to help dentists or their patients. But a few states have focused on oral health, making it much easier -- and even profitable -- for dentists to care for indigent patients.

June 2, 2008

New portal enables patient-dentist communication 24/7

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Smile Reminder has launched a portal that allows patients to pay their bills online, keep track of their appointments, send messages to their dentist, and view personal images and documents before and after their appointments.

June 2, 2008

UHC Specialty Benefits enhances coverage of oral cancer screening

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Specialty Benefits now covers all light-contrast technology-based oral cancer screening tests under its dental plans.

May 19, 2008

Phyhealth, Argus Dental partner to launch pilot HMO

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Phyhealth Plan, a subsidiary of Physicians Healthcare Management Group (Phyhealth) has signed an agreement with Argus Dental of Tampa, Fla., to provide dental services for its pilot HMO scheduled to be launched in the latter half of 2008.

May 13, 2008

Patient wakes up alone in dentist's office

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Brooklyn woman is suing for medical malpractice after she woke up from general anethesia and found herself locked and forgotten inside an oral surgery center in Brooklyn, N.Y., WCBS-TV reported recently.

May 13, 2008

CDA Show Report: Protect your practice from embezzlement

By Rabia Mughal

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Embezzlement does not have to start big. It can start with something as small as a toothbrush or a pen, but could cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars in the end, according to Susan Gunn, an advanced certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, who was speaking at the California Dental Association (CDA) Spring Scientific Session on Friday. She discussed how you can protect your business from embezzling staff.

May 4, 2008

CDA Show Report: Product breakthroughs enhance patient and practice management

By Kathy Kincade

ANAHEIM, CA - The exhibit hall at the 2008 California Dental Association (CDA) meeting opened for business today, and crowds packed three halls at the Anaheim Convention Center, hoping to discover the next new product or service that will keep their businesses booming and their patients smiling. From improving practice management to imaging in multiple dimensions, hundreds of new products were on display to see and test out.

May 1, 2008

Build your perfect Web site: Part II

By Preston Gralla

Design is only the beginning of your Web site's life. Learn how to promote and maintain your site so that it brings new patients to your practice, keeps the current ones happy, and saves your staff time.

April 28, 2008

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