Dental Practice: Page 586

Northwestern Mutual launches resource center for dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

To promote greater awareness about disability income (DI) insurance among physicians and dentists, Northwestern Mutual has launched the Disability Income Insurance Knowledge Center, an online resource for medical professionals.

August 22, 2010

CDA endorses DentalXChange

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) has selected DentalXChange as its latest endorsed program. The endorsement enables CDA's nearly 25,000 members to receive an immediate savings on DentalXChange's electronic transaction services, including electronic claims, real-time eligibility, claim status, and electronic remittance advice.

August 22, 2010

Officite partners with Mass. Dental Society

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Officite announced that it has joined the Massachusetts Dental Society as the organization's preferred website provider for its 5,000 dental professional members.

August 16, 2010

Goals vs. reality, Part 2

By Dan Kingsbury, DDS

Often it is only when we contemplate what action we took that we realize we took no action at all.

August 15, 2010

Curve Dental offers free patient education software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Curve Dental has released CurveEd, free, Web-based patient education software that features a series of professional 3D videos that can be viewed on a PC, Mac, iPad, or iPhone.

August 12, 2010

NY attorney general scrutinizes CareCredit practices

By Donna Domino

Six dental practices are among 10 healthcare providers being investigated for alleged predatory lending practices involving GE Money's CareCredit service. The probe calls into question a financing option that has become increasingly popular during the economic recession.

August 12, 2010

Wash. reduces Medicaid dental benefits

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The state of Washington has reduced Medicaid dental care as a way of addressing its budget deficit.

August 5, 2010

Mass. mulls fee-capping bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A bill introduced in the Massachusetts State Senate would prohibit insurance companies from limiting fees that dentists can charge on procedures not covered by the insurers.

August 5, 2010

Teaching hospital adds health IT to dental curriculum

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Christiana Care Health System has added health information technology to the core curriculum for its July 2010 class of nearly 100 medical and dental residents and fellows.

August 5, 2010

Lawsuit challenges Trident calcium phosphate claims

By Laird Harrison

For years some of the world's top dental researchers have been debating the merits of calcium phosphate products without reaching a consensus. Now a lawsuit questioning Trident Xtra Care gum's restorative claims is putting the scientific evidence on trial.

August 5, 2010

Better Business Bureau challenges ACT ad claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Chattem discontinue or modify advertising claims for ACT Total Care.

August 4, 2010

Denture chain to pay $150K in harassment suit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Affordable Care, a national denture provider, will pay $150,000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced August 2.

August 3, 2010

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