Scott Towers, MBA

Dental Practice
How integrated dental care can help your patients and practice
Integrated healthcare that includes dental, medical, pharmacy, vision, and behavior health provides a better picture of a patient's whole health, leading to better care, lower costs, and improved overall patient satisfaction. Scott Towers, Anthem's president for dental, explains the ways integrated care can help your patients and your professional practice.
November 14, 2019
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Oral-Systemic Link
A healthy mouth for overall wellness
October is National Dental Hygiene Month, and dental providers, patients, and health plans continue to engage in a conversation on best practices for oral health. But what Scott Towers, Anthem's president for dental, finds is being missed by your patients and the larger healthcare field is that oral health has much larger implications on a person's overall health.
October 25, 2017
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Dental Practice
3 things insurance companies want you to know about integrated healthcare
If you're like many members of the healthcare community, you've probably heard the term "integrated healthcare" more and more frequently in recent months. But what is integrated healthcare? And as a dental care provider, why should you care? Scott Towers, Anthem's president for dental, clears up some misconceptions about the phrase and spells out how it can benefit your practice and your patients.
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