Staff Rx, April 2010 - DentistryIQ
... His practice became very financially unhealthy as a result of business assistants not filing insurance properly and not collecting fees from patients as they ...

Art auction at OHA gala to benefit local programs - Dental ...
... services in school-cased and school inked settings for children who are unable to obtain routine dental care due to lack of insurance, transportation, or ...

Has Hygiene Been Hijacked? - DentistryIQ
... Office managers ought to be working to enhance record keeping, insurance billing and the scheduling of patients as directed by dentists and hygienists. ...

Recognition and rewards -- Dental Assistants Recognition Week 2010 ...
... Many of us take our hard-earned experience and put it to use in dental assisting education, sales, customer relations, and the insurance business. ...

Dental assistant plays pro football - DentistryIQ
... and hygienists' schedules, I check in and check out patients, assist with treatment planning and payment planning, and research and explain insurance benefits. ...

Guidelines for success in the age of initiative - DentistryIQ
... First American Insurance Underwriters, a life insurance brokerage firm in Needham, Mass., communicates its competence in various ways, including through ...

Touring Dr. Anthony Altieri's practice in Arundel, Maine ...
... We even still accept insurance assignments and patients are very glad to know I’ll look up information on the computer for them. ...

Best Practices for Dental Patient Records - DentistryIQ
... In addition, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and many ... connection with the prosecution and/or defense of malpractice claims or ...

Grow Your Dental Practice - DentistryIQ
... Not only are your expenses rising at the office, they’re rising at home. You've got kids, private schools, bigger houses, insurance, and higher taxes. ...

Disability insurance: Answers to your questions - Dental Economics
... If you own a practice, you should also consider business overhead insurance. This type of disability insurance will help keep your practice functioning while ...

Balancing patient expectations, ethics - RDH
... Dear Dianne I have never seen such a problem as we are having now with patients who refuse any care that is not covered 100% by insurance. ...

Playing favorites - Dental Economics
... Patients can seem fairly content, but may be lured away by a lower price, a more convenient location, or a different insurance arrangement. ...

A comprehensive approach to case presentation - Dental Economics
... This lessens dependence on insurance–related services and allows practices to grow significantly in the new economy. 4. Implant exam. ...

Simple, intelligent, and functional - Dental Economics
... This is a product you need in your practice to reduce stress and give your patients a better dental experience. The Dental Insurance Code is 09910 ? ...

Coming Together - RDH
... Rather than adequately treat disease, hygienists may succumb to the insurance industry's reimbursement mandates because patients want only covered procedures. ...

United Concordia Dental honors February as National Children&#039 ...
... in children, United Concordia Dental will provide free dental services to include exams and fillings and extractions, to those with little or no insurance. ...

Exploring social media with author and dentist Dr. Jason Lipscomb ...
... Blogs also enable you to expand on topics from your Web site. You can post case studies and help patients understand such topics as billing or insurance. ...

Brave new move in a bright new year, and it's free! ...
... members will continue to receive all their current benefits, including professional liability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, a hard ...

Dispensing advice and wisdom on About.com - DentistryIQ
... I have noticed a lot of buzz surrounding dental insurance options, specifically whether or not one should consider signing up for a plan at this time. ...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois offers BlueCare Dental plan ...
... Existing individual members can add BlueCare Dental PPO to their health insurance plan without having to answer any medical questions through Jan. 29, 2010. ...

The Multispecialty Practice - DentistryIQ
... So as a caveat, be sure your specialists are very competent and your malpractice insurance company is informed of your addition of specialists to your practice ...

Early oral cancer detection: Why you? Why now? - Dental Economics
... I hope so! Why do so many dentists lose these lawsuits, with some dentists literally now unable to purchase malpractice insurance at all? ...

Medical history update dilemma - RDH
... The ADA recently obtained information from several of the major malpractice insurance carriers regarding record-keeping errors that played a part in various ...

Transitioning from film to digital: sensors and suggestions ...
... film has long been considered the gold standard in dental imaging, it ... electronically alongside your other image files, promoting a paperless office environment ...

Leveraging Change - RDH
... explosion, high-tech mentality, and interest in electronic records. They spawned the need for interoperability. It is up to the dental profession to shore up ...

HIPAA Comments - DentistryIQ
... D. Kellus Pruitt, DDS. How will eDRs improve care of dental patients? ... The dental record would be similar, providing access to previous dental history. ...

Brave new move in a bright new year, and it's free! ...
... Our “active” members will continue to receive all their current benefits, including professional liability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment ...

Ask the Expert Series: Five answers to holiday party HR questions ...
... holiday parties. My liability insurance carrier recently informed me that such activities can carry significant liability risk. Can ...

Ask the Expert Series: Five answers to holiday party HR questions ...
... holiday parties. My liability insurance carrier recently informed me that such activities can carry significant liability risk. Can ...

Lessons from Detroit - RDH
... This “cookie cutter” approach (which is oftentimes prompted by dental insurance coding requirements that define periodontal disease based on probing depths ...

No More Paper, No More Books - Dental Economics
... EHRdebate. Carol Tekavec has written a piece on DentistryIQ in which she brings up many troubling issues about the EHR and security. ...

Tips for practice growth in difficult times - Dental Economics
... advertising, patient education, communications, treatment-planning, patient financing, Carol Tekavec. ... code book, such as my “Dental Insurance Coding Handbook ...