Washington — The Senate July 13 passed a new bill that allows veterans to purchase low premium dental coverage from private insurers. The VA Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., transitions a dental insurance pilot program that was established in 2014 to...
With proof of “medical necessity” being sought to validate dental claims with the crossover of medical to dental policies there is ever increasing evidence of more medical diseases linked to bacteria present in the mouth. According to an article in The Explorer, June 2016 edition...
The average stay in a dental practice for a majority of workers is about two years. Most dentists want long-term employees because it brings stability to the practice and the patients don’t like a change in staff. This two year turnaround has been a constant...
Racheal Grant has been immersed in the dental field her entire career life. Not only is it something she is good at, but it is truly a passion of hers. That passion was her priority until God blessed her with the beautiful chance to become...
ADA to debut provider credentialing site By DrBicuspid Staff June 8, 2016 -- A free, centralized dental provider credentialing database and website will be launched later this summer, the ADA and Wonderbox Technologies announced. As opposed to the current system of each office entering their information for each...
June 30, 2016 By Kelly Soderlund The ADA took its dispute with Delta Dental a step further in June when the Association's executive director and president sent the third-party payers CEO a letter expressing their "serious concerns and extreme disappointment" over its disallow policy. Drs. Carol Gomez...
Summer is the time of year we think of enjoying the long days of sun and recreation with friends and family. Eight months past the winter and the first of the year when our focus was on new year’s resolutions and making some needed changes...
A new feature, added in Dentrix G6.1, allows you to automatically see patient notes in the Family File. In previous Dentrix versions, patient notes were hidden by default, and you would have to open them for individuals on a patient-by-patient basis. With this new feature,...
Sarah Hackney has been with eAssist since 2014 and originally applied to be a contractor for the flexibility. She says with young kids, it suits their family's lifestyle better. Originally Sarah was a dental assistant when she started out in the dental field but wanted...
by Nina Olson, Regional Manager Dentists look at the end of the day charges and deposits. Making sure that what was completed is charged out and what are the collections so that the bills can get paid. Of all the reports that can be generated by the...