Dental benefits and specifically coordination of benefits (COB) typically generate many questions from dental offices. The ADA has been, and continues to be, extremely active in advocating for dentistry and educating dental offices on COB and other dental benefits issues. What is a PPO write-off? What fee can I charge my patient when there are two dental plans… Read More »
I walked out of dental school with stars in my eyes and a kick in my step. I tackled the work force head on with a goal of finding “the perfect associateship,” using it to kickstart my career, and start down on a path leading straight to my well-defined goals. These were the goals that I had cultivated… Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office of Civil Rights have a new fact sheet that breaks down how providers are permitted to share electronic protected health information with public health agencies without obtaining an individual’s written authorization, according to ADA News. For more information, check… Read More »
Why Dentistry? It is one of the best health care professions to provide immediate confidence and pain relief for our patients, sometimes both at the same time! And as a pediatric dentist I love guiding both the child and the parents to gain ownership of their oral health by equipping them with the proper home care tools and… Read More »
From tips for dentists struggling with work-life balance to the rules of social media, the New Dentist Now blog continued to grow in readership and content quality in 2016, thanks to hard work of our guest bloggers. Just in case you missed some of this year’s best, here are 10 blog posts worth revisiting: Five inexpensive, effective ways… Read More »
Dr. Brenden Moon didn’t start out with public health dentistry in mind, but following his third year of dental school at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, he learned about a new dental center opening in Carthage, Illinois. A rural town of about 2,700, Carthage was close to where his mother lived and the soon-to-be-open Hancock County… Read More »