April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and an apt time for dentists to consider their role in reporting child abuse, neglect and other forms of maltreatment, according to ADA News. In 2015 nationwide, there were a reported 683,000 victims of child abuse and neglect, including 1,670 deaths, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.… Read More »
Are you part of a practice that uses EFT? Do you use the capability of your practice software to receive and reconcile EOB’s? Have you tried and made it happen? Or maybe not. No matter. We want to hear from you! What is an EFT? EFT is the electronic transfer of funds from one account to another. EFT… Read More »
Chances are you’ve read ADA Clinical Practice Guidelines before, but have you ever wondered who the authors are or what the process is for creating them? In case you missed ADA’s first Facebook Live event, you can watch here! Or access the full Sealant Guidelines now. Dr. Suhail Mohiuddin, owner and general dentist at Dentologie, chatted with Dr.… Read More »
When do patients begin forming impressions about your dental practice? When making their first appointment online or by phone? How about their final impressions of their overall dental experience? Are those solidified during the last appointment of a treatment plan? Or when the patient learns whether insurance will cover their treatment? According to the three new dentists who… Read More »
Throughout the history of modern dentistry, new technologies have earned their place in practices by outperforming older technologies in some crucial way. The introduction of innovative clinical procedures and materials stimulate the development of new support technologies. And basic scientific and engineering advances — such as from analog to digital systems — can have a revolutionary impact on… Read More »
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 »