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Due to the growing volume of information that is being transferred and stored away each day, businesses are beginning to realize the importance of adopting a records retention policy. The purpose of adopting such a policy is to establish an official procedure for managing records. A well-crafted records retention policy specifies a detailed method ... [continue reading]

Another third-party payer has been identified as paying dentists with a modality that many dentists find objectionable. It involves a nationwide insurance company that the American Dental Association has identified as requiring contracting dentists to choose between electronic funds transfer (EFT) and virtual credit cards as their preferred ... [continue reading]

I have spent the last couple of weeks being shocked and awed. I watch the news and can only shake my head. Just prior to the Republican presidential debate in Cleveland, “Wall Street Journal” columnist Peggy Noonan wrote, “[Donald Trump’s] rise is not due to his supporters’ anger at government. It is a gesture of ... [continue reading]

It has been almost five years since I’ve worked a chair-side 40 hour work week. I still do procedures on family members and have maintained licenses in both Ohio and Kentucky. This summer I was asked to fill in for a dentist on medical leave. The dentist practices outside the confines of metropolitan Lexington, Kentucky, in a rural setting. ... [continue reading]

The ODA Task Force on the Future of Dentistry in Ohio met several times throughout the year to study trends in dentistry and identify areas where organized dentistry can take action. The 2014 ODA House of Delegates passed a resolution creating the ODA Task Force on the Future of Dentistry in Ohio to review the ADA environmental scan and study ... [continue reading]

Dental radiographs provide information critical to the identification and treatment of oral health problems. For example, radiographs are the only reliable way to view the bone, roots, attachments, interproximal areas, and under and around restorations. Despite the significant benefit of such images, some patients refuse to have radiographs taken ... [continue reading]

Whenever the talk goes to insurance fraud people invariably think of the dentist as the perpetrator of the offense. Dentists themselves often think the same way and many times fail to recognize that fraudulent activity does not have to be limited to the practitioner and many times involves dental office staff and/or patients. A quick glance at ... [continue reading]

Q: The ADA’s recent Environmental Scan discusses recent trends and predicts future changes in dentistry, including changes in demographics, dental delivery models, dental utilization, patient expectations and payment reform.  At the same time, “U.S. News” recently rated dentistry as number 1 on its list of “best ... [continue reading]

Q: The ADA’s recent Environmental Scan discusses recent trends and predicts future changes in dentistry, including changes in demographics, dental delivery models, dental utilization, patient expectations and payment reform.  At the same time, “U.S. News” recently rated dentistry as number 1 on its list of “best ... [continue reading]

Q: The ADA’s recent Environmental Scan discusses recent trends and predicts future changes in dentistry, including changes in demographics, dental delivery models, dental utilization, patient expectations and payment reform.  At the same time, “U.S. News” recently rated dentistry as number 1 on its list of “best ... [continue reading]