Nearly 190 organizations signed a letter urging legislators to pass the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act. Seven notes for dental leaders: 1. Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries often lose coverage due to short-term changes in income or administrative requirements. 2. … Read More
Dive Brief: – A Texas district court has overturned a Biden administration regulation from 2023 tweaking how hospitals that serve a large low-income population are paid by Medicare. – Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, and roughly … Read More
Reimbursement issues and processes could be keeping some dentists from joining the programs as providers, according to Hollie Stevenson, the vice president of affiliate and government relations at Dental Lifeline Network. Ms. Stevenson recently joined the Becker’s Dental + DSO … Read More
The American Dental Association is calling for public policy reforms to make it easier for patients to access critical oral health services and dentists to enroll in Medicaid. A new report from the ADA Health Policy Institute and the Association … Read More
For symptoms like a runny nose and a cough, some might think it’s a common cold, and doesn’t require a doctor’s visit. In these cases, many people turn to sites, such as Google and WebMD for additional reassurance. Now, with … Read More
In our previous article, we explained Value-Based Care Plans (VBC – aka Capitation) and presented the official policy of the American Dental Association (ADA) against such plans. Yet just inside the ADA, a powerful group known as the “Dental Quality … Read More
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – From self-driving cars to AI-powered kitchens, the Bay Area now has Yomi, the first FDA-approved dental robot nationwide. Dr. Dalvir S. Pannu, owner of Pannu Dental Group in San Jose, is the first dentist in … Read More
TORONTO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF.TO), opens new tab CEO Kevin Strain said on Tuesday the company’s U.S. dental insurance business was improving after losing money in the latest quarter, and was on track to hit … Read More
On August 8, 2024, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA-46, which requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to direct public hospitals in the state to collect demographic information on patients that will enable hospital staff … Read More
JACKSONVILLE, Texas — After 40 years of fixing teeth and brightening smiles, longtime dentist Dr. Larry Folden at All Smiles in Jacksonville is hanging up the drill and calling it a career. “Everybody tells you when it comes time to … Read More
The American Dental Association is hosting a virtual webinar Aug. 12 explaining the minutiae of recent CMS regulations for dentists who accept public or commercial insurance. Following the webinar — How Do Recent CMS Regulations Apply to Dentistry? — Natalia … Read More
HOUSTON – A lot of children and moms in our area who are on Medicaid may lose access to their doctors in 2025. In total, 450,000 of the state’s most vulnerable kids and pregnant women may lose access to some … Read More
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2024 – As a high school football team dentist back when he was in private practice, Scott Stafford was performing a preseason checkup when he noticed a growth in the palate of a player’s mouth. It … Read More
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has announced $16.3 million in funding to nonprofit organizations through an Access to Care Grants Program intended to increase and safeguard access to quality, affordable oral health care. The program is offered across the … Read More
DentaQuest, part of Sun Life U.S., today announced its 2024 Health Access Heroes, who represent forward-thinking individuals or organizations taking action to increase access to health care and optimal health outcomes for people with the greatest needs and fewest resources. … Read More
Dentistry continues its seismic shift as digital technologies reshape patient expectations and operational norms. Experienced dental practitioners are at the forefront of this transformation, embracing innovations to meet the demands of younger patients (and dental professionals) and align with the … Read More
Hal Jeter has been a family dentist in South Point, along the river where Kentucky and West Virginia meet Ohio, for nearly 30 years. He knows the dentist can be scary for kids, so he does his best to make … Read More
The percentage of dentists affiliated with private equity has nearly doubled over the course of six years, according to a paper released Aug. 5 by the ADA Health Policy Institute. According to the analysis, dentists affiliated with private equity increased … Read More
Concorde Career Colleges, the healthcare education division of Universal Technical Institute, Inc., and Heartland Dental yesterday announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to develop a co-branded campus for dental hygiene and dental assistant programs. Heartland Dental is one of the largest dental … Read More
The FTC’s new proposal The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently proposed a rule that could profoundly alter the landscape of noncompete agreements in the United States-and the way that dental practice owners employ clinicians-should it successfully pass. This new rule … Read More
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced several senior staff promotions, appointing Ralph Molina as Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Joseph Mazzara as Special Counsel to the Attorney General and to the First Assistant Attorney General, Ryan Baasch as Associate Deputy … Read More
AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, July 31, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — With Texas facing one of the nation’s most significant Medicaid gaps, estate planning attorney Eric Grogan emphasizes the importance of comprehensive Medicaid planning for the state’s residents, particularly those approaching retirement age. … Read More
How often do you go to the dentist? Every 6 months? Annually? How about never? A new study has come out that ranks Connecticut as having the highest percentage of adults in all of the USA that follow-through with their … Read More
Parents and children in Eastern Wake County have something to smile about as Wake County has “cut the floss” at the newest location of the cross-county Regional Smiles program. This program is an expansion of the award-winning Smiles at Sunnybrook … Read More
Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do … Read More
Sarah J. Morris, DDS, MAGD, of Fort Worth, Texas, has been nominated by the Fort Worth Academy of General Dentistry (Forth Worth AGD) for the Texas Academy of General Dentistry’s (Texas AGD) Texas Dentist of the Year™ Award. This award … Read More
The Wicomico Youth & Civic Center will welcome dentists from across Maryland at a free dental care gathering this fall. Dentists from across the state will donate their time and services to provide free dental care to hundreds of Eastern … Read More
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — As dentists’ offices across the country struggle to recruit and maintain staff, schools are facing more pressure to prepare the next generation of dental hygienists. Bluegrass Community & Technical College in Lexington is home to … Read More
The Dental Services Market is poised for robust growth, projected to reach approximately USD 788.8 billion by 2033, from USD 457.5 billion in 2023, reflecting a steady CAGR of 5.6% from 2024 to 2033. This growth is primarily driven by … Read More
Deloitte, a global consultancy that reported revenue last year of $65 billion, pulls in billions of dollars from states and the federal government for supplying technology it says will modernize Medicaid. The company promotes itself as the industry leader in … Read More
Alaska children’s tooth health improved over a decade in nearly all parts of the state, showing that multiple dental initiatives and strategies may be paying off, a new state report said. Among children 3 and younger, tooth decay prevalence is … Read More
Dr. Sophon Heng D.D.S. caters to those people who don’t have dental insurance. His clinic provides comprehensive dental care exclusively to uninsured adults in a modern yet modest office in Edmonds. Dr. Heng grew up in Seattle and graduated in … Read More
The Nashville Sounds, Delta Dental of Tennessee, and cityCURRENT recently hosted the third annual Kids Dental Day at First Horizon Park. More than 400 kids of all ages from the Nashville area received free dental screenings, a new pair of … Read More
Pearl announced that it has raised $58 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission to elevate patient care in dentistry. Left Lane Capital led the round, with participation from Smash Capital, Alpha Partners, and existing investors Craft Ventures … Read More
During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle “Roz” Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth. Ferry, who is Inupiaq, remembers having to get on a plane to get from her remote Alaskan village to the … Read More
Dental Care Alliance, one of the nation’s leading dental support organizations (DSOs), today announced a historic rollout of Overjet, the world-leader in dental AI. The combination of sheer size and technical sophistication makes this launch one of the most ambitious … Read More
Becker’s has reported on more than a dozen practice closures so far in 2024, several of which have been the result of financial constraints facing owners. Here is how financial challenges have led to the closures of four dental practices … Read More
outh Texas College is set to develop a dental hygiene program, micro-credential classes and a regional healthcare center with the help of a $1 million grant over the next three years. “We have been contemplating, since I arrived here two … Read More
On Veterans Day November 11,1 Americans offer gifts and services to the brave men and women who served in the US armed forces. One of the ways we honor them is by dental professionals providing them with needed oral health-care … Read More
Second quarter earnings beat analyst expectations at UnitedHealth Group, even as the Minnetonka-based health care giant said it saw more expenses in the fallout from a massive cyberattack earlier this year. The company now expects cyberattack costs could reach $2.45 … Read More
