Here are four updates on dental insurance and payers that have taken place since April 30: 1. The potential reduction in pediatric dental Medicaid coverage could lead to nearly 96,000 additional cases of dental caries and $86.5 million in additional…
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The potential reduction in pediatric dental Medicaid coverage could lead to nearly 96,000 additional cases of dental caries and $86.5 million in additional healthcare costs, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The study, “Projected Oral Health…
Minneapolis-based Park Dental recently opened a practice in Forest Lake, Minn. Park Dental decided to open the office based on the area’s growing housing market, according to Frauenshuh, a commercial real estate company. The company signed a 10-year lease for…
Power Orthodontics, an orthodontic practice in Tennessee, has opened locations in Halls and Knoxville, Tenn., according to a May 21 report from The Daily Tribune News. The practice provides services including traditional braces, Invisalign and a full range of orthodontic…
Picture a CDI team that no longer spends most of its week reworking denied claims. Encounters are flagged for documentation risk while the patient is still being treated. Coders work cleaner cases. Finance can predict cash, not chase it. That…
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There are 24,500 active dental hygienists in California, the most of any state by more than 9,000 hygienists, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., there are a total of 222,740 dental hygienists. In…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Vitana Pediatric & Orthodontic Partners has added its first Maryland practice. The DSO partnered with Izadi Orthodontics in Timonium, Md., according to a May 21 LinkedIn post. The practice, founded in 1994, is led by Mohammad Izadi,…