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Vyne Dental announces new billing system
Revenue cycle management company Vyne Dental launched a new web-based dental billing platform to ease handling and organization of information for dental practices of all sizes.
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Colonial Life adds 3 dental plans
Insurance company Colonial Life recently added three dental plans to its list of coverage options.
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California dentists want insurance companies to pay for COVID-19 PPE
COVID-19 increased prices of necessary gear such as personal protective equipment and disinfectant, and California dentists want insurance companies to pick up the costs, Kaiser Health News reported May 5.
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How dentists are using their COVID-19 relief funding
Almost all dentists are using their COVID-19 relief funding to retain staff, according to the American Dental Association's latest COVID-19 economic impact survey.
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New dental CDT codes: 8 tied to COVID-19 effective immediately
The Code Maintenance Committee has accepted and approved the inclusion of eight pandemic-related CDT procedure codes in CDT 2021, reports the American Dental Association.
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Delta Dental postpones fee cuts for 2,200 dentists after CDA voices concern
Delta Dental has indefinitely postponed scheduled fee cuts for 2,200 specialist dentists in California, according to an April 5 update from the California Dental Association.
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Dental anesthesiologists claim Delta Dental won't credential them as specialists: ADA
Though the National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialties and Certifying Boards recognized anesthesiology as a dental specialty in 2019, Delta Dental doesn't credential anesthesiologists in some regions of the U.S., reports the American Dental Association.
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Proposed Delta Dental fee cuts have CDA worried
The California Dental Association is voicing concerns about proposed reimbursement reductions for Premier provider contracts with Delta Dental of California.
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US dental practice revenue dropped 6% in 2020: Dental Intelligence
Compared to 2019, dental practice revenue declined 6 percent in 2020, according to Dental Intelligence data from 3,677 U.S. dental practices.
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Insurer doesn't have to cover pandemic-related losses for Georgia dental practice, judge rules
A Georgia dental practice's lawsuit was dismissed March 1 by a federal judge who said Cincinnati Insurance doesn't have to cover the practice's COVID-19 related losses, reports Law360.
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ADA asks Congress for changes to PPP to help dental practices
The American Dental Association is urging Congress to consider changes to the Paycheck Protection Program in the next COVID-19 relief package.
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Private dental practice operating costs: 7 statistics
Below are seven statistics on yearly expenses at dental private practices in 2019 based on data from the American Dental Association and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Delta Dental of Arizona to fund emergency care for uninsured patients
A Delta Dental of Arizona initiative is funding emergency dental treatment for uninsured patients who visit Phoenix-based HonorHealth emergency departments, the Glendale Star reported Feb. 14.
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Kentucky orthodontists get contactless booking, paying system
Cortland, N.Y.-based Xpress-pay launched its contactless booking and online payment system for orthodontists in Lexington, Ky.
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32% of dentists raised fees over the past month, per ADA survey
Nearly a third of dentists raised fees over the past month to alleviate financial challenges, according to the American Dental Association.
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Cotiviti dental claim solution saved clients average 1.5% in 2020
Salt Lake City-based Cotiviti's Dental Claim Accuracy solution saved dental payer customers an average of 1.5 percent of their total claim spend over 2020, according to a Feb. 4 news release.
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North Carolina dental board investigating dentist for billing fraud amid sexual assault charges
An oral surgeon charged with sexually assaulting sedated patients is under investigation by the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners after filing millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursement claims, according to a Jan. 26 report from WECT, an NBC affiliate.
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Ohio dentist sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion
Jeffrey Blanford, DDS, of Blanford Dental Center in Lima, Ohio, was sentenced to six months in prison after being convicted in a $1.7 million tax evasion scheme, according to limaohio.com.
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