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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 Ohio Dental Association is offering a new way for dentists to pay their membership dues beginning with the 2016 membership year - Reward Program Payment with Benco Dental. The Reward Program Payment allows dentists to redeem their Benco Dental BluChip® Points for a dues credit toward their ADA, ODA and local dental society dues. The ... [continue reading]

Ohio Dental Association members who are enrolled in the Ohio Dental Association Services Corp. Workers' Compensation discount plan are now receiving renewal quotes in the mail. Information will come from CareWorksComp, which is the new name for Frank Gates. CareWorksComp helps dentists reach their highest possible discount on Bureau of ... [continue reading]

Dentists are cautioned to always carefully review participating provider contracts before signing them. Insurance companies change even well-known, established contracts from time to time and the revisions do not always impact every dentist who has signed the contract in the same way. For example, a very well-known statewide dental insurance ... [continue reading]

With the changing dental practice environment, new dentists face unique challenges. Dr. Charles Blair, one of dentistry’s leading authorities on practice profitability, fee analysis, insurance coding strategies and strategic planning, will present the course "Start Smart, Stay Smart" at the 2015 ODA Annual Session focusing on some issues many ... [continue reading]

The following is the winning article for the Dental Student Competition on Oral Health Literacy. Third year students at CWRU School of Dental Medicine had the opportunity to research scientific literature on diabetes and oral health and submit an article to the ADA. The winning article is posted on the ADA’s consumer website, ... [continue reading]

Let me start off by saying that opening my own practice from scratch was one of the scariest moments in my life thus far. I knew I had a good portion of dental knowledge amassed over the last few years, but what did I know about running a business? I could sit down and talk to patients about decay and occlusal wear; however, could I sit down and ... [continue reading]