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Are In-House Dental Membership Programs Legal?

Can your practice create a membership program? I hear this question all the time....

Malmgren Charts the 2017 Course for America’s ToothFairy

Good oral health begins in childhood. But many children don’t have access to oral...

The Top 10 Practice Management Articles of 2016

You may be at the top of your game when it comes to clinical...

How to Communicate with Insurance Companies in 2017

Jazz great Charles Mingus once noted that “anyone can make the simple complicated—what’s really...

Two-Thirds of Utah Children Have Tooth Decay

According to a report from the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), 66% of children...

Most Older Americans Lack Dental Insurance and Oral Healthcare

Only 12% of older Americans have some form of dental insurance and fewer than...

About a Third of American Adults Skip Dental Care Due to Costs

While more Americans now have health insurance, cost remains a particular barrier to oral...

Long-Term Care Patients Refuse Dental Treatment

Nearly 90% of patients at long-term care facilities don’t take advantage of dental services,...

Dental Insurance Offerings Grow in the Wake of Healthcare Reform

  Dental benefit coverage offerings have grown during the past few years as the...

Oral Cancer Diagnoses Jump 61% From 2011 to 2015

Privately billed insurance claims related to oral cancer diagnoses rose 61% from 2011 to...