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Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) ...
Since our last ranking, MB2 Dental also moved up the ranks. In addition to adding more practices, it expanded into four more states. Additionally, DSO Affordable Care, which made it on DrBicuspid's ...
While dental service organizations (DSO) Heartland Dental, TAG - The Aspen Group, and Pacific Dental Services maintained their stronghold as the top three largest DSOs in the U.S., respectively, they ...
The relevant evaluation codes The following are the codes in the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) that can be used with the insurance claim: D0120 -- Periodic oral evaluation – ...
Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...
Owandy Radiology will showcase its I-Max 3D XPro cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit during GNYDM in New York City. Some of the key features of the CBCT unit include the following: Artificial ...
A dentist in Canada pleaded not guilty to professional misconduct charges related to the death of a healthy four-week-old boy who died during a frenotomy to fix a tongue tie, according to a story ...
Top 10 largest DSOs Organizations are ordered by the number of affiliated practices. All company websites were last accessed on June 2, 2023. 1. Heartland Dental Number of affiliated/supported ...
A dentist in Florida was arrested on felony charges for allegedly coordinating a scheme to bilk three major insurance companies out of more than $150,000, according to multiple news reports dated ...
Dentists must be familiar with this medication side effect and able to counsel patients about it. Luckily, nightguards are a simple, in-office solution that most dentists can easily fabricate for ...
GLP-1 agonists have caught on to manage obesity and are used for weight loss because they delay gastric emptying, which can help a person feel full. Their effect on gastric emptying, which may cause ...
Each year, nine leading dental hygienists come together on one night to discuss and debate the top clinical products of the year. During the remaining 364 days, these same hygienists spend countless ...