A coalition of medical device manufacturers is supporting lawmakers’ attempts to repeal the new 2.3% medical device excise tax. Two U.S. senators and two representatives
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to expand an initiative that provides dental care for the state’s low-income children. The Republican governor is calling for $11.6
A Texas lawmaker has introduced another piece of legislation intended to address Medicaid dental fraud in the wake of the ongoing controversy about millions of
3M ESPE’s Lava Ultimate restorative now falls under the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature’s (CDT Code) broadened definition of porcelain/ceramic materials, thus allowing Lava
The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) has been assigned provider codes by the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC). Provider taxonomy code 1223D0004X defines dentist
Straumann has won two important legal battles against DRS International, a maker of dental implants that has been claiming its components are compatible with, and
Resin infiltration of incipient smooth surface lesions is now covered by a 2013 Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT)classification, according to DMG America, makers
Most dentists have a good relationship with their dental laboratory. However, that relationship is sometimes more the result of a habit than a carefully considered
The Texas Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Inspector General at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) have formed a task force designed
The Texas Office of Inspector General (OIG) is investigating the company that processes authorization forms submitted by dentists for dental Medicaid procedures, including orthodontic treatment.
In a settlement reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Brain-Pad and its president, Joseph Manzo, have been barred from making unsupported claims that
Michael David Goodwin, DDS, an orthodontist who practices in Amarillo, TX, and Crown Point, IN, has been indicted on 11 counts of healthcare fraud for
