Practice Management

JACKSONVILLE, Florida – According to the American Dental Association, 95 percent of dental patients do not follow through with recommended treatments and procedures because they cannot afford it. A new patient financing program from MyDDS.com promises to change that by providing nearly 100 percent financing approvals, even for patients with less-than-perfect credit scores. Started by dental professionals, MyDDS.com provides five levels of credit coverage, from $1,000 to $10,000, the convenience of a revolving credit line, and an affordable monthly payment plan so that patients who otherwise might not be able to pay for dental procedures at the time of service, can get the treatment they need.

EL SEGUNDO, California – InterDent, Inc., a market leader in providing dental practice management services to multi-specialty group dental practices has launched its Affiliated Dentists recruitment web site – www.GentleDentalCareers.com. The new site features an intuitive user interface, updated content and graphics to improve ease of use and facilitate communications with dental practitioners and the online community in general.

ALBANY, New York – We encourage you to attend this FREE lunchtime educational Webinar, exclusively for NYSDA members and co-hosted by CareCredit patient financing. Don’t miss out – join a few minutes early as space is limited.

NEW YORK, New York – One in five dentists in private practice say maintaining a dual role as dentist and business owner is "extremely challenging," and virtually all (96%) say it's extremely important for dental students to learn business skills in dental school, according to the first-ever Medical Practice Monitor by OPEN from American Express, the company's division that focuses exclusively on providing financial products and services for small business owners.

HOLLADAY and DRAPER, Utah-Scott Kiser, DDS and Kathleen Gage today announced a January, 2005 release date for their book entitled, Why Be Different? Success Secrets to Sell the Unsellable.

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland – Legacy Press is pleased to announce that our Practice Today Electronic Medical Record Edition, Practice Today (EMR), is now a FREE download for every physician, dentist, and chiropractor in the state of West Virginia. This is very much in keeping with President Bushs recent State of the Union address in which he stated that computerized health records would avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care.

CHICAGO, Illinois – Dentists can't always avoid crises, but a carefully considered plan to disaster-proof one's dental practice is crucial in today's world, according to an article in the April 2004 issue of AGD Impact, the newsmagazine of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD).

DELAND, Florida – Jon'Ric International Corp., the premier worldwide franchiser of upscale full-service hair salons, day spas, medspas and dental spas is pleased to announce the offering of their new "Jon'Ric Lite" Franchise and License packages. Our research shows there is a substantional demand for a moderately priced version of our original franchise offering, states JonRic Internationals President, Jon Rando. The newly designed franchise/license package will allow the JonRic Franchisee to offer their clients the same array of upscale hair styling, day spa, medispa and dental spa services, but at a lower initial investment cost to the franchisee.

SOUTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts – A survey by the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) has revealed that the severe shortage of dental assistants and hygienists has begun to impact access to even routine dental care in the state.

SOUTHBOROUGH, Massachusetts – As a result of the critical need for dental assistants in Massachusetts and throughout the country, many new training programs are being introduced aimed at quickly getting people into the profession. But the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) warns that not all dental assisting programs are created equally.