Now that the decision has been made to move back to fee-for-service (FFS) for Arkansas Dental Medicaid, the state Department of Human Services has initiated provider training to help dental offices prepare for the coming change following 7 years of managed care. DHS sponsored its first outreach on July 19 with a webinar in which multiple presenters offered advice and
Press Release from Lyon College, July 25, 2024: Lyon College marked a historic milestone today with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lyon College School of Dental Medicine, the first dental school in the state of Arkansas. The event at the school’s Riverdale campus was celebrated with a symbolic sledgehammer strike, marking the official start of renovations for the new dental
Meredith Rogers, Executive Director of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners (ASBDE), notified state dentists today of a scam: “The office of the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners has recently learned of scam artists posing as Board office staff calling Arkansas licensed dentists as part of an attempted fraud scheme. The callers identify themselves as Board staff members
Mr. Sean Kubin of Standard Computers contacted ASDA this morning to state that dental offices may have been impacted by the CrowdStrike Outage, which has had an extensive affect on computer systems around the globe. To that end, Standard Computer provided the following fix, and further offers their services for dental offices that have experienced a failure: “Crowdstrike is a
Reprinted from ADA Morning Huddle, June 27, 2024: Investigators have examined whether artificial intelligence may help dentists detect periapical radiolucencies on imaging, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Dentistry. Previous research has found inconsistencies in the accuracy of diagnosing periapical radiolucencies. In the study, the investigators used the PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect and Institute of Electrical
Reprinted from ADA What’s Up Wednesday newsletter, June 20, 2024: The ADA is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision from a lower appeals court on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that limits states’ traditional authority to regulate health care and insurance, and is at odds with a previous Supreme Court decision on the issue.
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