By Jennifer Goodrum, CDA director of Government Relations From the Spring 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Dentists who treat Medicare patients must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out by Feb. 1, 2017. Please note that this requirement applies to the federal MediCARE plans (generally senior and disabled patients) as opposed to the state-based MediCAID plans …
Gratitude
By Marie Chatterley From the Spring 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Can your job satisfaction increase by focusing on the positive? Positive psychology has infiltrated workshops and trainings throughout corporate America in the last seven years and many are seeking to model this new approach in business. Shawn Achor published the Happiness Advantage in 2010, and suggested five …
Becoming Noble
By Deanna Goodrich, R.D.H. From the Spring 2016 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Every successful business owner begins with these three questions: Who are you? What do you believe? Who do you need to become? Becoming noble is defined by Webster’s dictionary as “having, showing, or coming from personal qualities that people admire (such as honesty, generosity, courage, etc.).” …
CDA Endorsed Products Spotlight: Officite
March 9, 2016 Officite is the leading Web Presence provider in the dental industry and has been providing dentists with attractive, effective online marketing strategies since 2002. Officite provides everything your practice needs to start attracting more new patients through the internet. The complete Web Presence platforms can come with any combination of the following: Featured Products and Services Responsive …
PDMP Releases Video Training on Creating and Activating Delegate Accounts
March 7, 2016 This new video will teach you how to create and activate a delegate account on the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Any prescriber or pharmacist can now have up to three trained delegates who can access the PDMP on the prescriber’s or dispenser’s behalf. This helps prescribers and pharmacists use the PDMP more frequently to get the …
Have Dentist, Will Travel
March 1, 2016 Access to dental care in rural communities in Colorado continues to be a hot button issue in the state. In underserved areas, seeking treatment from a dentist isn’t always as easy as calling up a local dental practice, Federally Qualified Health Center, or Community-Based Dental Clinic and making an appointment. It sometimes involves taking time off of …
Dentists, We Need You!
March 1, 2016 Volunteer for the Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM)—and help celebrate 10 years of free dental care! Volunteer registration is open for the 2016 COMOM June 17-18 at Brush High School in Brush, Colo. This is the 10th anniversary of the clinic, and COMOM is celebrating by “Brushing its way to Brush!” Volunteer to help, and be a …
Volunteer at the ADA Annual Meeting in Denver and Get CE for Free
March 1, 2016 The American Dental Association (ADA) 2016 annual meeting will be coming to Denver Oct. 20-23. Having the meeting in our backyard means you have a great opportunity to earn continuing education credit hours that can go toward the required 30 CE credit hours dentists and dental hygienists must earn during each licensure cycle. This is a new …
The ADA Wants You to Help Develop Board Exams
March 1, 2016 The American Dental Association (ADA) Department of Testing Services is seeking volunteers, including practicing dentists and hygienists, to serve on Test Construction Committees to support critical examination programs: the National Board Dental Examination Parts I and II, the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, the new Integrated National Board Examination, and the new Advanced Dental Admission Test. Electronic …
Improve Oral Health in Your Community With Leadership and Advocacy
March 1, 2016 Are you practicing dentistry in rural Colorado? Do you want to improve the oral health in your community? Enroll in these free workshops to learn how to make a greater difference. Oral Health Colorado (OHCO) is partnering with the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) to hold Facilitative Leadership for Social Change (FLSC) workshops to build leadership …
