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"It isn’t difficult, but it takes team cooperation, new thinking, and practice." That's the mantra from author Patti DiGangi in this article.

One of the founders of RevenueWell tells you how software can make a difference for your patients and your bottom line.

Let’s face it: Being a dentist isn’t easy.

This article is an excerpt from the eBook "DentalCodeology: What Every Dentist Needs to Know about Medicare NOW" by Patti DiGangi, Christine Taxin, and Jan Palmer.

A school of dentistry slated to open next fall will focus on providing care to Atlanta-area residents at roughly half the cost of private practice care.

Teresa Duncan, insurance editor for Dental Products Report, offers advice on how to lower some of the pain that dental insurance causes for so many practices.

The majority of dental offices now use some sort of image management system.

Teeth whitening is the Number One requested cosmetic dentistry service, and chances are that you are already doing it or have at least been asked about it. It’s so popular that there are any number of places where a patient can go for whitening – including other doctors or even the local drugstore.

Lenny Kravitz made one major oversight when he tried to give away free dental care to residents of the Bahamas. That story tops this week's DMD Check-Up. Also making the list: A dentist with whom the Force is strong, and good news on the robots are taking our jobs, front.

Almost 19,000 Americans died from prescription painkiller overdoses last year, and a new study suggests the problem is wider than a few bad actors over-prescribing the drug.

When patients cancel their appointments at the last minute or just don’t show up at all, it leads to chaos and undue stress in your practice.

Splitit, an Israeli FinTech startup, developed an interest-free payment technology that reportedly enables patients to make interest-free monthly payment installments on their existing Visa and MasterCard credit cards.

Laura Jamison tells you what you need to know about starting 2016 off right in your dental business

Dental assistants not only need more education, but often need to pass that education on to other team members who simply don't get the right way to do things.

CAD/CAM software opens new doors for labs of all sizes.

Dental assistants not only need more education, but often need to pass that education on to other team members who simply don't get the right way to do things.

Political party and issue stance aren't the only factors voters consider when evaluating presidential candidates.

One in five seniors aged 75 and up hasn't seen a dentist in the past five years. Access barriers, declining cognitive function, and a lack of mobilization around senior oral health are among the problem's causes.

You're with your "work family" more than your "real family" during the week. When that happens, there are some habits that get under your skin. You told us exactly what those were in this article.

Practice management software can help dental offices with everything from billing to scheduling.

Based on his extensive experience with dentists in the past 30 years, Dr. Roger P. Levin has authored a new book entitled The 31 Biggest Mistakes Dentists Make. His premise is simple. As he says in the introduction, “We can learn from our mistakes. But isn’t it better to learn from other people’s mistakes?”

We may be in the Season of Santa, but a new survey shows the Jolly St. Nick has some steep competition when it comes to childhood characters.

Dental Lab Products looks at the most-viewed products of 2015, via numbers taken from its website.

Practice management software can help dental offices with everything from billing to scheduling.

We sit down with Vijay Sikka of Sikka Software to discuss trends in dental fees and what dentists need to know heading into 2016.

Here's a look at the five most popular stories on PMD for the week ending Dec. 18.

A newspaper investigation in Texas reveals the perils of poor dental care. That story tops this week's DMD Check-Up. Also making the news roundup: New state-by-state oral health rankings, and a closer look at the bad teeth stereotype plaguing Britain.

An Internet company that says it can bring price transparency to the dental industry has launched in the Philadelphia market.

Solutionreach, a leading national provider of innovative patient relationship management products and services, announced its partnership with Carestream Dental, a worldwide provider of imaging, CAD/CAM, software and practice management solutions for dental and oral health professionals.