Dental insurance industry; dentist places own implant; and Medicaid

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

When an endodontically treated tooth continued to prove troublesome, Dr. Daniel Hatch decided it was time to extract and replace it. But this Montrose, CO, dentist utilized a remarkable approach: He extracted his own tooth and placed the implant himself. He also filmed the procedure and put it on YouTube. Read more of Rob Goszkowski's incredible story here.

In the first of a two-part series, Dr. Michael W. Davis explained how the present degree of dental Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse is not sustainable and how it is slowly changing. Read that part here. In the second part, Dr. Davis examines the future of dental Medicaid and the issues associated with it. Read more here.

For the first time, IBISWorld has released a market research report on the U.S. dental insurance industry. The report noted that the industry will benefit from an improving economic environment and favorable demographic trends, while a consistent, five-year increase in healthcare expenditure boosted industry premiums and drove revenue growth to date. Read more here.

These are only three of the articles, opinions, and news briefs up on DrBicuspid.com. We hope you'll read more about practice management, reimbursement, and other issues that concern you.

Later this month, I'll be at the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston. I'd love to talk to you if you are going to be there. Please let me know.