Why Your Dentist Might Seem Pushy

by | May 21, 2021 | FWA

In 1993, Dr. David Silber, a dentist now practicing in Plano, Texas, was fired from the first dental clinic he worked for. He’d been assigned to a patient another dentist had scheduled for a crown preparation — a metal or porcelain cap for a broken or decayed tooth....
The Role of State Boards of Dentistry (Part 2)

The Role of State Boards of Dentistry (Part 2)

by | Feb 26, 2021 | Compliance

by guest contributor, Mark R. Brengelman, JD, MA Previous: The Role of State Boards of Dentistry (Part 1) This article provides another part into the perspective on the role of state boards of dentistry implementing the regulation of the practice of dentistry as a...

The Role of State Boards of Dentistry

by | Feb 19, 2021 | Compliance

by guest contributor, Mark R. Brengelman, JD, MA This article provides an initial perspective on the role of state boards of dentistry, which exist in each state and which regulate the practice of dentistry as a health care profession.  This article begins as a...

Dental Fraud: Isolated or a Pattern?

by | Sep 18, 2020 | Coding, Dental, Fraud, FWA

This week’s Fraud Spotlight features guest contributor Mark R. Brengelman, JD, MA. Be sure to tune into the column next week for more examples of dental fraud from real cases! This article points out some basics of dental misconduct – fraud.  A dentist who...