We had an exciting weekend at the TDA Texas Meeting in San Antonio and had lots of registrations for our Kindle Fire giveaway! The winner is: Dr. Lilian Adame-Nelson! Congrats, Dr. Nelson! Thanks to everyone for stopping by and taking the time to chat with us and register for the Kindle Fire. Tweet
Dental Regulations
Emotions ran high as providers express their displeasure with the DMO's. The Texas Medicaid Dental Stakeholder’s Meeting was held in Austin on Friday, April 27th in the Brown-Heatley Room on the HHSC campus. This was the first Stakeholder’s meeting since the transition of the Medicaid Dental Program from Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) to the three
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Update: New Labor Poster Requirement Suspended – Again!
UPDATE: This rule has been temporarily suspended. We will keep you up to date on this one! Don't Post and if you did, you can take it down! Important note: The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily enjoined the NLRB’s rule requiring the posting of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The rule, which had
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Dental Compliance
HB300- What Texas Dentists Need to Know What's the big hubbub about HB300? House Bill 300 will take effect September 1, 2012. The new law is basically a revision of the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act and is stricter due to concerns that federal law (HIPAA) does not adequately protect patient privacy. The tougher new health privacy legislation extends patient protections beyond
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SBDE Board Meeting Update The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners conducted a board meeting on April 27, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Dental Compliance Specialists attended this meeting in anticipation of hearing about new advertising rules. In a previous meeting, the Board appointed a committee to review the Advertising Rules. In this meeting the Board heard from the committee
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