On 6-17-2008 I was able to go to United Health site and visit this page
https://www.myuhcdental.com/presence/release/MemberDentistList.asp
or here and choose a state plan and search for a dentist who accepts medicaid. They would tell me the clinic name, Small Smiles for example as well as the name of the dentist at that clinic.
By the next day I could still go there but each and every search for a dentist under any plan and any search criteria would end up with zero results. The first time I did it, heck I could even get the list emailed to me. Now you can't find a recommended dentist from United Health to save your soul.
So I have to ask why that is.
1. They don't want the public to know they are recommending it's members to visit Small Smiles.
2. They are protecting themselves from lawsuits because they continue to recommend it's members take their children to Small Smiles even though Doral Dental has suspended them, in several places anyway, or
3. The dentists they listed as being employees of Small Smiles threw a fit because they are so embarrassed of being associated with Small Smiles. (let me say here I know this to be true from the emails I received...)
Anyway I'm glad I had my lists emailed to me and they came from the following email address:
dentalproviderlist@yourdentalplan.com
The subject was: Custom Dental Provider Directory List
I don't know who's cheatin' who here, but there are some really embarrassed people out there because of their association with Small Smiles, including major HMOs.
Showing posts with label United Health Group. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Health Group. Show all posts
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Doral Dental Sending Patients to Small Smiles Across The Nation
Click here
Click Detail Search
Click the Search button beside Office Name
Enter Small Smiles, Kool Smiles, Ocean Dental and just about any state and click search.
What you will find is that Doral Dental is a major "pusher" "enabler" of these rogue dental chains.
Millions must be being made to keep all these hands in the cookie jar full of cash.
Think about it:
Medicaid Dollars pass to the subcontractors such as United Health and Doral Dental and all their stockholders and employees, then on down to Small Smiles/FORBA and all staff there, including investors such as CIT and Arcapita Bank, then they advertise they pay they working dentist $144k a year plus bonuses, and let's not forget the office staff, buildings, equipment etc. And let's not forget all the money the DeRoses have in their pockets, giving millions to Creighton University, living in multi-million dollar homes, etc. Then you have the lobbyist on the Federal Level, and just about every state level, several high powered law firms, and more than one huge PR firm.
Now that's a heck of a lot of money being made by strapping children on papoose boards and drilling away and any tooth they can get.
Heck this thing is so profitable their are other people opening up clinics everyday trying to cash in on the huge cash cow!
Is anyone out there gonna quit pushing these clinics and close their doors or not!
Click Detail Search
Click the Search button beside Office Name
Enter Small Smiles, Kool Smiles, Ocean Dental and just about any state and click search.
What you will find is that Doral Dental is a major "pusher" "enabler" of these rogue dental chains.
Millions must be being made to keep all these hands in the cookie jar full of cash.
Think about it:
Medicaid Dollars pass to the subcontractors such as United Health and Doral Dental and all their stockholders and employees, then on down to Small Smiles/FORBA and all staff there, including investors such as CIT and Arcapita Bank, then they advertise they pay they working dentist $144k a year plus bonuses, and let's not forget the office staff, buildings, equipment etc. And let's not forget all the money the DeRoses have in their pockets, giving millions to Creighton University, living in multi-million dollar homes, etc. Then you have the lobbyist on the Federal Level, and just about every state level, several high powered law firms, and more than one huge PR firm.
Now that's a heck of a lot of money being made by strapping children on papoose boards and drilling away and any tooth they can get.
Heck this thing is so profitable their are other people opening up clinics everyday trying to cash in on the huge cash cow!
Is anyone out there gonna quit pushing these clinics and close their doors or not!
United Health Care Still Using Small Smiles: What The Hell Are They Thinking?
Despite Doral Dental, a sub-contractor for Maryland's Medicaid System, terminating 4 dentists and suspending Small Smiles for another 3 months for highly irregular and questionable practices, United Health Care, another sub-contractor doing business as Americhoice, finding more than $250,000 worth of "questionable treatments" will still send it's medicaid members to the following Small Smiles dental Clinics in Maryland for treatment.
- GRIGORYAN, OVSANNA
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- KING, TRACY S.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- MILLS, LINISHA Y.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- PARIRENYATWA, SIMBARASHE
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- PARIRENYATWA, SIMBARASHE
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- PFEUFFER, DAVID J.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- ROBINSON-WARNER, GILLIAN A.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- TOLER, KENYATTA M.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- TOLER, KENYATTA M.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- TYLER, DAWN L.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- UMEOZULU, OKEOMA N.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
In Washington DC they will gladly send you to:
- MILLER, JULIAN P.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- MUNDEY, SHAKEYA
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- STEPHENSON, KESHA J.
GENERAL DENTISTRY
- VENIGALLA, LAKSHMI Informed They Are No Longer Employed With Small Smiles
GENERAL DENTISTRY
What the HELL is United Health Group thinking! Hopefully you are one of the lucky recipients of Doral Dental and won't be sent to any of the above dentists and your child will be spared the torture and abuse of unnecessary dental treatment and being tied to a papoose board just for the ease of it all.
I suggest if your linked up with United Health/Americhoice you exercise your American Choice and call, write or email United Health Group and demand better service for yourself and your children.
Email Me
Update 9/9/2008
I received the following email and after weighting the request I decided there was no real benefit in not granting the request.
Dear Ms. Hagan/To Whom It May Concern:As best as we are able to discern, the "Dentist the Menace" web site is maintained by a Debbie Hagan. This email is intended to reach all persons responsible for the content of the site.
This law firm represents Sanam Toufanian, D.D.S., whose name appears on the June 17, 2008, "Dentist the Menace" web site posting regarding Small Smiles entitled, "United Health Care Still Using Small Smiles: What the Hell Are They Thinking?". Dr. Toufanian no longer is employed with Small Smiles. During her employment at Small Smiles, Dr. Toufanian at all times acted in the best interests of her patients, and there is no allegation that Dr. Toufanian engaged in any improper conduct. Your web posting is false, misleading, and highly damaging to Dr. Toufanian's reputation. We therefore demand that you remove Dr. Toufanian's name from the June 17, 2008 posting immediately.
Sincerely,Caroline Judge Mehta