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Monday, March 31, 2014

NCDR–Kool Smiles and Resolution Dental says “main concern is financial”

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Kristina Dorsey, HR Manager for NCDR, LLC - Kool Smiles PC & Resolution Dental , admits the main concern to the CEO’s and CFO’s is finan...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Are you sure you want to work in a corporate owned dental clinic?

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HHS-OIG Report - Questionable Billing For Medicaid Pediatric Dental Services in New York–March 2014

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This same study could be done in any state these private equity owned dental clinics operate and the results would be the same, if not worse...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Small Smiles Dental Centers in yet another Federal Report due out today

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A new federal report will be released Wednesday showing that shady dentists and orthodontists billed the state's Medicaid program for q...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

Interview with Gary Iocco, President, National Association of Dental Laboratories

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Interview with Gary Iocco, President, National Association of Dental Laboratories March 2014 By: Michael W Davis, DDS Dr. Michael W. Davis...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Oh where, oh where did it go: CSHM’s Press Release

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If anyone is looking for CSHM and Small Smiles press release after the media exposed the fact they will be excluded from Medicaid in 30 day...
Thursday, March 13, 2014

Positive proof of no compliance at CSHM–Small Smiles

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You have to check out CSHM-Small Smiles “ Quality and Compliance ” webpage. Past the list of the overseers, you will find a link that says“F...

NBC — Firm That Manages Dental Clinics for Kids Excluded From Medicaid

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  By Talesha Reynolds MARCH 12, 2014 - A company that manages a chain of dental clinics once accused of subjecting children to painful a...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Dental Group Practice Association installed a new Executive Director last week. Will he work more than 8 hours a week?

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Check out the uptick in legal, conference and lobbying expenses. I’m not sure how you can spend that much in a year and not work more than 8...

CSHM comes out of hiding to issue statement regarding Medicaid Exclusion

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CSHM and Small Smiles have been dodging media phone calls for days. They have finally issued a statement; begrudgingly I'm sure. They s...

Vice Chairman and Ranking Member of House Committee on Energy and Commerce-Oversight and Investigation subcommittee express continued concerns of dental management service companies (DMSOs).

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In a letter (see below) to Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson , Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) express their...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Small Smiles exclusion- Senator Grassley is happy with the “Victory for Accountability”

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Grassley: Notice from Inspector General is a Victory for Accountability March 10, 2014 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley, senior member ...

FINALLY! Small Smiles Dental Centers are EXCLUDED from Medicaid and other Federal health programs!

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OMG! OMG! OMG! After 7 long years of persistence, it’s finally happened! Small Smiles Dental Centers are excluded from participation in Med...

Do you own your dental practice?

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Let’s say you own your patient’s charts, do you own your dental practice?
Friday, March 07, 2014

Antoine Dental calling for a federal investigation into the judge because their win was overturned. Calling his decision “cut and paste”. What a bunch of cry babies.

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Since the Antoine Dental Center's favorable ruling was overturned last week, TDMR, is calling for a Federal investigation into the judge...
Thursday, March 06, 2014

Analysis of ADC vs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission

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Analysis of ADC vs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission By Michael W. Davis, DDS, DrBicuspid.com contributing writer March 6, 201...
Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Dr. R. Quinn Dufurrena named Executive Director of that nasty Dental Group Practice Association (DGPA)

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In the Welcome Letter from Dr. R. Quinn Dufurrena as posted on the Dental Group Practice Association (DGPA) and the DGPA’s press release , ...

Antoine Dental Centers to remain on payment hold

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Judge finds credible evidence of Medicaid fraud by Texas clinic By Donna Domino, Features Editor March 5, 2014 -- A Texas judge has upheld...
Tuesday, March 04, 2014

What happened to Richardmalouf.com?

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In February 2013, Dr. Richard Malouf of All Smiles and home waterpark fame started his own website, richardmalouf.com. Below is his press re...
Saturday, March 01, 2014

Houston dentist, Behzad Nazari, and Antoine Dental to remain on 100% “pay hold” due to fraud investigation

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UDATED 03-03-2014 The scammers running the Texas Dentists for Medicaid Fraud Reform (TDMR) website have boasted time and time again, over ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Dr. Daniel Chaparro III, owner of Smile By Design, under investigation by FBI

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I found Dr. Chaparro’s concerns over his investigation by the FBI a bit odd. Apparently, he has enough wrong doings on the radar of author...

Dr. Donald P. Prohovich pays $400,000 to settle fraud allegations in Massachusetts

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      By Maria Papadopoulos The Enterprise Posted Feb. 25, 2014 @ 12:39 pm Updated Feb 25, 2014 at 6:17 PM An Easton dentist has agreed...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

UPS Employees targeted by California dentist

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Calif. dentist indicted for $1M in fraudulent billings By DrBicuspid Staff February 25, 2014 -- A California dentist has been indicted on ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Dr. David Timothy “Ty” Turbyfill, accused of sexually molesting 3 teens is back in business in Florida.

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Dr. David Timore Turbyfill, accused of sexually molesting 3 teens is back in business in Florida. Among claims in the complaints, witnesses...
Sunday, February 23, 2014

Flora Mounessa, DDS and husband—Shahram Sharif—arrested

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Flora Mounessa,DDS husband, Shahram Sharif then and now. According to Great Neck, NY District Attorney, the couple defrauded Medicaid out...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Interview with Dr. Mark Malterud — Academy of General Dentistry Region-10 Trustee

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  Interview with Dr. Mark Malterud By Michael W. Davis, DDS | February 17, 2014     Dr. Mark Malterud has been practicing Minimally Inva...
Thursday, February 06, 2014

Kool Smiles Dentist—Dr. Tuan “Terry” Truong, DDS— sentenced to 18 months in jail

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Let me get this straight, private equity firm FFL’s corporation—NCDR, LLC/Kool Smiles—hired Dr. Troung , trained him to be a thief, gave him...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Uh-Oh! Dr. Richard Malouf abandoned his computer servers! YIKES!

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Dr. Richard Malouf, founder of All Smiles Dental Centers in Texas, has made the news a lot over the last two years. Much of which has involv...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

NCDR, LLC–Kool Smiles-Resolution Dental wants you and your practice.

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The private equity firm, FFL, who owns Kool Smiles Dental and Resolution Dental is moving away from opening their own clinics and moving tow...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Any updates on Kool Smiles and Resolution Dental Clinics

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I’ve not heard anything about this guys lately. Well, not since they sent warning letters out to current and past employees. Anyone have an...

Pat on the Head or Slap on the Wrist

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AG Gansler Secures Settlement from Baltimore County Dentist Owner of Baltimore city practice must repay $25K to Medicaid program Baltimore,...

Thank you e-mails always appreciated

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It all turned out well for this little 3 year old after panicked mom decided to do some research and ask questions. January 15, 2014 Hi De...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Indiana taxpayers pick up the tab for shafted Allcare Dental patients

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Customers of Allcare Dental get money back Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:09 PM EST INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Many patients who lost...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Dr. Chris Salierno: Good Dentists Can Make Bad Decisions

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Interview with Dr. Chris Salierno By Michael W. Davis, DDS | January 9, 2013     Dr. Chris Salierno Introduction Education Dr. Sali...

The changing landscape of dental Medicaid: Part 2

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By Michael W. Davis, DDS, DrBicuspid.com contributing writer January 9, 2014 -- In the first of this two-part series, Dr. Davis explained ho...