New DSO Regulations on tap for Texas–Batter up!

Texas legislators to consider new DSO regulations

By Donna Domino, Features Editor

December 28, 2012 -- Dental service organizations (DSOs) in Texas would be subject to greater oversight under a bill being introduced by a Texas legislator who accused the groups of "outrageous actions" involving unnecessary pediatric procedures.

SB 151 is designed to "strengthen the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners' ability to ensure that dental treatment is directed solely by licensed dentists, not by corporate entities." The measure would also require DSOs to register with the board and prohibits them from "interfering with dentists' treatment decisions."

“These types of entities have been involved in some of the illegal and, quite candidly, outrageous actions.”

— Sen. Jane Nelson

The bill was prefiled on December 21 by Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) in advance of the 83rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, which reconvenes on January 8. It would require DSOs to register with the state dental board, and it also would allow the dental board to impose administrative penalties and disciplinary actions against DSOs that violate the Texas Dental Practice Act. Similar to in many states, the law states that only licensed dentists can own and operate dental clinics.

Currently, DSOs in Texas are not subject to any state regulation, Nelson noted.

"We need to ensure that these organizations are accountable to the board and, more importantly, that they are not substituting their judgment for that of our trained, licensed dentists," Nelson said in a statement.

Read the entire story at Dr. Bicuspid

Related:

Dental Patient Protection SB 151

Dental Patient Protection: SB 151 strengthens the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners' ability to ensure that dental treatment is directed solely by licensed dentists, not by corporate entities. It requires dental service organizations (DSOs) to register with the Board and prohibits them from interfering with dentists' treatment decisions. It also allows the Board to impose administrative penalties and take disciplinary action against a DSO found in violation of the Texas Dental Practice Act. Before performing dental treatment on a child, SB 151 requires that a dentist inform the child's parent or guardian that they have the option to be present in the treatment room, and it prohibits a dentist from performing the dental treatment or procedure without the parent or guardian present if they desire to be in the treatment room. Currently, DSOs are not subject to any state regulation. "We need to ensure that these organizations are accountable to the Board and, more importantly, that they are not substituting their judgment for that of our trained, licensed dentists. No child should undergo complicated, painful procedures without a parent being involved at every point in the process. These types of entities have been involved in some of the illegal and, quite candidly, outrageous actions involving the enticement of children to undergo costly and oftentimes unnecessary procedures at the taxpayer's expense."

Senator Jane Nelson
P.O. Box 12068, State Capitol
Austin, Texas 78711
Tel. (512) 463-0112
Fax (512) 463-0923

Goldstein, Garber and Salama now a Heartland Dental Clinic

Heartland Dental has bought the cosmetic dental center – Goldstein, Garber and Salama in Atlanta. Goldstein, Garber and Salama also offers online education, via DentalXP, which including lectures, videos, courses and production information.

Run for the hills patients and doctors. If you are messing around with Goldstein, Garber and Salama or DentalXP you are playing with fire.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heartland-dental-care-affiliates-with-the-leading-atlanta-dentist-goldstein-garber-and-salama-llc-185048191.html

In other Heartland Dental News -

S & P rates Heartland at a B- plus.

Dekalb Dental Group may be robbing you (don’t miss comment #164)

Dr. Walter Dawkins gets a year and a day, maybe the shaft as well.

Dr. Roy Shelburne received 2 years in prison (served 19 months) and Drs. Michael and Eddie DeRose got a football stadium.

Dr. Robin Lockwood received 18 months in prison – Dr. Chad Brandon Hoecker got a private jet, lavish lifestyle and near death experience.

Sixty year old, Dr. Walter Dawkins got a year and a day in jail, then 3 years probation – Dr. Richard Malouf got a sprawling mansion with a lazy river, water park and bowling lanes.

Money talks.

 

Dentist sentenced to year in prison for fraud

Published 3:15 am, Saturday, December 22, 2012

Read more: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/crime/article/Ill-dentist-sentenced-to-year-in-prison-for-fraud-4140164.php#ixzz2FtSmJRHG

BENTON, IL (AP) — A southern Illinois dentist has been ordered to spend one year and a day in federal prison for defrauding Medicaid and illegally distributing a prescription painkiller.

Sixty-year-old Walter Dawkins of Fairfield was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Benton.

Dawkins pleaded guilty in September to felony counts of fraud involving a health-care program and unlawfully distributing the controlled substance hydrocodone.

Federal prosecutors say the offenses involved hundreds of prescriptions written outside the course of Dawkins' medical practice.

Dawkins also was sentenced to a $900 fine and three years of post-prison supervised release. He also must reimburse the Illinois Medicaid program.

This “corporate structure” Kool Smiles graphic is too funny for words

I suppose since not a soul can get in front of a legislative body (i.e. Diane Earle at Texas Hearing) and explain the lies, they figured a picture might do the trick.

The fact they need this speaks volumes! Imagine the fun one could have with this thing. Just saying.

Don’t miss the interactive flags over at their website. It’s a hoot! Just mouse over each red flag in the various departments for NCDR’s explanation of each one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Bullsh*$

NCDR provides Kool Smiles with state-of-the-art software that runs scheduling, ... NCDR's IT department assists Kool Smiles dentists, hygienists, and office staff.

http://www.koolsmilesfacts.com/corporate-structure/

Remember Kool Smiles Regional Director – Diane Earle Texas Hearing October 15, 2012

East Naples Florida practicing dentistry out of his apartment

Two thing I thought when I read this:

1. Suddenly some state is concerned with sanitation??  OMG!
2. Is in home dental offices in our near future to escape the corporate dental care? Hey, as long as they are licensed, have the equipment and supplies they prefer instead of the cheap shit dentists are forced to use by corporate idiots, I’d be a patient.

Man accused of performing dentistry without license

 

Staff Reports

Friday, December 21, 2012

An East Naples man who has been practicing dentistry out of his apartment is not actually a dentist, according to Collier County sheriff's deputies.

Detectives got wind that Luis Fernando Suarez-Paz, 51, was taking patients at his apartment at 108 Santa Clara Drive, reports said. Last week, an undercover deputy set up an appointment with Suarez-Paz to be examined because of a toothache. The undercover deputy was taken into a small room in the apartment with a reclining chair, dental instruments and a dental exam light, according to an arrest report.

Suarez-Paz examined the deputy, told her to get x-rays taken "at a real dentist office" and then bring them back to have a root canal performed. Suarez-Paz said the exam was free but the root canal would cost $350 over four visits, reports said.

Detectives found no record for Suarez-Paz with the state's department of health and could not find a medical or dental license issued for him in Florida.

On Thursday, deputies executed a search warrant and found "a very dirty and unhygienic environment that had outward appearances of a dental office," reports said.

Suarez-Paz faces charges of practicing dental hygiene without an active license and operation of a dental office by a non-licensed person.

What’s happening at your clinic after hours?

 

 

Fake dentist arrested, says Montgomery County DA

Author: 69 News, (follow: @69news), news@wfmz.com

Published On: Dec 17 2012 03:19:44 PM EST
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Cheryl Laing and Jessica Gullickson, both of Broomall, Pa., were arrested after an investigation into the unauthorized practice of dentistry at the “Smilz 4 Life” dental office located on Old Lancaster Avenue in the Bryn Mawr section of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and Lower Merion Police Superintendent Michael J. McGrath announced on Monday.

Laing and Gullickson are charged with Corrupt Organizations, Criminal Conspiracy, multiple counts of Theft by Deception, Unauthorized Practice of Dentistry and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

The investigation, which was assisted by the Montgomery County Investigative Grand Jury, revealed that during regular office hours, Laing was employed as a dental assistant at Smilz 4 Life. The practice was operated by a licensed dentist. After business hours, Laing set up her own dental practice at Smilz 4 Life while holding herself out to patients as a licensed dentist.

A special Christmas blessing goes out to the orthodontists who have volunteered to see these victimized children!

For the past several years, hundreds of Texas Orthodontic clinics have put braces on children who didn't need them, all to bilk the Medicaid system - stealing your tax dollars. Now that the Feds and State of Texas are hunting down the dirty dogs. What did the owners do? Well they locked their doors and ran; being the cowards they are. Now, ten’s of thousands of children have been abandoned, braces still on and treatment unfinished. Now, volunteers are stepping in.

 

 

Roderick Williams, 11, got his braces more than two years ago. When we met him, all that remained were brackets. His wires were broken. His orthodontist was out of business.

His mom, Denecia Williams, was at a loss.

"Now what do I do?" she said. "And it's been a hassle ever since."

Like hundreds of other Texas kids,  Roderick was stuck without anyone else to remove what was still left in his mouth. Now there is.

 

The loons I deal with

Below is a direct Email from some loose cannon who thinks is due my time - calling itself Donna Valens dvsee1982@gmail.com.
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Heartland Dental $650 Million in Buyout Loans Rise

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-12-20/heartland-dental-s-650-million-of-buyout-loans-rise-in-trading

After 18 months of reporting, WFAA’s Byron Harris reports; black market for Medicaid Dental patients is going strong

Thank you Phyllis Gonzales! You are one brave woman! We need more Phyllis Gonzales’ that’s for sure.

WFAA
Posted on December 18, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Updated today at 9:01 AM

NEWS 8 INVESTIGATES

The black market for Medicaid Dental patients is going strong, despite the state’s tightening of the payment system for providing dental care to poor children.

Phyllis Gonzales said she was paid more than $1,000 by 1-Stop Dental in Hurst over a two-month period. In exchange, she said she brought about 60 kids and their parents to the dentist’s office.

There, she said parents got between $20 and $35 for switching their children to the dentist working there.

It’s illegal to pay a parent to switch dentists under Medicaid, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services.

The 1-Stop story came to News 8’s attention because of flyers stuck under car windshield wipers at DART station parking lots.

“The policy was basically to bring as many patients as possible,” Gonzales said. “The payment [to Gonzales] was $10 per child, with bonuses of $100 once you reached ten children."

North Carolina–Crackdown on healthcare fraud laughable

Is this not ridiculous; in so many ways?!

WRAL

December 18, 2012

 

 

 

I suppose some could read this as message that they are very serious in NC when it comes to Medicaid fraud. HOWEVER, since one set of clinics in particular defrauds Medicaid more than this in an hour, it’s laughable.

Dr. Robin Lockwood–arrested, convicted, sentenced–dental license remain squeaky clean

 

http://www.dentist.state.ok.us/lists/ddsl.htm

Heartland Dental–Fact or Fiction–Propaganda

Anyone find it funny Heartland Dental even needed to publish this propaganda piece.

Fall 2012 – Smiling Magazine – A Heartland Dental Care Publication

Pennsylvania dentist charged in prostitution sting–Ooops

Dentist Charged in Prostitution Sting

If Gallup Poll is correct–the public is in serious danger

December 5, 2012 – The ADA published this article - "Dentists rank high in Gallup poll" —5th to be exact — this taken from a Gallup survey published December 3, 2012.

Thinking what dentists could come in at 5th place, I started a list. Not revealing what actually made my list — as not to anger some of my friend dentists —I’ll just say that “ethics” was not in the top 50!

December 11, 2012, the same day, NBC aired their explosive investigation about the horrors still happening to children at Small Smiles Dental Centers, the Richmond Institute for Continuing Dental Education followed up on the ADA article — their headline read — “Dentists Rank #5 as Most Ethical Profession”

It’s said the Gallup survey asked 1,015 adults from 50 states to rate — on a five point scale ranging from “very high” to “very low” — how they perceived honesty and ethics of 21 professions. The survey concluded the American public believes dentists are 62% honest. The survey also concluded Congress and cars salespeople are perceived as the least ethical.

If Gallup Poll is correct, then maybe the statements each year by the '”Pew Institute” is more spot on that thought; at least their mantra — “There is a Dental Crisis in America”.  There is now little doubt public health is in danger. Either abandoning educational programs in classrooms on dental hygiene — brushing and flossing — completely or at least enhancing the programs with additional instruction more like:

• “Recognize a Dentists Who Wants in Your Pants, Not in Your Mouth” —101
• “You Were Safer at the Barber Shop" — 101–103
• Playground in the Waiting Room = Playground in Your Mouth — K – 12

I can only conclude the 1,015 people who were asked must have been:

A.  grandparents of freshman dental students; who also happen to be picking up the tab for their grandchild’s education.

B.  the surveyed all have a family member named in a current lawsuit for dental malpractice

C. none have seen a dentist since at least 2006, and don’t have a clue.

Thousands more children abused at private owned “chop shops” - 1-Stop Dental, First Impressions Dental, Gold Star Dental. Parents are paid $35 to bring their child for “treatment”!

These are just 3 of 30 or more operated by a very close knit group of criminals with DDS after their name in Texas. I’m sure we will be hearing more on this cartel.

Hey, Ms. Lisa Re, is this one ok with you as well? I assume it must be, it’s the same story we hear about Small Smiles of which you are such a big fan!!

Here is Byron Harris’ latest report:

by BYRON HARRIS

Bio | Email
WFAA
Posted on December 12, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Updated today at 9:35 AM

NEWS 8 INVESTIGATES

The darkest side of Medicaid dental

DALLAS -- In the eighteen months since News 8 began reporting on the Medicaid dental program, we’ve discovered hundreds of millions of dollars paid out by Texas that other states don’t pay for at all. We’ve discovered children being lured from their neighborhoods into dental chairs, just for the Medicaid dental fees they’d bring. And we’ve outlined how gift cards have been used to entice parents to bring their kids to certain dentists.

The State of Texas is now cracking down on those practices through enforcement and new systems for reimbursing dentists. But that’s only increased the competition for new, young Medicaid patients and the income they can bring to a dental office. In their worst forms, might be described as tempt and torture.

The Switch Bonus
In the parking lots of Dallas DART stations, crude flyers are being tucked under commuters’ windshield wipers.

“Get paid to take ur [sic] kids to the dentist. The dentist is giving $20.00-$35.00 per kid,” the flyer reads.

Health and Human Services or Health and Hedge-fund Services? When it comes to Medicaid dental mills, it’s the latter.

December 11, 2012
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012, The Today Show aired an investigative report about the on going troubles at the Small Smiles Dental Centers. Interviews included one with Health and Human Services (HHS) officials in charge of overseeing the compliance of the notoriously troubled clinics.

If you’ve not seen the report, please take time to do that here.

The segment included an interview with a HHS-OIG Branch spokesperson. However, if not for the HHS-OIG seal displayed one would presume it came out of the the PR department at CSHM headquarters.

NBS News Senior Investigative Correspondent, Lisa Myers asks HHS-OIG spokesperson, “They’ve had 4 bites at the apple, when is enough, enough?”  

HHS-OIG responded with this check list:

1. “Dentists have been fired” – Well, dentists are fired there every day!! They are fired every day because they don’t meet the production numbers set by the corporate office. Their turn over had been setting at 48% since the beginning!

What about the Chief Dental Officer – Steven Adair, DDS?  He actually got a promotion. Dr. Adair is the author of the news letter for CSHM in which he suggests instead of the papoose board, try the “superman cape” method.

What is the Superman Cape Technique? Here, read this!

Compliance officers? – Yes, a few. They have burned through 3 in 2.5 years. CSHM will not hesitate to been throw one under the bus, blaming them for falsified reports to the OIG.

2. “Clinics have been closed” – Yes, they have filed bankruptcy! The started closing clinics in early 2011! HHS only forced 1 clinic in actually close – Manassas Virginia.

3. “This is not the same company” – True, it simply filed for bankruptcy, reorganized with some of the same investors in the background, and changed it’s name, replaced the CEO and President. But that was in 2011!

3. “The Independent Monitor is telling us that Quality of Care is consistently improving” – The same independent monitor in place for 3 years! The one CSHM pays. The one whose head dental investigator is buddies with the company’s Chief Dental Officer. So exactly when did that “improvement” begin? June of 2012? Certainly not in April 2012? The new people in charge actually  stepped in October 2011. It just wasn’t on paper with the bankruptcy court until June 2012.

The company has been in the news, how many times since 2007?
Countless!!!

4 Dental Service Organization in the top 40 job creators in 2012

Inc. has listed it’s top job creators for 2012, giving the top 100 their  “High Power Award”.

They called them “The Real Heroes of the American Economy”. I almost choked when I checked the list, there were 4 DSO’s in the top 40.

 

Rank	DSO	Jobs Created in 2012	Total Employees	Revenue	Location
4th	Pacific Dental	1451	3422	$250-$500 million	Irvine, CA
6th	Heartland Dental Care	1150	3201	$250-$500 million	Effingham, IL
25th	Great Expressions	660	1770	$100-$250 million	Bloomfield Hills, MI
31st.	Smiles Brands	551	4483	$250-$500 million	Irvine, CA

Each of the above company claim they are Dental Service Organization or Dental Management Companies and are merely hired by dentists who hate mundane office work. Each claim they simply provide much needed day to day operational support, such as bookkeeping, payroll, human resources, software, records keeping, etc.  Ya know, the office crap everyone hates. The duties normally an office manager and one assistant could probably handle.

Let’s see how that adds up.

Pacific Dental – Ranked at #4 in new jobs in 2012.  It’s hard to nail down a number but it’s around 300 offices, they claim to simply support/manage. Let’s just say it’s 275. That means for each and every office they provide support takes 12.44 “support” employees. WOW!

Heartland Dental – Heartland Dental, ranked # 6, claims they do not own any dental clinics, but simply manager 370 across the US. According to “Inc.” they employ 3201 people. That means they have 8.6 employees to do the bookkeeping, filing, banking, and scheduling, for each and every clinic, that is supposedly owned and operated by self employed dentist who hates office work. Does this sound logical?

Great Expressions – Great Expressions says it “manages” 170 dental centers and it takes 1770 people to manage them. That is 10.4 employees per clinic to “manage” the day to day office duties. 

Smiles Brands – Smiles Brands includes, Monarch, BrightNow!, Castle Dental and Newport Dental. Like the others, Smile Brand’s say they simply “support” about 400 clinics that has 1300 dentists and hygienists, in 18 states. Does this mean it takes 11 Smile Brands employees to manage each clinic, already staffed with dentists and hygienist?  If this is the case, then their employees really suck at “supporting”.

Does it add up? Make any sense whatsoever?

No! Not unless these companies in truth illegally own and operate the clinics and all these employees include licensed dental professionals who are actually employees of each of these companies.

Fox News has picked up the Small Smiles Dental Centers story

Dental clinic Small Smiles criticized for performing poor, unnecessary procedures

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/12/dental-clinic-small-smiles-criticized-for-performing-poor-or-unnecessary-dental/#ixzz2ErFLtEpx

December 12, 2012 - The national children’s dental clinic Small Smiles is under fire after an investigative report revealed allegations that the chain’s clinics have been performing substandard work and unnecessary dental procedures – responsible for increasing taxpayer cost.  The accusations come from numerous parents, former employees of the company and government investigators, who are concerned about the exploitation of children’s health.

According to an NBC News investigation of 63 Small Smiles clinics over the past three years, the alleged practices are in direct violation of a settlement the chain made with the Department of Justice in early 2010.  The settlement was in response to previous allegations accusing the company of performing unnecessary and substandard dental procedures on low-income children.

CSHM media response after Today Show investigation

Here is the letter the company’s new CEO sent in response to inquiry by NBC during their investigation. Note, David Wilson, the new CEO’s name is blurred out. Mr. Wilson also declined interview. Makes me wonder if Mr. Wilson has gone into hiding or something.

After the story aired December 11, 2012, the company put out a response statement; again, names of any person associated with the company omitted. However, they sure want the public to believe they have the ‘stamp of approval’ from HHS-OIG. Read statement..

BTW, the 50 new dentists HHS-OIG spokesperson Lisa Re and CSHM bragged about hiring – they employ between 200-250, (maybe more) dentists in the 66 clinics. Their turnover rate is approximately 48% for dentists. They hire 50 news dentists every month dang near it! The last week of every month is “new hire training week” in Nashville and you will find between 15-20 or more at any of those training sessions.