With well over 20 years’ experience lending specifically to dentists, Bank of America Practice Solutions offers more than just the funding to start, expand, or update offices.  They create a partnership that gives dentists the tools to become successful dental professionals. The result is an easier loan process, less paperwork and faster turnaround with products […]

Federal rules govern when people can apply for health insurance through the open enrollment process. Depending on the type of health plan you’re buying, the open enrollment period can vary. Here’s the breakdown for 2018: MDA Health Plan: Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 for benefits effective Jan. 1, 2018. Medicare Open Enrollment Individual Medicare supplemental […]

Your workers’ comp policy is one of the most important in your entire insurance portfolio. Not only are you required to carry workers’ comp coverage, but as a practice owner, it is also your responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of your employees. Unfortunately, workplace accidents and injuries do happen. Your workers’ comp policy […]

Since its inception in 2007, the MDA Services Gloves & Supplies program has built a suite of products designed to meet and exceed the needs of MDA members—and this  quarter’s additions are no exception. New to the lineup are bite registration trays and impression material, restorative crowns and bridge material,  composites, pre-bent needle tips, imaging […]

More than 100,000 dental teams accept the CareCredit healthcare credit card as a financing option to help: 1. Enable more patients to accept the care they need and want.  Often, it’s not the total cost of treatment that causes patients delay or decline care, they may just prefer to pay over time. 2. Improve cash […]

Open Enrollment for the MDA Health Plan begins Oct. 1 and concludes Nov. 15 for benefits effective Jan. 1, 2018. The open enrollment period is the only time you can change your plan design, the number of hours employees must work to be eligible for the plan, the waiting period to join the plan, how […]

Beginning Oct. 28, 2017, for just the third time in its 48-year  history, the Professional Protector Plan (PPP) will begin an exciting transition from the current underwriting carrier, CNA Insurance Company, to a new carrier, Aspen American Insurance Company (AAIC).   MDA Insurance, the exclusive state administrator for the PPP in Michigan since 1993, fully […]

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Warren of Lambertville, who is the lucky winner of the MDA Insurance $1,000 travel voucher from the recent contest drawing in conjunction with the MDA Annual Session.  

It may be time to re-examine the revenue cycle tools in your practice.  If you are still billing your patients the same way you did five or 10 years ago you might become the last on the long list of people to be paid. When compared to a mortgage, utility, credit card or mobile phone […]

As a dental hygienist or dental assistant, you spend most of your day providing important preventative care and maintaining  patients’ smiles. Being physically able to examine patients and work with equipment is vital to your livelihood. Have you ever thought about what might happen if you became sick, injured or disabled? There are now low-cost […]