If you enjoy saving money on business and financial services that are essential to your personal and your practice’s well-being, please keep an eye on MDA publications for the rest of the year. We expect to unveil several more endorsements that will help members’ operate their practices more efficiently and reach their business goals. Our… Continue reading →

To make it easier for dentists to get information about our endorsed programs, we are offering short videos and short webinars-on-demand. All of these are viewable at mdaprograms.com/videos. Just click on “MDA Services” and you’ll see quite a list of viewable content.

Every time you accept a payment by credit card, you are essentially discounting your services by the effective rate the card processor charges to handle your transaction. The MDA-endorsed credit card processor, Best Card, has very low processing rates. In fact, the average dentist saves $3,736 annually on processing fees by switching to Best Card…. Continue reading →

As a member of the MDA, you are eligible to participate in the new group purchasing organization (GPO) established with TDSC.com, Powered by Henry Schein. To participate and join the GPO, simply visit TDSC.com/Michigan, create an account and then make a purchase. Your practice can reduce its supply costs and your purchases will generate non-dues… Continue reading →

Dentists using the ADA® Visa® Business Rewards Card can earn five times the points on tripartite dues paid to MDA using the credit card, as well as on other MDA purchases and ADA purchases. They will also earn two times the points at dental supply companies, including TDSC.com, Powered by Henry Schein, and one point… Continue reading →

Have you seen the new, free¸ MDA member benefit? It’s MDA-TV, a private TV channel branded for your practice on the MDA-TV Network, powered by eScapes Relaxation Television. Your private TV channel presents soothing scenery and calming music to help your patients alleviate anxiety and relax. You can advertise your in-office dental plan and elective… Continue reading →

By Oct. 1, Michigan doctors will be required by state law to electronically prescribe ALL medications. Before you tell yourself, “there’s plenty of time,” please learn about the dangers of delaying from the experiences of other states with new e-prescribe laws. The biggest delaying factor is linked to prescribing controlled substances. There are additional steps… Continue reading →

If your practice is using “regular” email to communicate a patient’s protected health information electronically, you are risking being cited for a HIPAA violation. PHI, including radiographs, must be communicated via HIPAA-compliant encrypted email. So stop using your gmail, Yahoo, AOL and other non-compliant accounts to share PHI with your referral network. Instead, subscribe to… Continue reading →

If your patient base includes business owners and if you offer an in-office dental plan, there is a big opportunity for your practice to become the dentist of choice for those patients’ employees. Speak with your contacts in the local business community about your in-office dental plan and explain how their employees’ oral health care… Continue reading →