How Dental Assistants Can Work in a Periodontal Practice

Interested in becoming a dental assistant? Have an interest in periodontics? By completing a dental assistant program at your local vocational school, you will be able to start getting experience to become a dental assistant at a periodontist’s practice. Learn about what periodontics is, what a periodontist does, and what a periodontal dental assistant does.[…]
Read More »

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Improving Medical Assisting

Preventing, identifying, and resolving medical issues early produces better patient outcomes. Yet, healthcare providers in the U.S. continue to be in short supply, and finding potential diseases early takes meticulous care. Artificial intelligence (AI) is positively impacting patient outcomes by mining big data that humans cannot possibly do. What Is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence mimics[…]
Read More »

What’s New with Dental Implants?

As the population grows older dental implants are being used to replace lost teeth. New technologies that make the procedures safer, easier and more affordable are meeting a booming demand for dental implants. In fact, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the number of people with dental implants is growing by a half[…]
Read More »

How to Spot a Medical Billing Error

Did you know that in 2010, Medicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for claims for medical services that were either incorrectly coded or lacked proper documentation, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Error in medical billing and coding is a fact of life. The majority of the errors are[…]
Read More »

Healthcare Trends that are Changing the Medical Assistant Profession

As the American population grows older, the need for medical assistants will continue to grow. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 29 percent from 2016 to 2026. The growth of the aging baby-boom population will continue to increase demand for healthcare services for diseases and[…]
Read More »