Scammers Targeting Texas Dentists
ALERT Texas Dentists! Scammers posing as FBI agents claim to be investigating prescription pad misuse. Learn about fake caller ID tactics and discover steps to take if you've been targeted.
DEA Training Requirement: MATE Act Compliance
DEA requirement affecting Texas physicians and dentists that prescribe controlled substances: an eight-hour training mandated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on managing patients with opioid or substance use disorders.
Texas dentists can now delegate injections to hygienists
Texas dentists are now allowed to delegate injections to dental hygienists.
Silver Diamine Fluoride Insurance Coverage
Texas Medicaid Dental Coverage Update! TMHP just announced changes in coverage beginning September 1st, 2023. Caries Arresting Medicament: Application of caries arresting medicament, using silver diamine fluoride (D1354) will become a benefit for Texas Health Steps for babies up to 6 years old (...
Texas Dentists, Medicaid Patients and Law: The Frew Order
Texas Dentist and Texas Physician Medicaid Acceptance and the Frew Law. Discover why this crucial legal development came to be and its implications for dental Medicaid access in the state.
New DEA Training Requirement following on the MATE Act Compliance
Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced new requirements for dentists who prescribe and administer controlled substances. These requirements are aimed at combatting the ongoing opioid epidemic by ensuring that dentists are prescribing these medications appropriately and ...
ADA shares update on how No Surprises Act could affect dentists
The ADA provided an update on the No Surprises Act that went into effect on January 1, 2022 and whether this would affect dental practices. The No Surprises Act went into effect January 1, 2022 and gives consumers new billing protections when getting emergency care, nonemergency care from out-of-...