Delta Hearing Finally Set

The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) has been informed by the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) that it has issued a date for our long-awaited hearing regarding the Delta transition from not-for-profit to for-profit and from the Premier-only product to the mandatory combined Premier and PPO product.

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MDS Presidential Update

Watch the video Real Talk with MDS President, David Lustbader, DMD

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Save the Date: September 20, 2017

Registration and Housing for Yankee 2018 is opening on September 20, 2017 at 12:00 pm.

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Your Health & Wellness

The practice of dentistry can be a stressful endeavor. What can you do to decrease your stress levels? The new issue of Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society is a good place to start.

Member Savings Program

This member benefit is designed to help you save money, increase office efficiency, and motivate your staff, all while offering exceptional customer service.

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What's New

Yoga for a Better Back

Join us on Saturday, September 16, at 1 pm for an all-level yoga class that will teach you poses to increase strength and flexibility, and reduce strain from clinical working positions! Limited to the first 25 registrants.

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Yankee Institute Fall Courses

The MDS offers a wide array of lectures and hands-on continuing education courses for our members and your staff to help fulfill the continuing education needs required by your licensure.

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Member Savings Program

MDS members get exclusive discounts and first-rate customer service with our Member Savings Program partners—vendors chosen based on careful reviews of their products and services, as well as their ability to meet the needs of dental professionals.

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Dental Insights

Broken appointments wreak havoc on your schedulde. Simply confirming upcoming appointments in advance can help. When should these confirmations happen? Experts recommend confiming apontments two weeks in advance and again two days before the scheuled appointment.

The MDS Dental Practice Committee recommends that you review your confirmation script. Are you asking the patient if he/she needs to cancel? Asking if he/she needs to cancel could send the signal that cancelled appointments are a normal and acceptable practice. Instead, the Committee recommends that you avoid the word "cancel" in general. This small tip can can help decrease the likelihood that the patient breaks the appointment.

Source: American Dental Support, LLC

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