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Meet our Florida Chief Dental Officer!
Meet our Florida Chief Dental Officer!

Our Florida clinical leader, Dr. Ronald Ruth, has spent his career caring for Medicaid and CHIP participants in state, and guides our program with the Florida provider community in mind. Dr. Ruth serves as our Chief Dental Officer and has served in this role since 2008, drawing upon a combination of innovative managed care experience and hands-on dental practice operational knowledge. He has held a Florida dental license for over ...

MCNA Updates
Meet our Florida Chief Dental Officer!

Our Florida clinical leader, Dr. Ronald Ruth, has spent his career caring for Medicaid and CHIP participants in state, and guides our program with the Florida provider community in mind. Dr. Ruth serves as our Chief Dental Officer and has served in this role since 2008, drawing upon a combination of innovative managed care experience and hands-on dental practice operational knowledge. He has held a Florida dental license for over ...

Save the Date: 2019 Florida Dental Convention
Save the Date: 2019 Florida Dental Convention

The 2019 Florida Dental Convention will take place June 27 - 29 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando. All Florida Dental Association members are eligible to pre-register for the convention free of charge. This pre-registration period ends on June 14. Discounted group rates are available for room reservations at the Gaylord Palms as well as the Fairfield Inn & Suites. For more information about registration options and the convention schedule of events, visit Florida Dental Association's website.

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Save the Date: 2019 Florida Dental Convention

The 2019 Florida Dental Convention will take place June 27 - 29 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando. All Florida Dental Association members are eligible to pre-register for the convention free of charge. This pre-registration period ends on June 14. Discounted group rates are available for room reservations at the Gaylord Palms as well as the Fairfield Inn & Suites. For more information about registration options and the convention schedule of events, visit Florida Dental Association's website.

Responsible Prescription of Opioids
Responsible Prescription of Opioids

Using opioids to treat acute pain can lead to long-term use. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the likelihood of long-term use increases based on the length of the initial prescription, increasing sharply after the third and fifth days of taking a prescription and again at day 31.

The American Dental Association's (ADA's) Statement on the Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Dental Pain makes recommendations for dentists about best practices to adopt when prescribing opioids for acute pain. The ADA recommends that dentists utilize a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) to promote the ...

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Responsible Prescription of Opioids

Using opioids to treat acute pain can lead to long-term use. According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the likelihood of long-term use increases based on the length of the initial prescription, increasing sharply after the third and fifth days of taking a prescription and again at day 31.

The American Dental Association's (ADA's) Statement on the Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Dental Pain makes recommendations for dentists about best practices to adopt when prescribing opioids for acute pain. The ADA recommends that dentists utilize a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) to promote the ...

A Note on Corrected Claims
A Note on Corrected Claims

When a claim is returned for missing information (lack of information), your office has the opportunity to correct it and resubmit for processing. To ensure the proper handling of your claim when you resubmit it to MCNA, you must clearly identify it as a corrected claim. MCNA asks that once you have attached or included the information required to complete your claim, you ...

MCNA Updates
A Note on Corrected Claims

When a claim is returned for missing information (lack of information), your office has the opportunity to correct it and resubmit for processing. To ensure the proper handling of your claim when you resubmit it to MCNA, you must clearly identify it as a corrected claim. MCNA asks that once you have attached or included the information required to complete your claim, you ...

Tooth Trivia
Tooth Trivia

Bulk up on historical and general tooth trivia to share with your patients and friends:

  • An elephant's molar teeth weigh between eight and ten pounds each, and measure about one foot across - which is equivalent to more than 500 human teeth.
  • In the Middle Ages, if you had a toothache, you were encouraged to find relief by kissing a donkey.
  • Right-handed individuals tend to chew on the right-hand side of the mouth, and left-handed individuals tend to chew on the left-hand side of the mouth.
  • The first "toothpaste" was likely a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells, and honey.
  • In 1994, an inmate at ...
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Tooth Trivia

Bulk up on historical and general tooth trivia to share with your patients and friends:

  • An elephant's molar teeth weigh between eight and ten pounds each, and measure about one foot across - which is equivalent to more than 500 human teeth.
  • In the Middle Ages, if you had a toothache, you were encouraged to find relief by kissing a donkey.
  • Right-handed individuals tend to chew on the right-hand side of the mouth, and left-handed individuals tend to chew on the left-hand side of the mouth.
  • The first "toothpaste" was likely a mixture of bones, eggshells, oyster shells, and honey.
  • In 1994, an inmate at ...