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Dental Security 2008 p1:

• Practical Claims and Coding column: "Code Changes for 2009-2010"
  The ADA coding system undergoes updating and revision every two years. Under an ADA licensing and royalty agreement, I also publish a single coding handbook with all codes, guidance for claims, information on narratives and attachments, and other information whenever the codes are revised. For 2009-2010, there are only four new codes with 29 description wording revisions, so only an addendum is being added to my handbook.
• Take Your Accounts Receivable in for a Checkup
  Many professional women experience complex webs of business and personal relationships on a daily basis, composed of balancing career and family. With full plates personally and professionally, the pressure of chasing down overdue patient debt is an added stress, which derails many women dentists from focusing on other aspects of their practices. The sooner you find help from a third-party collection agency, the better your chances of recovering overdue debt.
• Ladies Who Launched: Female Dentists As CEOs
  Business ownership is risky and stressful, but taking that risk can have enormous long-term rewards. To do well in private practice, dentists must be salespeople who can sell themselves and the services they offer. They've got to be teachers who can teach dental health to often unwilling patients. Most of all, they've got to have guts! There are some differences in how women manage the pressures of motherhood and business.