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The ASDA has received numerous inquiries about incentive payments or reimbursements to help offset the cost associated with implementing an electronic health record system.  We are aware of this type of program for Medicaid providers in Arkansas.  To know if you qualify, the first criteria would be that you are a Medicaid enrolled provider.  If the [...]

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FREE BRACES FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN

November 3, 2011

FREE BRACES FOR UNDERSERVED CHILDREN–“SMILE FOR A LIFETIME” Arkansas Chapter Awards 100th Orthodontic Scholarship  In less than three years, Smile for a Lifetime Arkansas Chapter provides more than $600,000 in orthodontic scholarships to underserved children  JONESBORO, Arkansas (Nov. 2, 2011) — The Jonesboro, Ark., charter of the national foundation Smile for a Lifetime (S4L) recently [...]

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ADA’s Give Kids A Smile

February 1, 2012

About Give Kids A Smile®  Each year on the first Friday in February, thousands of the nation’s dentists and their dental team members provide free oral health care services to children from low-income families across the country. (While the first Friday of February is the recommended event date, Give Kids A Smile programs can be [...]

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INFECTION CONTROL ALERT! Did you receive this fax?

January 13, 2012

ASDA received numerous inquiries regarding a fax titled: INFECTION CONTROL ALERT!  The fax references a Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts case about  “a dentist who failed to conduct and record weekly spore testing.” The Dental Practice Act of Arkansas specifically addresses the requirements for Infection Control in Arkansas.  To review the requirements, click here for [...]

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Enforcement of HIPAA standard compliance delayed

January 6, 2012

By Kelly Soderlund, ADA News staff Covered health care providers, including covered dentists, will be expected to implement the newest version of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standard electronic claims and related transactions by Jan. 1 but enforcement is not expected to begin until March 31. Click here to read the full article.

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OBITUARY: Glory Danielle Morton

December 19, 2011

Glory Danielle Morton, 16-months-old, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. She is survived by her parents, Dr. Philip and Kerry Morton of Van Buren; one sister, Eliana Morton of Van Buren; her maternal grandmother, Shari Rupp of Van Buren; and paternal grandmother, Paula Morton of Van Buren. Funeral service [...]

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