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Out-of-state dental management companies may face
stricter rules in North Carolina.
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Dental care
(Utilization) Dental care (Laws, regulations and rules) |
| Author: | Wineinger, Joanne |
| Pub Date: | 05/01/2012 |
| Publication: | Name: The Dental Assistant Publisher: American Dental Assistants Association Audience: Academic; Trade Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Health; Science and technology Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2012 American Dental Assistants Association ISSN: 1088-3886 |
| Issue: | Date: May-June, 2012 Source Volume: 81 Source Issue: 3 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 930 Government regulation; 940 Government regulation (cont); 980 Legal issues & crime; 970 Government domestic functions Advertising Code: 94 Legal/Government Regulation Computer Subject: Government regulation |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: United States Geographic Name: North Carolina Geographic Code: 1U5NC North Carolina; 1USA United States |
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| Accession Number: | 303073612 |
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North Carolina lawmakers are considering tougher rules for
oversight of out-of-state dental management companies. SB 655 would give
the state dental board more control over contracts between dentists and
such chains to prevent situations such as those that occurred in Texas
(see TSBDE story above). Some major out-of-state dental corporations are
spending large amounts of money on lobbying, media campaigns and
political contributions trying to sway lawmakers against such
legislation. Ken Burgess, the attorney for the NC State Board of Dental
Examiners, has said, "They have made it clear that North Carolina
is their battleground, and they Hill do whatever it takes to prevail
here." by Joanne Wineinger, RDA, Ninth District Trustee |
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