New York Dentists Face New Dental Anesthesia Requirements

New sweeping regulations went into effect on July 1, 2017 for dental anesthesia services in New York. The regulations, among other things, would require dentists to have additional and specific continued education courses, meet specific practice requirements and maintain more exacting records than previously required. The regulations will also impose more stringent requirements on dentists providing dental sedation to patients 12 years old and younger. We provide a summary of the new requirements in the article that follows.

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New York Medicaid Revises The Dental Manual

Recently the New York. State Medicaid Program published an updated version of the Dental Manual as well as the fee schedule. We highlight some of those changes below and encourage all dental providers to analyze the revised documents.

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New York State Medicaid Investigators Focusing On Dentists

There is an increased focus on the dental community from the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). At an increasing rate, OMIG is conducting audits of dentists and dental specialists, putting additional burden on providers already taxed with other statutory, regulatory and malpractice concerns.

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