Sadly, one of the major casualties of the pandemic lockdown, was small business…ESPECIALLY privately-owned dental offices. Even some of the “corporate” practices took a BIG hit, and many still feel the crunch. Between worker shortages, patient reluctance to return to ANY medical setting, economic hardships and downturns, not to mention a steep decrease in retail environment traffic, everybody is taking a hit. BUT…the ones who are NOW paying the price, are patients, thanks a a SEVERE shortage of dentists for Medicaid-eligible patients in Texas! READ MORE…
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Few people actually like change, but some changes CAN be more palatable and more easily embraced, than others. Likewise, SOME change can be a hard pill to swallow…and one of those may be looming on the horizon for Dental professionals. A presidential announcement last week did serve as a harbinger of the possible shape of things to COME for anyone who currently receives any sort of federal funding for their services!