Interested in becoming a dental assistant? Have an interest in periodontics? By completing a dental assistant program at your local vocational school, you will be able to start getting experience to become a dental assistant at a periodontist’s practice. Learn about what periodontics is, what a periodontist does, and what a periodontal dental assistant does.[…]
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Medical Assisting Jobs Outside the Physician’s Office & Hospital
The career outlook for medical assistants has been thriving for some time and promises to continue on an upward trend. The profession is expected to grow by 29% between 2016 – 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The field is bustling, with physicians’ offices and hospitals offering thousands of jobs around the[…]
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Qualities that will Help You Succeed as an Allied Health Professional
Ambition and dedication will help you succeed in any job field that you pursue. Even though the job outlook for allied health professionals is bright and promising, it takes a special person to really succeed in the medical and dental industries. As an allied health professional, you work in the medical and dental fields as[…]
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How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is Improving Medical Assisting
Preventing, identifying, and resolving medical issues early produces better patient outcomes. Yet, healthcare providers in the U.S. continue to be in short supply, and finding potential diseases early takes meticulous care. Artificial intelligence (AI) is positively impacting patient outcomes by mining big data that humans cannot possibly do. What Is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence mimics[…]
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What’s New with Dental Implants?
As the population grows older dental implants are being used to replace lost teeth. New technologies that make the procedures safer, easier and more affordable are meeting a booming demand for dental implants. In fact, according to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the number of people with dental implants is growing by a half[…]
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How to Cut Medical Costs: A Medical Office Administration Specialist Guide
Medical offices need to run efficiently as a business and cut medical costs. This means that medical office administration staff need to be alert to any potential waste and open to opportunities to economize. There are several ways that staff in medical offices can cut medical costs and ensure the money balances in the accounts.[…]
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How to Spot a Medical Billing Error
Did you know that in 2010, Medicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for claims for medical services that were either incorrectly coded or lacked proper documentation, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Error in medical billing and coding is a fact of life. The majority of the errors are[…]
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Healthcare Trends that are Changing the Medical Assistant Profession
As the American population grows older, the need for medical assistants will continue to grow. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical assistants is projected to grow 29 percent from 2016 to 2026. The growth of the aging baby-boom population will continue to increase demand for healthcare services for diseases and[…]
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Why Do We Check Patient Vital Signs
Taking vital signs on every patient visit can be important to the health of your patient. Vital signs include body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate and respiration rate. Additional vital statistics that may be of use to identify a predisposition to a disease or disorder and that assist with proper dosing of medication include weight[…]
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The Types and Functions of Our Teeth: A Dental Assisting Guide
Did you know that the adult human mouth has 32 teeth? And, we have teeth as early as 6 months old. Teeth are different and have different primary functions. Since we are omnivores, eating both meat and plants, we need the ability to cut, tear and grind our food before it enters into the digestive[…]
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