Professional Courtesy Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine


You Heard it Here First


Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD
Editorial Director,
Dentaltown Magazine
Do you ever give thought to the number of things you see, hear or read about in Dentaltown Magazine or on Dentaltown.com? In 10 years time we have grown into the Facebook/eBay/Google of dentistry. I’m proud of our accomplishments and the ability to provide news and information in real time to an audience that is online, all the time. Each month, I’m given the task of writing a column well in advance of publication due to the obvious needs for proofing, printing and postal delivery. This month I will do my best to provide news that you may be hearing for the first time.

Prescription Drug Benefits for Arestin
By the time you read this you may have heard that Arestin has launched a new program called Arestin Rx Access. This is a terrific idea that will help some of your patients afford Arestin treatment when it is recommended. In some cases, dentists can now prescribe Arestin for their patients and have the cost of the drug covered by the patient’s Rx drug benefit. This is the process once your patient has been properly diagnosed: 1) fill out the Arestin Rx Access Patient Prescription Form, 2) fax the form to the specialized pharmacy that handles all Arestin Rx nationwide, 3) the pharmacy confirms coverage, contacts patient for co-payment and fills prescription, 4) Arestin arrives in your office in approximately 72 hours ready for placement in your patient. This program went through a successful pilot test in New York City and is now available nationwide. I could not get exact figures to predict coverage due to the wide variances in benefits, but it is safe to say that enough plans will provide coverage as to make this program worthwhile. Please visit www.myarestin.com to register for the program and to learn more.

New Practice Management Column Series
Dr. Joe Steven recently approached us with a 12 part series titled “30 Years of Dentistry: Lessons Learned.” His work at KISCO is well known by most dentists and this series will be worth reading if you are new to his work. Look for the first installment of Dr. Steven’s series in this issue. I’ve had the pleasure of reading several of Dr. Steven’s upcoming columns already and he does not disappoint. His sensible advice and concrete suggestions can be implemented by any office.

New things are happening all the time and I encourage you to visit Dentaltown.com on a daily basis for news and conversation. If you have something special that you would like to share with me, send an e-mail to: tom@dentaltown.com.
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