NEWS STORY: Dentist Trade Group, Management Companies Fight at NC Legislature Over Tighter Rules

Posted: June 7, 2012 / Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/

RALEIGH, N.C. — Proposed restrictions on companies that help North Carolina dentists administer their practices have led to a costly and time-consuming battle involving several groups and dentists.

The North Carolina Dental Society is backing a bill to regulate dental service organizations more closely because it says some of these groups are crossing the line and essentially controlling dental practices. State law allows only dentists to own and operate practices and make medical decisions for patients.

Dentists affiliated with these dental service organizations and their patients visited the Legislative Building on Tuesday to oppose a Senate bill containing new rules, which now sits in a House committee. They say other dentists are trying to block them from offering services at a fraction of what those in traditional practices now charge. The organizations help control costs by handling things like payroll, human resources and purchasing, backers say.

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