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By Ruth Ann Woodley, August 30, 2010 9:14 pm

I am very excited to be presenting two workshop sessions at the National Association of Dental Plans’ annual CONVERGE conference, in Seattle September 20 – 23, 2010. In “Drilling Out from the Recession: Has the Economy Had an Impact on Dental Claims?” on Tuesday the 21st at 10:30, I will discuss how utilization and cost patterns changed in 2008 and 2009 as the recession took hold. This topic has been of great interest to all dental carriers for the last two years, and I’ve found both noteworthy common patterns and interesting variations among companies’ experiences.

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By Rich Tucker, August 13, 2010 1:47 pm

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