Contracts between dentists and insurance companies such as Delta Dental, are having an increasing effect on private dental practice. These direct contracts can complicate the doctor-patient relationship and impact the financial health of a practice.

How does a dentist decide whether to get in, stay in, or get out of an insurance contract? Does it make economic sense to have more than one fee schedule? Dr. Perry brings these issues from his experience as CDA chairman of the Practice Support Center; the latest feature of CDA membership.

Dr. Michael Perry received his DDS degree from USC in 1979. He was a member of the Redwood Empire Dental Society Board of Directors from 1994 to 1997, and a member of the CDA Council on Dental Care from 2001 to 2004. He is currently a member of the Council on Membership and is the chairman of the CDA Practice Support Center Workgroup.

He received the 2001 “Editorial of the Year” award for his article in the CDA Update on evidence-based dentistry. He is has spoken nation wide on various topics related to private practice dentistry as a business. He practices general dentistry in Santa Rosa.

General Membership Meeting, Dinner Served
Date:         Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time:         6:00PM-9:00PM
Location:    Doubletree Hotel
                 1 Doubletree Drive, Rohnert Park, CA
Cost:          $70.00 REDS Members & Staff
                  $140.00 CDA Members from other components
                  $210.00 Non-CDA Dentists