title: Different labs.
abstract: In this case a young dentist has signed onto a managed care plan that has several attractive features. Eventually, however, he notices that he makes little or no net revenue for some of the work that he does. A colleague recommends that he use different labs for different patients, with labs matched to each patient's dental plan and coverage. Offshore labs are used for managed care patients. Three knowledgeable experts comment on the case, two with many years of private practice experience, two who are dental educators holding master's degrees in philosophy and bioethics.
authors: Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA. bpeltier@pacific.edu
authors: Bruce
authors: B
authors: Peltier
authors: Anthony
authors: A
authors: Vernillo
authors: Lola
authors: L
authors: Giusti
authors: Larry E
authors: LE
authors: Jenson
mesh_terms: D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003363:Cost Control / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D003800:Dental Technicians / Q000941:ethics; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D003815:Dentists / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005250:Fees, Dental / Q000941:ethics; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations / Q000941:ethics; D007754:Laboratories, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics