American Dental Partners Announces the Reaccreditation of Arizona's Tooth Doctor for Kids
10 Agosto 2011 - 10:38PM
American Dental Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADPI) announced today that
Arizona's Tooth Doctor for Kids has been re-accredited by the
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").
Arizona's Tooth Doctor for Kids is a dental group practice that
provides dental care to children through seven locations and
two mobile dental units in metropolitan Phoenix and Globe, Arizona
and participates in health plans contracted with the Arizona Health
Care Cost Containment System ("AHCCCS"), the state's Medicaid
program. "Arizona's Tooth Doctor for Kids' accreditation is
well-deserved and is recognition of its dedication to clinical
excellence and the quality patient care it provides to the children
of Arizona," said Gregory A. Serrao, Chief Executive Officer.
American Dental Partners encourages its affiliated dental groups
to pursue AAAHC accreditation as a means to set and maintain
measurable quality benchmarks and achieve a higher standard of
patient care. Dr. Jesley C. Ruff, Senior Vice President and
Chief Professional Officer of American Dental Partners, works with
the Company's affiliates in the pursuit of accreditation. "We
hope that by having our affiliated dental groups be part of a
select group of dental practices accredited by the AAAHC, American
Dental Partners will be at the forefront of promoting clinical
excellence in the dental profession," said Dr. Ruff. "While
AAAHC accreditation is a rigorous and demanding process, we believe
it will help our affiliated dental groups continue to recruit high
quality professionals and enhance relationships with patients and
local dental communities," Dr. Ruff added.
The AAAHC was formed in 1979 to assist ambulatory health
care organizations improve the quality of care provided to
patients. Accreditation is a voluntary process through which
ambulatory health care organizations are able to measure the
quality of their services and performance against nationally
recognized standards. Currently accrediting over 4,600
organizations, the AAAHC is the leader in ambulatory health care
accreditation.
American Dental Partners is one of the nation's leading business
partners to dental group practices. The Company is affiliated
with 26 dental group practices which have 278 dental facilities
with approximately 2,387 operatories located in 21
states.
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information contained in this press release, the matters described
herein contain "forward-looking" statements that involve risk and
uncertainties that may individually or collectively affect the
matters herein described, including but not limited to the
Company's risks associated with overall or regional economic
conditions, dependence upon affiliated dental practices, contracts
the affiliated practices have with third-party payors, government
regulation of the dental industry, impact of health care reform,
dependence upon service agreements and the impact of any
terminations or potential terminations of such contracts, business
interruptions, the outcome of pending litigation and the Company's
acquisition and affiliation strategy, which are detailed from time
to time in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report
on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
CONTACT: American Dental Partners, Inc.
401 Edgewater Place, Suite 430
Wakefield, MA 01880
Phone: 781/224-0880
Fax: 781/224-4216
Gregory A. Serrao
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
781-224-0880
Breht T. Feigh
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
781-224-0880
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