American Dental Partners Announces the Reaccreditation of Orthodontic Care Specialists
11 Juni 2009 - 11:02PM
Marketwired
American Dental Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPI) announced today that
Orthodontic Care Specialists has been re-accredited by the
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").
Orthodontic Care Specialists, founded in 1973, is an orthodontic
dental group practice with 20 locations in the greater
Minneapolis-St. Paul area. "Orthodontic Care Specialists'
accreditation is well-deserved and is recognition of their
commitment to high quality standards and clinical excellence," 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 the highest possible
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 3,800 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 243 dental facilities with
approximately 2,120 operatories located in 18 states.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of the historical
information contained in this news release, the matters described
herein contain "forward-looking" statements that involve risk and
uncertainties that may individually or collectively impact the
matters herein described, including but not limited to the
Company's risks associated with its ability to refinance its credit
facilities on satisfactory terms, overall or regional economic
conditions, dependence upon affiliated dental practices, contracts
its affiliated practices have with third-party payors, dependence
upon service agreements and government regulation of the dental
industry, the impact of any terminations or potential terminations
of such contracts and the Company's acquisition and affiliation
strategy, which are detailed from time to time in the "Risk
Factors" section of the Company's SEC reports, including the annual
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Contacts: 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
American Dental Partners, Inc. 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 430
Wakefield, MA 01880 Phone: 781/224-0880 Fax: 781/224-4216
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