American Dental Partners Announces the Reaccreditation of Associated Dental Care Providers
28 August 2009 - 10:45PM
Marketwired
American Dental Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPI) announced today that
Associated Dental Care Providers has been re-accredited by the
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").
Associated Dental Care Providers, founded in 1985, is a dental
group practice with 12 locations in the metropolitan Phoenix and
Tucson areas. "Associated Dental Care Providers' 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 242 dental facilities with
approximately 2,131 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 overall or regional economic
conditions, dependence upon affiliated dental practices, contracts
its 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 SEC reports,
including the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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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