American Dental Partners Announces the Accreditation of Texas Tooth Doctor for Kids
16 Dezember 2010 - 10:33PM
American Dental Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADPI) announced today that
Texas Tooth Doctor for Kids has been accredited by the
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care ("AAAHC").
Texas Tooth Doctor for Kids is a dental group practice providing
dental care to children in San Antonio and Houston. "Texas
Tooth Doctor for Kids' 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 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 275 dental facilities
with approximately 2,378 operatories located in 21
states.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of the historical
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: Gregory A. Serrao, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Breht T. Feigh, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
781-224-0880
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