Monica "mOe" Anderson, DDS, DBA, FICD

Experience

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  Anderson Family Dentistry

  Jan 1988 - Dec 2001

  Private Practice, P.C.
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  General Nutrition Centers, Inc

  May 1992 - Dec 2000

  GNC Franchise Co-owner/Operator
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  Tarrant County Hospital District

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Dental Director of North Tri Ethnic Community Clinic
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  TyMAC Media

  Jan 1996 - now

  Professional Conference Speaker and Speaker Coach

  Highly relatable expert speaker with proven results. Consistently delivers content-rich, entertaining mOe-tivational seminars and professional development workshops for dentists, corporate meetings, national conventions, college students and faculty, writers, women's organizations, and cancer survivors across the country. Routinely rated "top speaker"​ by attendees. For video, podcasts, and client list, visit: www.drmoeanderson.com.

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  St. David's Foundation

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2011

  Dentist
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  TMF Health Quality Institute

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  Dental Director
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  DentaQuest

  Feb 2012 - now

  Dr. Anderson relocated from DentaQuest's Texas headquarters in Austin to the DFW area in 2016. DentaQuest manages dental and vision benefits for 33+ million Americans and provides direct patient care through its network of more than 80 oral health centers. DentaQuest is also the leading manager and provider of Medicaid dental benefits in the U.S. with growing Medicare Advantage and commercial businesses DentaQuest provides outcomes-based, cost-effective dental solutions for Medicaid and CHIP, Medicare Advantage, small and large companies, and individuals nationwide. Dr. Anderson is currently a full-time, certified senior dental benefits consultant licensed in AZ, NJ, MO, and Texas. Her dental industry experience includes: 30+ years of public speaking and writing on healthcare-related topics, successful private practice ownership (MN & TX), Director of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Director for a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), contracted Director for Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), Associate Editor for the professional journals "Northwest Dentistry" and "The Beacon", as well as, contributing writer for Drbicuspid.com. She uses her broad knowledge of the oral healthcare industry to perform evidence-based claims evaluations, advance the education of healthcare professionals, and provide policy input. She regularly participates in State Fair Hearings, peer to peer grievance resolution with network providers; reviews claims for appropriate coding per CDT definition; reviews provider and member appeals; analyzes the latest scientific basis for treatment protocols and dental materials; and reviews white papers and legislative changes regarding healthcare delivery, standard of care, and compliance.In 2022, Dr. Anderson was nominated for the Texas Academy of General Dentistry's "Texas Dentist of the Year" Award for her leadership, advocacy, and contributions to the profession. Show less

  • Senior Clinical Dental Consultant (Certified)

    Feb 2012 - now

  • Dental Director, Department of Clinical Management

    Feb 2012 - Dec 2015
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  Sun Life

  Jun 2022 - now

  Senior Dental Consultant

  Sun Life acquired DentaQuest.

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  TEDX

  Jan 2023 - now

  TEDx Speaker (Osh Kosh)

  Tooth decay is a contagious disease that is preventable through early education. Likewise, racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of bias should be viewed not as negative attitudes but as social diseases that must be addressed at an early age to prevent lifelong infection. See the full talk on the TED or TEDx YouTube channels. Here is the link to view it - https://youtu.be/GblA0FQEWQo?si=Sbh8SNjMN1n2I3D8