Since the Privacy Rule became effective in 2003, the HIPAA laws have become increasingly complex, with very detailed compliance requirements that come with stiff fines and penalties for noncompliance. As...
Do you dream of opening your own private practice, but feel daunted by the task? You’re not alone. We’ve heard from dental students that many want to open their own...
In today’s busy dental practices, where general dentists are doing more complex treatment cases, it is more important than ever that dental teams are aware of how the practice makes...
DDS Rescue was developed a few years ago as an outgrowth of our local IT work here in Southern California. We continually ran into issues with our customers (all dental...
With the onset of fall sports (football, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) make sure to remind your patient athletes that a mouthguard should be considered part of the protective equipment pickup this...
Have you been looking for a fresh approach to marketing whitening in your practice? My friend and prominent dental practice consultant, Gary Takacs, often refers to teeth whitening as a...
Continuing education is a necessity for any dental practice. Are you reaping the benefits as a team? As an office manager, there is nothing more frustrating than when the doctor...
Hu-Friedy is proud to offer dental professionals free continuing education courses through our live webinars. Join Hu-Friedy for an upcoming webinar, “Tackling Biofilm with Air Polishing and Ultrasonics.” The aim...
Managing the maintenance and compliance protocols for dental unit waterlines can be confusing, time consuming and costly … OR NOT! Many offices treat their waterlines with daily tablets; however, these...
Reactivation campaigns in disguise. That’s the real role of birthday and holiday cards. These twice-a-year wonders of reactivation have remained a mainstay of practice marketing for as long as we...
Dental clinicians and staff wear eye protection because it’s a requirement to keep them safe while at work. So why not offer the same protection to patients? Imagine this scenario:...
Continuing education is important for the advancement of any professional and can help lead a practice to growth. Dental office managers are often essential to the success of a practice,...
After just returning from the 11th Annual American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) Conference in Nashville, it occurred to me how many offices are still not benefitting from a...
It might be the time of year when we most commonly think of children going back to school, but I’m here to encourage you to take a moment to consider...
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard is designed to ensure chemical safety in the workplace so that information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to...
KaVo is known for producing premium dental equipment worldwide, but you don’t have to take our word for it – you can put a variety of our products to the...
Safety must be at the forefront of each process in the delivery of oral health care. In order to ensure the safest dental visit for both workers and patients proper...
CDC, OSHA, OSAP, ADHA. These are all organizations that require dental offices to be compliant with infection control regulations. Practices that do not meet these standards are subject to hefty...
