How Long is a Dentist Required to Keep Patient Records?
We all know that good record keeping can be essential to the overall quality of a patient’s dental care. However, a lot of dentists don’t realize that proper record maintenance and retention is a requirement of their dental license, not to
Even the Best Employer/Employee Relationship Can Decay
No employer relishes the idea of having to terminate an employee. However, the ramifications of severing an employment relationship can be magnified for a small dental practice in a tight-knit community. Not only does the dental practice have to
What Are You Doing With Your Old Data?
As businesses accumulate more and more data, the chances are that a lot of this data becomes old, inaccurate, inactive, stale, or just plain not needed. The recent data breach at Adobe™ is a good lesson in why we should have specific procedu
Senate Passes Bill to Ban Discrimination Against Gays, Transgenders
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”, S. 815), originally introduced in Congress in 1994, passed the Senate yesterday by a 64-32 vote. ENDA would ban discrimination in the workplace on the basis of an individual
Dental Comedy-Don’t Be the Star
I had a grandmother that loved the Carol Burnett Show, and we logged many a Saturday night together watching the same. One of our favorite skits was Tim Conway as the dentist – www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfTyEtVIe84 . Even fellow actor Harve
Buying and Selling a Dental Practice
When buying or selling a dental practice, there are many factors both the Buyer and Seller must consider carefully. Some of the most difficult, from both Seller’s and Buyer’s prospective, are determining the value of the practice and purchas
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Florida blames Decatur Co. farmers for using all the water Post Searchlight The two states are not strangers to water disputes and Georgia Governor … Scott told reporters that Georgia has engaged in “unchecked consumption of water … Stat
Breach Notification: Now It’s Your Burden of Proof
As of September 23, 2013, all covered entities, including dentists, are required to follow new HIPAA rules regarding the security of patient data. Among the most significant changes brought about by these rules are changes to when a covered enti
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Fla. lawsuit may restart years of water litigation Gainesville Times For those believing the tri-state “water wars” were done with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision favoring Georgia, along came legal action last week that could … Flor
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Scott and Bondi sue Georgia over water use Tampabay.com (blog) Florida Governor Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi followed through on their threat to sue Georgia over its water use that they blame for decimating … Glades Reservoir