Legal Issues: Page 44

How many millions will your practice lose?
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Malpractice lawsuit? Patient who wants a refund? Team member who embezzled money? It's not the negative events that will cost your practice millions of dollars, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin. It's the things you don't do. Levin shares three tips to help prevent you from losing millions.
April 11, 2022
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3Shape receives jury verdict in patent case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3Shape has received a jury verdict of guilty from the Western District of Texas in a patent case between it and Densys. A final decision has not yet been rendered by the federal district court.
April 10, 2022
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When patients ask for healthy teeth to be pulled, dentists oblige
By Melissa Busch
A small percentage of patients request the extraction of healthy teeth, and though dentists report reluctance, many pull the teeth anyway, according to a study published on March 30 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
April 3, 2022
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Week in Review: Apical periodontitis caused by bruxism | Coverage from DSO meeting | New Dental Dose episode
By Theresa Pablos
April 1, 2022
Practice settles claim it used patient data in political bid
By Melissa Busch
An Alabama dental practice agreed to take corrective action to settle a potential HIPAA violation for reportedly disclosing patients' private health data to a campaign manager and a marketing firm hired to manage the owner dentist's political campaign.
March 31, 2022
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Update your employee handbook to keep current with regulations
By Ali Oromchian, JD
The Families First Coronavirus Act, the Civil Service Reform Act, the Equal Pay Act, and more are all relevant to your practice's employee handbook. Ali Oromchian, JD, summarizes what you should consider when updating your handbook for 2022.
March 29, 2022
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Week in Review: Girl diagnosed with rare, life-threatening lesion | Sugar substitutes linked to cancer | Dentistry responds to the crisis in Ukraine
By Theresa Pablos
March 25, 2022
Utah dentist found guilty in $1.8M tax evasion case
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Utah dentist was convicted of tax evasion and related offenses for trying to dodge paying about $1.8 million in back U.S. income taxes, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.
March 24, 2022
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Oral surgeon charged with murder of patient turned girlfriend
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon in Maryland was arrested for his alleged involvement in the overdose death of a 25-year-old former patient who later became his employee and girlfriend, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Department of Police.
March 24, 2022
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2 dentists in Texas shot, killed by patient
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two dentists in Tyler, TX, were shot and killed on March 16 by a patient at their clinic, according to a report on CBS19.
March 22, 2022
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Couple accused of stealing $1M from NY practice
By Melissa Busch
A couple was arrested on March 17 for allegedly pilfering more than $1.1 million from a Syracuse, NY-area dental practice, where one of the accused had been fired from her job, according to a New York State Police press release.
March 22, 2022
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Week in Review: Dentist accused of breaking teeth | Practice ownership continues to fade | Anticaries dental coating
By Theresa Pablos
March 18, 2022
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