Legal Issues: Page 48

NC dental facility settles HIV discrimination claim

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Justice has settled a claim with Night and Day Dental that stated a woman with HIV was discriminated against in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

June 21, 2021

Pregnancy testing before sedation could manage risk

By Theresa Pablos

Implementing point-of-care pregnancy testing before dental procedures that involve the use of intravenous sedation could help manage practice risk, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

June 7, 2021

Behind the billions lost: Dental fraud is rare but costly

By Daryl Austin

Dental fraud is rare but costly. As much as $13 billion of the $136 billion Americans spend annually on dental care is lost to dental fraud. Kaiser Health News investigates some of the tactics used by dentists to unethically boost their bottom lines.

May 20, 2021

No practice is immune to cyberthreats

By Theresa Pablos

No patient is immune to cavities, and no dental practice is safe from cybervulnerabilities. To help dental practices understand the landscape, two dental security and IT experts talked about the biggest threats to dental practices and how to avoid them.

May 17, 2021

Risky business: Steps to manage risk in your practice

By Theresa Pablos

Protecting your practice from risky patients is like putting on your seat belt in the car, according to Dr. Ruchi Sahota and attorney Arthur Curley. The two presenters will speak about how to manage risk on May 15 and 16 at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents virtual meeting.

May 13, 2021

Major orgs release infection control code of conduct

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention; the Dental Assisting National Board; and the Dental Advancement through Learning and Education Foundation have published a dental infection control code of conduct.

May 11, 2021

Protecting your practice when employees say no to the shot

By Ali Oromchian, JD

Many practices are struggling to find the balance between protecting staff and patients against COVID-19 and respecting employees' perspectives on vaccination. What can you do, and what should you do, when a member of your team refuses the vaccine?

May 10, 2021

Dental graduates ready to practice despite pandemic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental school graduates of the class of 2021 will be ready to practice dentistry despite the challenges they faced during the pandemic, according to a commentary published on May 1 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

May 5, 2021

Judge skeptical of dental clinic's COVID-19 coverage bid

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of an Iowa dental clinic's bid to force Cincinnati Insurance to pay its losses due to COVID-19 closure orders, according to Law360.

April 15, 2021

How the Corporate Transparency Act affects DSOs

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

The U.S. Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on January 1. While the act was meant to highlight organizations that use shell companies for unlawful actions, it has ramifications for dental service organizations (DSOs) and affiliated dental practices, writes Dr. Michael W. Davis.

April 6, 2021

ADA: Delta Dental is minimizing dentist anesthesiologists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delta Dental's apparent ongoing refusal to credential dentist anesthesiologists has minimized the specialists' standing and unfairly kept their reimbursement levels below those of other anesthesiology-providing colleagues, according to a news story published on April 2 by ADA News.

April 5, 2021

Calif. further extends license renewal requirements

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Department of Consumer Affairs on March 30 again extended the deadline for California dentists to complete license renewal requirements.

April 4, 2021

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