Work for Hire: Protecting Your Intellectual Property Rights
Many dentists hire independent consultants to develop their websites or to perform marketing services to brand their dental office. However, most…
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Responding to OSHA Requests
Initial informal phone calls are becoming more and more frequent from OSHA. First and foremost, you must have a plan in place, if you ever receiv…
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Pregnancy and Employment in the Dental Practice
Due to the vast number of female employees in the dental field, the issue of employee pregnancy arises frequently. Many dentists fail to abide by…
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Employment Law: Veterinary Employee Breaks
Many veterinarians have inquired into the legal requirements of providing their employees with lunch or rest breaks. The Fair Labor Standards Act…
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Managing Exposure After a Security Breach of Patient Information
If a security breach occurs in a dental practice, the practice owner must take the necessary steps in order to comply with federal law, in order…
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Cyber Security for Veterinary Practices
The practice of veterinary medicine is changing at a rapid pace. As a result of the reliance on electronic data, veterinary offices have become v…
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Withholding Pay after Termination of Employees
Many dentists do more than practice dentistry: they own, run, and manage a business. Unfortunately, employee termination is often a necessary par…
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Documentation for the Dental Practice: A Must
Documentation by dental staff members is equally as important as documentation by the dentist. The dentist and staff entries are considered equiv…
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Financial Matters in a Dental Office
It is imperative that dental team members in financial roles recognize the often delicate nature of their assigned tasks. In many dental practice…
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VICARIOUS LIABILITY OF DENTAL STAFF MEMBERS
In today’s legal environment, a owner of a dental practice may be vicariously liable for the errors and omissions of staff members. As a genera…
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Independent Contractor or Employee: What Every Practice Owner Needs to Know
Working as a contractor or as an employee in all industries is two very different things. Whilst some may enjoy the freedom of working as a contr…
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RANSOMWARE – CYBER SECURITY BREACHES IN DENTAL OFFICES: What You Must Know TODAY
Dental offices are now being hit with Ransomware (cyber blackmail). If you own or work in a dental practice, you need to know what Ransomware is,…
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