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1514 Bob Brooks of Practice Endeavors on COVID-19's Impact on Dental Practice Transitions : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Bob Brooks is a CEPA (Certified Exit Planning Advisor) specializing in Dentistry, a CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) specializing in Dentistry, and an Ohio Licensed Real Estate Broker specializing in Dentistry. He is the owner of Practice Endeavors and has been serving dental practitioners...  Read More
What’s the Difference Between HIPAA Business Associates and Visitors?
Your Privacy Officer should be noting visitors to your office and ensuring that Visitor Privacy Policies are signed and retained. Business Associate Agreements are not the same thing as Visitor Privacy Policies, although many offices seem to use them interchangeably.  By reading this blog post, you...  Read More
Are Scrubs Considered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
Do scrubs count as personal protective equipment (PPE)? This is a common question for our Compliance Advisers. The short answer: no. The long answer is a little more complex. Why is PPE Important?  come in many forms. Irritants can be environmental, chemical, radiological, or mechanical. When...  Read More
Is an Employee Privacy Policy (EPP) Required by HIPAA?
Is an Employee Privacy Policy (EPP) required? Yes. An Employee Privacy Policy is a HIPAA-required document. Lee Slaton, Smart Training’s Vice President of Healthcare,  that signed Employee Privacy Policies “can be get-out-of-jail-free cards in worst-case scenarios.” An Employee Privacy Policy...  Read More
OSHA Guidance on the Respirator Shortage
This blog post covers OSHA guidance for handling the respirator shortage. Here’s what you will learn by reading:             OSHA’s enforcement discretion of the respiratory standard during the COVID-19 pandemic             Respirator shortage guidance from OSHA             Extended use of...  Read More
OSHA Recording and Reporting Occupational Exposure to COVID-19
COVID-19 is a  requirements. Employers must record or report occupational exposure to COVID-19 in certain cases. Here’s what you’ll learn by reading this article:             The difference between OSHA recording and reporting             When you should record COVID-19 illnesses to OSHA        ...  Read More
1513 Dr. Suresh Shenvi on the Evolution of Dentistry in Developing Countries : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Suresh Shenvi has worked in the V. K. Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE University, India, as a faculty in the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics since 2012. He has cleared many exams in India along with NBDE and ADAT in USA. He is the co-author of many top selling books for...  Read More
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1512 Periodontist Charles Chen DDS on the Safety and Efficiency of Electronic Prescriptions : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Charles C. Chen, a periodontist, graduated from the University of Maryland receiving a B.S. degree and a D.D.S. degree. At the University of Maryland’s Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, he participated in the Accelerated Professional Training (Honors) Program to obtain his dental degree and...  Read More
1511 Dr. Dr. Friedrich Widu on Hybrid Orthodontic Systems : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Friedrich Widu is an orthodontic specialist, inventor and entrepreneur who has spent more than twenty years in clinical practice. He opened his first practice in 2001 and currently operates a chain of 6 clinics, including two MVZ Smilike practices in Berlin and Hamburg which exclusively focus...  Read More
1510 Dr. Steffany Mohan & Leah Roling on Being Mentally Prepared for the Challenges of Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Steffany Mohan has practiced dentistry since 1996. She completed her undergraduate work in agricultural biochemistry before earning her Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Iowa. Since then, Dr. Mohan has built and sold several dental practices and currently owns five practices...  Read More
1509 Dr. Suzanne Ebert of ADA Practice Transitions on Finding the Right Match in a New Practice : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Suzanne Ebert graduated from University Of Louisville College Of Dentistry in 1998. After completing a residency, she started a solo private practice and enjoyed being a private practitioner for 11 years. Upon the sale of her practice, she elected to continue her career by providing dental care...  Read More
Episode 003: Becoming a Laser Dentist
Becoming a Laser Dentist - Dr McCracken   Read More
1508 Philippe Salah, CEO of Dental Monitoring, on Integrating AI in Teledentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Born in France, Philippe received his MS degree in bioinformatics and his PhD in biophysics from Ecole Polytechnique of Paris. Philippe is the co-founder and CEO of Dental Monitoring – the world’s first remote monitoring platform for dentistry. Founded in 2015, in Paris, France, today DM has 300...  Read More
1507 Dr. Abhishek Nagaraj & Dr. Anushka Gaglani on Multi-Practice Ownership & Expansion : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Abhishek graduated with a DDS degree from NYU college of dentistry as an international dentist. His passion lies in buying practices and scaling them up to 1 to 1.5 million dollars by using tools of patient education, empowering team members and by putting the patient first. His core focus is to...  Read More
1506 Dr. Hisham Barakat & Mark Censoprano of Guardian Dentistry Partners on the Benefits of Partnership Networks : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Barakat has been a practicing dentist since 1998. After finishing his Residency, he moved to VA and worked with a group practice from 2003-2010, started his own practice in 2010, built the Smiles group in Northern VA from 2010-2019, and has been with Guardian Dentistry Partners since 2019 as...  Read More
1505 Norton L. Travis, JD, CEO of ProHEALTH Dental on Bridging the Gap Between Medicine & Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Norton L. Travis serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ProHEALTH Dental which has a unique approach to dentistry by affiliating with large, well-established medical practices and healthcare systems to coordinate medical and dental services. Mr. Travis began his career as a corporate lawyer,...  Read More
Episode 002: What’s Different About the Nd:YAG PerioLase® MVP-7™?
What’s different about the PerioLase MVP-7   Read More
1504 Jay Geier, Founder & CEO of the Scheduling Institute, on Creating a Winning Culture : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Jay is a self-made, first-generation millionaire from a middle-class American family. He’s owned businesses since the age of 18 and his life’s work the past 35 years has been dedicated to helping people grow and reach towards their God-given potential. He’s the founder and CEO of the Scheduling...  Read More
1503 Dr. Richard A. Huot, DDS on Managing Your Practice for Long-Term Success : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Huot was a private practice owner from 1985 to 2008, and still practices clinical dentistry on a per diem basis, working as a clinician/consultant for private and public health concerns. He retired from the USAF Reserve Dental Corps in 2012 after 30 years of military duty. Dr. Huot is a past...  Read More
1502 Howard Speaks with the Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library About Post-COVID Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Howard recently spoke with Laurel Graham and students from the University of Pennsylvania's Leon Levy Dental Medicine Library about the business of dentistry and what it will take to succeed in the profession after the COVID-19 pandemic. VIDEO - DUwHF #1502 - Laurel Graham AUDIO - DUwHF #1502 -...  Read More
HIPAA Data Breaches: 2019 Case Studies
HIPAA is the . A HIPAA breach is when PHI is accessible to someone who shouldn’t have access to it. Some HIPAA breaches happen because an employee was curious. Other HIPAA breaches are simply an innocent mistake, such as when an employee is fooled by a phishing email. But other HIPAA breaches...  Read More
Sobering Findings Regarding COVID-19 and Aerosols
A recent review and study provide more information on the effectiveness of pre-procedural rinses in reducing bacterial and viral loads emitted by dental patients—and the care needed in reducing chances of infection in operatories. The Review The review, published July 13, 2020,...  Read More
1501 Aurelia Byrne, RDH, Founder of A~flexX Assist Arm, on Improving Dental Ergonomics : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Aurelia Byrne is a Registered Dental Hygienist and the founder of the A~flexX Assist Arm. A~flexX is the first company in dentistry that invented a third arm that attaches to the back of a dental chair, giving hundreds of practicing dental hygienists and dentists an extra hand. A~flexX provides...  Read More
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