By Dr. Lisa Knowles, Intentional Dental Consulting It’s hard to fathom what 500 years from now will look like, but I do know one thing that will be around if our planet still exists: plastic. Plastic takes about 500 years…
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Latex Precautions in the Dental Setting
By Rosanne Cain, BSN, LHRM, Patient Safety/Risk Manager II, The Doctors Company Recognizing latex allergies is an important patient safety precaution. A 43-year-old registered nurse presented to his dentist for a regular teeth cleaning procedure. After several years of daily…
Why Electronic Documentation Can be Such a Pain
By Juanita Benedict, DPT, CEAS II I get it. I understand why electronic medical records are necessary. Documenting in this format is supposed to decrease medical errors and improve coordination of health care. I even prefer electronic documentation in most…
Not as Busy as You Would Like? Try Looking Around the Dental “Neighborhood”
By Dr. Rick Huot According to the ADA Health Policy Institute’s recent research brief, statistics show that dental offices have been lagging behind other business entities to recover from the Great Recession that started in 2008. Except in rural and…
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