Are You Renewal Ready?

By Brooke Martin, FDC Meeting Coordinator As an FDA member, you have access to exclusive benefits to help you through the license renewal process for the upcoming 2014-2016 biennium. Membership has its perks, and we want to make your renewal…

It’s Not OK to Call Someone a Deadbeat and 18 Other Things Dentists Need to Know About Debt Collection

By Graham Nicol, Esq., Health Care Risk Manager, Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist (Health Law) Q: In Florida, what is the definition of debt collection? If I have a patient who owes me $100 can we call that patient and…

4 Important Considerations for Succession Planning

By Stacey Prince-Troutman, Broad and Cassel Senior Counsel ​You have worked tenaciously for the past 40 years to build your business and reputation in the community. Your business is a success, but recently, your passion for being involved in the day-to-day…

Have You Registered to Use the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Database Yet?

By Bob Macdonald, Florida PDMP Foundation Executive Director As a licensed dentist, have you registered to use the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) database yet? Florida’s version of the nationwide program is called the Electronic-Florida Online Reporting of Controlled Substances…