How to Safeguard Patient Images: HIPAA Best Practices

By AbydeAutomated HIPAA and OSHA Compliance Smile! Members of your dental practice look at countless images of your patients’ pearly whites daily. However, it can be a major violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violation if…

Wellness for the Win: Reclaiming Balance in Dentistry

By ArNelle Wright, DMD, MS This article first appeared in the January/February issue of Today’s FDA. As we step into a new year, many of us in dentistry have set professional goals — improving case acceptance rates or expanding our…

Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth

By: FDC2025 Speaker Pamela L. Alberto DMD The management and treatment of impacted teeth other than third molars can be challenging. Even though the orthodontist is responsible for the overall success of the treatment plan, an interdisciplinary approach with the…

4 Technology Trends Health Care Associations Should Follow

Research shows that medical knowledge doubles every 73 days, which vastly surpasses the time it takes to understand and apply this information. This means that industry knowledge constantly expands for dentists and other health care professionals, and the health care…