Leveraging Change - RDH
... explosion, high-tech mentality, and interest in electronic records. They spawned the need for interoperability. It is up to the dental profession to shore up ...

Is it really about time? Overcoming the real barriers to complete ...
... The confusion/lack of clarity about what this recordkeeping must entail, as ... a clinician, speaker, author, and trainer who led successful dental practices for ...

Recordkeeping Basics: Good for Patients, Essential for You! ...
... In the meantime, dentists can continue to provide excellent recordkeeping with thorough ... Carol Tekavec, CDA, RDH, developed a paper dental record endorsed by ...

HIPAA Comments - DentistryIQ
... D. Kellus Pruitt, DDS. How will eDRs improve care of dental patients? ... The dental record would be similar, providing access to previous dental history. ...

Interventionists A change virus - RDH
... 1 (Table 1) Dental diseases are chronic preventable diseases ... This is a related issue, but different from other health care reforms, such as electronic records. ...

Leveraging Evidence - RDH
... Hygienists should emphasize the need for electronic records and newer technology in the dental hygiene programs in their area. The ...

Chartless Future - RDH
... future. Chartless electronic records are not a choice. ... data. The American Dental Association (ADA) is taking a proactive role in NHII. ...

Clinical impressions of digital impressions - Dental Economics
... technician. Cadent and 3M, using very different technologies, have now entered the US dental market with their machines. ... 8. Recordkeeping. The ...

Paperless Dentistry ? Yesterday's News? - Dental Economics
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Increased productivity ? just a click away - Dental Economics
... companies and especially our patients, digital imaging and recordkeeping saves time ... one of the most published authorities in the professional dental and general ...

Two evidence-based dentistry conferences announced for 2008 ...
... interventions, including secondary EB journals, electronic records and charts ... professional society leaders, administrators, researchers, dental hygienists and ...

The job is not finished until the paperwork is done! - Dental ...
... of basic recordkeeping can truly be a waste of valuable resources. See you on the road! Tom Limoli Jr. is the president of Atlanta Dental Consultants and the ...

FORENSIC dentistry - RDH
... patient information. Dental hygiene students learn various charting and recordkeeping methods in school. Numerous continuing-education ...

Why the chameleon loses its tail - Dental Office
... dentistry, and ethical and legal issues relevant to the dental profession ... Add to this the tasks related to accurate recordkeeping and communication skills that ...

10 critical numbers to watch ... and how to track them - Dental ...
... three or more services: dental supplies, dental equipment repairs, and dental equipment purchases. Therefore, it is important within recordkeeping that these ...

Product Report - RDH
... To address this need, the new Dental Risk Prevention for Auxiliaries teaches essential patient safety, recordkeeping, and risk-management strategies for the ...

Spring Cleaning - RDH
... within your chart documentation that are vital to comprehensive patient recordkeeping. ... A common pitfall in dental practices is to purchase technology and then ...

Technology and the new-patient experience - Dental Economics
... introduced Schick digital radiography in each of our four dental operatories and ... on file and integrate this information into our electronic records before the ...

ASSISTANTS PRODUCT NEWS - Dental Office
... To address this need, the new Dental Risk Prevention for Auxiliaries teaches essential patient safety, recordkeeping, and risk-management strategies for the ...

The chartless practice: a six-step plan - Dental Economics
There is no doubt that the modern dental practice has changed rapidly ... and film-based are being replaced by digital radiography, electronic records, and a move ...

The Multispecialty Practice - DentistryIQ
... With today’s dental management software, it is relatively ... back to the referring dentist to maintain ... very competent and your malpractice insurance company is ...

Woman Dentist Journal:Dental Practice Magazine Articles ...
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Agreement to provide errors and ...
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Facility leasing issues during ...
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Practical Claims and Coding ...
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Practical Claims and Coding ...
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What would it take for my practice to go paperless? - DentistryIQ
... patient records, both medical and dental, be electronic ... want readers to understand about going paperless? ... practiced periodontics and implant dentistry for more ...

Transitioning from film to digital: sensors and suggestions ...
... Many longstanding aspects of dentistry are currently in ... considered the gold standard in dental imaging, it ... image files, promoting a paperless office environment ...