The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office of Civil Rights have a new fact sheet that breaks down how providers are permitted to share electronic protected health information with public health agencies without obtaining an individual’s written authorization, according to ADA News. For more information, check… Read More »
Why Dentistry? It is one of the best health care professions to provide immediate confidence and pain relief for our patients, sometimes both at the same time! And as a pediatric dentist I love guiding both the child and the parents to gain ownership of their oral health by equipping them with the proper home care tools and… Read More »
From tips for dentists struggling with work-life balance to the rules of social media, the New Dentist Now blog continued to grow in readership and content quality in 2016, thanks to hard work of our guest bloggers. Just in case you missed some of this year’s best, here are 10 blog posts worth revisiting: Five inexpensive, effective ways… Read More »
Dr. Brenden Moon didn’t start out with public health dentistry in mind, but following his third year of dental school at the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry, he learned about a new dental center opening in Carthage, Illinois. A rural town of about 2,700, Carthage was close to where his mother lived and the soon-to-be-open Hancock County… Read More »
Dr. Ryan Ritchie remembers what it’s like to be on the cusp of graduating dental school and faced with the question of consolidating loans. Back in 2007, before securing his first job as an associate, managing his finances, including his $217,000 student loan debt, was not top of mind for him and some of his peers, he said.… Read More »
New dentists seeking to gain more critical policy knowledge related to the U.S. dental care system can turn to the Health Policy Institute. HPI focuses on the impact of health reform, access to dental care for key populations, dental practice economics and dental education. Learn more about HPI at ADA.org/hpi.