New rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require covered dental practices to make changes to how they comply with the law. The new rules took effect March 26, and dental practices must be in compliance with most of the new rules by Sept. 23. ADA CE Online is offering a new online course to… Read More »
The ADA is made up of individuals—here’s one of them. Who are you? I’m Dr. Tisha Rekhi. I’m a member of the Class of 2011 of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. I’m an associate dentist working for my older brother — Dr. Princy Rekhi — who is the owner-dentist of a three-location… Read More »
Stanford professor BJ Fogg has been studying habit formation and how to influence it by taking tiny steps towards a goal. In an interview with public broadcaster KQED, Fogg discusses his approach: The strength of a habit is defined, at least the way I see it, is how much of a decision was that behavior. So if you’re… Read More »
We all like to feel appreciated, and you probably thank the members of your team for doing good work. It turns out that expressing your gratitude might be one of the best (and least expensive) investments you can make in your team! Harvard associate professor Francesca Gino conducted numerous experiments in gratitude for her book, Sidetracked: Why… Read More »
Over at the blog Signal vs. Noise, Jason Fried has been writing about the feedback requests he has gotten from different businesses. He was not a fan of this survey he received after buying a car. After buying some gourmet foods from an Ann Arbor mail-order deli, he got an email survey that consisted of a single question:… Read More »
The ADA is made up of individuals—here’s one of them. Who are you? I’m Dr. Tyler Scott. I’m a proud member of the Class of 2009 of the Ohio State University College of Dentistry. Currently I’m working as an employee in my father’s dental practice, and we are working with advisors to transfer ownership from him to me.… Read More »