A fellow subscriber asked that I create a release form to use patient photographs, x-rays, etc.  Here it is. All of the ICGD documents are created in a “Word” format, so you can modify them as you choose. One caveat:  Patients may become confused, thinking that they released some material but not all.  Even though the […]

One of the three pillars of the Ideal Charting for General Dentists (ICGD) system is our regular Update & Alert feature. Here is another real-life example and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. Dentist:  A general dentist, who owns his office. Situation:  The dentist previously provided Phase I services for […]

One of the three pillars of the Ideal Charting for General Dentists (ICGD) system is our regular Update & Alert feature. Here is another real-life example and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. PLEASE NOTE:  THIS UPDATE & ALERT ORIGINALLY WAS EMAILED IN AN EARLIER YEAR; HOWEVER, I THOUGHT OF […]

One of the three pillars of the Ideal Charting for General Dentists (ICGD) system is our regular Update & Alert feature. Here is another real-life example and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. Dentist:  A general dentist, who owns his office.  This fact pattern happened last week. Situation:  During a […]

A fellow subscriber asked that I create an informed consent form for scaling and root planing.  Here it is.  This form has been vetted by periodontist and other experts. All of the ICGD documents are created in a “Word” format, so you can modify them as you choose. Please remember that I am available to you […]

Here are other real-life examples and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. Dentists:  Two separate general dentists, both of whom own their respective offices.  This fact pattern occurred last week and last month. Situations:  Two different patients in separate offices became disgruntled and asked for their dental records. […]

Here is another real-life example and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. Dentist:  A general dentist, who owns her office.  This fact pattern occurred this week. Situation:  The dentist extracted all of the patient’s remaining teeth and seated an immediate temporary denture.  The usual adjustment and Coe soft […]

In defending dentists, I routinely see the situation where a practitioner accepts a less-than-ideal case but does not document the pre-treatment discussion. Here is one real-life example.  The patient filed a pending dental board case for a failed implant.  In his initial narrative to the board, the dentist states: “The patient’s was congenitally missing #10 […]

A fellow subscriber asked me to provide a Patient Release, to be used when money is returned.  Here it is.  The areas in “red ink” need to be completed specific to your office, the patient and the date. As always, this document is in a word format so that you can modify it as you […]

As you know, I submit both the progress-note templates and consent forms in a word format.  Using this method, you can add to or subtract from the language as you see fit.  A fellow subscriber recently reminded me that the immediate temporary denture consent form was the only one in a pdf format.  Attached is […]