1 Critical Lesson for Dental Malpractice Settlement
Dental malpractice cases can reach resolution through several possible avenues, some far more palatable than others. Among available actions, dental malpractice settlement are one of the most common form of putting a legal action in the rear view mirror. Though seemingly simply, crafting air-tight dental malpractice settlement involves more nuance than one might initially assume […]
Choking Patient Case Study & Updated Dental Consent Form
Dear Valued ICGD Subscriber: I founded The Dental Advocate to help eradicate the many unnecessary charting-related malpractice actions I see on a regular basis. One of the three pillars of the Ideal Charting for General Dentists (ICGD) system is our regular Updates & Alerts. Here is another real-life example of charting issues and the accompanying commentary on […]
Updated Consent Form: All-on-4 Consent Form
As part of our commitment to continually evolving and improving our progress note templates and consent forms, here is a new consent form – the “All-on-4 Consent Form.” [CLICK LINK TO ACCESS] PLEASE NOTE: This form must be signed in conjunction with the implants and anesthesia forms, and possibly the extraction and bone graft forms […]
Update & Alert – Angled Dental Implant Case Study
I founded The Dental Advocate to help eradicate the many unnecessary, charting-related, malpractice actions I see regularly cause problems for dentists just like you. 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 […]
Dental Charting Case Study: How You Can Avoid This Malpractice Mistake
Regular readers of this blog should know by this point that even the best dentists make the occasional charting blunder. That’s the entire idea behind The Dental Advocate’s ICDG Charting System, putting the most robust dental charting content into a product to prevent malpractice before it starts (but I digress!). Here is another real-life example […]
Dental Treatment Plan Case Study: Using The “Drawing” Software Feature
As the old saying goes, a picture is worth 10,000 words. The same can be said for developing and effectively selling a dental treatment plan to patients. Drawing on an existing x-rays educates the patient, provides a superior dental chart entry, and improves case acceptance. Here is another real-life example of charting issues and the […]
How To Deal With Negative Dental Social Media Reviews
The rise of social media created many benefits for dentists. However, in terms of dental risk management, negative dental social media reviews create headaches for many practitioners. Here’s a quick dental risk management case study on how you can deal with […]
Patient Requests & Dental Fraud Prevention
As a service provider, it is the dentist’s job (and duty) to cater to patients needs as best they can. However, the dentist-patient relationship becomes more complex when patient requests begin to extend beyond ethical boundaries. When such situations occur, dentists should keep the following dental fraud prevention best practices in mind. Here is another […]
Dental Risk Management: Office Theft And How You Can Prevent It
Dentists often allow their staff off-site internet access to your office computer opens the door for internet theft. From a dental risk management perspective, it also can be problematic, when the employee quits or is terminated. Complete patient information is often downloaded, which permits “poaching” once the staff member is gone. Here’s a dental real-life risk […]
Post #36 – Orthodontics Consent Form (Updated)
Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were joyful and relaxed. Your first 2016 Update & Alert bulletin is a new consent form for orthodontics. It can be used for straight wire or Invisalign-type trays. As always, our documents purposely are created in a “Word” format, so you can modify them as you choose. Many […]