I am involved in a rare, sodium hypochlorite, accident case.  During an RCT, NaOCl found its way into the adjacent tissues.  Immediate, intense pain typically occurs, which happened here as well.  However, the more-surprising result was long-term chronic pain and neurologic injuries. Although rare, I amended the ICGD endo consent form (formerly version 2.0) to […]

I now will be publishing real-life examples of charting errors and the accompanying commentary to help you avoid these same unfortunate pitfalls.  Below, you can see the latest example of how inferior charting routinely costs non-ICGD subscribing dentists. ____________________________________________________________________________ Dentist:  Arizona general dentist in practice since 1992.  Previously perfect record. Situation:  1st OV:  treatment plan for SRPs and restorative work.  2nd OV:  patient numbed for SRPs, then […]

Here is another real-life example of charting errors and the accompanying analysis on how you can avoid these same unfortunate pitfalls.  Below, you can see how inferior record keeping routinely costs non-ICGD subscribing dentists. A change of pace this week.  Instead of a war story, here is a dental practice philosophy. Situation:  In presenting my risk […]

Here is another real-life example and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid these same unfortunate pitfalls. Dentist:  General Dentist   Situation:  His office manager printed narcotic prescriptions for herself, forged his signature, and then filled them.  The pharmacy became suspicious as the number of tabs increased and notified the dental board.  The board is investigating and may […]

On August 8, 2015, I emailed subscribers an Update & Alert bulletin about a staff member writing narcotic prescriptions for herself.  As a Charting Pointer, I recommended that you run a drug audit report on your employees. I received today a call from a fellow ICGD subscriber.  She did as suggested and was shocked to […]

Here is another real-life example of charting errors and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid these same unfortunate pitfalls.  Below, you can see how inferior record keeping routinely costs non-ICGD subscribing dentists. Dentist:  General Dentist Situation:   She performed various dental work on a staff member over the course of five years.  Some of […]

Our dental malpractice prevention system was paid the ultimate compliment! The Mallon & McCool law firm (Baltimore and D.C.) advertises for and covets dental-malpractice plaintiff cases.  It was honored by Super Lawyers as one of America’s best law firms and has been featured in US News & World Report. On its website, Mallon & McCool acknowledges the Ideal Charting […]

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 excellent, defensive charting and the accompanying commentary on how you can incorporate this method into your practice. Dentist:  Orthodontist Situation:   An 11-year-old girl presented with four congenitally missing lateral incisors.  The mom […]

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 of charting issues and the accompanying commentary on how you can avoid legal entanglements before they are filed. Dentist:  General Dentist.  This is a pending, superior-court, dental-malpractice case. Situation:   A comprehensive treatment […]

I came across this entry while reviewing a client chart.  I really like it:  “Reason for build-up – 35% or less of original tooth structure remaining to hold proper retention for crown.” One area insurance companies regularly question is the need for a build-up.  Now this information will be included automatically in your charts. I […]