Prepare Your Dental Practice for a Perpetual Wildfire Season Wildfires are now a year-round phenomenon. TDIC urges dentists to take time to prepare their practice for wildfires and other emergencies by backing up records, securing sufficient insurance coverage and making an escape plan. June 10, 2024 RM Matters Property and Practice Ownership Risk Management Essentials
Privacy Violations in the Dental Practice: How They Happen and How to Prevent Them A crucial aspect of HIPAA compliance involves preventing privacy violations. Risk management analysts offer insights into how privacy violations can occur, practical strategies for maintaining compliance and what you can expect if your dental... December 07, 2023 Content Type RM Matters Patient Care and Communication Property and Practice Ownership Risk Management Essentials
Property: Before and After a Loss Proactive measures to swiftly and effectively mitigate property losses. December 01, 2015 Reference Guides Property
Protecting Patient Privacy: Do you know where your patient data is? In this issue of Liability Lifeline, Risk Management analysts offer guidance on preventing and responding to potential threats against patient and practice data. October 19, 2023 Liability Lifeline Publication 2023 Liability Lifeline
Ransomware on the Rise: Steps to Protect Your Practice and Systems from Cyber Disruption A practice system compromised by cyberattack can mean no access to schedules, billing or patient records. TDIC’s Risk Management analysts share steps you can take to protect your systems, prevent cyber incidents and responsibly respond to a... June 25, 2025 RM Matters Property and Practice Ownership Risk Management Essentials
Recognizing and Responding to Employee Embezzlement Insights on embezzlement methods in dentistry and recovery and prevention strategies December 01, 2015 Reference Guides Employment Financials
Reduce Dental Employee Turnover with Improved Hiring, Onboarding Employee termination can be a difficult and sensitive matter. TDIC’s Risk Management analysts counsel that it’s better to mitigate the risks associated with termination with an emphasis on hiring and retaining high quality employees. May 10, 2024 RM Matters Employment and Managing a Team Property and Practice Ownership Risk Management Essentials
Reduce Risk of Theft in Your Dental Practice with Employee and Accounting Controls Theft within dental practices is surprisingly common and it’s on the rise. Review your bookkeeping structure and implement accounting measures to greatly reduce the probability of falling victim to employee embezzlement, while communicating... December 05, 2025 RM Matters Employment and Managing a Team Property and Practice Ownership Risk Management Essentials
Referral Follow-Up for Evaluation and/or Biopsy of Suspicious Area/Lesion Letter Sample patient letter for follow-up on referral for evaluation or biopsy of suspicious lesion. October 24, 2018 Sample Forms Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Illinois Minnesota Montana Nevada New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington Documentation Patient Care Updated
Referral Letters (set of three) Letters providing referrals to patients, a follow up letter and letter to the referral provider. October 23, 2015 Sample Forms Alaska Arizona California Hawaii Idaho Illinois Minnesota Montana Nevada New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington Documentation General Liability Patient Care Updated