By Dan Zottoli, FDA Services Director of Sales – Atlantic Coast

For many, practice ownership is the ultimate reward for the years of dedication to the dental profession. You spent the time in school. You spent the time working for another office honing your skills and learning the ins and outs of managing a practice. You are ready. So, what comes next?

Like all things, a new venture requires a new train of thought and usually a list of insurance needs. These ...

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Laura Archer, Vice President of Underwriting, The Doctors Company

Protecting your practice against allegations of professional negligence is of the utmost importance in today’s litigious environment. One often overlooked strategy for a group practice is having all dental professionals covered by the same malpractice insurer. With a group policy, a practice can keep up with changes, avoid damaging conflicts, maximize chances for desirable outcomes when claims arise — and even potentially realize a positive impact on premium.

As your practice matures, the ...

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Can we take a few minutes to talk about the rest of your life? As a dentist, you’ve spent a lot of time and money investing in your career. So what are your goals? Buy a house, a new car, start your own practice? Your income and ability to make money is the foundation for all of your goals. You need to protect that foundation. You insure your house and your vehicle. Why wouldn’t you protect the very thing that ...

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Recruiting and retaining a great dental team continues to be a pressing issue for most practices. Dental offices are looking for ways to show current and future employees that they are a great a place to work and offer a competitive benefits package. However, a challenge is to be able to offer the best benefit options without breaking the bank. Here are five trends that FDA Services (FDAS) is seeing in dental practice employee benefits.

1. Benefit Allowances
Instead of paying ...

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Laura Archer, Vice President of Underwriting, The Doctors Company

Protecting your practice against allegations of professional negligence is of the utmost importance in today’s litigious environment. One often overlooked strategy for a group practice is having all dental professionals covered by the same malpractice insurer. With a group policy, a practice can keep up with changes, avoid damaging conflicts, maximize chances for desirable outcomes when claims arise — and even potentially realize a positive impact on premium.

As your practice matures, the ...

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Even in the midst of COVID-19, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hasn’t let up on finding and enforcing HIPAA violations. Last month, within just one week, both a small health care provider along with a larger health system found themselves facing HIPAA violations that resulted in hefty fines — $25,000 and $1.04 million, respectively — as well as extensive corrective action plans.

Continued Disregard for HIPAA

A small practice based out of North Carolina, Metropolitan Community Health Services (d/b/a Agape Health ...

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