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Fortune Management breaks down the importance of the hygiene team, their role, and the differences we should expect during our recovery post-COVID-19. In this segment we address the three roles every hygienist should play, the changes in the doctor and hygiene examination protocols, and the true flow of a one-hour appointment. It also includes common [...]

Buying or selling a practice in a period of economic uncertainty requires special care and due diligence. Join Dr. Thomas Snyder, Senior Director with Henry Schein Professional Practice Transitions, who will discuss what steps are required if you are considering a practice sale in the next 12-18 months, as well as: • Why there may [...]

The first step in seeking rent deferment (i.e. postponement), or even rental abatement (release from payment obligation), from your landlord is a review of your final, executed office lease.  Specifically, you need to identify whether the lease includes a provision known as a force majeure clause (from the French term “force majeure”, meaning superior force).  [...]

GATHER INFORMATION Perform a cash flow analysis and run various scenarios to determine how much rent you can afford over the next 2-4 months. Review your lease and know your expiration date. This is critical in determining concessions that may be available. Check with your financial team regarding loans and options. Monitor new legislation. HAVE [...]

The coronavirus pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on our nation and on all businesses.  With the mandatory closing of schools and many businesses being forced to close, congress has passed new legislation and the President has signed into law the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (EFFCRA).   The law is raising a multitude of [...]

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For most of us the last couple of weeks have felt like a roller coaster ride with events and circumstances everchanging around the world by the minute.  This has created for some an environment of disbelief, exhaustion, fear. and uncertainty.  As a business owner bearing the brunt of this unprecedented event and its effect on [...]

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Regardless of whether you are in the early stages of owning your dental practice, you are bringing in a business partner, looking at how much insurance you might need to buy for your practice, have an established practice or you are ready to expand or sell your practice, knowing where you stand vs the market [...]

Failure to diagnose and failure to refer are common issues seen in dental claims. Dental practice claims alleging failure to refer, or failure or delay in diagnosis may arise from a general dentist’s lack of referral to a specialist. On occasion, patients have asserted their general dentist referred them to a specialist who provided substandard [...]

What is IT Security? Defining IT Security is a good starting point since it can have different meanings to different people. According to Wikipedia, IT Security is the process and mechanisms by which computer-based equipment, information, and services are protected from unintended or unauthorized access, change, or destruction. It is of particular and growing importance [...]

Tax reform may have you thinking of changing your S corporation to a C corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship. With such a switch, you need to consider: How do I terminate the S corporation election correctly? What are the tax consequences to me? If you want to turn your S corporation into a C corporation, [...]