Articles

New award categories for The Tellies expand recognition opportunities for virtual-first care. 

Nominations Now Open for MouthWatch’s Teledentistry Innovation Awards

These 2 companies will partner up to bring Overjet’s artificial intelligence to Kleer customers in dental practices. 

Kleer and Overjet Partner Up

Expansion by oral care company comes as it celebrates 2 million customers served through its orthodontic telehealth platform.

SmileDirectClub Adds 18 New SmileShop Locations

Bruce Bryen is a certified public accountant with over 45 years of experience and is a part of Baratz & Associates CPAs. He specializes in deferred compensation, such as retirement planning design; income and estate tax planning; determination of the proper organizational business structure; asset protection and structuring loan packages for presentation to financial institutions. He is experienced in providing litigation support services to dentists with Valuation and Expert Witness testimony in matrimonial and partnership dispute cases. He is also a financial writer for several dental journals. You may contact him at 609-502-0691 or at 

Different states and different individual circumstances can have an impact on dentists’ decisions about going to court or attempting to mediate a divorce settlement without court. 

Understanding Equitable Distribution, Community Property, and Goodwill When It Comes to Divorce Settlements

Laura Dorr is the former executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network and a regular contributing author.

The best way to recover from the financial impact of a violation is to prevent it from happening in the first place, but when it does occur there are actions that can help mitigate the problems and assist in the recovery.


Getting Back on Track: How to Recover from the Financial Impact of a HIPAA Breach

Kristin Hohman has served as Associate Editor of Dental Products report since 2019. She has a background in journalism and digital content. Kristin can be reached at khohman@mjhlifesciences.com.

DM Insights allows clinicians to improve workflows and track patient adherence and practice performance via its 1-stop platform. 

5Ws* DM Insights 

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

Clinicians may need to adjust the way they operate and the services they offer to ensure new and existing patients keep making appointments.

What Patients Want: Understanding Your Patient Base and Adapting to Meet Their Needs

Videos

Join host Lisa Newburger, LISW-S, Chad Duplantis, DDS, Jeff Rohde, DDS, and Lenroy Jones, DTM, discuss racial disparities in hiring at dental practices and what the industry can do to address this issue. [30 minutes]

Mastermind - Episode 29 - Addressing Racial Disparities in Hiring at Dental Practices

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving. Tech expert Lorne Lavine, DMD, discusses all the different ways it is changing the dental industry forever.

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Dental Landscape

Cathy Taylor, DMD, was born and raised in sunny Sarasota, Florida. She graduated from the University of Florida, Gainesville, with a degree in nutritional science, then continued her education at UF College of Dentistry. Following dental school, she participated in an Advanced Education in General Dentistry program in Apopka, Florida. During this time she decided to make Gainesville her permanent home and opened Taylor Dentistry. Taylor and her husband, Andrew, have 2 daughters, Carlee and Ellie, and are blessed with an extended family that live in the area. When dentistry is not keeping them busy, you will find them at the gym and driving their Jeep Wrangler.

Using Amplify360, this clinician converted her practice to fee-for-service with notable results—more revenue, less stress, and fewer hours.