As dental professionals, we often find ourselves in a position of having to talk to our patients about difficult and often personal oral health issues. We will discuss the dangers of tobacco, and especially smokeless tobacco products, as significant factors in the development of oral cancer. But, can we talk about sex? If not, we… Continue Reading Can we talk about sex?
Fifty-four percent of adults living with a disability use the internet. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all websites are required to meet accessibility standards. Microsoft Corporation defines accessible technology as, “…technology that enables individuals to adjust their user experience to meet their unique visual, hearing, dexterity, cognitive and speech needs.” Accessibility refers to… Continue Reading Accessibility important for all websites
Register here for Legislative Day 2018 on Jan. 25, 2018! It was 35 years in the making, but I finally made my first trip to Madison on March 22, 2017 to attend Legislative Day. I witnessed firsthand how our hard earned dues protect the legal and economical environment to help us provide the quality of… Continue Reading Register for Legislative Day 2018
As a faculty member in a residency program, I’m a new dentist teaching even newer dentists. We have a lot of similar career questions. What are the best options for paying back student loans? How can I get my name out there to build my practice? As the 9th District (Wisconsin and Michigan) representative to… Continue Reading Wisconsin new dentists – know your benefits!
As a society we’ve been using insurance companies to help us protect our physical assets for more than 100 years. Whether it’s protecting our homes, businesses, cars or even physical well-being, we use insurance for everything. However, it’s only recently that we’ve begun to realize that our digital assets, and in particular our patient data,… Continue Reading Protecting your most important digital assets – patient data
Medicine and dentistry are different, which often leads to less participation by dentists in Medicaid. I also completely understand the drawbacks of being a Medicaid (MA) provider because I am one. The MA pilot has raised reimbursement rates in four counties to levels that are equivalent to many preferred provider organization or PPO fee schedules.… Continue Reading Get behind the MA pilot
Medical Protective and Professional Insurance Programs are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our annual Dental Risk Management Seminar. The topic this year is, “Ten Things I’m Concerned About in the Practice of Dentistry (And, you should be, too!)”. The seminar will be held on Sept. 15, 2017 from 8 a.m. –… Continue Reading There is still time to register for the Dental Risk Management Seminar
More than ever, people are using portable electronic devices (e.g., laptops, cell phones, tablets, e-readers, other “smart” devices) as part of everyday life. This trend will no doubt continue to grow as a result of technological advances and consumer demand. While these devices can be entertaining and convenient, they also can create challenges in the… Continue Reading Can your office benefit from a portable device policy?
We are pleased to provide our Professional Insurance Programs clients with a new, award-winning online library that delivers comprehensive, easy-to-navigate human resources and benefits news, content, tools and forms to companies nationwide. This service is available upon request. Our online HR library also features dynamic interactive tools, such as a job description builder and salary… Continue Reading Human resources services