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American Dental Association

2023

New dentists

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New Dentists’ Most-Asked Legal Questions, Dan Schulte Jd Dec 2023

New Dentists’ Most-Asked Legal Questions, Dan Schulte Jd

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This feature addresses new dentists' most frequently asked legal questions, offering concise answers to guide them. Topics include licensing requirements, dental record maintenance, accommodations for hearing-impaired and non-English proficient patients, the enforceability of covenants not to compete, the necessity of written employment agreements, responding to bad dental work, reporting suspected abuse, prescribing drugs to friends and family, contract terms with dental plans, and handling suspected employee theft. The article emphasizes the importance of understanding legal aspects to navigate a dental career successfully.


What Does Professionalism Mean To You? Part Ii, Michael G. Maihofer Dds Sep 2023

What Does Professionalism Mean To You? Part Ii, Michael G. Maihofer Dds

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

This article is a continuation of a similar article in the August 2023 (Vol. 105, No. 8) Journal of the Michigan Dental Association in which a grouping of new dentists across the state of Michigan was asked to define what “professionalism” meant to them. An introduction to the article is provided by Michael Maihofer, DDS, who compiled the comments.