Helpful Materials for Today's Professional

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DENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT

4-Minute Self Assessment Employment Liability Quiz
Do you have 4-minutes to discover how your practice rates when it comes to employment law compliance?
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Straight Talk Safety Tip Card for Patients
A highly useful give-away card that encourages patients to actively share information and follow treatment plans, resulting in a more positive patient care experience and better oral health outcome.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TIPS

Quotes from the Helping Hands for Dental Hygienists book
Veteran hygienists and new graduates alike will find these personalized insights from fellow hygienists invaluable for your career.
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View the latest issue of our newsletter, Resource Connections. Published three times a year, it offers timely information and resources ranging from risk and practice management to novel and interesting tidbits for the entire dental staff.
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Spring 2006 | Summer 2006 | Fall 2006 | Spring 2007  | Summer 2008| Fall 2008

Team Approach to Risk Management
Together emergencies are managed, or have you learned to leverage team work in ways you never new were possible? 

Perfect Storm or Perfectly Planned?
Introducing the Patient Safety Goals for Dentistry(SM) every office should follow. Read more about how to take a proactive approach to patient safety and avoid the perfect storm in your practice.
  (Dental Assisting Digest, March 2008)

The Many Faces of Safety
What does safety mean to you? Learn how to make your mark for patient safety in your practice.
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  (Resource Connections, Summer 2007)

A New Hat in the Hygiene Operatory
As the practice of dental hygiene expands, one of the "new hats" hygienist must wear is that of a patient safety advocate. Leverage three strategies to avoid medical errors and near misses in your practice.
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  (RDH, October 2006)

Go Team! Utilizing a Team Approach to Patient Safety
Learn the subtle difference between risk management and patient safety as well as five team strategies to improve quality and safety in your practice.
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  (CONTACT, July-Sept 2006.  A publication of the American Academy of Dental Group Practice and the Dental Group Management Association)

Read what Linda says about documentation and professional liability insurance.
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  ("Avoiding the Blame Game." Modern Hygienist, January 2008.)

Read what Linda says about staff communication and patient satisfaction.
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  ("Legal Remedy." Middle East Dentist, December 2007)

Linda discusses how to manage risks and protect your million-dollar practice.
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  (E-xactly, newsletter of The Practice Source, July 2007)

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