Your privacy checkup is overdue – Why that matters for dental offices

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The hidden privacy risks inside every dental practice and how to fix them before they hurt Dentistry runs on routine: regular cleanings, recall reminders, daily sterilization logs, and those little timers beeping away in the operatories. But there is one checkup that almost every practice forgets: a privacy checkup. Unlike clinical risks, privacy risks do … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: Privacy Issues for Dentists

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  In this episode of Weekly Wisdom, Josh Koziebrocki of Koziebrocki Law describes what dentists need to know when it comes to patient privacy and what they are responsible for.      Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!   Sponsored by The Institute … Read more

Military Police Charge Halifax Dental Technician for Alleged Privacy Breaches

A military dental technician who was convicted in Halifax provincial court of intimidating a justice system participant – a Dartmouth lawyer – now faces charges under the National Defence Act for allegedly improperly accessing people’s medical records. Sgt. Richard Allen Ross of 1 Dental Unit Halifax has been charged with 19 counts of conduct to … Read more

Weekly Wisdom: All About Privacy

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  Weekly Wisdom:  Are you familiar with the Privacy Act in Canada and Express Wish? Alex Zlatin shares what you need to know!     Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week!

Mark Zuckerberg – you sonofadentist

On the afternoon of Nov. 16, 2010, Mark Zuckerberg was leading a meeting in the Aquarium, one of Facebook‘s conference rooms, so named because it’s in the middle of a huge work space and has glass walls on three sides so everybody can see in. Conference rooms are a big deal at Facebook  Image via … Read more