By Matt DiBlasi From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association After a record-breaking year of HIPAA enforcement, the following is a recap of what happened in 2020 and how you can best protect your practice in the year to come. In addition to the historic toilet paper shortages and the skyrocketing prices of Purell and Lysol, 2020 will …
By Katherine Garcia, M.A., L.A.C., M.A.C. From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on our daily lives continues to rapidly evolve. Stress, anxiety and depression have increased as a result of the pandemic, while a unique stress has been placed on dental professionals. The shutdown of dental practices early in the pandemic, and …
By Paul Casamassimo, D.D.S., M.S. From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The COVID-19 viral pandemic has brought infection control front and center in dental practice. Most attention has been with viral transmission through contact and aerosol in our dental world; but in the public sector, the longevity of virus contamination on various surfaces has been a concern …
By Molly Pereira, CDA Associate Executive Director From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association “We should get together sometime.” “Sounds great, I’d love that. I’ll talk with you soon!” End result: Neither party called the other, there were no hard feelings and both parties checked the, “I was a good friend” box. This is a common way adults …
By Candace DeLapp, D.D.S., Dentists Professional Liability Trust Executive Director From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Although dentists are trained to treat the oral cavity, this treatment, in fact, begins with the patient. Informed consents are not just sheets of paper to be signed quickly, they are an invaluable tool in obtaining information from your patients on …
By Carrie Mauterer, D.D.S., CDA President From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association One year ago, I stumbled upon the book, “The Road to Character” by David Brooks. Mr. Brooks captured my attention immediately as he explored two different sets of gifts that we bring to this world. He separated our attributes into two categories: the résumé virtues …
By Chris Macri, D.D.S. From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association On Friday, July 17, 2020, I was the third person in Colorado to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. This is my story. The serenity prayer asks for the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom …
By Robert McDermott From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Improve patient care and protect your practice as soon as you begin electronically prescribing. Key integrations and automations help to remove human error, verify correct prescriptions and reduce the risk of misuse. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reports an increase in overall drug overdoses in …
By Greg Hill, J.D., C.A.E., CDA Executive Director From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association During the past few years, the Colorado Dental Association has evaluated many of its existing programs and services and has made changes to them to keep them current and able to serve members’ needs efficiently and effectively. Recently, the CDA Board of Trustees …
By Nate Kunzman, D.M.D., COMOM Board of Directors From the Winter 2021 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association One of my favorite things to participate in every year is the Colorado Mission of Mercy (COMOM). It is just an incredible experience seeing hundreds of dentists from all over the state come together to help those in need. As many of you …
