By Myriah Shimatsu From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association We have all heard the saying you cannot pour from an empty cup…yet, how many of us live by this rule? Self-care does not have to be booking an appointment at a spa or practicing meditation every day—although these are lovely options to consider. There are many forms …
By Krysten Garduno From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association With Halloween coming, let’s talk about a word that’s not so scary: outsourcing. In an effort to reduce overhead and direct labor costs, business owners are depending on professional help outside of their businesses. Although this may seem alarming for some, outsourcing is really in the entrepreneur’s favor. …
By Carrie Mauterer, CDA President From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association I started to feel the first inkling of it during the first few days of Governor Polis’s stay-at-home orders. It was that twitchy feeling like Thor waiting for his hammer to land in his hand. From our very first COVID-19 emergency meeting back in March, there …
By Lisa Fox, B.S.N., D.D.S. From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association “The nation’s morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.” – George Bernard Shaw I know we all long for the days of “normal.” For the CDA Council on Ethics and Professional Conduct, those were the days …
By Robert McDermott From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Cloud-based, secure email has many benefits, especially high-security, high-compliance, and high-functionality. But buyer beware: not all HIPAA-compliant email services are created equal. Many services show you something that looks great on the surface but lacks the infrastructure to truly improve your business. Many cloud-services claim to be HIPAA-compliant, …
By Brandon Rains, J.D. From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association COVID-19 has highlighted, at a societal and individual level, how fragile life can be. The purpose of this article is meant to address what you can do, as a practice owner or an associate dentist, to protect yourself personally and professionally if something were to happen to …
By Darrel Kneupper, D.D.S. From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Without actually seeing her in person, I provided a new lower denture to my elderly patient who lost the lower denture I made her four years ago. This is a strange time when we find ourselves in a situation where it is risky to work with all …
By David Wetherington, D.D.S. From the Fall 2020 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association I’m writing this from my couch. It’s noon on a Wednesday, which still seems weird to me, but somehow also feels normal. Back in February, I would have been seeing patients and working on several side projects. But then life came to a halt. COVID-19 brought …
2020 has been a year of challenges. The CDA and the American Dental Association were proud to support you this year and, more importantly, are prepared to provide you with critical and timely support throughout 2021. The 2021 member dues renewal notices are going in the mail this week. You can renew your CDA, ADA and local dental society membership …
Effective Oct. 30, 2020, employers must provide a notice to employees upon separation from employment that informs them of the availability of unemployment insurance. The notice must include the following: A statement that unemployment insurance benefits are available to unemployed workers who meet the eligibility requirements of Colorado law; Contact information to file a claim; Information the individual will need …
