The ADA and CDA are aware of growing PPE shortages and the exponentially higher cost of some items. We continue to work through multiple channels to address these PPE concerns with a focus on keeping practices open and safe for patients and the dental team. Working with FEMA and HHS, the ADA secured an additional allotment of 3M-made KN95 masks, …
On Dec. 15, CDPHE released the ninth amended Public Health Order that impacts dental procedures and treatment. Read the latest version of PHO 20-29. The latest revision of PHO 20-29 made very few changes. We encourage you to read the order in its entirety. Following, are the noted changes that appear in this ninth amended version of PHO 20-29. As of Dec. …
Gov. Jared Polis conducted a press conference on Dec. 9 with a presentation announcing the state’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan for Providers and Coloradans. Dentists have been placed in Phase 1B, following the highest risk healthcare workers and individuals who have direct contact with COVID-19 patients for 15-minutes or more over a 24-hour period. This also includes long-term care facility …
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 …
