October 12, 2020
Over the years, MLMIC has reached out to dental residents in New York to provide informative risk management programs geared to new dentists about topics like communication, the electronic health record, charting and healthcare proxy law.
March 4, 2020
New research says treating gum disease, along with other risk factors, may reduce a patient’s likelihood of having a stroke.
May 24, 2016
It is important to review workflows and procedures regularly to prevent office and facility standards from getting lax. The CDC summary contains a set of nine key recommendations for dental settings. MLMIC encourages dental health providers to consult the list of “do’s” and “do nots” for a refresher in safe injection practices.
September 2, 2015
Governor Cuomo has approved a bill that adds dentists’ offices to the sites that are included in New York’s state law regulating telemedicine.
June 17, 2015
Dental practices should develop protocols for tracking consultations, including patient compliance, and documenting conversations between referring and consulting dentists. In addition, patients’ dental records should reflect referral compliance (or non-compliance) and include related correspondence.
October 8, 2014
The newsletter for MLMIC-insured dentists and oral surgeons has been published and is available for reading on our website.
