Medical Malpractice Insurance News

Whether you are a new dentist or an established practitioner, choosing a professional liability carrier is a crucial decision for your practice. But what makes one carrier stand apart from another? These are the qualities you should pay attention to.

Since dental practices reopened in June, a concern has arisen about liability claims related to COVID-19 exposure. While this concern is certainly legitimate, an overlooked, likely greater concern is the potential for claims related to delays in diagnosis and treatment that could stem from the closure of dental practices during the peak of the pandemic in New York State.

A recent American Dental Association (ADA) teledentistry policy update addresses the virtual service at a crucial moment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ADA asserts that care via teledentistry can be an effective way of expanding dental reach and should be consistent with in-person care.

Oral cancer is aggressive, and dentists must be constantly vigilant in their assessments during regular check-ups. Although most dentists won’t see many cases during their careers, there’s a higher likelihood of finding suspected lesions now while patients return to the dentist after a missed or delayed appointment due to COVID-19.

At noon on June 26, HANYS and MLMIC are hosting a one-hour webinar examining million-dollar claims in New York. Please join MLMIC Risk Management and Claims representatives as we present our review of these cases and provide strategies to reduce the risks of such high-exposure professional liability claims to your organization.

At MLMIC’s Spring Network Meetings in nearly a dozen locations across New York during May and June, we’ll review a summary of million-dollar claims and offer strategies to reduce the risks to your organization.

The New York State Society of Dermatology and Dermatological Surgery is now an official MLMIC partner.

Ninth District — which covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties — has endorsed MLMIC exclusively.

When these two types of policies are kept in continual force, the coverage they afford is basically identical. However, their principle differences lie in the protection they provide after they are cancelled and their pricing structure.