We have compiled online resources for the Guidelines for Practice Success, Managing Professional Risks module to make it easier for you to locate the additional information, samples, and resources discussed throughout.
Resources
Managing Professional Risks
- ADA contact information for individual state dental boards
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) on Managing Professional Risks:
- The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct [PDF]
- The American Dental Association (ADA) Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry
- FDI World Dental Federation Policy Statement on Radiation Safety in Dentistry
- The American Dental Association’s (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs’ Dental Radiographic Examinations: Recommendations for Patient Selection and Limiting Radiation Exposure [PDF]
- The ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients articles:
- The ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct (Section 2.F.) [PDF]
- The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) map of all State Radiation Control Programs in the U.S.
- Image Gently Alliance
- The FTC offers a free publication, Medical Identity Theft: FAQs for Health Care Providers and Health Plans [PDF], which provides more information regarding how medical identity theft occurs, how the health care industry can minimize the risks of medical identify theft, and how providers can assist patients who experience this type of crime.
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, Section 1.B. and Advisory Opinion 1.B.1 [PDF]
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, Section 1.B. and Advisory Opinion 1.B.2. [PDF]
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- Articles relating to the Office for Civil Rights from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment and the:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment
- The HIPAA Privacy Rule and Protected Health Information article in the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks
- The Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 32, page 8390, February 16, 2006 [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) articles from the Managing Professional Risks module:
- The Standard of Care in Dentistry
- Making Entries in the Dental Record
- Templates, Smart Phrases and SOAP
- ADA Tip Sheet on What and How to Write, or Change, in the Dental Record [PDF]
- The Consent Process: Types of Consent
- Practitioner Considerations on Informed Refusal
- Consent for Minors/Emancipated Minors
- Custody Arrangements
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- American Dental Association’s Sample Health History Forms [ADA Catalog]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients:
- Resources from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- Resources from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients:
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct [PDF]
- ADA General Guidelines for Referring Patients
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- The ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- The Privacy Rule
- ADA Tip Sheet on Certain Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule [PDF]
- ADA Sample Request for Access [PDF], courtesy of the ADA Complete HIPAA Compliance Kit [ADA Catalog]
- Article from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- ADA FAQ on Releasing Dental Records [PDF]
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct [PDF]
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment
- NIST Special Publication 800-88, Revision 1: Guidelines for Media Sanitization
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risk
- Article from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- Articles from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- Article from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Guidance on HIPAA & Cloud Computing
- ADA Do’s and Don’ts for Managing Patient Referrals [PDF]
- The article, The Standard of Care in Dentistry, in the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks
- ADA General Guidelines for Referring Patients [PDF]
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients:
- Recognized National Dental Specialty Organizations Contact Information
- ADA Tip Sheet on Best Practices on Conducting Content Quality Reviews to Minimize Claim Content Errors and Rejections [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Best Practices When Submitting “By Report” Narratives [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Best Practices for Managing Audits/Utilization Reviews by Dental Benefit Plans [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Best Practices for Surviving an Audit by a Dental Benefit Plan [PDF]
- ADA Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT Code)
- ADA Dental Claim Form and Completion Instructions [PDF]
- CMS There Are Many Types of Medicaid Fraud [PDF]
- ADA A Dentist’s Guide to Selecting a Lawyer [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Dental Team
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) TeamSTEPPS® and TeamSTEPPS® Dental Module
- U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fact Sheet #44: Visits to Employers
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Finances articles:
- CDT 2019: Dental Procedure Codes [ADA Catalog]
- CDT 2019 Companion: Help Guide for the Dental Team [ADA Catalog]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Staff Use of Cell Phones and Personal Mobile Devices [PDF]
- HIPAA Privacy Rule and Protected Health Information
- HIPAA Enforcement Rule
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Dental Team
The American Dental Association (ADA) has numerous resources to help prepare dentists and their staffs for emergency situations; many of those resources, and additional information, are available in the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment. Some of those ADA resources include:
- ADA Emergency Planning & Disaster Recovery in the Dental Office [PDF]
- ADA Standards Committee’s Technical Report No. 1091 for Cloud Computing: Implications and Recommendations for Dental Practice
- ADA Tip Sheet on Emergency Preparedness [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Exposure Control Plans [PDF]
- ADA Sample Exposure Control Checklist [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Employee-on-Employee Violence [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on Workplace Violence [PDF]
Other resources available through the ADA include:
- Tips for Retaining and Caring for Staff after a Disaster [PDF]
- CDC Flood Water after a Disaster
- CDC After a Hurricane: Key Facts about Infectious Disease [PDF]
- CDC Mosquitos and Hurricanes
- After the Flood: Mold Specific Resources [PDF]
- Hurricane Resources at Your Fingertips [PDF]
- Data Backup and Recovery
- Practical Advice for Weathering Pay and Leave Issues Following Hurricane Harvey
Valuable information on managing emergencies is also available from several federal agencies. Some of those resources include:
- OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Dentistry
- OSHA Evacuation Plans and Procedures eTool
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Minimum Requirements
- OSHA Develop & Implement an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Evacuation Elements
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Fight or Flee?
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Shelter-in-Place
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Fire, Rescue, and Medical Services
- OSHA Emergency Action Plan: Reporting Emergencies
- OSHA Most Frequently Asked Questions Concerning the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- CDC Frequently Asked Questions on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- OSHA Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers [PDF]
- OSHA General Duty Clause
- OSHA Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements
These action plans developed by New York University College of Dentistry provide useful information to help you prepare for and recover after a disaster:
- ADA Tip Sheet on Managing Patients' Medical Emergencies [PDF]
- HealthFirst, ADA Member Advantage exclusive endorsed provider of dental emergency medical kits
- The ADA Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing [ADA Catalog]
- ADA on-demand webinars on Opioid Education for Dentists
- The Consent Process: Types of Consent from the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Professional Risks
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Patients:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Helpline and FAQ
- Multiple Dentists Encounter Drug-Seeking Patient from the Professional Solutions Insurance Company’s Fall 2014 newsletter
- ADA Guide to Closing a Dental Practice [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on What to Do When Selling a Practice [PDF]
- Videos from the Council on Dental Practice’s BIG Idea 2019: Transitions Conference
- ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, Section 1.B. and Advisory Opinion 1.B.1. [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Dental Team
- ADA Tip Sheet on Peer Review [PDF]
- Peer Review article in the Managing Patients module of the ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™)
- ADA Peer Review Resources
- ADA Tip Sheet on Dental Board Complaints [PDF]
- ADA FAQ on Managing Cyber Liability Risks [PDF]
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights:
- ADA’s GPS™ module on Managing the Regulatory Environment
- ADA Tip Sheet on Business Associates [PDF]
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing Marketing
- The ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Dental Team articles on:
- Terminations
- Professional Liability Coverage
- Managing Employee Performance and Salary Reviews
- Tips for Managing Performance – All Employees [PDF]
- Tips for Managing Performance – New Employees [PDF]
- Tips for Managing Salary Reviews [PDF]
- The ADA Practical Guide to Creating and Updating an Employee Policy Manual [ADA Catalog]
- A Dentist's Guide to the Law: 228 Things Every Dentist Should Know [ADA Catalog]
- U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Website Accessibility Under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Web Accessibility Initiative offers helpful resources, including How to Meet WCAG 2.0.
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) Managing Patients module:
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) Managing the Dental Team module:
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) Managing Marketing module:
- Other ADA resources:
- ADA Guidelines for Practice Success™ (GPS™) module on Managing the Regulatory Environment:
- The Privacy Rule
- ADA Tip Sheet on Certain Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule [PDF]
- ADA Sample Request for Access [PDF], courtesy of the ADA Complete HIPAA Compliance Kit
- ADA Tip Sheet on Business Associates [PDF]
- ADA HIPAA Security Rule Tip Sheet [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule [PDF]
- ADA Tip Sheet on OCR’s Nondiscrimination Requirement [PDF]
- Coding for Language Assistance Services
- ADA Resources
- ADA Section 1557 Q&A
- ADA Member Advantage - Translation Services
- ADA Section 1557 Webinar [Video]
- ADA Section 1557 Checklist [PDF]
- ADA Individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
- ADA Sample Language Access Plan [PDF]
- ADA Sample Contract and BAA for Interpreters and Translators [PDF]
- ADA Auxiliary Aids and Services FAQ
- ADA Accessible Technology FAQ
- ADA Grievance Procedure
- ADA Sample Grievance Procedure [PDF]
- ADA Age Discrimination
- ADA Sex Discrimination
- ADA Notice and Taglines Requirements FAQ
- OCR Section 1557 Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination [PDF]
- ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination [PDF]
- ADA Sample Notice of Nondiscrimination - Less Than 15 Employees [PDF]
- Office for Civil Rights (OCR) About Us
- HHS Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information 45 CFR § 164.524
- HHS Model Notices of Privacy Practices
- HHS FAQ on Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information 45 CFR § 164.524
- HHS A Health Care Provider’s Guide to the HIPAA Privacy Rule: Communicating with a Patient’s Family, Friends, or Others Involved in the
Patient’s Care [PDF] - OCR’s Personal Health Records and the HIPAA Privacy Rule [PDF]
- HHS Security Rule
- HHS HIPAA for Professionals
- HHS Security Rule Guidance Material
- HHS Privacy Rule: General Topics
- HHS Breach Notification Rule
- OCR Submitting Notice of a Breach to the Secretary
- OCR Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act