Once you’ve completed dental school and obtained your license to practice, it’s time to explore your options for employment. Some new dentists decide to transition right into operating their own practice. Many instead opt to join existing practices as dental associates as a means of gaining experience and perhaps establishing an...
Category: Dental Contracts
What You Need to Know About Contracts With Dental Suppliers
Dental supplies play a huge role in the daily operation of a dental office, and running out of inventory can cause major disruptions, inconveniences, and lost revenue.
That’s why establishing contracts with dental suppliers is so important, giving you peace of mind that your office is always well stocked....
Patient Records Management: Compliance and Best Practices
Effective patient records management can be one of the most challenging aspects of running a dental practice. Ensuring your patients’ records are handled correctly allows your practice to run smoothly and helps you provide patients with the best care possible.
However, good recordkeeping isn’t just a best practice —...
Negotiating Dental Equipment Lease Agreements: Tips for Practice Owners
One of the biggest decisions that you need to make when creating a dental practice is how you will acquire your dental equipment. If you choose to purchase the equipment, you will have to spend a lot of money all at once, and you may have to take additional loans to...
Considerations for Dental Practice Employment Agreements
Your employees will be an integral part of your dental practice. Your trusted team will be the ones that make sure the patient experience remains positive, proper procedures are followed, and much more. Your relationship with your employees is very important and laying the foundation for a positive working relationship involves a...
Shareholder Agreements in Dental Practices
Have you considered sharing the ownership of a dental practice with another dentist? There can be a lot of advantages to bringing in other shareholders in a practice. To make sure you reap these full benefits as well as protecting the practice and yourself, you are going to want to have a...
What to Do If Your Practice Receives a Demand Letter
Receiving a demand letter is never a pleasant experience. Despite how you might feel about the contents and the validity of said contents of a demand letter, it is important that you take proper steps to address it before it evolves into a legal nightmare. If your practice receives demand letter,...
Why You Need a Written Lease
Get it in writing. You have likely heard this phrase at some point in time and it should resonate with you in many aspects of running your dental practice. For instance, if you are leasing a space for your practice, you should seriously consider getting a written lease. While verbal, handshake agreements...
Negotiating Dental Associate Contracts
An important part of establishing or growing your dental practice is hiring trusted dental associates that support your vision and provide quality service to patients. To help protect your rights and your business, a solid dental associate contract will be important. A comprehensive dental associate contract can also be an essential...
