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Hand Washing Posting Advisory: Dental offices throughout the state have received a mailing from a Sacramento-based compliance center to post a sign reminding employees to regularly wash their hands. The company is careful to use the words “advisory” and “recommendations,” and offers hand washing posters for a fee. We’ve received several calls asking if a hand washing posting is required. Dental offices are not required to post hand washing signs. Dental health care workers are required to wash their hands per the Dental Board of California’s infection control regulations. The infection control regulations must be posted.

Click here for a FREE, voluntary hand hygiene poster.

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2007 Salary Survey Report

Order this staff salary report today, to see what other doctors’ offices are doing in the Sacramento & outlying areas. This salary survey will provide to you information on salary ranges, benefits, vacations, holiday pay, medical & dental benefits & much more.

This salary survey was conducted by the California Employers Association in March & April, 2007. 135 local doctors participated anonymously. (They will receive this survey complimentarily.) As a member benefit, the results of this survey are available for $99.

Use it to compare your current practices & policies, to realign your benefits or just to compare the “ballpark.”

FREE! (participants in survey) $99 (SDDS Members)

$249 (SDDS Vendor Members) • $499 (Non-members)

Click here to order

 

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INFORMED CONSENT FORMS:

Informed Consent Forms are linked on the TDIC website in multiple languages for your convenience. In addition to their intended purpose, these forms can be used to communicate with someone about their procedure(s) when an interpereter is not available.

CLICK HERE (you will be taken to the TDIC site)


  • When you are asked for your USER NAME, please enter your nine digit ADA MEMBER NUMBER, with no spaces or dashes. (ie: 123456789)
  • When you are asked for your PASSWORD, please enter your last name in all lower-case characters. (ie: smith)
    • If you have a hyphenated last name, do NOT include the hyphen. (ie: smithjones)
    • If you have a space in your name (ie: mc smith), enter it without the space (ie: mcsmith)

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Click here for the newest CE offering from SDDS:

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LAW CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008

Click here for information about upcoming law changes that will become effective
January 1, 2008 substantially affecting RDAs and RDAEFs

SB1111 was signed by the Governor in October, 2005, which delays
implementation of SB1546 for one year until January 1, 2008.

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Are you a new dentist? Opening a new practice?

Click here to get started!

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SDDS Directory Update

2008 Directories are on their way!

Watch your mailbox for up to date information on all your fellow
SDDS members, as well as useful
information for your practice!

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HOT TOPICS

 

Guidelines for Prescribing Dental Radiographs (ADA)

Dental Workforce Shortage Study

CDA Code of Ethics

Trouble with a Third Party Payer?

Listerine Plaque Rinse Recalled

Avoid using toothpaste made in China

Sedation Dentistry Anesthesia Guidelines (as mentioned in Wall Street Journal)

 

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Having trouble with a Third-Party Payer?

Let CDA know what problems you are experiencing with third-party payers with the CDA’s Third-Party Payer Complaint Form.This form gives dentists and dental staff the opportunity to provide CDA with basic information regarding payer issues and complaints. The information received will be used to help CDA identify carrier trends and problems. (click here)


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Online Oral Health Information now in Spanish! From Amalgam to Xylitol, CDA's oral health fact sheets support your patient education program. Accessed online from the Community Health page on the professional side of the CDA website, or by clicking on "Your Oral Health" on the public side, these easy to read fact sheets can be printed right off the website. Now available in English and Spanish!

CLICK HERE FOR SPANISH!CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH!

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Updated January 9, 2008