Publications & Resources
Get insights and guidance from MLMIC and other leading sources on medical professional liability, risk management, and more.
Get insights and guidance from MLMIC and other leading sources on medical professional liability, risk management, and more.
The Scope: Providing Real-World Risk Management Advice for the New Practitioner
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.
Dental Amalgam Is Safe, Says the American Dental Association
Dental amalgam is “durable, safe and effective” despite containing mercury, the American Dental Association reaffirmed, responding to a recent statement by the Food and Drug Administration.
The Scope: Can Dentists Be Sued for Transmission of COVID-19?
Dentists could potentially find themselves facing liability claims from patients who allege they contracted COVID-19 while receiving treatment at a dentist’s office, but whether that lawsuit will be successful is another question.
ADA Stresses Importance of Early Access to COVID-19 Vaccine for Dentists
The American Dental Association emphasized that dentists, as essential health care workers, should be among those groups allowed early access to the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available.
New York State Dentists Can Administer COVID-19 Tests
With the issuance of a new Executive Order in New York, dentists can now administer COVID-19 point-of-care tests according to the state guidelines and requirements.
ADA Declares Dentists Essential, Disagrees With WHO Advice to Delay Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that people delay dental care. However, as stated in a recent statement, the American Dental Association (ADA) “respectfully yet strongly disagrees.”
Informed Consent: What Dentists Need to Know
Obtaining informed consent creates a legal doctrine that protects you as the dentist while also protecting patients’ rights. Here, we answer questions our policyholders ask most frequently about the process.
ADA Predicts Recovery of Dental Economy in 2020 and 2021
To help dentists plan for recovery, the ADA in March began projecting the effects of the pandemic. In its most recent iteration of the data, the ADA foresees four likely scenarios, barring another shutdown.
Updated CDC Guidance on Delivering Dental Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The CDC has updated its guidance on infection protection and control for dental practices delivering care during the pandemic.
Strategies for Reopening Medical and Dental Practices Post Pandemic
MLMIC and MedPro Group have partnered to develop a series of checklists that can help hospitals, medical offices, surgical facilities and dental providers prepare for post-COVID-19 operations.