Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 3, Dental Practice Act Contains answers to frequently asked questions about the CDPA and compliance. View resource Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 3, Dental Practice Act
Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 4: Employment Law Provides answers to a series of questions related to employment laws or requirements. Employers are obligated to understand and comply with these laws. View resource Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 4: Employment Law
Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 5, Patient Considerations This chapter addresses Patient Considerations including but not limited to: Examination and Diagnosis, Communications and Records. View resource Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 5, Patient Considerations
Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 6: Collections and Dental Benefit Plans Information about payments, collections and dental benefit plans. View resource Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 6: Collections and Dental Benefit Plans
Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 7: Regulatory Compliance This chapter focuses on HIPAA, Cal/OSHA, environmental regulations and more. View resource Legal Reference Guide for California Dentists - Chapter 7: Regulatory Compliance
Managing Emergency Patients When Your Office is Closed Dentists are obligated to make reasonable arrangements for the emergency care of patients of record. Dental benefit plans require the same of contracted providers. Failure to make such arrangements may result in charges of patient abandonment. Resource in View resource Managing Emergency Patients When Your Office is Closed
Managing Minor Patients: Questions & Answers Questions and answers on obtaining consent for minor children with divorced parents or no parents, coordination of insurance plans between parents and step-parents, and who can access records of minor children. View resource Managing Minor Patients: Questions & Answers
Mandatory COVID-19 Booster Policy If you have made the decision to require your employees to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster, you can use the policy addendum below as an addition to your existing vaccination policy. View resource Mandatory COVID-19 Booster Policy
March 28, 2022: CE Completion Deadline for Individuals Whose License Expires Oct 2021 Dentists, registered dental assistants and registered dental hygienists whose active license expires Oct 2021 are granted an extension of time to complete continuing education required for license renewal. The CE must be completed by March 28, 2022. Read more in this DCA order. View resource March 28, 2022: CE Completion Deadline for Individuals Whose License Expires Oct 2021
Mask and Respirator Types A visual resource that provides information on various masks and respirators. A downloadable and printer-friendly version is available. View resource Mask and Respirator Types
Masks and Children During COVID-19 FAQ on face masks for children during COVID-19. View resource Masks and Children During COVID-19
Meal and Rest Break Policy Assists with drafting specific break policies for your practice that are compliant with California laws. View resource Meal and Rest Break Policy
Medical Consultation Request Sample form to request a consultation with a patient’s physician which may be necessary particularly for patients who have chronic conditions. View resource Medical Consultation Request
Medi-Cal Dental Program Handbook This is a handbook contains summary of key information and requirements of the Medi-Cal Dental Program program. View resource Medi-Cal Dental Program Handbook
Medical Emergency Kit The standard of care and dental plan contracts require dental practices to have medical emergency kits for their patients. Cal/OSHA requires a first aid kit for use by employees. View resource Medical Emergency Kit
Medical Waste Management and Disposal Plan Use sample plan to describe the practice’s medical waste management and disposal procedures as required by state law. This resource is part of the Regulatory Compliance Manual. Updated May 2015. View resource Medical Waste Management and Disposal Plan
Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinances by City/County Individual cities and counties across California have passed local ordinances relating to minimum wage and sick leave laws — with eligibility rules varying from city to city. Check with local city government as to whether any local minimum wage ordinances may apply to employees in your practice. Periodically check local websites as rates in these cities could change at any time. View resource Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinances by City/County
Miscellaneous Cal/OSHA Regulations An overview of other Cal/OSHA regulations for which dental practices have been cited for violating. View resource Miscellaneous Cal/OSHA Regulations
Moneim, DDS, et al., vs. Delta Dental of California litigation CDA recently became aware of a court ruling in the Moneim, DDS, et al., vs. Delta Dental of California litigation. It is our understanding that the court has ruled on some of the legal issues involved in this case, but this ruling is only part of the case as the court divided the case into 2 phases. View resource Moneim, DDS, et al., vs. Delta Dental of California litigation
Movie and Music Licenses Q&A U.S. copyright laws allow owners of movies, television shows, and music to collect performance license fees from individuals and entities, such as dental practices, for public performances of the movies, television shows, and music. View resource Movie and Music Licenses Q&A
N95 Respirator/Mask Information Compilation of resources for N95 respirator/mask requirements. View resource N95 Respirator/Mask Information
New Dental Practice Employer This section provides essential guidance for the new employer including an onboarding template with a list of required documents and all essential activities from day one of practice ownership. View resource New Dental Practice Employer
New Employee Orientation and Onboarding Checklist Checklist to help prepare for planning an optimal new employee orientation and onboarding process, including lists of forms, acknowledgements and brochures required in CA. View resource New Employee Orientation and Onboarding Checklist
New Hire Dental Assistant Training Schedule Recommended weekly training plan and tasks. Record patient chart numbers, discussion notes and signatures to document completion of all tasks. View resource New Hire Dental Assistant Training Schedule
New Patient Information Collection Information a dental practice should collect when creating a New Patient Form. Annual verification should be done to verify if any changes are needed, such as employer or contact info. View resource New Patient Information Collection