Practice Management

Six ways smart office management can strengthen the whole dental practice 

When the office manager and doctor lead as aligned partners, the team stays motivated and the practice grows with purpose.

December 10, 2025 |Dental Benefit Plans, Endorsed Services, Practice Management

How to fill the patient schedule in the dental practice

CDA analysts provide guidance for dentists who would like to have more patients on their schedules.

December 3, 2025 |Leadership and Practice Ownership, Patient Management

Adding an associate to your practice? 4 steps CDA analysts recommend

CDA’s resource library, along with phone and email guidance from specialized analysts, provides valuable support for each step of adding an associate.

November 4, 2025 |Dental Benefit Plans, Employment Practices, Leadership and Practice Ownership, Practice Management

More advocacy wins: New CDA-sponsored law protects against private equity interference

The new law bars the specific ways private equity groups and hedge funds are influencing dentists’ and physicians’ professional judgement.

October 8, 2025 |Legislation, Patient Management

Boost your dental practice’s cybersecurity with a five-step plan

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an opportunity for dental offices to evaluate their privacy, data protection and compliance practices and boost them with new resources.

September 23, 2025 |Practice Management, Privacy/HIPAA, Risk Management/TDIC

Measure dental practice success with these six KPIs

CDA members can access tools developed by CDA analysts to help identify, track and improve KPIs

August 20, 2025 |Leadership and Practice Ownership, Practice Management

Receiving invoices for dental supplies you didn’t order? Put a stop to them with CDA’s sample letter

A CDA recently avoiding paying a bogus invoice for $1,400. Learn how to avoid the scam, and use CDA’s sample letter to notify the company of your rights.

August 11, 2025 |Practice Management, Regulatory Compliance

New RDA preceptor program from CDA assists on-the-job training, retention

CDA has launched an on-the-job resource to help member-dentists train and retain RDAs under the preceptor pathway that took effect July 1.

August 7, 2025 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Staffing & Training

Medical debt contracts in California must include specific language to be valid

State law requires specific language to be included in any contract that creates a medical debt beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

July 8, 2025 |Billing, Contracts and Fees, Patient Management

California dentist defrauded by scammers offers lessons learned from experience

“I realize now that instead of responding to coercion on the phone, I should have just hung up or told them I would speak to my attorney before proceeding.”

July 2, 2025 |Dental Practice & Licensing, Leadership and Practice Ownership, Practice Management

Cybersecurity toolkit just for dental practices addresses major issues and trends

CDA’s Cybersecurity Toolkit includes checklists, response plans and step-by-step guidance to help member-dentists safeguard patient data and mitigate risk.

May 29, 2025 |Practice Management, Privacy/HIPAA

Simplify dental practice payroll with built-in payroll management

CDA members benefit from special pricing and expert support for the business side of dentistry through Endorsed Services that are…

May 8, 2025 |Endorsed Services, Practice Management
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