Trainer/Doctor Notes allow the trainer and doctor to make confidential notes regarding progress and prepare for weekly progress discussion with trainee.

California-specific application to help evaluate a candidate’s experience and skills, and information on obtaining authorization for reference checks. 

CDA recommends the use of an offer letter in conjunction with a verbal offer of employment.

CDA recommends the use of a job offer letter in conjunction with a verbal offer of employment.

 Follow these step-by-step instructions for cleaning, disinfecting the operatory.

Below are resources and start-up guides developed to help vaccine providers begin ordering and administering vaccines to patients.

For use when interviewing candidates. Save and file this form and all other information collected during the candidate selection process to avoid allegations of discrimination.

An agreement that needs to be read and signed by the dentist when CDA will be handling Protected Health Information obtained from the dentist as we advocated on their behalf with dental benefit plans.  

Use this resource to audit charts to ensure financial integrity is being maintained by all people involved.

There are many elements involved in preparing and marketing yourself for employment. In this section you will get tips to create an effective curriculum vitae, write a compelling cover letter, understand your social media profile and how to use it to market yourself, how to network, how to budget and plan for your projected associate salary, and finally how to narrow down the location(s) in which you want to live and work.

This section of the toolkit helps you understand and evaluate your employment choices as an associate, explains the types of dental practices in which associates in California work, and provides information on alternate career options to consider.

What is the next step after you’ve graduated from dental schools? These resources have been designed to help you through the next steps in finding your career path.

Use this notice to document termination, permanent change in an employees schedule, decrease in pay and more. Employers must give immediate written notice to the employee of a change in the employment relationship.

Use this form to document an employee's request for accommodation from a mandatory vaccine for a sincerely held religious belief.

This information is provided to help you understand classification exemptions and salary requirements as defined in California wage and hour laws to enhance your knowledge for successful compliance in your practice.

Discusses the role of HIPAA business associate agreements and other steps a dentist can take to ensure the privacy and security of patient information following a practice closure or sale.

This form allows for a non-legal guardian to consent to a minor patient’s treatment. It must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

Create a personalized employee manual using an online tool or a sample employee manual.

This guide demonstrates patient record best practices. Thorough and accurate patient records are one of your most important tools for telling the story of what happens during treatment.

Both CA and federal law require you to reasonably accommodate employees who want to express breast milk at work. 

Compliance requirements for preventing transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs) at health care facilities. 

Dental plans conduct credentialing, which is the collection and verification of an applicant’s professional qualifications such as relevant training, licensure, certification, and/or registration to practice in a health care field and academic background, as well as an assessment of whether the practitioner meets certain criteria relating to professional competence and conduct.

List of forms and information needing completion prior to the patient’s first appointment.

Sample informed consent forms to aid in the face-to-face informed consent discussion between the dentist and patient. Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.

Use this letter (or Notice to Employee Change in Relationship resource) to record and document the employer initiated termination of an employee.

Template for keeping employees informed of any policy changes and obtaining signed acknowledgements that employees read and understand new policies.