This toolkit was created to help dentists determine whether administering COVID-19 tests in their office is appropriate for their practice. 

It is important that the manufacturer’s instructions are followed, including the use of appropriate PPE, test-processing times, and test material disposal.

Find answers to common questions about testing technology and its potential in dental settings. 

Dentists must adhere to license renewal, record retention, and other requirements related to the laboratory license.

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.

Dental credentialing is the first step in is the process of a dentist entering into a contract with a dental benefit / insurance carrier. Learn more about it in this section of the resource.

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.

Employers should proceed with caution when using unpaid interns or volunteers. Most interns are considered employees in the eyes of the law, which means you must comply with wage and hour laws, including paying them at least minimum wage.

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.

Dental practices moving to paperless systems must consider implementation of technology that captures legally valid electronic signatures.

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

Use this form to document an employee's request for accommodation from a mandatory vaccine for a medical exemption.

This resource will introduce you to the basics of offering an in-house discount plan. These in-house discount plans offer patients some form of dental coverage or benefit to offset their out-of-pocket cost making it more likely that they will accept a treatment plan. Offering an in-house discount plan can assist with attracting new patients and help retain existing patients, particularly those patients without any form of dental coverage.

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.

Are you confident your patients understand the necessity of diagnostic X-rays? Here are some of the questions you may get from patients and guidance on how to best respond.

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. 

Must be accessible to public view on the premises where dental services are provided. Required information must be in at least 48-point type.

This resource lists frequently asked questions around the practice of dental benefit plan network leasing/sharing. The resource will provide you with insight into the practice of PPO network buying and leasing/sharing.

Use this letter to document Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) leave agreements and establish the terms of leave.

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.