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Keeping Patient and Business Data Safe: Information Security Best Practices

Off the Cusp

Fortunately for the practice, no patient or employee information was compromised, and the practice was able to restore most of the lost data without paying the ransom. And in the fall of 2020, a dental practice in Virginia was contacted by assumed hackers who claimed it had infected its computer server with a virus.

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Innovate 32 Announces Partnership With Marion Dental Group

Dentistry Today

The new partnership with MDG marks the next step in Innovate 32’s efforts to partner with growth-oriented dentists, share best practices, and deliver superior services. From 2020-2024, Shore received recognition from Inc. Innovate 32 now has a footprint in Florida and Tennessee and seeks to continue partnerships in those states.

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VIEWPOINT: Where Will Our New Practitioners Come From?

Dentistry Today

In 2020, the report stated that approximately 70.2% In 2020, the report stated that approximately 70.2% In contrast, the US Census Bureau estimated that in 2020, the overall US population was around 60.1% The racial diversity of the dental workforce does not reflect that of the nation. were Hispanic or Latino; 3.8%

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Fluent Announces Acquisition of Delegated DDS

Dentistry Today

Founded in 2020, Delegated DDS offers full-service credentialing, recredentialing, and ongoing quality monitoring of dental providers. Both entities will operate independently.

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Fluent Data Used in Pediatric Dentistry Study

Dentistry Today

The study examined the trends in the use of amalgam and resin composite in the United States using data gleaned from insurance claims submitted from January 2010 through March 2020. The study revealed that girls were less likely to receive amalgam than boys and that the use of amalgam is trending down, with the sharpest decline noted in 2014.

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Smile Doctors Marks Q1 2023 with Double-Digit Clinic Growth and Entry into Arizona

Dentistry Today

.” Since Hedrick joined Smile Doctors as CEO in early 2020, the organization has more than doubled the number of clinics, bringing the total number of locations to over 390, a number they expect to grow steadily over the next five years. as they continue to expand.

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Instagram and TikTok, the Dental Social Media Marketing Trends 2021

We Speak Dental

Here are the social media platforms your practice should be using to attract, engage and convert new patients in 2021. Instagram experienced an unprecedented degree of growth in 2020 and now represents the sixth-most visited website on the planet. 2020 gifted us with TikTok, a modern nod to Vine.