In October 14, the California Dental Association (CDA) published a warning notification on its website about an email scam that looks like it was sent by its president Del Brunner with a signature of “R. Del Brunner”. These are not CDA-authorized emails from Dr.…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all healthcare professionals (HCP) get vaccinated annually against influenza (flu). Each year in the US, on average, 36,000 people die and more than 200,000 are hospitalized from flu-related complications. Anyone can get…
The mission of the US Department of Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) is to ensure the protection of workers and prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by setting and enforcing standards. Many OSHA standards include explicit safety and health training requirements to ensure…
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is promoting Saturday, October 26, 2019, as its 18th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Held twice each year in April and October, the objective of the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative is to provide a…
On September 6, the Dental Board of California (DBC) posted a warning on its website about a phone scam targeting California dental licensees. Scam artists posing as DBC staff are calling California licensees and identifying themselves as DBC staff members or investigators.…
Last week, on August 30, Senate Bill (SB) 778 was signed into law in California, to take effect immediately, which delays the sexual harassment prevention training deadline to January 1, 2021. We have received many inquiries from concerned clients over the…
In late August, over 400 dental practices were affected in a ransomware cyberattack against DDS Safe, a service from The Digital Dental Record that facilitates secure data backups for dental practice computer systems. Unfortunately, scenarios like this are becoming all too…
In late August, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a new Draft Recommendation Statement entitled Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening, which calls for screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in all adults between the ages of 18-79 years.…
On August 23, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a statement addressing the first suspected fatality in Illinois linked to severe lung disease caused by e-cigarette use, or vaping: “This tragic death in Illinois reinforces the serious risks…
We often get questions from our clients about dental licensees’ continuing education (CE) requirements for license renewal by the Dental Board of California (DBC). Read on for the DBC’s requirements, which can be found in Sections 1015-1017 of Title 16 of the California…
