Recommended Resources

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Radiographs:

An Update on Radiographic Practices
ADA Council on Scientific Affairs, JADA, Vol. 132, Feb. 2001

Guidelines for Prescribing Dental Radiographs
American Dental Association, United States Food and Drug Administration - November 2004

The Selection of Patients for Dental Radiographic Examinations
Revised 2004 American Dental Association, United States Department of Health and Human Services

Dental Records

Dental Records
Council on Dental Practice
Division of Legal Affairs

AAPD Guideline on Record Keeping

Surgical / Non-Surgical Perio

AAP Parameters Of Care

Additional Articles

Special Advisory Bulletin - Practices of Business Consultants
Click above for the Adobe Acrobat version of the complete Office Of Inspector General Special Advisory Bulletin - Practices of Business Consultant report mentioned in Dental Insurance Today, Volume 14#6.

Open Letter to Health Care Providers
Click above for an open letter regarding Self Disclosure Protocol from the Deaprtment of Health & Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.

The Moral-Hazard Myth by Malcolm Gladwell
Click above for: The bad idea behind our failed health-care system. Re-printed from the New Yorker Magazine, Issue of 8-29-2005.

Treated For Illness, Then Lost In Labyrinth of Bills
By Katie Hafner. Published October 13, 2005 in The New York Times.

Boom Times for Dentists, but not for Teeth
By Alex Berense. Published October 11, 2007 in The New York Times.

Wasatch Summit 2008 Resources

Watch the Henhouse Carefully - There May Be Chickens Inside
Click above for the Dental Insurance Today newsletter on fraud.

Please click here to download the Federal Trade Commission's article titled Protecting Personal Information (this link takes you to the Federal Trade Commission's website)

Please click here to download the Federal Trade Commission's article titled Take Charge - Fighting Back Against Identity Theft (this link takes you to the Federal Trade Commission's website)

Information Compromise and the Risk of Identity Theft
Click above for an article from the Federal Trade Commission on identity theft.

To Buy or Not to Buy
Click above for an FTC Facts for Consumers article.

Wasatch Dark Side
Click above to download the handouts.

Wasatch ID Theft
Click above to download the handouts