Dental Records: Requirements and Best Practices

Thursday, January 30, 2025

1:00 – 3:00 pm

Course Code:

342TL

Cost:

$89.00

Credits:

2

CE Hours

Assistant
Dentist
Hygienist
Lecture
Office
Practice Management

This course will help dentists and other clinical staff better understand how to keep accurate and complete dental records, the required components of dental records, how to properly make entries in and/or amend dental records as well as the importance of periodically auditing dental records.

Speakers

After this course attendees will be able to:

  • Maintain more complete and accurate dental records
  • Compare strong and less-than-optimal entries
  • Understand the importance of thorough records
  • Learn what should not be in a dental record
  • Complete and, if necessary, amend entries in a way that enhances patient treatment and reduces their own liability
  • Prioritize the need to periodically audit their patients’ dental records
The Massachusetts’s Dental Society is an ADA Corp Recognized Provider

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ADA.org/CERP