Welcome to KDA's
Good Vibrations &
Information Exchange!
Issue # 47
September 1, 2023
It's Finally Fall-ish!
We are dedicated to sending you good vibrations and helping our dental community share good information with each other. Submissions are FREE for EVERYONE!
We invite EVERYONE in our dental community to participate, vendors too! The name of this publication is Good Vibrations, so we are looking for positive and helpful submissions to share.
Accepting submissions. Here are the particulars:
* This publication is sent on the last Friday of each month before noon.
* Please keep submissions to 50 words or less - you may also include one photo and one link, in addition to the 50 words (So, you will have to be creative!)
* Seriously, no negative stuff - please share positive, helpful or fun news.
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FREE WEBINAR: How to Prepare for the Return of Student Loan Payments
Wednesday, September 6 | 6-7 p.m. CT | 1 CE Credit
Sponsored by Laurel Road
Federal student loan payments will resume in October for the first time since their COVID suspension in 2020. There are a lot of factors to consider when deciding on an overall student loan repayment strategy that still allows you to achieve your other financial goals. Join Laurel Road as they share information on what you should consider if you plan to refinance, implications of the end of the federal loan repayment holiday and walk through all student loan repayment options. There will be a period of open Q&A where participants are encouraged to bring their questions for the panelists.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the latest legislative changes regarding student loans
- Learn how to optimize student loan repayment in an evolving marketplace
- Prepare yourself for a restart in federal student loan payments
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ADA Membership Delivers!
Propel Your Life and Career Forward. Strengthen your skills and achieve your goals with ADA member benefits designed for YOU. Get started with some of the most-loved member perks:
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2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health is excited to announce that the 2023 Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit will be held in-person on September 28, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in Lexington, Kentucky. This one-day event is targeted to anyone interested in or practicing telehealth.
Summit will include:
- Keynote Address: The Intersection of Telehealth and Public Health, by Dr. Steven Stack, Commissioner for Public Health, Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Moving Telehealth Forward in the Post-Public Health Emergency Era (state and federal experts)
- How Telehealth is Reaching Patients across the Commonwealth
- Training the Next Generation of Telehealth Skilled Providers
- Networking, Exhibitors, Technology and Resource
- Teledentistry in Kentucky
- Rural Telehealth Funding Opportunities and Much More
Please click on the link below to register, find hotels and see the tentative summit agenda.
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Office in Paducah needs a hygienist to fill-in the following dates:
🟣 Sept 1st (Friday)
🟣 Sept 5th-8th (Tue-Fri)
🟣 Sept 12th-14th (Tues-Thur)
Hours are:
🔵 Monday - closed
🔵 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8-5
🔵 Friday 8-1
Appointments:
🟡 60 minutes adult and teens in ortho
🟡 30-45 minutes child and tween
🟡 75 minutes perio maintenance (sometimes 60 mins if OH is good & 3-month recalls have been maintained)
🟡 90 minutes new patients
Email Amanda@Diastema Solutions.com or call/text (270)883-1592
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Everyone Deserves to Be Safe at Home!
The Safe at Home program allows survivors of domestic violence and other crimes to hide their addresses on state and local records. We recently expanded the program to allow participants to enroll without obtaining a protective order – often a major barrier preventing victims from getting help.
The program has 3 main functions:
1) Address Substitution: Participants use the Secretary of State’s address in lieu of their own all publicly available records.
2) Mail Forwarding: Participants mail is sent to the Secretary of State’s office and then forwarded to their confidential records.
3) Voter Registration: Participants are able to have their addresses masked on voter records and can vote by mail-in absentee ballots.
Prior to going into effect in July of this year, the program only applied to voter records and wasn’t widely utilized (we had just 12 participants in the program). Something unique about our program is it offers reciprocity to people who move to Kentucky and were enrolled in an address confidentiality program in their home state.
More information can be found about the program here.
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Do you need help creating a will?
There's an online app for that!
Online estate planning and settlement made easy | Trust & Will
KDA Members use the QR Code & receive a 15% discount!
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A new guide from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Information Security and Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center gives health care systems information on protecting themselves from cyberthreats that have emerged with advances in artificial intelligence. "Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and the Health Sector" addresses cybersecurity strategies for high-level managers to deploy and how AI impacts phishing, malware and the compromising of supply chains.
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Need Patient Education Resources?
KOHC Wants to Help!
The Kentucky Oral Health Coalition is gathering information about oral health patient resources – What do you currently use? What resources are missing? What topics are the most important for patient education? Information gathered will be used to create new resources to support oral health education efforts in Kentucky.
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Did you know your business can be fined when employees access patient information without cause?
That’s exactly what happened to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.
This could’ve been prevented with:
- A Security Risk Assessment
- Risk Management Plan
- HIPAA Policies and Procedures
- HIPAA and Security Training
Find out how HIPAA compliance software can help you avoid unexpected fines while protecting your business.
Don’t let employee snooping cost your practice!
If your business doesn’t have a strong HIPAA program in place, you run the risk of following in Yakima’s footsteps. Read more about the fine here.
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DO THE MATH and SAVE
Calculate what you’re actually paying to take credit cards in your practice. Fees divided by dollars processed = Effective Rate. KDA members average effective rate is 2.2%. If you’re paying more than that, find out what you could save with Best Card. $5,516/27% average annual savings. Fax /email a recent processing statement in for a detailed savings analysis to 866-717-7247 / Compare@bestcardteam.com. Receive a $5 Amazon gift card just for checking! Learn more.
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KY VALOR is a nonprofit initiative that helps veterans capitalize on their military experience to meet career goals. We are partnering with employers throughout the commonwealth to connect veterans and their spouses with opportunities. If your business has open jobs, and you're looking for a well-qualified applicant pool, visit www.kyvalor.com or email NStewart@kstc.com
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Dental Practice Sales/Transitions/
Sale Consultation
Services Designed By A Dentist
At George D. Stollings and Associates, Inc. we believe you are more than just a client. You are a unique individual with your own distinctive financial objectives, career goals, practice philosophy, and clinical style. A successful transition is more than just numbers – ultimately it is one where the buyer and seller know their fundamental values constitute a key component of the final transition.
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Complete Prescriptions 3X Faster |
iPrescribe®, by DrFirst, brings you the full power of e-prescribing in a simple, user-friendly app with controlled and non-controlled drug prescribing, medication history data, in-workflow prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checking, and patient-specific out-of-pocket drug costs.
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KASPER Prescriber Report Cards have Returned
It's easier than ever to read, identify high risk patients and view prescribing comparisons within your specialty. Follow the instructions in the KASPER - KOG User Guide to access KASPER, select your dental specialty, and view your report.
From David R. Hopkins, KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services
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Please support our Kentucky Dental Foundation and sign up for our specialty license plate!
If we don't use it, we're gonna lose it! We are in serious need of more registrations, or our license plate will soon be discontinued!
If you are a friend of dentistry and the KDA, now is the time we really need your support!. When you renew your license plate, ask about our specialty plate and support our Kentucky Dental Foundation. $10 of each license plate sale and each license registration renewal will be donated to the Foundation. Tax-deductible! You DO NOT have to be a member of the KDA to purchase these plates. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
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A list of helpful links for you...
(If you have a helpful link to share, send it in!)
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And, here's wishing you GOOOOD VIBRATIONS!
Eat your vegetables, brush your teeth, take your vitamins, wash your hands for 20 seconds and try to sleep well. Take care out there and be safe.
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Kentucky Dental Association
1920 Nelson Miller Parkway | Louisville, KY 40223-2164
502-489-9121
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