Brent explains that endodontists mainly perform root canals and surgeries involving the pulp of the tooth.

Chelsea Cohen, Bethesda's Volunteer Program Manager, will now be overseeing Admissions.

Chelsea's love for data and processes make her a perfect fit for this additional role. She will be overseeing the online patient application form and working with volunteers to bring in new patients quickly and efficiently.

Due to COVID, currently all patient applications are submitted online.

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Active Directory provides login credentials for PC’s and the Terminal Server. These credentials are your Network User ID and Password. Active Directory Policy forces users to change their network passwords every 3 months. These passwords must be 8 characters or longer and contain at least one lower case letter, one upper case letter, one number and one special character. When logged-in you will have access to Office Standard 2016 as well as other apps that are not password protected. However, some apps are password protected. Each app will have its own password requirements, and some are described in the following paragraphs.

Microsoft 365 provides login credentials for email, no matter what email client is used, and for the Microsoft 365 office apps that are accessible from https://portal.office.com. These credentials are your Email Address and Password. Because Microsoft recommends that users not be forced to change their Microsoft 365 passwords, your Microsoft 365 password will remain static unless you change it. 

Microsoft recommends the following:

1.      Don't use a password that is the same or similar to one you use on any other websites

2.      Don't use a single word, for example, password, or a commonly-used phrase like "Iloveyou"

3.      Make passwords hard to guess, even by those who know a lot about you, such as the names and birthdays of your friends and family, your favorite bands, and phrases you like to use

4.      Maintain an 8-character minimum length requirement

In the near future, Bethesda’s Microsoft 365 accounts will require Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Setting-up for and using MFA can add hassle to your workflow, and hassle is something your IT department wants to prevent. However, the security provided by MFA can reduce phishing and other forms of social engineering. Just be aware that MFA is coming.

MedInformatix requires a MedInformatix User ID and Password. MedInformatix passwords must be 8 characters or longer and must be changed every 120 days. Bethesda IT recommends following the password strength guidelines for Microsoft 365.

Eaglesoft requires an Eaglesoft User ID and Password. Eaglesoft passwords must be 8 characters or longer, but they never expire. Bethesda IT recommends following the password strength guidelines for Microsoft 365.

Other apps such as Abila, DonorPerfect, Paychex-Flex, Volgistics and others also have user ID’s and minimum password requirements, so it can be hard to remember all the login credentials you need. 

That solution is the password manager named KeyPass. With KeyPass, you only need to remember one password. To get KeyPass and training to use KeyPass, open a ticket in the IT Help Desk. Choose the Problem Category “KeyPass” and include the location of your PC. Note that KeyPass users must login to their PC with their personal Network User ID and Password. The Bethesda user account cannot be used with KeyPass.