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Addressing Challenging Situations in a Dental Setting
This patient safety and risk management guide offers expert insights and strategies to help you address common challenges in the dental setting.

December 16, 2025, MedCentral
Saturated Fat Modification Clearly Matters in CVD Prevention, Per New Study
Daniel Cassavar, MD, MBA, FACC, Medical Director, The Doctors Company, suggests that physicians recommend and encourage patients to evaluate and reduce their saturated fat intake.

Sep 05, 2025
An Updated Approach to Perioperative Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: Cleared for Take-Off?
Jeffrey T. Kuvin, MD, Chair, Department of Cardiology, Northwell Health
The new guideline for evaluating surgical patients for cardiovascular risk promotes a multidisciplinary approach that can help improve patient outcomes.
From The Doctor’s Advocate

Dec 02, 2024
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: An Underrecognized Risk of Using Semaglutide Medications
Emma J. Patterson, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FASMBS, President and Medical Director of Oregon Weight Loss Surgery
The explosion in the use of appetite-suppressing semaglutide medications has created rising concerns about a potential upsurge in cases of Wernicke’s encephalopathy.
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Process Failures Lead to Patient Harm in Dentistry
We outline important strategies for documenting the clinical justification for any alternative treatment plan, obtaining informed consent, and providing follow-up care.

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HHS Accessibility Rule: Fast-Approaching Compliance Deadlines for Hospitals, Medical and Dental Offices, and Healthcare Providers
The HHS accessibility rule established, in part, enforceable standards requiring healthcare providers and organizations to ensure individuals with disabilities had access to exam tables and weight scales and websites, mobile apps, and kiosks.

Scott Ruthstrom
Scott Ruthstrom is COO of FDA Services in Tallahassee, Florida. He has served the insurance needs of Florida's dentists for 19 years.