Cyber Criminals and COVID-19 Unfortunately, cybercriminals are now leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to target businesses of all sizes. Historically, successful cyber-attacks launched against the orthodontic sector have resulted in stolen, inaccessible, or destroyed patient electronic health information, the unavailability of...
“COVID-19 Orthodontic Townhall Meeting,” hosted by consultant Jeff Behan, will be live on Facebook on Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30 pm Central Time. The interactive webcast, which will last 60 to 90 minutes, will address information on mitigation, patient workflow...
Did you miss yesterday’s webinar titled Today’s Coronavirus Management in the Ortho Practice? It’s not too late to take advantage of these resources. You can access Jackie Dorst’s online lecture for free here. Handouts from this webinar can be downloaded...
The 2020 AAO Annual Session is Canceled. Please view the announcement and FAQs here.
The AAO supports the recommendation from White House Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah L. Birx, to postpone any elective dentistry for the next two weeks – through the end of March. View AAO Resource Center.
Your Practice: Business Issues Resulting from the Coronavirus As the coronavirus (COVID-19) begins to affect communities in North America, AAO member practices may be impacted in various ways. Possibilities include temporary shutdowns, exposed employees and purchasing delays due to supply...
In an effort to broaden demographic diversity on the AAO Board of Trustees through areas including age, gender, stage of practice, practice modality, race and ethnicity, a resolution to the Bylaws was brought forward to add up to three new...
Dr. Shivam Mehta University of Connecticut, 2nd year resident In addition to attending the presentations at NESO, my experience at NESO culminated into monitoring multiple sessions, introducing the speakers and keeping the sessions on schedule. I felt great elation when...
L. Jeffrey Lowenstein, DMD AAOPAC, NESO Representative The battle to straighten teeth has moved from the aligner stores and online displays to the desks of legislators throughout the country. “Direct to Consumer” aligner companies received a colossal blow with news...
Technology’s role in the orthodontic workflow increases efficiency and effectiveness. While some people believe the implementation of new technology can be at the cost of the patient connection, Michigan-based orthodontist Christian Groth, DDS, MS, of TDR Orthodontics, disagrees. According to...