Alaska Dental Society News & Updates

1/15  Dental Board opens 2017-2018 License Renewal

The dental board has opened online license renewal for the 2017-18 period.  Follow the below link and add DEND before your license number.

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1/11  ADA provides additional guidance on EPA amalgam separator mandate

The ADA released addition information and clarification on dentists responsibilities under the EPA amalgam separator mandate.

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1/9  New HIPPA fact sheet available

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office of Civil Rights have a new fact sheet that breaks down how providers are permitted to share electronic protected health information with public health agencies without obtaining an individual's written authorization.