Orange County Dental Society

Free webinar for OCDS dentist members! Please click the link below for more information and to register: http://conta.cc/3pJr8mH

Impressions Magazine is now available to download! Please click the link below to download the Winter 2021 issue: https://conta.cc/3k0MJ93

Local dental societies discuss their partnerships with county health departments to get dentists and their teams vaccinated against COVID-19, and dentists discuss their volunteer work at mass vaccination clinics in their communities. Read the article from California Dental Association (CDA) below: https://www.cda.org//partnerships-volunteerism-shaping-den

OCDS is excited to announce that our new website is now live!! Please click on the link below for more details and information on how to reset your password: https://conta.cc/3qvDmAI

Happy Holidays to our OCDS Members! Our office will be closed from December 24 and will reopen January 4, 2021. If you need assistance prior to the new year, you may email our Executive Director, Megan Francis at [email protected]. Please click the link below to view a message from Megan. https://conta.cc/3hdLPV6... We wish you and yours a safe, healthy and happy holiday and a prosperous new year!

CFRA has been expanded and takes effect Jan. 1, 2021. Here is what practice owners need to know.

Please click the link below to view a COVID-19 vaccine update for dentists in Orange County https://conta.cc/3awacMF

Good oral hygiene and routine dental care may protect against severe COVID-19-related complications.

Please click the link below for more information on our upcoming events: https://conta.cc/3axrysk

It's important for dentists and their teams to know and understand their rights when appealing a claim denial and how the law can protect you and your patient. Get tips for CDA's Practice Support here.

The recent COVID-19 spike and stay-at-home orders has brought with it a surge in questions from dental practice owners. CDA Practice Support answers dentists' top 5 questions about COVID-19.

UPCOMING LIVE CE WEBINAR! California Dental Practice Act - Where's the Line? 2020 Featuring Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS Thursday, November 19, 2020 ... 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM PST $49 per person CEU: 2 core provided by Harbor Dental Society Click the link below for more information and to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/2152178972370763022

California dental professionals whose licenses expire between March 31 and December 31 have until April 2021 to complete license renewal requirements. Get the details here.

UPCOMING 'LIVE' CE WEBINAR! Annual OSHA Training & Infection Control - Safety In the Shadow of a Pandemic Featuring Nancy Dewhirst, RDH, BS Thursday, November 5, 2020 ... 6:00 PM - 9:15 PM PST $49 per person CEU: 3 core provided by Harbor Dental Society Click the link below for more information and to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/regist/6394741345165635600

Please click on the link below for an update regarding free PPE distribution: https://conta.cc/35hW6u9

The American Dental Association has issued guidance for dental practices applying for federal certification to offer COVID-19 testing in-office. See what specifications are needed for California practices below.

The latest round of the Department of Health and Human Services' Provider Relief Funding is open to newly practicing dentists and previous applicants. Applications are being accepted now through November 6. Get the details below.

OCDS is excited to launch their new website soon! The new site will be modernized with easier navigation and benefits for our members. In anticipation of the new site, our current www.ocds.org site is down for maintenance. If you need to access online CE through VivaLearning, please click here: https://oc.dentalsocietyce.com/... If you need assistance with employment, please email [email protected] or call (714) 634-8944. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Thank you to Assemblyman Phillip Chen and NewRain Healthcare for donating 5,000 KN95 masks, 250,000 surgical masks and 5,000 hand sanitizers. Your donation is greatly appreciated! OCDS members: please be on the lookout for an email detailing a plan to distribute.

Our heartfelt condolences to Dr. Arthur A. Dugoni’s family and friends. He will be missed.

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Effective immediately, employees of CA businesses experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19 are entitled to workers' compensation benefits. A separate law requires employers to provide employees with notice of potential exposure to COVID-19. Learn more in the article from the California Dental Association (CDA) below.

Reminder: Every dental practice in California must complete and submit a one-time Amalgam separator compliance report by Oct. 12, 2020 to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency rule. Read more below.

Two bills that will assist practice owners impacted by the pandemic became law last week. AB 1577 protects PPP loan recipients from having to potentially pay thousands in unexpected CA state income tax and SB 1447 authorizes a hiring tax credit program for qualified small businesses. Read the article from the California Dental Association (CDA) below for more details.