The main purposes of employment agreements with your associate dentists are to ensure that everyone in the employment relationship understands their rights and obligations and to protect your dental practice from unnecessary competition and potential legal issues. If we set expectations early and place them in writing, we avoid most—not all—controversies. Important Employment Agreement Provisions […]
As part of the estate planning and succession planning services that Nardone Limited provides, assisting our clients to ensure that their assets avoid probate is certainly part of the discussion. This article addresses the main reasons why you would want your estate to avoid probate. Probate is a legal proceeding to: (i) administer certain kinds […]
The teeth-whitening industry has pushed the boundaries of professional dental licensing. In particular, a dispute has arisen as to whether teeth-whitening is: (i) solely a cosmetic procedure not governed by state laws of dentistry; or (ii) the actual practice of dentistry governed by state law. At least 14 U.S. states at this point have defined […]
As dental attorneys, we are involved in many decisions made by our dental practice clients. A question that comes up frequently is whether the Practice should hire a third-party professional to assist with the completion of a particular task. When it comes to making that decision, we find that many Practices fail to recognize the […]
