According to the Pew Research Center 72{c91082aefe0e580fe546c40af534787b48cfd474f8c9ab8dac50bf49a7a1c43a} of men, and 76{c91082aefe0e580fe546c40af534787b48cfd474f8c9ab8dac50bf49a7a1c43a} of women use a social media site on a regular basis. And with over 100 social media properties, there is no lack of options for users, with each offering various ways to connect and share. The biggest benefit to social media is that it […]

Nardone Limited represents dentists in a variety of dental board matters, including disciplinary issues that may arise as a result of a dentist negligently prescribing narcotics to a patient with a substance abuse problem. Oftentimes dentists are faced with a difficult situation when they have reason to believe that a patient is abusing narcotics and […]

An executive order signed by President Barack Obama on September 13, 2015 will change the way high-school students and their parents plan for college aid. Beginning October 1, 2016, families with high-school students will be able to apply for financial aid a few months after they have filed their 2015 tax returns, rather than wait […]

As a dentist, preparing your estate plan is likely one of the last things on your mind, especially if you have a young family or are busy running your own practice. But, being prepared is one of the biggest keys to success and to alleviating stress and anxiety. One topic that many individuals, including dentists, do […]

Jim Boltz (ZBCo.) and Vince Nardone (Nardone Limited) were given the opportunity to discuss associate contracts with the Dental Entrepreneur Society at The Ohio State University on the evening of March 9, 2016. Vince and Jim encouraged the dental students to break their future contracts down into three phases: (i) the term of the contract; (ii) […]

We want to make our dental practice clients aware that dental hygienists—whether full-time or part-time, permanent or temporary, or even if only working for one day—do not qualify as independent contractors under Federal or State law. Dental hygienists are almost always employees and should be paid as employees. We certainly understand that some dental practice […]

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a business associate agreement is a contract that ensures that business associates appropriately safeguard protected health information. It also serves to clarify and limit the permissible uses and disclosures of protected health information by the business associate, based on the relationship between the parties […]

Purchasing or starting a dental practice will be one of the largest financial decisions of your professional career. It is important to work with a bank that understands the specific financial needs of the industry. Once you have decided on the bank(s) you want to work with, you will be asked to submit various financial […]