Week in Review: CDHA cuts dues; new practice-owner tips; and conducting a risk assessment

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

This week on DrBicuspid.com, Features Editor Donna Domino brought our members in-depth coverage of why the California Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) overwhelmingly chose to secede from the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA). The first article focuses on the reasons behind the vote; the second on the immediate reaction and benefit the California association is experiencing.

In the third of her three-part series on how new practice owners can avoid common pitfalls, practice management consultant Jan Keller explores practical patient communication, billing, and marketing ideas. Read her column here.

Are you asking the right questions when you conduct risk assessments on your patients? Doing risk assessment right is the focus of hygienist Lillian Caperila, a presenter at the ADHA meeting in Pittsburgh. Read our interview with her here.

From the reactions in our Forums to CDHA's secession from the ADHA, the impact of this association's choice will go far beyond the typical issues between any national and state association in any profession. Some DrBicuspid.com members are even speculating that the membership increase the CDHA is experiencing could happen with their state's dental association should it leave the national association. What do you think? We're looking forward to bringing you ongoing coverage of this story and how it affects the entire profession of dentistry.