Employment and Human Resource Matters

Vince Nardone Discusses Dental Practice Key Performance Indicators and Team Member Retention at Midwest Implant Institute’s Newest Dental Practice Management Course

On May 1, 2021, Vince Nardone presented at Midwest Implant Institute’s (MII) newest dental practice management course, “[801] How to Start a Successful Implant Practice.” During the eight-hour course designed for practice management leaders, dentists, and their team members, various MII instructors and guest lectures discussed important practice management success factors including standard operating procedures, […]

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Employee Engagement

As a dental attorney and business advisor to dentists, I speak frequently on the importance of employee engagement. As a Midwest Implant Institute (MII) guest lecturer, I am looking forward to the opportunity to participate in the upcoming course “[801] How to Start a Successful Implant Practice” on May 1, 2021 at MII. One of […]

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Defining Qualified Wages Under the 2020 and 2021 Employee Retention Credit

Everyone, I just worked with one of our associates in my firm to issue a client alert on our firms’ website. In response to the economic downturn at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed an employee retention credit under the CARES Act. The employee retention credit is a refundable tax credit for qualified […]

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Associate Dentist Compensation and Incentives. How Do Dental Practices Develop Loyalty and Maintain Qualified Experienced Dental Associates? Consider Phantom Stock and Stock Appreciation Rights

As a business advisor and attorney working with many closely-held businesses, including dental practices, we are commonly approached with the question, “how do we maintain our superstar dental associates and why do they keep leaving?” This question is not uncommon and is not limited to dentistry. Rather, the issue of maintaining our high-quality team members […]

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Impact on Our Healthcare Clients, Including Dental Practices, Due to Unemployment and Employee Refusal to Return to Work

We continue to receive questions and concerns from our clients, including doctors and dentists, regarding their employees’ refusal to come back to work. In some limited instances, the employee’s refusal is legitimate and absolutely should be supported by the employer. However, in other instances, the employee is simply refusing to come to work, without any […]

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Vince Nardone Discusses Associate Contracts at Rider + Reinke’s Financial Lightning Round for Optometry and Veterinary Graduate Students

On April 22 and 23, 2020, attorney Vince Nardone spoke at the Rider + Reinke Financial Group’s “Financial Lightning Round for Graduate Students” via Zoom webinar. The setting for this particular Financial Lightning Round was vastly different than in the past as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, it was a virtually well-attended event […]

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Guidance Regarding Ohio Dental Practice Operations During Coronavirus Pandemic

As part of the healthcare community, dental practices have a responsibility to take the necessary enhanced precautions to protect their patients, staff, and the public during this time. Today, the Ohio State Dental Board and the Ohio Dental Association issued an advisory containing guidelines to modify dental practice operations in order to lessen and prevent […]

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Ohio Unemployment Insurance Benefits During Coronavirus Pandemic

During this outbreak, many employers, including dental practices, are left with no choice but to temporarily close in order to lessen or prevent the transmission of coronavirus.  As a result, many dental practices are facing the difficult decision of laying off staff members. Today, Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order that extends unemployment benefits […]

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HIPAA Concerns When Responding to Online Patient Reviews

As dental attorneys in Columbus, Ohio, Nardone Limited advises dentists and dental practices on a variety of matters, including labor and employment issues, human resource issues, as well as other legal matters that arise. For example, we are often asked to advise dental practices on whether they can and should respond to a patient who […]

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A Patient Has Posted a Negative Online Review—Now What?

As dental attorneys in Columbus, Ohio, Nardone Limited advises dentists and dental practices on a variety of matters, including labor and employment issues, human resource issues, as well as other legal matters that arise. For example, we are often asked how dental practices should respond to a patient who has posted a negative online review. […]

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