By now, you’ve probably heard a great deal about EMV chip cards and securing your practice’s network. Be certain that the physical security at your practice is also in tip-top shape. Here are some places to start with ensuring your business has physical security practices in place that foster data security: • Protect sensitive data…. Continue reading →

If you are unable to work due to a prolonged illness or disabling injury, a combination of disability insurance, business overhead expense insurance and life insurance will provide you with an income stream to help meet your financial obligations and avoid leaving any portion of your income uninsured. Now is the time to put your… Continue reading →

With insurance plans paying less and less and patients footing more of their own dental bills, collecting the debts you’re owed is now more difficult than ever. When patients don’t pay you in a timely manner, it has a direct and adverse effect on your practice’s bottom line. MDA Services has a solution to your… Continue reading →

Some things last forever, but websites aren’t one of them. Thanks to the continual advances of technology, the way your patients use the internet is always changing. And, if your website is outdated, it can cause more harm to your practice than good. So how do you know if your site is past its expiration… Continue reading →

Are you paying too much for your professional liability insurance? If you haven’t evaluated your professional liability insurance coverage recently, you may be paying too much for too little.  The MDA endorses the Professional Protector Plan (PPP), available only through MDA Insurance. How confident are you that you have the protection and counsel you need… Continue reading →

DBS Investment Advisers (DBSIA) is the MDA-endorsed provider of investment and retirement planning services. DBSIA can assist you with all your wealth management needs including:           •  Individual Investment Accounts • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Roth IRAs •  Simplified Employee Pension Plans •  SIMPLE-IRA •  401(k) Plans •  Cash Balance Plans Call… Continue reading →

• Qualifying event:  If you have an employee or a dependent who involuntarily loses health coverage, he or she has 60 days from the date of the event to be added to the MDA Health Plan. Qualifying events include, but may not be limited to, a job loss, marriage, divorce, birth or death. • New… Continue reading →

Think your practice is not a target for a cyber attack? Think again. Only 0.0224 seconds. This is the time it takes a hacker to crack a six-digit password with 2.25 billion possible variations. Dental practices, regardless of size, are rich storehouses of protected financial and health information. As such, they are at great risk… Continue reading →

Now is the time to enroll in a great Vision Service Plan (VSP) program at special MDA member rates! MDA offers members two VSP insurance options: • Basic plan provides an eye exam and lenses annually and new frames every two years.  The plan pays up to $140 for frames. There is a $5 co-pay… Continue reading →

Summer arrives this month and it’s time to break out the boats, jet skis, four-wheelers and all the other summer toys! You’ll enjoy them to the fullest if you know they are properly insured. • In most cases, you don’t need to purchase individual policies for your summer toys. You may be able to insure… Continue reading →