Data Security

Benco Dental has designed a monthly phishing testing offering for practice owners to train and help employees identify and protect against cyber-attacks.

In the final segment of this 6-part series, Dr Lorne Lavine discusses what dentists must have in place to deal with the aftermath of a ransomware attack.

Fighting computer viruses is still critical, but now it’s equally key to prevent the spread of viruses in the air.

Non-profit and for-profit mobile dentistry programs can enter themselves online for the awards by May 5.

The TeleDentists, MediOrbis work together to advance telehealth and improve care for patients of dental, medical providers.

Part 4 of our Cybersecurity Series looks at how backup data can save money and your practice’s reputation.

Starting in March, Google search rankings will index websites based on their appearance and performance on mobile devices.

5 Winners of the 2020 “Teledentistry Innovation Awards” Honored During Virtual Event

A new platform aims to help make connections between dental practices and dental patients.

In Part 4 of this series, Lorne Lavine, DMD, discusses the importance of encrypting your data and how consequential not doing so can be to your dental practice.

Part 3 of our 6-part Cybersecurity Series looks at how ransomware can circumvent a firewall.

Here are the 5 biggest threats to dental offices and the steps you should take to minimize those risks.

Mike Uretz and Mike Fillmore, Dentrix marketing manager, discuss some of the innovative functionality that Dentrix is incorporating to meet the needs of growing practices.

Patients are recording data with smart devices at home. We explore how dentists can make use of this information to improve home care practices, help shape patient care, and improve the science of dentistry for everyone.

In this latest cybersecurity series of articles, the author explains how and why it’s important to select the correct firewall for your network.

Cybersecurity: A 6-Part Series will focus on key areas practices must focus on in order to secure their data.

A few short steps can help your practice thwart a major security attack.

How EHR, teledentistry, and “next-generation” software are changing the face of dental patient care.

How can a practice prevent a ransomware attack?

With much confusion out there in regards to what teledentistry technology can and should accomplish, it’s important to navigate the maze of the growing number of vendors and solutions available.

With plenty of distractions today, it’s critical to make sure dental patient records are well protected.

Thinking about teledentistry? – buyer beware. With a little homework, you can evaluate some of the many teledentistry solutions and come away with what’s best for your group or practice.

Encrypting data and having a cybersecurity plan in place can help prevent ransomware attacks.

As dental practices make the shift, the team needs to be set up to work safely from home while you re-evaluate your cybersecurity preparedness and HIPAA compliance.

Curve Dental’s Jana Macon explains how cloud-based practice management software should be at the center of your dental technology integration.

There are many ways to protect your dental practice’s data and online accounts, but using “2FA” can increase your security and help you sleep better at night.

Cybersecurity best practices can, and should, be implemented by large and small dental practices, employees and individuals.

Dental practices can avoid catastrophic data loss, HIPAA violations by a network failure or breach by taking the proper precautions.

Securing your patients’ protected health information is essential. We cover who should be on your team and which outside partners are necessary to manage your practice’s data.