Welcome to KDA's
 Good Vibrations  & Information Exchange! 
Issue # 39
December 30, 2022

We hope you are having a joyous holiday season!
Happy New Year to you and yours!

#KDAgoodVibrations  #KDAinformationExchange  #KDAdentalCommunity

  We are dedicated to sending you good vibrations and helping our dental community share good information with each other. Submissions are FREE for EVERYONE!

We invite EVERYONE in our dental community to participate, vendors too! The name of this publication is Good Vibrations, so we are looking for positive and helpful submissions to share.

Accepting submissions. Here are the particulars: 
* This publication is sent on the last Friday of each month before noon.
* Please keep submissions to 50 words or less - you may also include one photo and one link, in addition to the 50 words (So, you will have to be creative!)
* Seriously, no negative stuff - please share positive, helpful or fun news.
* Send your submissions to melissa@kyda.org and she is gonna get the word out.
Using HIPAA compliance software streamlines becoming compliant. What is the best HIPAA compliance software vendor for you?

There are multiple options to choose from when looking for a software vendor to manage your HIPAA compliance. But not all providers are created equal. Some offer different features than others, but what are the most important features that you should look for? What should you look for when choosing the best HIPAA compliance software for your business?
Tommy the Cat
November 24, 2022
Good morning KDA. I enjoy reading Good Vibrations to stay in touch with my dental friends. My husband, Jim Lewis, an LDS member, passed away 2 years ago today, one day after Thanksgiving. One week before his 90th birthday. 

I am doing well. I connect with 7 other widows every Monday afternoon and some times we go out for dinner together after meeting together. This week they are meeting at my home and just may have a special treat for them.

I also stay in touch with KDA staff members, Melissa and Janet. I dropped by the KDA office recently, where Richard (Whitehouse) and I compared notes on our recently replaced hips and knees. Less than a year after my right knee was replaced, my right hip was replaced. Made all the difference in my quality of life. If you need a new hip or knee, just do it.

I adopted a 6-year-old male cat in February and he is a joy to me. Such a sweetheart. Happy Holidays!
Susan Lewis
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency charged with ensuring safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and providing training, outreach, education, and assistance.
Dr. Janet Rowland is teaming with God Smile Ministry in Western Kentucky to provide dentures to men and women in drug and alcohol recovery FREE of charge. A new SMILE can give a new START for these recipients. Visit their website www.godsmileministry.com to see how you can help!
What is a Dental OSHA Compliance Manual?
Dental practices must comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), a federal law administered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s function is to ensure employers furnish employees a place of employment that is free from recognized hazards that are causing, or likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to those employees. OSHA enforces its mandate through a series of safety standards.
Complete Prescriptions 3X Faster
iPrescribe®, by DrFirst, brings you the full power of e-prescribing in a simple, user-friendly app with controlled and non-controlled drug prescribing, medication history data, in-workflow prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checking, and patient-specific out-of-pocket drug costs. 
Please support our Kentucky Dental Foundation and sign up for our specialty license plate!
If we don't use it, we're gonna lose it! We are in serious need of more registrations, or our license plate will soon be discontinued!
If you are a friend of dentistry and the KDA, now is the time we really need your support!. When you renew your license plate, ask about our specialty plate and support our Kentucky Dental Foundation. $10 of each license plate sale and each license registration renewal will be donated to the Foundation. Tax-deductible!  You DO NOT have to be a member of the KDA to purchase these plates. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE!
KASPER Prescriber Report Cards have Returned 
It's easier than ever to read, identify high risk patients and view prescribing comparisons within your specialty. Follow the instructions in the KASPER - KOG User Guide to access KASPER, select your dental specialty, and view your report. 
          
        From David R. Hopkins, KY Cabinet for Health & Family Services
And, here's wishing you GOOOOD VIBRATIONS!
Eat your vegetables, brush your teeth, take your vitamins, wash your hands for 20 seconds and try to sleep well. Take care out there and be safe.
Kentucky Dental Association
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