Dental Law Radio Rebrands and Relaunches as Advisory Insights Podcast (Dental Law Radio, Episode 32) Over the past year, Oberman Law Firm has grown significantly, adding attorneys with various areas of expertise which extend well beyond the firm's highly regarded and well-known work with dental practices. Consequently, the firm is rebranding and relaunching Dental Law [...]

Five Considerations When Planning to Sell Your Practice, with Danielle McBride, Oberman Law Firm (Dental Law Radio, Episode 31) Whether your exit plans are near term or down the road, this episode of Dental Law Radio is must listening. Danielle McBride joined host Stuart Oberman to discuss major considerations for any dental practice owner who [...]

Keys to a Smooth Practice Transition, with Danielle McBride, Oberman Law Firm (Dental Law Radio, Episode 30) Danielle McBride, Partner at Oberman Law Firm, talks with host Stuart Oberman about the elements needed for a successful and smooth sale of a dental practice. Danielle discusses ingredients like having the best advisors in the dental industry, [...]

Dumb Things Smart Dentists Do, with Dr. Richard Madow, The Madow Center for Dental Practice Success (Dental Law Radio, Episode 29) Dentists, how does the phone get answered in your practice? Is your fascination with innovative technology actually hindering your ability to serve patients? A dentist himself, Richard Madow of The Madow Center joined host [...]

Tax Updates for 2021 and Beyond with Danielle McBride, Oberman Law Firm (Dental Law Radio, Episode 28) On this edition of Dental Law Radio, Stuart Oberman was joined by Danielle McBride, tax authority and Partner at Oberman Law Firm, to discuss tax updates for 2021 and beyond. Danielle discussed changes in the Employee Retention Tax [...]

Top 10 Mistakes Dentists Make (Dental Law Radio, Episode 27) With clients in about 35 states, Stuart Oberman and his dental law team at Oberman Law Firm have seen a bit of everything. In this episode of Dental Law Radio, Stuart reviews the top mistakes dentists make in their practice, starting with failure to recognize [...]

Dental Board Complaints (Dental Law Radio, Episode 26) Patients can file dental board complaints for reasons which are spurious or even sinister. How do you lessen the likelihood of such complaints? As Stuart Oberman explains in this episode of Dental Law Radio, there are some basic “know your patient” and patient experience practices you can [...]

Informed Consent (Dental Law Radio, Episode 25) Do you seek to avoid malpractice claims and board complaints in your dental practice? Who doesn’t, right? Informed consent is an essential ingredient of that goal. If you don’t know much about informed consent, or you wonder whether the informed consent form you’re using is adequate, then Stuart [...]

Employee Embezzlement (Dental Law Radio, Episode 24) While industry statistics indicate about 40% of all dental practices are embezzled, Stuart Oberman believes the actual number is 60% or more, based on his work with clients and his conversations with other industry experts. So what are the most common employee embezzlement schemes, and how do you [...]

Top 10 Human Resource Mistakes in Dental Practices (Dental Law Radio, Episode 23) As a rule, Stuart Oberman observes, HR in the dental practices he works with is “non-existent,” and remediating those lapses and blunders can be quite costly. So what are the top ten mistakes he sees in his work, and how do those [...]

Dental Associate Contracts (Dental Law Radio, Episode 22) What are some of the key provisions in effective dental associate contracts? What form of non-compete is permissible and defendable? If you’re fresh out of dental school or even a seasoned dentist working for a practice, what are some vital stipulations you should have in any contract [...]

What You Need to Know When You Terminate an Employee (Dental Law Radio, Episode 21) In Stuart Oberman’s experience with clients, the biggest problem he sees with employee terminations is the absence of a plan, and more specifically, lack of documentation. In this episode of Dental Law Radio, Stuart outlines what a solid employee termination [...]

A Checklist for Hiring New Employees (Dental Law Radio, Episode 20) You’ve hired that new employee. Now what? As host Stuart Oberman discusses, there should be an onboarding process which involves an offer letter, a well-written employee manual (not the 20-page version downloaded from the internet), consent forms, and much more. Missing steps and inadequate [...]

Growing Your Practice Through Effective Leadership, with Eric Morin, Tower Leadership (Dental Law Radio, Episode 19) In a few years, Eric Morin argues, few dental practices will have less than $1 million in revenues. In this era of consolidation, what enables a practice to acquire other practices and scale effectively? In this conversation with host [...]

Employer Job Interviews and Covid-19 Questions (Dental Law Radio, Episode 18) The hot question for dental practices seeking to hire is whether they can ask candidates about their vaccination status. The issue goes deeper than just a simple yes or no. As Stuart Oberman explains in this episode, he finds that HR is the biggest [...]

Must Have Covid-19 Policies for Employers (Dental Law Radio, Episode 17) How should you handle Covid-19 policies for employees in your dental practice? Can you institute a mandatory vaccination policy? What accommodations can you (or should you) have? Whatever you decide, you’d best not be cutting and pasting what you find on a Google search [...]

Covid 19 – Delta Variant Mandates & Legal Liability (Dental Law Radio, Episode 16) Do you require all your employees receive the Covid-19 vaccine? How do you deal with employee resistance? What are reasonable accommodations, mandated in federal law, and how do you navigate them? There’s a lot to think about before you dive in [...]

The DSO Deal – What You Better Know (Dental Law Radio, Episode 15) Within the next few years, it’s likely that 60% to 70% of all dental practices will be owned by a DSO. That’s what some industry observers are predicting, and if that’s the case, says host Stuart Oberman, you’d better understand the elements [...]

Reviving a Legacy Brand: An Interview with Stephanie Stuckey, Stuckey’s Corporation (Dental Law Radio, Episode 14) How do you revive a brand name which the world has left for dead? CEO Stephanie Stuckey joined host Stuart Oberman to share the compelling story of how she and her team are resurrecting Stuckey’s Corp. Stephanie discusses why [...]

Are You Violating Federal Law in the Interview Process? (Dental Law Radio, Episode 13) Before you start interviewing for that open position in your practice, you’d be wise to listen to this episode of Dental Law Radio. Host Stuart Oberman offered a reminder that ADA requirements apply in the interview process, not just after an [...]