<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[DentalContractsPro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your Dental Contract Experts]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:32:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HIPAA and OSHA Compliance: A Practical Checklist for Dental Practices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clinical excellence doesn't protect a dental practice from a HIPAA breach fine or an OSHA citation. Compliance is a separate, ongoing responsibility — and one that's easy to let slip amid the daily demands of running a practice. Why compliance gets overlooked. Most practice owners are dentists first, not compliance officers. Handbooks go unreviewed for years, staff training lapses, and policies that were adequate at five employees may no longer hold up at fifteen. HIPAA basics practices often...]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/post/hipaa-and-osha-compliance-a-practical-checklist-for-dental-practices</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67f921b59210289e970002</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:42:16 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>marshall0903</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Dental School to Your First Contract: A Student's Checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dental school prepares you to practice dentistry — not to negotiate a legal contract. Yet your first associate agreement, signed often under time pressure near graduation, will shape your income, your schedule, and your options for years. Here's a checklist to work through before you sign. Why contract law isn't taught in dental school — and why that's a problem. Curricula are packed with clinical training, and understandably so. But that leaves most new grads reviewing their first legal...]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/post/from-dental-school-to-your-first-contract-a-student-s-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67f78235380d3132ba9a3f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:31:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DentalContractsPro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-Compete Clauses: What's Actually Enforceable for Dentists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FTC Ban on noncompete clauses is dead, so what do we do now?]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/post/non-compete-clauses-what-s-actually-enforceable-for-dentists</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67f458b59210289e96f2d3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:17:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DentalContractsPro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is a DSO and How Does a Buyout Actually Work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dental Service Organizations, or DSOs, have become one of the biggest forces reshaping how dental practices operate and change hands. If you're a practice owner considering a sale, or an associate joining a DSO-affiliated office, understanding how these deals work will save you from costly surprises. DSO 101. A DSO provides non-clinical business support — administrative, marketing, HR, and back-office services — to dental practices, in exchange for either a management fee or, in a full...]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/post/what-is-a-dso-and-how-does-a-buyout-actually-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a67eac8b59210289e96d761</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:38:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DentalContractsPro</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 Red Flags in Your First Dental Associate Contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before you sign your first dental associate agreement, watch for these five contract red flags that could cost you money, flexibility, or your next job.   You've spent years in dental school learning clinical skills — but almost none of that training covered how to read a legal contract. That gap matters, because your associate agreement is the document that determines your income, your schedule, your ability to leave, and even where you can practice next. Here are five red flags worth...]]></description><link>https://www.dentalcontractspro.com/post/5-red-flags-in-your-first-dental-associate-contract</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a676d6465a8c8dd285d0751</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:40:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>DentalContractsPro</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>