Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman attorneys advise dentists and other oral healthcare providers on complex legal and regulatory compliance matters in the dental industry. Dentists are held to increasingly stringent standards of care regarding practice management, ethical and regulatory considerations, insurance marketplace challenges, and enhanced prescription regulations.
Our experienced team of healthcare attorneys advise dentists on the interrelated business, regulatory, licensing, and litigation concerns of dental professionals at every phase of practice. We understand the nuanced challenges of dentistry and the dental industry, including professional, ethical, and regulatory matters.
- Assisted in the formation of professional corporations, and management services organizations, as well as the preparation of shareholder agreements, space-sharing agreements, and dental lease agreements
- Advised dentists on compliance with Stark and Anti-kickback Statutes, Denti-Cal, and the California County Dental Program
- Represented a dentist and obtained early release from probation in a case regarding patient death during the extraction of a tooth
- Represented a dentist who was suspended from participating in the Denti-Cal program by the
- Department of Health Care Services (DHS) and negotiated an agreement in which the DHS rescinded its suspension
- Counseled dentists regarding HIPAA and state patient data privacy and security requirements