Ep. 785 - Building a Scalable Waterline Safety Program for Multi-Location Dental Practices
About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of waterline safety in multi-location dental practices and features insights from compliance expert Angela Simmons.
Are your dental unit waterlines putting patients at risk — and do you even know it? For DSOs and multi-location practices, waterline safety is one of the most undermanaged compliance vulnerabilities in dentistry, and the consequences can be devastating. Angela Simmons brings over 35 years of dental industry experience to this conversation. She is the founder of Simmons Safe, a compliance consulting firm specializing in OSHA, infection control, HIPAA, information security, and medical emergency preparedness. Angela has conducted facility assessments in dental practices for nearly two decades and is recognized as one of dentistry's leading voices on compliance risk management for DSOs and group practices. This episode takes a focused look at dental unit waterline safety in the context of multi-location dental organizations. Angela and Dr. Phil Klein discuss why inconsistent protocols across offices create exponentially greater risk, how the dental assistant staffing model contributes to compliance gaps, and what a practical, scalable waterline management strategy actually looks like. The conversation draws on real-world DSO assessment findings and explores how silver ion continuous…
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