“What if your software vendor is holding your patient records hostage—and you didn’t even know it?” ~Dr. Bryan Laskin
In this explosive episode, Regan Robertson, Dr. Maggie Augustyn, and Dr. Chad Johnson sit down with tech visionary and dentist Dr. Bryan Laskin to unpack one of dentistry’s most urgent but ignored threats: data access, ownership, and abuse.
What starts as a conversation on HIPAA quickly escalates into a systemic unraveling of how most practice management systems violate the spirit of patient rights—and what that means for the future of dentistry.
You’ll learn:
- Why dental software is stuck in the 1990s—and who benefits from keeping it that way
- How the CURES Act changed the game (but most dentists don’t even know it)
- The legal difference between a tooth scan and a crown design
- What “information blocking” means—and how your practice might be doing it illegally
- How vendors use access fees and obfuscation to profit off your patient relationships
- The dangers of staying silent—and the movement that’s fighting back
From the ethics of interoperability to lawsuits over access, this episode gives you the tools, questions, and next steps to take control of your patient data and protect your practice from hidden threats.
Key Reflection Questions for Listeners:
- Could I give a patient their complete records today—quickly and securely?
- Am I unknowingly violating HIPAA or the CURES Act?
- Is my current software partner helping or hurting my ability to grow and protect my patients?
Listen now to reclaim ownership of your practice and your future.
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