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Dr. Mark Costes is a full time practicing dentist who was able to build six successful dental practices in his first seven years in the profession. He is the founder of the Dental Success Institute as well as the Horizon Schools of Dental Assisting.

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Welcome to another episode of The Dentalpreneur Podcast. Joining us today is Dr. Lorne Lavine.

Dr. Lavine is the president and founder of The Digital Dentist, an information technology firm that offers consulting, products and services for dentists. Lorne is a graduate of U.S.C. and got his D.M.D. from Boston University. Dr. Lavine has written for a number of dental industry publications, speaks at dental events around the world and is a noted expert in the field of information technology.

Today Dr. Lavine shares with me how he got his start not only as a dentist then periodontist, also how he transitioned to the IT field and defined himself as the “go to” expert in the dental industry for IT systems and consulting. We discuss what it truly takes to be 100% HIPAA compliant and discover that a good portion of dentists are likely not as compliant as they think. Dr. Lavine defines what a dentist should look at before considering an upgrade or change in software products and services that will make them the most HIPAA compliant and what the catastrophic outcome could be if not prepared. He also shares a six step plan for determining what the best technology is for your office.

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