{"id":615,"date":"2019-10-04T19:48:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=615"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:00:12","slug":"retirement-and-patient-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/legal-services\/dentistry-and-the-law\/dental-records\/retirement-and-patient-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement and Patient Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"members-access-error\">\n<h2>Retirement and Dental Records<\/h2>\n<h3>Should patients be advised when a dentist retires from practice? How does this affect dental records?<\/h3>\n<p>You should definitely advise your patients that you will be discontinuing your practice. This should be in writing, setting forth the date, and the recommendation that the patient make arrangements to be placed under the care of another dentist. You might suggest the name of another dentist or a contact who could assist in this regard.<\/p>\n<p><div><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">You've reached members-only content<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\r\n\t<h3>Already a Member?<\/h3>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?wa_oauth_sso=login\" class=\"clickHereToLogin blue-btn\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\">Login<\/a>\r\n\t<p><span style=\"color:#B8242B;font-weight:bold;\">NEW!<\/span> Your User ID is the email on file with the ADA. Don't remember it? 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This should be in writing, setting forth the date, and the recommendation that the patient make arrangements to be placed under the care of another dentist. You might suggest the name of another dentist or a contact who could assist in this regard.<\/p>\n<p><div><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2 style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\">You've reached members-only content<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"one-half first\">\r\n\t<h3>Already a Member?<\/h3>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?wa_oauth_sso=login\" class=\"clickHereToLogin blue-btn\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\">Login<\/a>\r\n\t<p><span style=\"color:#B8242B;font-weight:bold;\">NEW!<\/span> Your User ID is the email on file with the ADA. Don't remember it? Reset it on the login page.<\/p>\r\n\t<p>Click the Reset Password link on the login page to connect a new password with your email address.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"one-half second\">\r\n\t<h3>Not a Member?<\/h3>\r\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/membership\/join-the-mda\/\" class=\"clickHereToLogin blue-btn\" title=\"Opens in a new window\">Apply Online<\/a>\r\n\t<p>Join the Michigan Dental Association and connect with 5,900 dental professionals throughout the state\r\n<\/p>\r\n\t<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/membership\/about-the-mda\/\">About the MDA<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div> \r\n<\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":573,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Should patients be advised when a dentist retires from practice? 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