It's a vexing question for practice owners: How do you classify a potential new dentist who is joining your practice? Is the dentist an independent contractor or an employee? The misclassification of ...

When Kathleen Bernardi, RDH, quit her job as a hygienist in a busy dentistry practice near Toronto six years ago, she did it to save her life. She'd been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on her ...