In the case of Kazi v Gajjar, 2023 CanLII 86105 (ON HPARB), a patient attended a dental office and received treatment from an ASSOCIATE dentist (not…
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Sometimes, in associate agreements, we find these clauses that say: if the associate solicits a former staff, they owe some amount of money as “liquidated…
Running a dental practice can be challenging at times. As an employer, the law does not make it any more straightforward for you. When temporarily…
In case you missed it, a university in upstate New York is suing its cleaning company for the careless acts of one of its janitors,…
The decision in O’Reilly v. ClearMRI Solutions Ltd., 2021 ONCA 385 (“ClearMRI”) is important for any dentist with more than one DPC as it speaks…
The dental industry is regulated by various laws, regulations, rules and guidelines from the government and the RCDSO. This multi-lawyered regulation can be confusing and…
In this post, we’ll be looking at the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Celestini v Shoplogix Inc., 2023 ONCA 131 (CanLII) (“Shoplogix“). This…
Although leaves of absence are not uncommon among dental practices, many dentists may be unaware of the common legal traps employers could fall into when…
If you are a dental practice owner and haven’t reviewed your team’s contracts lately, you’ll want to check them over ASAP. You may be surprised…
A question we often receive from dentists is whether or not an employee can change their designation to that of a contractor or vice versa….