As outlined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, MMCSOD is committed to ensuring that all identifiable information in patient records and photos used in teaching such as name, address, social security number, patient chart number, photographic images, etc., or for which there is written authorization from the patient to use has been removed.

The Office of Continuing Dental Education requires all presenters participating in a continuing education program, to verify that their presentation materials meet these HIPAA standards. Presentation materials include but are not limited to handouts, slides, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and reproduction of journal articles.