The enjoyment we have experienced in our association with our patients stems in a large part from mutual understanding of the joint responsibility regarding dental care. For this reason, we would like to acquaint you with the goals of modern dentistry:
Comfort, experience, aesthetic excellence, and compassion are hallmarks of success at the practice of Dr. Sharad Pandhi, D.D.S.- Tucson Dentist, for over 30 years. His friendly, highly-trained team of dental professionals take the time to understand your needs, and to provide solutions and alternatives for the Perfect Smile. Dr. Pandhi also provides dental care for those with special needs in home, nursing homes, or hospital settings. This service is his commitment to your total comfort and well-being.
With over 30 years of experience, Tucson dentist Dr. Pandhi and his staff look for every opportunity to offer the highest level of service and comfort during your visit. Every team member participates in regular continuing education courses to remain at the forefront of dental technology. Additionally, the state-of-the-art facility provides the ideal environment to comfortably resolve any dental concern you or your family may have.
As an industry pioneer and one of Arizonas most advanced dental practices, Dr. Pandhi can ensure your long-term comfort and satisfaction through his commitment to using only the highest quality products and materials. Dr. Pandhi only partners with the finest Certified Dental Laboratories and implements todays most advanced dental technologies.
This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (phi) to carry out treatment, payment or health care option (tpo) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. Protected health information is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and relates to your past, present or future physical or mental condition and related to health care services.
Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health InformationYour protected health information may be used and disclosed by your dentist, our office staff and other outside of our office that are involved in your care and treatment for the purpose of providing health care services to you, to pay our healthcare bills, to support the operation of the physicians practice, and any other use by law.
TreatmentWe will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your healthcare and any related services. This includes the coordination of management of your health care with a third party. for example, your protected health information may be provided to a physician/dentist to whom you have been referred to ensure that the physician/den-tist has necessary information to diagnose or treat you.
PaymentYour protected health information will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your health care services. For example, we may contact your health insurer to certify your eligibility of benefit and obtain payment from other third parties, your rel-evant protected health information may be disclosed to the health plan.
Persons Involved In CareWe may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations without your authorization. These situ-ations include as required by law public health issues as required by law, Communicable Diseases; Health Oversight; Abuse or Neglect; Food and Drug Administration requirements; Legal Proceedings; Law Enforcement; Coroners, Funeral Directors, Organ Donation Research; Criminal Activity; Military Activity; National Security; Workers Compensation; Inmates; Required Uses and Disclosures. Under the law, we must make disclosures to you and when required by the Secretary f the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine our compliance with requirements of Section 164.500
Other permitted and required uses and disclosures will be made only with your consent. Authorization or opportunity to ob-ject, unless required b law. You may revoke this authorization, at any time, in writing, except to the extent that your dentists practice has taken an action in reliance on the use or disclosure indicated in the authorization.
Your RightsAlthough your health records are the physical property of the health care provider who completed it, you have certain rights with regards to the information contained therein. Following is a statement of your rights with respect to your protected health information.
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of, and provide individuals with, this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with resect to protected health information. If you have any objections to this form, please ask to speak with our hipaa compliance officer in person or by phone at our main phone number.