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stitute a confidential trade secret and should be protected through an employment agreement. The owners of a dental practice should be able to prevent an asso- ciate from taking valuable assets when he or she leaves the practice. Detailed patient lists are protect- able. Dentists should be familiar with non-compete and trade secret agreements, and they should have these agreements incorporated into their employment agreements. All associates should be required to sign a non-compete and a trade secret agreement at the beginning of their employment. Without these agreements in place, patient lists are not protected and the dentist is exposed to the risk of an associate leaving the practice and taking patients with them. DT DENTAL TRIBUNE | May 2011 Practice Matters 7A AD (Photo/www.dreamstime.com) Stuart J. Oberman, Esq., who has extensive legal experience in representing dentists, has been invited to lecture at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. Oberman will be one of the featured speakers at a continuing edu- cation course, titled “How to Prevent Fraud in the Dental Office,” on June 27. He has lectured extensively on the legal issues facing the dentistry profession, and is also a regular contributor to Dental Tribune. Oberman has also written articles for dental publications such as Doctor of Dentistry, Woman Dentist Journal and Georgia Dental Practice Solu- tions. He is on the board of directors for the DDD Founda- tion, an organization that pro- vides dentistry for the devel- opmentally disabled. For more information on Stuart J. Oberman, please visit www.gadentalattorney.com, or go to the corporate website at www.obermanlaw.com. Prevent fraud in dental offices Continuing eDuCAtion About the author Stuart J. Oberman, Esq., has extensive experience in repre- senting dentists during dental partnership agreements, part- nership buy-ins, dental MSOs, commercial leasing, entity for- mation (professional corpora- tions, limited liability compa- nies), real estate transactions, employment law, dental board defense, estate planning and other business transactions that a dentist will face during his or her career. For questions or comments regarding this article, visit www. gadentalattorney.com. All associates should be required to sign a non-compete and a trade secret agreement at the beginning of their employment.