EDIC – Dental Malpractice
If you are a dentist or own a dental practice you need to have adequate insurance to protect yourself and your business from dental malpractice. Eastern Dentist Insurance Company (EDIC) offers dentists professional liability or malpractice insurance to provide coverage and protection in the event of a malpractice claim from one or more of your clients. This company is owned and operated by a member’s board of directors occupied by dentists.
With a company owned by dentists providing dentist insurance lends itself well to provide its members with dental malpractice insurance protection and legal support. There is no one better to understand how to mitigate claims, risks, and provide solid affordable dental malpractice insurance to dentists than dentists, which offers a unique business model in this area of insurance coverage. EDIC is able to extend experience and education to its members on minimizing or eliminating the number of professional liability claims aimed at their members.
EDIC has developed solid risk prevention methods and claims reductions practices for dental malpractice through continuing education and information on how to reduce professional liability claims. They have also developed online courses as well as instructor led training courses to further educate the members of EDIC on how to mitigate their claims. Member dentists will be coached on the proper dispensing of medications for dental surgeries and post-surgical issues or complications. Through these classes and information dentists will also learn how to professionally dismiss a patient and the importance of excellent recordkeeping in the event a claim does evolve.
The professional liability insurance offered by EDIC to its member dentists to protect them against dental malpractice is in partnership with The Harford Insurance Company. Their package includes general liability coverage and risk property protection to insure your place of business. This coverage also includes special options to cover legal expenses for medical waste disposal and for review board or court appearances. There are various other offerings that go along with this package which are offered at substantial discounts for their dentist members.
Along with dental malpractice insurance EDIC provides an array of other varying insurance coverage relating to personal liability, business liability, employment practices liability, and workers compensation insurance along with other options. Each of these types of insurance coverage encompasses specific claims and insurance coverage based on specifics of a particular incident, risk or claim. Whatever the coverage EDIC maintains quality coverage for their members at affordable pricing.
It is vitally important for a dentist to protect their business from dental malpractice claims which is why EDIC is the right company for your practice. Not only do they provide robust varying coverage options, but they will aggressively fight the legal battles to protect you and your practice. They have an amazing win rate of 93% of their cases and they have never had to settle any claims without first asking the dentist if they wish to make a settlement payment. This track record makes EDIC a credible insurance company for all your business insurance needs.
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