FIRE! It took a brush with catastrophe to get me to focus on the need to be prepared to prevent and manage a fire emergency in the office.

Authors

Stuart Segelnick DDS, MS, NYSDAFollow

Keywords

Fire safety, UPS battery Backup, UL standards, Office Emergency

Abstract

Backing up your office computer data and encompassing your practice management software, your imaging software and everything your office needs to treat patients and do business are essential, for you never know when a disaster might strike, making it crucial to have daily backups of electronic records and office data, preferably both cloud and physical storage. One very prudent recommendation offered to me by the New York City Small Business Service grant program after Hurricane Sandy destroyed my office 13 years ago was to have a battery backup system in my newly built office. This would improve resiliency during a power outage, I was told.

Recommended Citation

Segelnick, Stuart DDS, MS (2025) "FIRE! It took a brush with catastrophe to get me to focus on the need to be prepared to prevent and manage a fire emergency in the office.," The New York State Dental Journal: Vol. 91: No. 5, Article 2.
Available at: https://commons.ada.org/nysdj/vol91/iss5/2