News regarding IRS form SS-8 and information regarding the new description of a registered dental hygienist not being considered an “independent contract laborer” is critical. The IRS has been cracking down on practices that are paying hygienists as independent contractors because, in part, of the uptick in SS-8 form requests. Form SS-8 can be submitted by either the dentist or the dental hygienist, asking for a determination of a hygienist’s status. If this form is submit