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Friday, July 19
Time	Event	CE Hours
8 – 9:45 a.m.	Opening Session and Keynote Address (K2)	1.0
10 a.m. – Noon	Dental Society Staff Roundtable Discussions (DS)	N/A
10 a.m. – Noon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Predictable Implant Dentistry — Surgical and Prosthetic Phases (C1, C2) • Part 1 (C1) • Part 2 (C2)	2.0 3.0
10 a.m. – Noon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Practice and Financial Management for the New Dentist (M1, M2) • Part 1 (M1) • Part 2 (M2)	2.0 3.0
10 a.m. – Noon	Want a Great Practice? You Have to Coach Your Team! (E1)	2.0
1:30 – 3:30 p.m.	Social Media in Your Dental Practice (E2)	2.0
Saturday, July 20
Time	Event	CE Hours
7:45 – 8:45 a.m. for each session	Breakfast and Learn Sessions: Select 1 of 3 • Insurance: The Cornerstone of a Solid Financial Plan • Practice and Commercial Real Estate Financing for New Dentists • Risk Management: Protecting Your Patients and Practice	N/A for each session
9 a.m. – Noon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	The Art of Treatment Planning and Case Presentation (C3, C4) • Part 1 (C3) • Part 2 (C4)	3.0 3.0
9 a.m. – Noon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Making it Easy for Patients to Say Yes! (M3, M4) • Part 1 (M3) • Part 2 (M4)	3.0 3.0
9 a.m. – Noon 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.	Medical and Dental Implications of Most Prescribed Medications (P1, P2) • Part 1 (P1) • Part 2 (P2)	3.0 3.0

Friday, July 19

Opening Session and Keynote Address (K2)

Time: 8 – 9:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Charles Norman, D.D.S., ADA President-Elect.

Keynote: Outsourcing Blame and Other Terrible Business Practices
Brought to you by Pacific Dental Services

CE Hours: 1.0

Speaker: Jeff Havens

Description: This keynote is a study in exactly how not to approach your professional life. Jeff Havens will ‘encourage’ you to criticize others and blame them for your failures before a serious discussion. Learn how to deliver constructive criticism, make small improvements that yield big results, and manage change as your business grows.

After this course, you will be able to:

Learn specific strategies for delivering productive constructive criticism to colleagues, superiors, and subordinates
Understand how small improvements in communication techniques can yield large rewards in both customer retention and staff loyalty
Identify ways to approach change as your business grows and evolves

Dental Society Staff Roundtable Discussion (DS)

Time: 10 a.m. – Noon

CE credit is not offered for this program.

Description: Would you like to increase new dentist membership, interest and involvement in your dental society? This informal meeting will give you a chance to share your daily challenges and successes with other dental society staff members in a roundtable discussion. Bring your latest issues, ideas and samples to share with the group.

Predictable Implant Dentistry — Surgical and Prosthetic Phases, Parts 1 and 2 (C1, C2)

Time: 10 a.m. – Noon

CE Hours: 2.0 for Part 1; 3.0 for Part 2

Speaker: Matthew Young, D.D.S.

Description: This implant program will discuss the diagnosis, treatment planning and procedures necessary for predictable long term results. Learn to evaluate hard and soft tissue which guides your surgical and restorative plan. You will be able to identify surgical protocols to atraumatically extract a tooth, perform grafting when necessary, choose between immediate or delayed therapy and provide esthetic, functional implant surgery.

After this course, you will be able to:

Learn diagnosis and treatment planning for predictable implant surgery
Understand decision making in immediate versus delayed implant therapy
Develop techniques to utilize prototypes for optimal aesthetic restorations

Practice and Financial Management for the New Dentist, Parts 1 and 2 (M1, M2)

Time: 10 a.m. – Noon Part 1 (M1); 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Part 2 (M2)

CE Hours: 2.0 Hours for Part 1; 3.0 Hours for Part 2

Speaker: Brandon Collier

Description: This course provides the introduction to sound practice and financial management. Learn the importance of periodic fee adjustments, the ways to grow your patient base and the proper treatment of referring doctors. Understand long-term investing with the goal of learning how to successfully manage your own investments and one day retire with more money than you ever anticipated.

After this course, you will be able to:

Identify ways to grow your patient base
Learn about insurance policies and how to protect your assets
Understand the benefits of tax-deductible retirement plans and sensible investing

A Fresh Perspective from an Emerging Speaker

Want a Great Practice? You Have to Coach Your Team! (E1)

Time: 10 a.m. – Noon

CE Hours: 2.0

Speaker: Tanner McKenna, D.D.S.

Description: Taking an active role in coaching your team will create a highly functional practice, and allow you and your team to realize its growth potential. This presentation will take you through a typical work week highlighting practice, financial, and clinical tips, and areas where you can coach your team to achieve greater success.

After this course, you will be able to:

Identify areas of your own practice where well-coached team members can take charge
Train your office team to be more independent so you can focus on dentistry
Apply coaching strategies tailored to team members of different generations

A Fresh Perspective from an Emerging Speaker

Social Media in Your Dental Practice (E2)

Time: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

CE Hours: 2.0

Speaker: Joshua Austin, D.D.S.

Description: Review the evolution of social media and discover ways that a dental practice can connect with patients using current and emerging social media channels. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube will be reviewed, compared and contrasted so that you may learn how to effectively use these outlets to recruit and retain patients.

The attendee will be able to:

Understand why social media is a must for a successful dental practice
Learn how to recruit and retain patients with social media
Understand social media’s evolution and learn ways to prepare for its future

Saturday, July 20

Breakfast and Learn Sessions — Select 1 of 3

Time: 7:45 – 8:45 a.m.

Description: Get revved up with a hot breakfast to start your day off right. Learn about the products and services offered for new dentists from the following companies:

Insurance: The Cornerstone of a Solid Financial Plan
ADA-sponsored members insurance plans are a valuable member benefit that can help you prepare for your responsibilities today and tomorrow. Getting a practice loan, ensuring your debts don’t burden others, building a business partnership, and safeguarding loved ones’ futures all rely on a solid financial plan. And you can count on the ADA to help you get started or enhance the insurance you currently have in place.

Practice and Commercial Real Estate Financing
for New Dentists
Join Wells Fargo Practice Finance — the only practice lender selected especially for ADA members and endorsed by ADA Business Resources^SM — and explore all aspects of financing practice acquisition, buy-in and start-up projects. You’ll review sample budgets and loan structures, plus see how to optimize your borrowing options through the management of your financial profile.

Risk Management: Protecting Your Patients and Practice
Learn risk-management strategies that promote safer patient-centered care and help reduce your liability. Clear communication, detailed documentation, and obtaining informed consent will be discussed, along with case studies, emerging risks in dentistry, and recommendations to help reduce your exposure.

Please note: Breakfast and Learn sessions do not qualify for ADA/CERP Continuing Education credit. Participating companies have designed their own courses and selected their own speakers. Unless noted, the information and opinions presented are solely those of the participating companies and do not represent opinions of, and are not endorsed by, the American Dental Association. Space is limited.

The Art of Treatment Planning and Case Presentation, Parts 1 and 2 (C3,C4)

Times: 9 a.m. – Noon Part 1 (C3)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Part 2 (C4)

CE Hours: 3.0 Hours for Part 1; 3.0 Hours for Part 2

Speaker: Lee Ann Brady, D.M.D.

Description: This interactive program presents a systemized approach to treatment planning and case presentation covering esthetics, function and health. We will look at the decision points and data necessary to plan for success in all three areas. Participants will get hands-on experience with treatment planning multiple case studies, then learn how the real-world cases were ultimately managed.

After this course, you will be able to:

Complete an esthetic and functional exam and diagnosis.
Employ and interactive treatment planning and case presentation process that engages the patient
Develop a treatment plan for any patient no matter how complex the case

Making it Easy for Patients to Say Yes! Parts 1 and 2 (M3, M4)

Times: 9 a.m. – Noon Part 1 (M3)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Part 2 (M4)

CE Hours: 3.0 Hours for Part 1; 3.0 Hours for Part 2

Speaker: Paul Homoly, D.D.S.

Description: Complex dentistry means complex treatment plans. Dentists have the technical knowledge to provide cosmetic, implant and restorative dentistry, but are frustrated with patient acceptance of their treatment recommendations. Today’s dentist and team need a process for guiding their patients towards good dental health decisions. In this course, participants will learn practical techniques to improve patient acceptance even in complex cases.

After this course, you will be able to:

Learn the distinctions between simple and complex care patients
Determine whether your patient is ready for complex care
Understand the role of leadership during the case acceptance process

Medical and Dental Implications of Most Prescribed Medications, Parts 1 and 2 (P1, P2)

Times: 9 a.m. – Noon Part 1 (P3)
1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Part 2 (P4)

CE Hours: 3.0 Hours for Part 1; 3.0 Hours for Part 2

Speaker: Harold Crossley, D.D.S., Ph.D., M.S.

Description: Many physician-prescribed medications used by your patients have dental implications and side effects affecting your treatment plan. Understand the indications, contraindications, and side effects of the most commonly prescribed medications. These medications represent 30 percent of all prescriptions taken by your dental patients and familiarity with these drugs will provide you with a better appreciation for the health profile of your dental patient.

After this course, you will be able to:

Identify medications that could adversely interact with dental medications
Identify oral side effects that may be caused by these medications
Learn how to combine analgesics to maximize their effects

Disclaimer
The ideas and comments expressed during this conference are not necessarily endorsed by those of the American Dental Association.