Friday, September 27

8 a.m.-10 a.m. Keynote Session: Stephen M. R. Covey

ADDL 10:15 a.m.-12 Noon Motivating & Improving Employee Performance -Todd Campbell 

A well-known fact in employee motivation and performance is the opportunity for employees to continue to grow, to develop within their job, and enhance skills that will help them advance in their career. The latest trend in motivation has also identified several other factors that must be present in order for people to be highly motivated. This course explores those factors, which factors are most important and provides you with specific actions you can take to address team members' needs.

ADDL 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The Three Roles of an Effective Manager -Todd Campbell

Think about the best manager you ever had. They seemed to have a keen sense of what you needed and how to get the most from you and your team. Great managers know that there is more to just managing the complexity of day-to-day activities of the team and recognize when they need to get out in front to lead or coach others to success. This course broadens your view of your role and enables you to confidently manage, coach and lead others to build a more successful lab and relationships throughout the practice.

Practice Owners 2 p.m.-4 p.m. CE Session #1: Designed for Accomplishment, Engineered for Success: Treatment Planning & Case Presentation Success Secrets  -Dr. Tim Bizga

Saturday, September 28

Practice Owners 7:45 a.m.-9 a.m. CE Session #2: Effective Dentist-Patient Communication -The Doctors Company

Many dental malpractice claims arise because of communication errors. At the end of this risk management seminar, participants will be able to:        

• Recognize common communication errors in the clinical setting
• Identify techniques to enhance dentist-patient communication
• Describe risk management strategies designed to reduce the frequency and severity of malpractice claim

Practice Owners 9:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. CE Session #3: Building A Profitable Implant Practice -Dr. Joe Gillespie

Implants represent a tremendous opportunity for Affordable Dentures practices to significantly increase their production and profitability, while providing both denture and single-tooth implant patients with an incredibly valuable and sometimes even life changing service. This program will explain how to best prepare you and your staff to participate in this opportunity and help you determine how both conventional and mini dental implants fit into your practice.

• Implant product and surgical protocol review
• Internal Marketing and case acceptance strategies
• Engaging the entire staff to ensure success
• Offering options
• Appropriate case selection
• Contraindications
• Case planning
• Removable cases
• Knife edge ridges
• Maxillary arch
• RPDs
• Fixed indications
• Single-tooth implants
• Posterior bridges
• Laying a flap – when, why, and how
• Bone and socket preservation techniques
• Troubleshooting
•  Successful post-operative protocols
• Question and Answer session

Sunday, September 29

Practice Owners 8:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CE Session #3: Oral Surgery-Various Topics -Dr. Jay Reznick

Dr. Jay Reznick will cover a number of relevant oral surgery topics, as suggested by Affordable Dentures-affiliated practice owners:

• Impactions: mandibular and maxillary third molars and canines      
• Removal of soft and hard tissue cysts
• Removal of hyperplastic tissue 
• Removal of mandibular tori
• Removal of palatal tori 
• Closure of oral/antral fistulas
• Frenectomies:              
• Maxillary labial for pre-pros and ortho              
• Mandibular lingual 
• Incision and drainage: when and how? 
• Post-op problems:               
• Bleeding                
• Pain                
• Dry Sockets
• New and/or current trends in pain control