Conference

Major Public Policy Issues in Dentistry:
Why Do They Matter to You?
Carlos Quiñonez, DMD, MSc, PhD, FRCD(C)
This is a full day session reviewing the major public policy
issues facing dentistry today. These include: 1. The place of
dentistry within Canada’s health-care system; 2. Demographic
changes, oral disease, access to dental care, and medicaldental
integration; 3. Changes in insurance, provider supply, and competition in
the dental care market; 4. The corporatization and commercialization of dentistry;
5. Ethics in dentistry. The session will begin with an historical perspective on
the development of Canada’s dental care system, and move to discussing the
various public policy issues outlined above. Each topic is separate, but they
build on each other into the overarching aim of demonstrating their relevance
to clinical practice and organized dentistry. All presentations will be grounded in
rich media and quantitative and qualitative data. Debate and discussion will be
encouraged throughout the session.
Learning Objectives:
• To introduce participants to the varied topics that are important to dentistry
in terms of public policy
• To understand the major historical, social, political and economic
dimensions of Canada’s dental care system
• To reflect on policy issues and their relevance to clinical practice
and organized dentistry
Session Code: T-110
Time:
10:00 am – 12:30 pm Continuous 2:30 – 5:00 pm
Type:
Lecture
Audience:
Dentist Only
RCDSO QA Program: Category 1 (Core) Course Ticketed Event
Fee: $20
Please note that continuous full-day sessions must be attended in their entirety (AM and PM) –
partial credits will not be allocated for attending only one portion of a continuous full-day session.
Ortho Tips for the General Dentist
Jean Furuyama, DDS
NEW DENTIST SYMPOSIUM:
The Business Side of Dentistry for New Dentists
Lisa Philp,
RDH
Graham Flanagan,
AIB, FICB, PFP
Business plan template – why do a business plan, what your business plan does
for you, knowing when to make changes. Understanding financial statements,
preparing financial projections on Excel in six minutes and saving up to $5,000
in accounting fees. Common questions/answers regarding expected revenues,
expenses and capital expenditures. Analyzing a sample business plan and
projections. In what order should I arrange financing, negotiate the lease, buy the
equipment and arrange the contractor? Monitoring results and deciding when
and if to make changes to your plan. Understanding demographics, choosing
wisely. How to negotiate the lease and what to avoid in a lease. Visibility and
viability of location. Buy, build or lease? Purchasing your own real estate
for the practice and arranging financing. Buying versus starting a practice.
Understanding dental appraisals: what do they tell us and what is missing? How
to do due diligence of a dental practice. Effective managing of both your staff
and business plans.
Learning Objectives:
• To be able to make up your own business plan and be able to monitor the
results, and the five engines that are critical to operate a dental practice
• Location, location, location – making the right choices in order to be
successful
• Effectively managing staff (attract, motivate, retain staff) and business
structures, tax planning and planning for the future
Session Code: T-111
Time:
9:30 am – 12:00 pm Continious 2:00 – 4:30 pm
Type:
Lecture
Audience:
Dentist Only
RCDSO QA Program: Category 3
Fee:
Free
Please note that continuous full-day sessions must be attended in their entirety (AM and PM) –
partial credits will not be allocated for attending only one portion of a continuous full-day session.
Thursday May 5 | ASM 2016 Sessions |
More and more ortho is being done by general dentists. Tips
on deciding which cases to do and how to do them more
efficiently.
Learning Objectives:
• How to decide which cases to refer out and which to treat
• How to decide which option is best for your patient
• How drugs your patients take impact orthodontic tooth movement
Session Code: T-112
Time:
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Type:
Lecture
Audience:
Dentist Only
RCDSO QA Program: Category 2
Fee:
Free
Digital Dentures for Fun and Profit
Jean Furuyama, DDS
Digital dentures are easier, faster and far less hassle than
what you learned in dental school.
Learning Objectives:
• Even if you hated doing dentures in the past, dentures can be fun
– and profitable
• How to take records for digital dentures
• What to look for in the digitally produced try-in
Session Code: T-113
Time:
2:00 – 4:30 pm
Type:
Lecture
Audience:
Dentist Only
RCDSO QA Program: Category 2
Fee:
Free
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