2022-23 Program
Day 1
Day 1 - Lecture 1:
International obstructive sleep apnea expert, Jonathan A. Parker, DDS, explores the importance of adequate sleep, the health costs of its absence as well as the prevalence of sub-optimum sleep due to sleep apnea. He then sets forth the signs, symptoms and pathophysiology of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, as well as proper screening examinations to identify patients suffering from the disorder.
53 minutes
Jonathan A. Parker, DDS
is a practicing dentist specializing in dental sleep medicine. He is the owner of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center and co-founder of The Sleep Performance Institute. Dr. Parker is a diplomate of both American Board of Orofacial Pain as well as American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is a recipient of The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine’s “Distinguished Service Award”. He is clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, has authored numerous articles in his field, received several patents and given hundreds of presentations to medical and dental colleagues.
You may contact Dr. Parker with your questions or comments at (952) 345-0290, or by email at jparker@jparkerdds.com.
Day 1 - Lecture 2:
The social and medical status of cannabis has changed dramatically in recent years. Pharmacologist and renown presenter, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, offers a comprehensive, 2-part review of the history, current legal status, pharmacology, physiological effects and medical uses of cannabis and terpenes. In part 1 Dr. Viola focuses on cannabis’ unusual state vs. federal legal status and consumer access, state specific medical marijuana programs, evidence for therapeutic efficacy, proposed uses for patients, and the types of cannabis as well as the anatomy of the plant itself.
55 minutes
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 1 - Lecture 3:
Maxillofacial surgeon and national lecturer, Daniel G. Pompa, DDS, offers an outside the box protocol for making this common clinical decision. In part 1 he explores the 10mm rule, primary factors of success, and guidelines for removal including the C/R ratio and class II mobility, marginal bone loss, and the 1/3 rule. Dr. Pompa also reviews guidelines for when not to remove a tooth including long term teeth maintenance prognosis, peri-implant bone loss, smoking frequency, bisphosphonate use, and high oral hygiene and compliance. Other issues covered include fixed partial denture, single tooth implant, pros and cons of implant supported prosthesis, Buccal plate thickness, surgical risk factors, bone density, sinus lift, splinting considerations, hemi section and root resection, de-coronation, prosthetic crown lengthening and many more.
58 minutes
Daniel G. Pompa, DDS
practiced as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for over 30 years in New York City and currently heads Advanced Practice Seminars which offers lectures to dental students and practitioners both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow in both The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. At present Dr. Pompa is a visiting speaker at eight U.S. dental schools and has given over 500 lectures for numerous organizations and societies.
Dr. Pompa was named a “Leader in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today for the last four years in a row and has been published in many journals including the Journal of the American Dental Association, Dentistry Today and New York State Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry. He is also an inventor, having been issued a U.S. Patent for his contribution in developing a protocol for CT guided surgery used in dental implantology. This patent is cited in over 250 new patents today.
You may contact Dr. Pompa with questions or comments at pompa@aps4dds.com, or by phone at (516) 287-0917.
Day 1 - Lecture 4:
The efficacy of every organization turns on the people who comprise it and the dental practice is no different. Veteran healthcare attorney, Stuart J. Oberman, Esq., offers a comprehensive, 2-part survey of the business, legal and regulatory human resource issues with which every office must be familiar. Topics covered in his first installment include the advent of teledentistry, the employee manual, harassment and discrimination, new independent contractor guidance from the Fair Labor Standards Act, COVID related issues, the HR checklist among others.
52 minutes
Stuart J. Oberman, Esq.
is principle of Oberman Law Firm which focuses on all aspects of commercial law and maintains deep expertise in every facet of healthcare matters from DSO formation, entity structures and mergers, corporate structure compliance and employment law, to contract negotiations, third-party reimbursement, federal and state regulations, and fraud and abuse. Prior to forming his own firm Mr. Oberman was in-house counsel for the Cincinnati-based insurance company, Berlon & Timmer. He has earned Martindale & Hubbell’s Client Distinction Award as a top one percent in the country practitioner and has authored numerous articles on legal issues impacting the practice of dentistry.
You may contact Mr. Oberman with your questions and comments at stuart@obermanlaw.com, or by phone at (770) 886-2400.
Day 2
Day 2 - Lecture 1:
In part 2 of his 3-part presentation veteran practitioner, Daniel G. Pompa, DDS, returns to finish his discussion of crown lengthening and then explores myriad other issues including biotype, facial gingival grafting, the “dual zone” therapeutic concept, guided tissue preservation, periodontal breakdown of lower anterior incisors, alternative implant and pontic configurations, orthodontic extrusion, the relationship between midline and symmetry, surgical guiding, implant considerations with diabetic patients, medication induced bone changes, implant outcomes risk factors and more.
50 minutes
Daniel G. Pompa, DDS
practiced as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for over 30 years in New York City and currently heads Advanced Practice Seminars which offers lectures to dental students and practitioners both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow in both The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. At present Dr. Pompa is a visiting speaker at eight U.S. dental schools and has given over 500 lectures for numerous organizations and societies.
Dr. Pompa was named a “Leader in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today for the last four years in a row and has been published in many journals including the Journal of the American Dental Association, Dentistry Today and New York State Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry. He is also an inventor, having been issued a U.S. Patent for his contribution in developing a protocol for CT guided surgery used in dental implantology. This patent is cited in over 250 new patents today.
You may contact Dr. Pompa with questions or comments at pompa@aps4dds.com, or by phone at (516) 287-0917.
Day 2 - Lecture 2:
Dental pain management expert, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, reviews the appropriate prescribing of opioid and non-opioid analgesics to treat acute dental pain. His talk explores the pharmacology and mechanism of action of these medications, their intended role and when their use should be avoided, individualized pain management strategy development, and appropriate prescribing practices for these analgesics in everyday clinical situations. Areas covered include the anatomy of pain, COX inhibition, NSAIDS, Acetaminophen, and opioid prescribing protocols as well as treatment of addiction and prevention of diversion.
55 minutes
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 2 - Lecture 3:
In part 2 of his 4-part presentation on snoring and obstructive sleep apnea in the dental practice, renown dental sleep medicine specialist, Jonathan A. Parker, DDS, explains the indications for and mechanisms of action of a mandibular advancement device for snoring and OSA as well as how care for these patients should be coordinated with their primary care or sleep medicine provider.
55 minutes
Jonathan A. Parker, DDS
is a practicing dentist specializing in dental sleep medicine. He is the owner of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center and co-founder of The Sleep Performance Institute. Dr. Parker is a diplomate of both American Board of Orofacial Pain as well as American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is a recipient of The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine’s “Distinguished Service Award”. He is clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, has authored numerous articles in his field, received several patents and given hundreds of presentations to medical and dental colleagues.
You may contact Dr. Parker with your questions or comments at (952) 345-0290, or by email at jparker@jparkerdds.com.
Day 2 - Lecture 4:
At some point virtually all dentists sell their practices, the question is when and for how much. Dental practice business consultant, Eric J. Morin, explores the question of whether to sell, or hold and scale, and how assess and increase ultimate valuation. Topics covered include economic vs market value, pros and cons of diversification, true value of practice sale proceeds, comparative economics of sale vs. hold and scale, comparative returns on investment in your dental practice vs other assets, the practice as asset vs. income stream, the rule of 72, opportunity cost, practice value components, redundant systems, and much more.
50 minutes
Eric J Morin, MBA
is the founder and CEO of Tower Leadership, a dental practice optimization consulting firm. As a national speaker, author, consultant and thought leader he specializes in educating dentists on how to achieve financial freedom by investing in their own practices. Mr. Morin’s expertise has improved the work environment, impact and bottom lines of hundreds of practices by equipping dentists with the knowledge and tools they need to grow and improve their operations in a way in which everyone on the team benefits. He is also a wealth and business coach and a Forbes Speaker and presents regularly across the country.
You may contact Mr. Morin with your questions and comments at eric@towerleadership.com, or by phone at (678) 200-6261.
Day 3
Day 3 - Lecture 1:
OSA expert, Jonathan A. Parker, DDS, returns for the 3rd installment of his 4-lecture series to discuss design variations of different oral appliances, the selection criteria for each, and how to match patient characteristics with the appliance options to select the appropriate one for each patient.
56 minutes
Jonathan A. Parker, DDS
is a practicing dentist specializing in dental sleep medicine. He is the owner of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center and co-founder of The Sleep Performance Institute. Dr. Parker is a diplomate of both American Board of Orofacial Pain as well as American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is a recipient of The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine’s “Distinguished Service Award”. He is clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, has authored numerous articles in his field, received several patents and given hundreds of presentations to medical and dental colleagues.
You may contact Dr. Parker with your questions or comments at (952) 345-0290, or by email at jparker@jparkerdds.com.
Day 3 - Lecture 2:
Professional and business risk can portend significant financial exposure for healthcare practitioners. David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, attorney and principle of physician and dentist focused wealth management firm, OJM Group, surveys the tools and legal structures which can shield personal and practice assets from liability. Areas covered include types of “inside” and “outside” risk, insurance options, legal entities, LLC leasebacks, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, relevant hallmark and recent legal cases, and more.
59 minutes
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA
is a practicing attorney in The Law Offices of David B. Mandell, PC and a principal of the wealth management firm OJM Group, LLC. He specializes in risk management, asset protection, and financial planning and has authored a number of books for doctors including, Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Mr. Mandell also created the Category 1 CME monograph, Risk Management for the Practicing Physician. His articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including over 30 medical specialty journals, and he has addressed many of the nation's leading medical conferences.
Mr. Mandell holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University from which he graduated with honors, a law degree from the UCLA School of Law where he was awarded the “American Jurisprudence Award” for achievement in legal ethics and earned his MBA from UCLA'S Anderson School of Management.
You may contact Mr. Mandell with any questions or comments at (877) 656–4362 or by email at mandell@ojmgroup.com
Day 3 - Lecture 3:
Pharmacologist and nationally know expert, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, returns to completes his discussion of cannabis and terpenes focusing on the active compounds in cannabis, routes of administration, adverse reactions and patient treatment considerations. Topics covered include, phytocannabinoids, terpenes, mechanisms of action, cannabis preparations and methods of consumption, neurological, behavioral, cardiovascular and immunosuppressive effects, as well as oral and medical health and ethical considerations.
54 minutes
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 3 - Lecture 4:
Purchasing a dental practice or buying into one is likely one of the most significant financial transactions of a dentist’s life so it’s critical that both the transaction itself as well as preparation for and management of the transition which follows are handled properly. Consultant and national speaker, David Schwab, PhD, explores the latter half of ownership change from the perspectives of both the buyer and seller, and offers helpful advice on properly assessing the counter party, establishing and maintaining the practice brand, setting clear expectations, successfully integrating new owners or management, proper team management, practice valuation, 20 questions to ask the buyer, proper reference checking and more.
52 minutes
David Schwab, PhD
is principal of David Schwab & Associates, Inc. a marketing consulting firm providing in-office seminars, online training and consulting, customized patient education videos, and other practice management services. He speaks, writes and consults on helping dentists grow their practices, educate their patients, and train their teams to optimize practice profitability through practice management and marketing approaches for the entire dental team by developing brand identity, leveraging social media, revving up internal marketing, communications and team leadership, improving and growing referral relationships, and increasing case acceptance.
Dr. Schwab’s articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The Journal of the American Dental Association, Dental Economics, The Seattle Study Club Journal, and The Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. His website, www.davidschwab.com, features blogs, articles, and videos.
You may contact Dr. Schwab with your questions and comments at dschwabphd@me.com, or by phone at (407) 324-1333.
Day 4
Day 4 - Lecture 1:
Dental sleep medicine veteran, Jonathan A. Parker, DDS, completes his 4-part presentation with a review of dental appliance side effects and well as their causes and management, and then offers practical and implementable advice on starting and growing the dental sleep medicine part of a dental practice.
58 minutes
Jonathan A. Parker, DDS
is a practicing dentist specializing in dental sleep medicine. He is the owner of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Dental Treatment Center and co-founder of The Sleep Performance Institute. Dr. Parker is a diplomate of both American Board of Orofacial Pain as well as American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and is a recipient of The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine’s “Distinguished Service Award”. He is clinical assistant professor at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, has authored numerous articles in his field, received several patents and given hundreds of presentations to medical and dental colleagues.
You may contact Dr. Parker with your questions or comments at (952) 345-0290, or by email at jparker@jparkerdds.com.
Day 4 - Lecture 2:
Internationally renowned clinician and academic cardiac rehabilitation specialist, Barry A. Franklin, PhD, has also spent four decades studying the characteristics and behaviors of some of the world’s most successful people, ultimately authoring a book on the subject. In this talk Dr. Franklin reveals in an hour the 9 strategies his many years of study have shown to be the common denominators of success and effective leadership something integral vibrant healthcare practices.
53 minutes
Barry A. Franklin, PHD
serves as Director, Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, at Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, as well as Professor, Internal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He is past president of both American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and American College of Sports Medicine. Currently he serves on the Board of the American Society for Preventative Cardiology.
Dr. Franklin is past editor in chief of the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention and currently serves on the editorial boards of 15 other journals. He has written or edited more than 700 scientific and clinical publications, including 103 book chapters and 27 books including his latest, “GPS for Success: Skills, Strategies and Secrets of Superachievers” which can be ordered at www.DrBarryFranklin.com. Dr. Franklin has given over 1000 invited presentations worldwide. In 2015, he was listed in "The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds" (Clinical Medicine).
You may contact Dr. Franklin with any questions or comments at barry.franklin@beaumont.edu or through his website: www.drbarryfranklin.com
Day 4 - Lecture 3:
Renown national speaker and dental pain management expert, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, discusses the management of periprocedural pain with local anesthetic agents by exploring basic concepts of neurophysiology and nerve conduction, differentiations between the two major classes of anesthetic agents, vasoconstrictors and their potential impact in common organ disease states, rationales for usage of local anesthetic agent combinations, as well as adverse anesthetic effects, contraindications and patient care considerations.
54 minutes
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 4 - Lecture 4:
Numerous influences and tendencies impact how we think and thus the decisions we make, and in the case of healthcare professionals patient care hangs in the balance. Emergency medicine physician and metacognition expert, Mitchell Whyne, MD, uses case studies to explore the myriad nuances of practitioner thought processes in the patient care setting. Looking at the areas of cognitive biases, logical fallacies and patient bias, Dr. Whyne explores thin and thick slicing, fast and slow thinking, anchoring, attribution error, framing, anchoring, affective error, availability error, confirmation and many other biases, the Dunning Kruger effect, bandwagon effect, strawman comparison and much more.
51 minutes
Mitchell Whyne, MD
is a licensed Canadian physician who has practiced emergency medicine both in rural and urban settings for over 35 years. He splits his professional time between the emergency room and addiction and pain practices and has diplomas in sports medicine, addiction, and pain medicine. Dr. Whyne is also a frequent presenter to healthcare audiences on medical topics on sports medicine, addiction, and pain medicine, as well as the impact of cognitive biases and logical fallacies in patient care decision making.
You may contact Dr. Whyne with any questions or comments at (705) 796-8107 or by email at mwhyne@gmail.com.
Day 5
Day 5 - Lecture 1:
Illicit drugs present myriad problems and some of relate directly to oral health and the treatment of dental patients. Pharmacist and national presenter, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, discusses the different types of “street” substances along with common adverse effects and oral manifestations to illuminate the impact of dependance and abuse on dental therapy and overall patient health. He then moves on to instruct on techniques useful to identify and successfully manage patient drug use and dependency. Drugs discussed include CNS stimulants and depressants, illegal opioids, hallucinogens, albuterol, Neurontin, niacin, and even Imodium.
52 minutes
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 5 - Lecture 2:
Maxillofacial surgeon and national presenter, Daniel G. Pompa, DDS, concludes his 3-part lecture series with a discussion of when periapical surgery is indicated and when it is not. Aspects covered include coronal leakage, disease process confinement, metastatic lesions, absolute and relative indications for periapical surgery, surgery referral checklist, the fistula (sinus tract) rule, the significance of radiographic angulation, CAT scanning technology, CBCT analysis, indications for failing implant removal, European vs. American single tooth implant approaches, biotype conversion, socket shield, gentle wave technique, and many more.
50 minutes
Daniel G. Pompa, DDS
practiced as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for over 30 years in New York City and currently heads Advanced Practice Seminars which offers lectures to dental students and practitioners both nationally and internationally. He is a fellow in both The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. At present Dr. Pompa is a visiting speaker at eight U.S. dental schools and has given over 500 lectures for numerous organizations and societies.
Dr. Pompa was named a “Leader in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today for the last four years in a row and has been published in many journals including the Journal of the American Dental Association, Dentistry Today and New York State Journal of the Academy of General Dentistry. He is also an inventor, having been issued a U.S. Patent for his contribution in developing a protocol for CT guided surgery used in dental implantology. This patent is cited in over 250 new patents today.
You may contact Dr. Pompa with questions or comments at pompa@aps4dds.com, or by phone at (516) 287-0917.
Day 5 - Lecture 3:
Dental and medical practice specialist, Stuart J. Oberman, Esq., returns to complete his 2-part review of human resource requirements, prohibitions, and processes. Covered in this presentation are potential employer violations as concern overtime, interviews, discipline, and workplace environment, as well as intellectual property types and permitted protections, online patient allegations of employment law violations, dental board complaints, harassment allegations, the new employee checklist and more.
50 minutes
Stuart J. Oberman, Esq.
is principle of Oberman Law Firm which focuses on all aspects of commercial law and maintains deep expertise in every facet of healthcare matters from DSO formation, entity structures and mergers, corporate structure compliance and employment law, to contract negotiations, third-party reimbursement, federal and state regulations, and fraud and abuse. Prior to forming his own firm Mr. Oberman was in-house counsel for the Cincinnati-based insurance company, Berlon & Timmer. He has earned Martindale & Hubbell’s Client Distinction Award as a top one percent in the country practitioner and has authored numerous articles on legal issues impacting the practice of dentistry.
You may contact Mr. Oberman with your questions and comments at stuart@obermanlaw.com, or by phone at (770) 886-2400.
Day 5 - Lecture 4:
Effective doctor communication with patients and office staff is indispensable to practice cohesiveness, quality patient care and patient satisfaction. Veteran general practitioner, speaker and author, Gerald Levine, MD, CCFP, identifies myriad barriers to listening and communication and offers tools to overcome them. Areas covered include self-care and awareness, mindful listening, the 60 second listening rule, communication styles and skills, and managing secondary traumatic stress.
51 minutes
Gerald Levine, MD, CCFP
graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School and the University of Toronto Family Medicine School. He was a family practitioner for over 30 years and since 2006 has focused on stress management, burnout prevention and mindfulness facilitation offering training physicians, dentists, and their staffs as well as for dental and medical associations throughout Canada including the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, the General Practitioner Psychotherapy Association of Canada, the Canadian Mental Health Association York Region and many others. Dr. Levine has also authored an e-book, 52 Mindful Weeks, Cultivating Awareness and Resilience available on his website, www.managestress.ca.
You may contact Dr. Levine with you questions or comments at geraldlevine@rogers.com, or by phone at (705) 721-3130.
2023-24 Program
Day 1
Day 1 - Lecture 1:
Clinical and microscopic oral & maxillofacial pathologist, Robert D. Kelsch, DMD, uses didactic and case-based discussions to explore the clinical and radiographic features of odontogenic and hard tissue lesions as revealed by panoramic and periapical radiographs. Radiolucencies discussed include odontogenic cysts and tumors, central giant cell granuloma, systemic disease and malignancies.
Robert D. Kelsch, DMD
is a specialist practicing clinical and microscopic oral & maxillofacial pathology, and Director of Clinical Oral Pathology in the Division of Oral Pathology of the Department of Dental Medicine at Northwell Health. He is associate professor in the Departments of Dental Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kelsch is also an attending physician at several area hospitals and holds numerous advisory council, consultant and course director positions at medical foundations, medical centers and professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy or Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology where he was a member of its executive council and chair of several committees. Dr. Kelsch is a Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial pathology, an editor at several medical and dental journals, the recipient of a number of professional awards and prolific writer and speaker.
You may contact Dr. Kelsch with your questions and comments at 718-470-7341, or by email at rkelsch@northwell.edu
Day 1 - Lecture 2:
Certified Public Accountant, Carole C. Foos, CPA, explains the driving forces behind the surge in dental practice acquisitions by outside financial entities, and then reviews the potential benefits and downsides of selling to and practicing in third party owned multi-practice platforms. Areas discussed include optimizing a dental practice for sale to private equity, relevant buyer characteristics, implications of available capital, economies of scale and professional management expertise, negotiating leverage with payors and other third parties, and exit opportunities as well as reduced control, impact on practice culture, and changes to compensation structure and retirement plans.
Carole C. Foos, CPA
is a partner in OJM Group, a physician focused financial planning and asset management firm and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) offering tax analysis and tax planning services to the firm's clients. Ms. Foos has over 25 years of experience in accounting, tax planning and financial consulting. She is a co-author of numerous books for physicians, including Wealth Management Made Simple and Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Ms. Foos has authored numerous articles and presented many lectures, webcasts, and podcasts on tax planning and wealth management.
You may contact Ms. Foos with any questions or comments at (513) 309–3946 or by email at carole@ojmgroup.com
Day 1 - Lecture 3:
Practicing dentist and author, Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA, presents a 2-part presentation exploring the impact of four major diseases on oral health. In part 1 she focuses on the root causes, effect and treatment of Caries Disease and Occlusal Disease and returns in part 2 to discuss Periodontal Disease and HPV-oral pharyngeal cancer. Areas covered in this first installment include microbiomes, the oral pH environment, sleep apnea, diet impact, Caries screening tools and therapies, dentist-physician communications, occlusal interferences, acid reflux, proton pump inhibitors, bruxism, and oral facial growth and development.
Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA
is a long time, family and advanced restorative dentist who, following her receipt of a master's degree in business, developed a passion for organizational behavior, executive leadership, and target marketing. An expert in mouth-body connections, Dr. Maples is a practitioner of Total Health, or Integrative Dental Medicine. She is also a sought-after national presenter to both dental and medical audiences, serves on the executive board of the American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
You may learn more about Dr. Maples at DrSusanMaplesSpeaker.com, Total-Health-Dentistry.com, and TotalHealthPractice.net. You may contact her with questions or comments at Susan@drsusanmaples.com
Day 1 - Lecture 4:
Case acceptance is indispensable to optimum patient care and practice financial success. Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD, looks at the elements influencing patient treatment recommendation adoption and the strategies and techniques for impacting them. Topics reviewed include practice brand, the team approach, emotional connection with the patient, the value and elements of comprehensive exams, diagnostic criteria, the path to acceptance, approval addiction, triple hearing, thoughtful treatment presentation and the opportunity in objections.
Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD
had a thriving private practice and then experienced a series of setbacks, including two years of disability. A student of practice management techniques and a recipient of a degree in Business and Finance, he implemented a number of goals and strategies which enabled him to triple the revenue of his practice in just a few years. Dr. Katz founded Smile Potential Dental Practice Coaching to help his professional colleagues optimize their practices’ culture and systems. He is a Master of the Academy of Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and an Attending at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Katz was also team dentist for the New York Jets for 10 years, a dental consultant to Fox News, a recipient of multiple speaking awards, and is the author of They Didn’t Teach Us THAT in Dental School.
You may contact Dr. Katz with your questions and comments at (516) 524-7573, or by email at DrKatz@smilepotential.com
Day 2
Day 2 - Lecture 1:
Oral and maxillofacial pathologist, author and speaker, Robert D. Kelsch, DMD, employs both didactic discussion and case studies to explore pathologic lesions of the oral soft and hard tissues that occur primarily in the pediatric age group, starting at birth. Conditions covered include lesions of the newborn such as congenital epulis, Riga-Fede, cysts and natal teeth, odontogenic and non-odontogenic neoplasia, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, odontomas, vascular malformations, focal osteosclerosis, mucosal disease, cheilitis, rhabdomyosarcoma, benign migratory glossitis, and Labial melanotic macule.
Robert D. Kelsch, DMD
is a specialist practicing clinical and microscopic oral & maxillofacial pathology, and Director of Clinical Oral Pathology in the Division of Oral Pathology of the Department of Dental Medicine at Northwell Health. He is associate professor in the Departments of Dental Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kelsch is also an attending physician at several area hospitals and holds numerous advisory council, consultant and course director positions at medical foundations, medical centers and professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy or Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology where he was a member of its executive council and chair of several committees. Dr. Kelsch is a Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial pathology, an editor at several medical and dental journals, the recipient of a number of professional awards and prolific writer and speaker.
You may contact Dr. Kelsch with your questions and comments at 718-470-7341, or by email at rkelsch@northwell.edu
Day 2 - Lecture 2:
Financial consultant and attorney, David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, identifies healthcare practice liability risks and then explores legal structures, retirement planning and ownership options which minimize exposure to professional and personal assets to judgement claims. Topics covered include malpractice, employer, billing, HIPAA and premises liability as well as insurance alternatives, entity options, LLC lease-backs, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, asset exemptions, charging orders, trust varieties and recent case law developments.
David B. Mandell, JD, MBA
is a practicing attorney in The Law Offices of David B. Mandell, PC and a principal of the wealth management firm OJM Group, LLC. He specializes in risk management, asset protection, and financial planning and has authored a number of books for doctors including, Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Mr. Mandell also created the Category 1 CME monograph, Risk Management for the Practicing Physician. His articles have appeared in over 100 publications, including over 30 medical specialty journals, and he has addressed many of the nation's leading medical conferences.
Mr. Mandell holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University from which he graduated with honors, a law degree from the UCLA School of Law where he was awarded the “American Jurisprudence Award” for achievement in legal ethics and earned his MBA from UCLA'S Anderson School of Management.
You may contact Mr. Mandell with any questions or comments at (877) 656–4362 or by email at mandell@ojmgroup.com
Day 2 - Lecture 3:
Practitioner, health educator and author, Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA, returns to explore the impact on oral health of Periodontal Disease and HPV Oral Pharyngeal Cancer, as well as their epidemiology, prevention and treatment. Topics explored include stroke, CVD, chronic systemic inflammation, sleep apnea, nicotine and cannabis consumption, the limits of scaling and root planing, oral and systemic risk factors, microbiome shifting and complex 5 bacterium, saliva DNA testing, mitigation of genetic predisposition through lifestyle change, acid reflux, patient education and skill building visits, sexual transmission. etiology of oral and pharyngeal cancers, massive increase in prevalence of HPV related oral pharyngeal cancers, saliva testing for presences of 25 strains of cancer-causing HPV, and status of HPV vaccinations.
Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA
is a long time, family and advanced restorative dentist who, following her receipt of a master's degree in business, developed a passion for organizational behavior, executive leadership, and target marketing. An expert in mouth-body connections, Dr. Maples is a practitioner of Total Health, or Integrative Dental Medicine. She is also a sought-after national presenter to both dental and medical audiences, serves on the executive board of the American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
You may learn more about Dr. Maples at DrSusanMaplesSpeaker.com, Total-Health-Dentistry.com, and TotalHealthPractice.net. You may contact her with questions or comments at Susan@drsusanmaples.com
Day 2 - Lecture 4:
Certain patients are inconsistent with the best interests of a dental practice, its staff, and other patients. Attorney and practicing orthodontist, Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD, sets forth legal, practical, and ethical pitfalls of patient dismissal and sets forth a protocol which will best avoid them. Areas covered include reasons for dismissal of the completed patient, treatment contracts, statutes of limitations and record retention requirements, documentation, and correspondence, as well as active patient dismissal, the problem patient, implied and express duties of dentist and patient and their breach, malpractice concerns, administrative code and Dental Practice Act issues, elements of a sound dismissal letter, and proper refund releases.
Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD
is an attorney, orthodontist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, and clinical attending faculty at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. His legal practice as of-counsel with Rivkin Radler, LLP focuses on the business and transactional issues related to the practice of dentistry including practice transitions, partnership and employment agreements, office leases and the defense of allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Ploumis also maintains a practice in orthodontics in New York City, has contributed to many dental journals and is a frequent national speaker on dental-legal topics.
You may contact Dr. Ploumis with your questions and comments by email at EPloumis@DentalPracticeLawyers.com
Day 3
Day 3 - Lecture 1:
Given the implication of chronic systemic inflammation in numerous chronic diseases the ability to detect and treat its causes in the dental office can go a long way toward improving patient oral and general health status. Health educator, author and practicing dentist, Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA, discusses this immune response, its effect on the body and in particular the endothelial lining, techniques for revealing its history, a self-screening tool for patients, sources of CSI and its root cause, and the process of using a food cleanse to identify bio-specific pro-inflammatory agents. The culprits of CSI, their risk factors, detection and treatment explored include gingivitis, periodontitis, candida overgrowth, insulin resistance, upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea, food and environmental toxins, and food sensitivities/allergies.
Susan Maples, DDS, MSBA
is a long time, family and advanced restorative dentist who, following her receipt of a master's degree in business, developed a passion for organizational behavior, executive leadership, and target marketing. An expert in mouth-body connections, Dr. Maples is a practitioner of Total Health, or Integrative Dental Medicine. She is also a sought-after national presenter to both dental and medical audiences, serves on the executive board of the American Academy for Oral & Systemic Health, and is a Fellow of the International College of Dentists.
You may learn more about Dr. Maples at DrSusanMaplesSpeaker.com, Total-Health-Dentistry.com, and TotalHealthPractice.net. You may contact her with questions or comments at Susan@drsusanmaples.com
Day 3 - Lecture 2:
Healthcare practice financial specialist, Carole C. Foos, CPA, offers a two-part presentation on optimizing and protecting practice and practitioner assets and income. In part 1 Ms. Foos focuses on protecting personal and professional assets and optimizing retirement wealth accumulation. Her discussion includes federal and state protections, insurance options, practice corporate structures, equipment and real estate ownership techniques, protective benefit plans, inside vs. outside creditors, and retirement plan alternatives.
Carole C. Foos, CPA
is a partner in OJM Group, a physician focused financial planning and asset management firm and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) offering tax analysis and tax planning services to the firm's clients. Ms. Foos has over 25 years of experience in accounting, tax planning and financial consulting. She is a co-author of numerous books for physicians, including Wealth Management Made Simple and Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Ms. Foos has authored numerous articles and presented many lectures, webcasts, and podcasts on tax planning and wealth management.
You may contact Ms. Foos with any questions or comments at (513) 309–3946 or by email at carole@ojmgroup.com
Day 3 - Lecture 3:
The practice of dentistry is rife with legal contracts covering everything from real estate leases, employment and services management agreements, to maintenance, practice sale and procurement of goods and services. Veteran attorney and orthodontist, Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD, covers the waterfront and dives into the salient characteristics, negotiation and enforcement of these codified understandings, as well as effective selecting and working with attorneys in this context.
Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD
is an attorney, orthodontist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, and clinical attending faculty at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. His legal practice as of-counsel with Rivkin Radler, LLP focuses on the business and transactional issues related to the practice of dentistry including practice transitions, partnership and employment agreements, office leases and the defense of allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Ploumis also maintains a practice in orthodontics in New York City, has contributed to many dental journals and is a frequent national speaker on dental-legal topics.
You may contact Dr. Ploumis with your questions and comments by email at EPloumis@DentalPracticeLawyers.com
Day 3 - Lecture 4:
While clinical prowess is indispensable to a successful dental practice, it is also insufficient. As 40- year practitioner and dental practice consultant, Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD, explains, effective, clear and memorialized policies and procedures are necessary to achieve operational efficiency and consistency, patient satisfaction and optimal clinical outcomes. Systems discussed include treatment time management, administrative profitability, block scheduling, new patient phone techniques, comprehensive exam checklists and treatment presentation.
Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD
had a thriving private practice and then experienced a series of setbacks, including two years of disability. A student of practice management techniques and a recipient of a degree in Business and Finance, he implemented a number of goals and strategies which enabled him to triple the revenue of his practice in just a few years. Dr. Katz founded Smile Potential Dental Practice Coaching to help his professional colleagues optimize their practices’ culture and systems. He is a Master of the Academy of Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and an Attending at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Katz was also team dentist for the New York Jets for 10 years, a dental consultant to Fox News, a recipient of multiple speaking awards, and is the author of They Didn’t Teach Us THAT in Dental School.
You may contact Dr. Katz with your questions and comments at (516) 524-7573, or by email at DrKatz@smilepotential.com
Day 4
Day 4 - Lecture 1:
Practitioner and professor of oral pathology, Robert D. Kelsch, DMD, discusses the identification of and treatment options for pre-cancerous and cancerous oral lesions. Following a review of detection techniques and differential diagnosis, Dr. Kelsch utilizes Illustrative case studies to explore red, white and ulcerative conditions including leukoplakia, erythroplakia, as well as squamous cell and verrucous carcinoma.
Robert D. Kelsch, DMD
is a specialist practicing clinical and microscopic oral & maxillofacial pathology, and Director of Clinical Oral Pathology in the Division of Oral Pathology of the Department of Dental Medicine at Northwell Health. He is associate professor in the Departments of Dental Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Kelsch is also an attending physician at several area hospitals and holds numerous advisory council, consultant and course director positions at medical foundations, medical centers and professional organizations. He is a Fellow of the American Academy or Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology where he was a member of its executive council and chair of several committees. Dr. Kelsch is a Director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial pathology, an editor at several medical and dental journals, the recipient of a number of professional awards and prolific writer and speaker.
You may contact Dr. Kelsch with your questions and comments at 718-470-7341, or by email at rkelsch@northwell.edu
Day 4 - Lecture 2:
Veteran financial expert, Carole C. Foos, CPA, returns to offer insights and techniques for maximizing after wealth accumulation and avoiding financial pitfalls. Topics explored include tax diversification, estate protection, insurance strategies, retirement plan options, corporate structures, and qualified business income, as well as obstacles to building and protecting wealth.
Carole C. Foos, CPA
is a partner in OJM Group, a physician focused financial planning and asset management firm and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) offering tax analysis and tax planning services to the firm's clients. Ms. Foos has over 25 years of experience in accounting, tax planning and financial consulting. She is a co-author of numerous books for physicians, including Wealth Management Made Simple and Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician: Residency to Retirement. Ms. Foos has authored numerous articles and presented many lectures, webcasts, and podcasts on tax planning and wealth management.
You may contact Ms. Foos with any questions or comments at (513) 309–3946 or by email at carole@ojmgroup.com
Day 4 - Lecture 3:
Today’s plethora of medications translates to a plethora of medically complex patients. Dental pharmacologist, Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, reviews seemingly all of them, their physiological impact and the treatment implications they present. Drugs covered include cardiovascular agents, antihyperlipidemic agents, antihypertensives, calcium channel antagonists, angiotensin agents, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, gastrointestinal medications, respiratory drugs, antidepressants, endocrine therapies, and T2DM treatments.
Thomas A. Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP
has over 30 years’ experience as a pharmacist, educator, speaker, and author. He has particular expertise in the most prevalent oral and systemic diseases, the most frequently prescribed drugs used in their treatment and considerations and strategies for effective patient care planning. Dr. Viola is on faculty at over 10 dental professional degree programs, having received several Teacher of the Year awards. He is well known internationally for his contributions as an author, and for his work as an editor, of several pharmacology, pain management and local anesthesia professional journals and textbooks. Dr. Viola has presented over one thousand continuing education courses to medical and dental professionals here and abroad since 2021.
You may contact Dr. Viola with your questions and comments by email at tom@tomviola.com. You may also visit his website, www.tomviola.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram at "pharmacologydeclassified".
Day 4 - Lecture 4:
Clinical associate professor and practicing attorney and orthodontist, Eric. J. Ploumis, DMD, JD, surveys the legal, risk management, ethical and technical issues associated with the safe and appropriate usage of cone beam computed tomography. Areas covered include standard of care and other elements of a malpractice case, informed consent and informed refusal, implications of 3rd party cone beam administrations and readings, EMR issues, disclaimers, and more.
Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD
is an attorney, orthodontist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, and clinical attending faculty at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. His legal practice as of-counsel with Rivkin Radler, LLP focuses on the business and transactional issues related to the practice of dentistry including practice transitions, partnership and employment agreements, office leases and the defense of allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Ploumis also maintains a practice in orthodontics in New York City, has contributed to many dental journals and is a frequent national speaker on dental-legal topics.
You may contact Dr. Ploumis with your questions and comments by email at EPloumis@DentalPracticeLawyers.com
Day 5
Day 5 - Lecture 1:
Practitioner and past officer of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, John F. Dombrowski, MD, FASA, defines the various levels of sedations, reviews the basics of safe anesthesia, and then focuses on preoperative evaluation, deep sedation, preoperative, intraoperative and post operative minimal sedation, patient risk profiles, airway problems and prevention, moderate sedation and the airway skills pyramid.
John F. Dombrowski, MD, FASA
is a practicing anesthesiologist with a special interest in pain and addiction. He received his anesthesiology training at Yale University in 1993 and is board certified in both anesthesiology, pain medicine and addiction medicine. Dr. Dombrowski is principal of The Washington Pain Center and medical director of several Medication Assistant treatment programs. Dr. Dombrowski is the past secretary to the American Society of Anesthesiology and the current president of the DC and Maryland Society of Addiction Medicine. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on pain management and addiction treatments.
You may contact Dr. Dombrowski at (202) 362-4787, or by email at drjohn@dcpaindoc.com
Day 5 - Lecture 2:
Dental transaction specialist and practicing orthodontist, Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD, reviews the pros and cons of owning vs. leasing a dental office, considerations for the negotiation of either option, as well as issues inherent in the office buildout and contractor negotiations. Areas covered include the relative economics of owning and renting, the impact of practice stage on the lease-own decision, alignment of practitioner and broker interests, determining who should negotiate an office lease and which terms to include and avoid, lease issues relative to practice sale, regulatory and contractual buildout hurdles, general contractor agreement terms, and municipal and financial factors impacting practice real estate purchase.
Eric J. Ploumis, DMD, JD
is an attorney, orthodontist, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Graduate Orthodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, and clinical attending faculty at Wyckoff Heights Hospital Pediatric Residency Program. His legal practice as of-counsel with Rivkin Radler, LLP focuses on the business and transactional issues related to the practice of dentistry including practice transitions, partnership and employment agreements, office leases and the defense of allegations of professional misconduct. Dr. Ploumis also maintains a practice in orthodontics in New York City, has contributed to many dental journals and is a frequent national speaker on dental-legal topics.
You may contact Dr. Ploumis with your questions and comments by email at EPloumis@DentalPracticeLawyers.com
Day 5 - Lecture 3:
Dental practice coach and longtime practitioner, Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD, identifies the metrics which will afford practitioners the lifestyle they desire by working no more than 32 hours a week. Benchmarks discussed include patient retention, treatment optimization, patient appointment recurrence, scheduling efficiency and prioritization, active patient hygiene utilization, diagnostic criteria and clarity, and more.
Steven M. Katz, DMD, MAGD
had a thriving private practice and then experienced a series of setbacks, including two years of disability. A student of practice management techniques and a recipient of a degree in Business and Finance, he implemented a number of goals and strategies which enabled him to triple the revenue of his practice in just a few years. Dr. Katz founded Smile Potential Dental Practice Coaching to help his professional colleagues optimize their practices’ culture and systems. He is a Master of the Academy of Dentistry, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and an Attending at North Shore University Hospital. Dr. Katz was also team dentist for the New York Jets for 10 years, a dental consultant to Fox News, a recipient of multiple speaking awards, and is the author of They Didn’t Teach Us THAT in Dental School.
You may contact Dr. Katz with your questions and comments at (516) 524-7573, or by email at DrKatz@smilepotential.com
Day 5 - Lecture 4:
After surveying the forces impacting healthcare delivery today such as private equity ownership, social media, electronic records and AI capabilities like ChatGPT and BioGPT, insurance and professional liability veteran, Thomas P. Cox, ARM, dives into communications strategies which mitigate the risks inherent in this new environment. Topics explored include patient literacy, healthcare complexity and fragmentation, the connection between the physician/patient relationship and malpractice claims, EHRs, the “problem patient”, the vanishing “normal patient”, delivering bad news and more.
Thomas P. Cox, ARM
is president of Bluewater Solutions, LLC, a boutique risk and insurance management company focusing primarily on health care and related risks. He has over 30 years of experience working almost exclusively with health care professionals. Mr. Cox has held executive positions with a large medical center, a major medical malpractice insurance company, and multiple insurance agencies before starting Bluewater Solutions in 2009. Bluewater Solutions offers all manner of risk and insurance management, consulting, and litigation stress coaching. Mr. Cox has a B.S. in Health Education, has done graduate work in Public Health, and earned his Associate in Risk Management designation from the Insurance Institute of America.
You may contact Mr. Cox at tpcox@bluewatersolutions.net or at 804-221-4369.