Category: CE Courses

Ethics with a twist! Bring your staff for a Trivia Night event that will challenge your brain, test your ethics decision-making, and bring lots of laughs. This event usually reaches capacity so don’t wait to register!

About Debbie Seidel Bittke

Debbie Seidel Bittke is a dental hygienist with 30 years of experience as a clinician and educator. She is the founder and CEO of Dental Practice Solutions. Her background includes a former assistant professor at USC in Los Angeles and a former hygiene department program director. Debbie is the founder and CEO of Dental Practice Solutions, a dental hygiene consulting business that takes a holistic, team approach to optimize the hygiene department. Debbie empowers the team, sharing innovative strategies that elevate patient care and create harmony in your dental practice. She is known for her practical insights and expertise that optimize the hygiene department in your dental practice.

Develop an Empowered Team, Work Smarter Together & Revolutionize Patient Care

Harmony in the OP: Top Tips for Hygienists & Dentists to Work Smart Together

Creating harmony in hygiene appointments is essential to delivering exceptional patient care, reducing stress and boosting productivity. This course offers practical strategies for hygienists and dentists to streamline their collaboration, enhance communication and create a more efficient workflow. By mastering time management, leveraging each other’s strengths, and fostering a positive work environment, dental teams will work smarter—not harder—while achieving their shared goals. Join us to discover actionable tips that lead to smoother, less stressful and more productive days in the dental office.

Learning Objectives:

• Implement effective communication strategies to enhance teamwork and patient care.
• Streamline hygiene patient–doctor exams.
• Optimize treatment planning to increase case acceptance.
• Apply time management techniques to achieve productivity and stay on time.
• Create a supportive work environment that reduces stress and boosts productivity.

Revelations of the Mouth-Body Connection: Create an Empowered Team for Improved Case Acceptance

Join us for an empowering course designed for dental hygienists and the entire team. Explore the intricate mouth-body connection, master communication skills, and learn strategies that inspire patients to schedule and pay for necessary dental care. Elevate your dental practice by unlocking the secrets to patient engagement and creating optimal oral-systemic health.

Learning Objectives:

• Up-to-date mouth-body connection research.
• Foster patient trust for improved case acceptance.
• Master motivational treatment presentation techniques.
• Optimize appointment sequencing for optimal patient care.

Clinical Flow in Action: Delivering Comprehensive, Efficient Patient Care

Transform your hygiene team’s approach to patients with oral inflammation. Learn to properly sequence appointments for gingivitis and periodontal patients to optimize patient health, streamline care, and reduce insurance denials. Enhance collaboration between dentists and hygienists while delivering precise, patient-centered treatment and improving overall outcomes and workflow.

This course is a perfect opportunity for hygienists and the admin team to collaborate on patient care and update your billing procedures.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply evidence-based strategies for patients with oral inflammation to improve health outcomes.
• Properly sequence gingivitis and periodontal patient appointments to improve patient outcomes and reduce insurance denials.
• Improve communication between dentists, hygienists, and the team for efficient, seamless patient care.

About Leslie Canham

Leslie Canham is a Certified and Registered Dental Assistant with over 49 years of experience in dentistry. For the last 20 years, Leslie’s focus has been on helping dental professionals simplify complex regulations. As a continuing education provider, she is recognized by the California Dental Board and the Academy of General Dentistry. She is also authorized by the Department of Labor as an OSHA Outreach Trainer. Leslie is a Certified Speaker Professional. Fewer than 10 percent of speakers worldwide hold this professional designation. It is earned by a proven track record of speaking experience, expertise, a commitment to ongoing education, outstanding client service, and ethical behavior.

Leslie is the founder of Leslie Canham and Associates, LLC providing in-office training, mock-inspections, consulting, online training and Webinars. Leslie’s goal is to help the dental team navigate the sea of state and federal regulations by providing up to date and accurate information.

Glove It or Leave It: OSHA Compliance Transformed

This program is designed to familiarize the participant with the basic elements of an OSHA safety program for dentistry while meeting the annual Bloodborne Pathogen and Hazard Communication training requirements. We’ll cover how to update your existing infection control program to meet the current CDC Guidelines and review common mistakes dental professionals make. Recognize pitfalls that put dental workers and patients at risk. Examples of infection control DO’s and DON’Ts and hands on demonstrations will provide the participant with valuable tips. This program will motivate the participant to strive for safety and compliance.

Learning Objectives:

• Meet OSHA training requirements for Dentistry.
• Learn how to achieve a culture of infection prevention and safety.
• Identify reliable resources.

Want a better understanding of what’s happening in Topeka and how it impacts dentistry? This is just the course for you! Join us for a morning 2-hour CE on Legislative Advocacy with WDDS lobbyists from Watkins Public Strategies. Because of space limitations, this course is for dentists only.

This is one of our favorite events and very popular! Meet the new members of the WDDS, reconnect with familiar faces, and enjoy drinks and food with your colleagues. It’s a casual, fun time and you don’t want to miss out.

RSVP encouraged. Dentists are encouraged to bring their spouse/guest.

Cost: No charge!