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MDIB Social Summit 2024
Join us in Chicago!
Our team is excited to announce our sixth Annual Social Summit, which will be hosted in CHICAGO!
Event Details
Friday, Sept. 27th, 2024
8:00AM-5:00pM
Saturday, Sept. 28TH, 2024
8:00AM-12:30pM
Location:
InterContinental Hotel Chicago
505 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Hotel Information:
Welcome MDIB to the Chicago Social Summit! We are excited for our 6th Live Annual Summit!
Make sure to book early and take advantage of the MDIB special rates we have negotiated for you. These discounted rates will also apply to room nights outside the meeting block!
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Chicago Social Summit 2024
MDIB Official Member Pricing…………………………..$1997.00
*Tickets are non-refundable*
You are able to transfer your ticket up until June 30, 2024. After this date, we will not accept additional transfers. Please email events@mommydibs.com with any questions.
Earn 8 CE Credits!
MDIB at the Lincoln Park Zoo!
Join us Saturday after the event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Lincoln Park Zoo! The zoo will be closed to the public and tickets will include food, games, non-alcoholic beverages and access to outdoor exhibits. Bring the family!
Hive Happy Hour!
Join us Thursday night to kick off the 2024 Social Summit!
Thursday, September 26th, 2024
5:00-7:00pm
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
505 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
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Order your official Chicago Social Summit t-shirt today, they will be shipped directly to you.
Register for our Saturday Breakout Sessions!
Dr. Susan McMahon
Undetectable and Long Lasting Restorations
Planning and Hands-on Technique for Stellar Dentistry
Learn simple, repeatable step by step techniques to deliver undetectable direct and indirect restorations. Do your Class 4 restorations show the fracture line? Class 3’s and 5’s not blend into the tooth? Adaptation issues in proximal boxes of Class 2s? Struggle with Black Triangle Closure? Not confident with direct composite veneers? Want to do more indirect veneers? Bonus: planning for smile design. This course will teach you new tips and tricks to allow all these restorations to disappear.
This is a hands-on course!
Earn 3 CE credits!
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BeamReaders
Join Dr. Mitra Sadrameli for a CBCT course like no other! In this presentation, Dr. Sadrameli will provide strategies for systematically reviewing and evaluating CBCT scans for implant planning and pathology assessment. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the indications and contraindications of CBCT imaging and providing the participants with pertinent, usable information.
Earn 3 CE credits!
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Thursday, September 26th
Regional Leaders Breakfast
Exclusively for Regional Leaders
Bee the Queen Lunch
Invite Only
Check-In & Registration
Hive Happy Hour
Friday, September 27th
Check In
Breakfast
Welcome Message
Katherine Sellery
Dr. Christian Coachman
Break
Grace Godlasky
Operation Smile
Lunch
Exhibitor Hours in Corridor
Jeff Gladnick
Dr. Stephanie Mapp
Closing Messages
Surprise!
Saturday, September 28th
Check In/Breakfast
Dr. Brian Hodgson
Dr. William J Moorhead
Exhibitor Hours in Corridor
Dr. Neel Bhattacharya
Giveaways & Closing Messages
Lincoln Park Zoo
Event Speakers:
Course Title:
Harmony in Practice: An NVC (Non-Violent Communication) Approach to Resolving Dental Office Conflicts for MDIBs
Course Description:
In this course, we will be uncovering the root causes of conflict, the pivotal steps that can be used to course-correct, and the “how-to” of setting up a foundation for a professional relationship that’s ripe for growth and understanding.
Course Objectives:
- Building strong connections, excellent communication and conflict resolution skills eliminates costly attrition by staff, enhances patient connection and is essential to building a strong office culture.
- Recognize that conflict is an opportunity for personal and professional growth, and focus on understanding others' perspectives to foster mutual respect and cooperative solutions.
- In a medical environment, maintain a level-headed approach to reduce conflicts, strengthen emotional resilience, and lead by example in conflict resolution.
- Embrace your role as a leader and role model in society, using your influence to inspire positive change, wisdom, and effective communication.
About The Speaker
Katherine Sellery
Katherine Sellery, CEO and Founder of BalanceWork-Life, helps individuals, coworkers, and administrators minimize misunderstandings and breakdowns within the work environment in order to establish clear communication which inspires collaboration, cooperation, and consideration.
As a creator of the Guidance Approach, a program that teaches the practical application of conflict resolution skills to enable effective communication within families, Katherine has positively influenced interpersonal relationships for generations and brought about healing and reconciliation in work environments and families suffering from disconnection. Furthermore, by targeting our communication skills and practices, Katherine has been able to zone in on the aspect of our lives which informs every interaction we have, allowing us to take back control over conflict and friction and foster a collaborative and harmonious workplace environment.
Through her comprehensive training programs, popular workshops, best selling Amazon Ebook, TedX talks, and numerous major media appearances, Katherine has taught and coached thousands of parents, educators, social workers, and medical professionals on how to forge stronger relationships. Her work has consistently shed light on the importance of conscious communication, the bedrock of our personal and professional relationships, and the benefit of acknowledgement, affirmation, perspective taking, and reflection in order to prepare the soil for collaborative problem solving and productive conversations.
Course Title:
7 Steps from Traditional towards Ideal Dentistry
Course Description:
Synthesizing 30 years of learning in Dentistry into 7 movements that will create the conditions to change dentistry for better, improve the treatment outcomes, empower collaborative work and change patient perception of value towards our profession. How the changing world will disrupt the way we plan, communicate, sell and perform dentistry and how to stay relevant in this new environment.
Course Objectives:
- How the dental environment is changing
- What are the concepts beyond clinical that can make a difference
- How technology is impacting the way we do dentistry
- Implementing better communication systems
- The strategies that can combine better dentistry with better business
About The Speaker
Dr. Christian Coachman
Dr. Christian Coachman graduated in Dental Technology in 1995 and in Dentistry at the University of São Paulo/Brazil in 2002. He is the former president of the Brazilian Society of Esthetic Dentistry and a member of the European and American Academies of Esthetic Dentistry.
In 2004, Dr. Coachman was invited by Drs. Goldstein, Garber, and Salama, to join Team Atlanta as the Head Ceramist of their laboratory – a position he held for 5 years.
Dr. Coachman has worked with some of the world’s most renowned dentists, such as Eric Van Dooren (Belgium), Galip Gurel (Turkey), Mauro Fradeani (Italy), Nitzan Bichacho (Israel), Andrea Ricci (Italy), Mario Groisman (Brazil) and Marcelo Calamita (Brazil).
He is the developer of well known, worldwide concepts such as Digital Smile Design, Pink Hybrid Implant Restoration, Digital Planning Center, Emotional Dentistry, Interdisciplinary Treatment Simulation and Digital Smile Donator.
He is the Director of the DSD Residency program, providing continuing education courses for dental professionals all over the world.
In 2017, Dr Coachman became an adjunct professor of the Restorative Department at University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and, in 2018, coordinator of the Digital Dentistry Post Grad Program at University UniAvan in Balneário Camboriú, SC, Brazil.
He is the founder of the DSD-Digital Smile Design company.
Dr. Coachman also works as a consultant for dental companies and clinics, develops dentistry-related products, and implements concepts and marketing strategies, such as the Facially-driven Digital Orthodontic Workflow developed in collaboration with Invisalign®️, Align®️ Technology.
He is one of the most renowned speakers in the international dental lecturing circuit and has published internationally in the fields of esthetic and digital dentistry, oral rehabilitation, innovation and trends, communication and marketing strategies in dentistry.
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Course Title:
The Accommodation Adventure: Navigating Employee Disabilities in the Workplace
Course Description:
Employee medical needs arise in surprising ways in the workplace. This course will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to effectively accommodate employees with disabilities. With a focus on the process, this course will map out the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as the accommodation process as a whole.
Course Objectives:
- Learn the language and requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (and state law equivalents)
- Study real-life examples that highlight accommodation successes and failures
- Review practical strategies for identifying and implementing reasonable accommodations
About The Speaker
GRACE GODLASKY
Grace has been with CEDR Solutions for eight years. She is currently CEDR’s Solution Center Manager. Prior to managing the Solution Center, she served as both a Solution Center Advisor and as a Compliance Officer with CEDR. Her favorite area of HR is paid leave laws.
Grace graduated cum laude from Georgia State University’s School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Grace received her paralegal certificate from Emory University and worked as a paralegal for a large law firm in Atlanta, GA. She recently received her Diversity & Inclusion certificate from Stanford Business School. She currently lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and three children.
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Course Title:
Save Time While Boosting Your Dental Marketing
Course Description:
Unlock the potential of artificial intelligence to streamline your dental practice’s marketing strategy and propel your growth in this comprehensive course. Through hands-on exercises and live examples, participants will gain the confidence to implement AI strategies that align with their practice goals – while maintaining a human element. We’ll cover content creation using AI, explaining the pros and cons of the tools, and how to use them in the most effective way to save time and grow your practice!
Course Objectives:
- Use AI to read your top x competitors pages and pull a list of keywords/content that you may be missing
- Gain the confidence to implement AI strategies that align with your practice goals
- Explore the pros and cons of each time saving measure and how to use them in the most effective way
- Learn how to use prompt generation to give ideas for content creation
About The Speaker
Jeff Gladnick
Although Jeff comes from a family of 7 dentists, he never received “the calling” and instead became a software engineer. After creating a website for his dad’s clinic, he was approached by other members of his family to create their websites, and eventually founded Great Dental Websites. What started as a family project has evolved into the company it is today, serving over 900 practices worldwide,supported by a team of over 35 employees between our Denver and Sydney offices.
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Course Title:
Better Patient Care in the Post Covid Decade
Course Description:
For many dentists, running a business, managing employees and keeping patients happy is much more stressful than completing the dental care. These challenging aspects of being a practice owner seemed to be exponentially more difficult once the Covid Epidemic changed employee and patient behaviors. Dentists are trained in many clinical procedures in dental school but receive very little if any training on communication or business skills. Being caught between employee issues and today’s online patient satisfaction pressures, dentists can become less stressed and do better patient care by improving systems and patient retention.
Course Objectives:
- Understanding the true roll of the dentist within the dental office
- Creating systems for improving patient and team morale
- Creating systems for improving patient and team morale
- Learning ways to improve profits by working smarter and not harder
About The Speaker
Dr. Stephanie Mapp
Dr. Stephanie Mapp has over 30 years of clinical dental experience as well as continuing education. Sheattended the University of Florida College of Dentistry after only three years of undergraduate education in Psychology. She retired from her successful dental start up practice after 20 years. For five and a half years she also owned a
second office in a nearby coastal community. She spent more than 10 years developing a system to evaluate PPO insurance plans and managing the challenges of the changing dental insurance landscape.
Dr. Mapp lives in Fleming Island, Florida with her fiancé, Howard and three dogs. Her son, Charlie, is a Freshman at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has contributed to dozens of online podcasts and webinars as well as live seminars and two books. Her consulting company Mapp Your Practice helps new and existing owners set up systems for increasing profits for PPO practices as well as decreasing or eliminating dependence on insurance contracts.
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Course Title:
Lesion Sterilization and Tissue Repair
Course Description:
This course is designed for members of the dental team and is intended to provide a background on the development of the LSTR technique and its clinical application.
Course Objectives:
- Review the risks and benefits of treatment options extraction or pulpectomy for infected primary molars
- Review the background science involved with the development of the LSTR technique
- Review the scientific evidence for effectiveness of the technique
- Review options for obtaining the medications for the technique
- Provide clinical case review
About The Speaker
Dr. Brian Hodgson
Brian Hodgson, DDS received his dental degree from Marquette University in 1987 and a Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in 1993. He became Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) in 2001 and served on the Oral Clinical Examination Committee for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry until his appointment to the Board of Directors of the ABPD in May 2021. Dr. Hodgson has been an instructor in the Pediatric Dentistry Residency Program at Children’s Wisconsin since July 1993 and joined the faculty at Marquette University School of Dentistry in March 2003 and was recently appointed as the Chair, Department of General Dental Sciences. He also provides hospital dental services to healthy children and children and adults with special health care needs. His clinical research has been focused on the prevention and treatment of cancer therapy-related oral mucositis, but also investigates oral health-related findings in patients with special health care needs. He previously maintained a private practice in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin from May 1996 through September 2013, and recently retired after a 32-year career in the US Navy Dental Corps.
Course Title:
Relax. This Is Going to Be Easy. Effectively Treating the Anxious Dental Patient
Course Description:
Treating apprehensive patients can cause stress… for the patient, the team and the dentist. Many patients feel anxiety at the thought of visiting the dentist. With the proper skills and understanding, dental professionals can help move the apprehensive patient toward improved oral health, managing complex dental treatment, and delivering treatment in a safe, calm and efficient manner.
Course Objectives:
- Identify methods for calming and reassuring anxious patients during the exam and consultation process
- Illuminate efficiencies for the complex health histories and long medication lists of phobic patients
- Review techniques such as nitrous oxide, minimal and moderate sedation, including NuCalm
- Pinpoint the steps to ensure consistency during clinical procedures with a relaxed experience for both team and patient
About The Speaker
Dr. William J. Moorhead
William J. Moorhead DMD has developed and teaches systems and strategies for overcoming the challenging issues most practices face with absenteeism, turnover, lack of quick and adequate training, and high overhead.
Sometimes affectionately referred to as “Dr. Checklist,” Dr. Moorhead speaks across the United States on topics related to systems management, clinical efficiency, dental technology, medical emergencies, treating anxious patients and leadership. Dr. Moorhead practices full time in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, is co-founder of IV Sedation Training for Dentists LLC, and is also the founder and owner of StreamDent® software.
Dr. Moorhead has served as President of the Blue Grass Dental Society in Lexington, Kentucky, Chair of the Kentucky Dental Association Executive Board, and is a Past President of the Kentucky Dental Association. Dr. Moorhead has earned Fellowships from the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. He is a member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association, Kentucky Dental Association, and the Blue Grass Dental Society.
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Course Title:
Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Course Description:
An overview of the importance of recognition of oral-systemic connection will be presented with numerous case scenarios and clinical examples of various systemic diseases which present in the oral cavity resulting in soft tissue and/or bone alterations. More common conditions discussed will include diabetes, anemia, etc and unusual entities such as amyloidosis, Crohn’s disease, among others, etc. The lecture will highlight the role of the alert and astute dentist in detection and referral of patients with systemic disease. Differential diagnoses, management strategies, signs and symptoms, clinical and radiographic presentation will be presented.
Course Objectives:
- Recognize and understand oral manifestations of common and uncommon systemic diseases
- Recognize the implications of these oral lesions in dental practices
- Understand the underlying pathogenesis, signs and symptoms of these conditions
- Develop a differential diagnosis for these soft and hard tissue lesions
- Understand reasons for when to refer for biopsy, improve diagnostic skills and management strategies
About The Speaker
Dr. Neel Bhattacharya
Dr. Neel Bhattacharyya obtained oral and maxillofacial pathology training with a Master’s degree from the Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis. He received his DDS from the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. He is currently a tenured Full Professor and the Director of the Division of Oral Pathology at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He has been at UF for over 20 years and has won numerous teaching awards throughout his career. He is actively involved in a clinical oral pathology practice and biopsy service which he has contributed in building into one of the largest oral pathology biopsy services in the nation. Currently the UF Oral Pathology biopsy service accessions over 16000 tissue specimens. He has authored or co-authored more than 170 refereed papers and book chapters covering a diverse range of topics addressing both clinical and microscopic aspects of oral and maxillofacial pathology. He is also actively involved in funded research projects. Dr. Bhattacharyya is a sought-after speaker and has lectured extensively in the US and abroad at various regional, national and international meetings.
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