JANUARY MEETING

DOCTORS MEETING

January 13, 2012

8:00 a.m.  –  2:00 p.m.

Wallace Community College

Center for Economic and Workforce Development

5545 Montgomery Highway, Dothan AL

 

Hands-on

Veneers and Anterior Esthesitics

Dr. Robert Ritter

Dr. Robert G. Ritter D.M.D. has a practice in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that focuses on adhesive esthetic dentistry. He has served as the Clinical Director for IOAD, The Institute for Oral Art and Design in Sarasota,. He has been the program leader of PowerPAC for the Pacific Aesthetic Continuum (P.A.C.~Live.) He has taught at TEAM dental seminars and 3:1 Foundation hands on programs helping dentists implement the newest esthetic dentistry into their offices.

Dr. Ritter has published many articles on adhesive and cosmetic dentistry in several publications, including PPAD, Signature, Spectrum and Dentistry Today, The JAACD, as well as being an editorial board member of several journals. Dr. Ritter is also a product consultant to numerous dental manufacturers and is a national and international lecturer on cosmetic dentistry, new materials, joint based dentistry and the steps necessary to transform a practice into an esthetic based practice.

Sponsor:       3m ESPE

For this meeting you will need to bring your magnification (loupes) and/or protective lenses.

All RSVP MUST be done by January 5, 2012

This meeting will be closed after the RSVP date

Kathy at 334.793.7232  or   fax 334.712.7220

kathy@dothanperio.com

NOVEMBER 2011 MEETINGS

DOCTORS MEETING

November 17,  2011

6:00 p.m.  – 8:30 p.m.

Friend Bank

TREATMENT PLANNING SESSION

& Review Of Guidelines For The Periodontal Patient

Dr. John Miller

Sponsor:       Sonicare

DENTAL ASSISTANTS

November 17, 2011                       

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Dothan Periodotonics & Implants

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES          

Don Taylor, Dexis

Sponsor:       Henry Schein

Please RSVP by October 11^th

Kathy or Shelby office 334.793.7232 fax 334.712.7220

kathy@dothanperio.com

Food Provided by RSVP

Thursday, October 13, 2011

6:00 p.m.  – 8:30 p.m.

Friend Bank

Steven Sakadales

Balihoo Marketing 

The easiest, most effective way to grow your dental practice

Balihoo Dental Marketing’s affordable, full-service marketing packages provide dental providers with everything they need to quickly and affordably reach prospective patients and effectively grow their practice.

Sponsor:    Nobel Biocare             

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 MEETING.

Last Friday’s meeting concerning employee relations was superb. The speaker kept our attention and the knowledge gained was very valuable.

Thanks for a great learning experience,

Dr. Ken Chancey

Message from Dr. Daniel Pittman

Wow! What an eye opening experience we had with Dan Sinas on Friday. He sure had such a wealth of PR knowledge to impart to us. I am excited to implement this in my own practice.

So, how important is your staff? Apparently, the most important asset we have yet can be the biggest liability. This double edge sword is extremely important for us to balance as we look at the bottom line in our practice. Remember to rate your employees on an A, B, C basis. The A employees you have to keep challenged, keep educated, and possibly pay more. With the B employees, you will have to spend time with them, send them to further their education, or possibly redeploy them. Unfortunately, the C employees and the bad apples have to be let go. But, if you let them go, documentation as was discussed in the meeting is a must! Remember how thorough all the groups were in the scenarios. We should be that thorough on a day to day basis…This stuff is important folks!

Acquire, Develop and Retain...

From the new hire to our favorite long term employee, we should keep in mind retention and how to keep our Straight As!

I challenge all of you, as well as myself to develop an office manual by the first of the year. Let’s revisit this topic and share our manual next year to gain more ideas to make our very own PR department run smoothly.

Books that you should read

Brad Smart Top Grading

Jim Collins Good to Great

 Remember, the next meeting of the WDSG will be on Oct 13^th with Ballihoo Marketing. Ballihoo is an independent firm that will help us with our websites and give some great information on online marketing.

Hope everyone has a great few weeks ahead of them!

Until next time,

Daniel M. Pittman, DMD

Director, Wiregrass Dental Study Group

Our next meeting is as follows: Hope to see you there.

Friday,  September 23^rd

8:00 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m.

TOYOTA OF DOTHAN

Doctors and staff         8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Doctors Only                10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Dan Sinas, Vice President Human Resources

Personnel Resources/PRemployer/Prinsurance

Dan has spent his entire career in human resources management, for Fortune 100 companies, as well as, smaller, privately owned enterprises. After graduating from Michigan State University with a Masters Degree in Labor and Industrial Relations, Dan currently directs the human resources consulting services for the PRcompanies, which own and operate businesses involved in human resources outsourcing, recruiting, staffing and business coaching. 

Dan provides hundreds of clients with solutions to their human resources issues, guides them through the myriad of employment laws and regulations, and is also responsible for overseeing all risk management activities and services. He has conducted extensive training in the areas of employment law, regulatory compliance, performance management, effective supervision and management, and employee recruitment, interviewing and selection.

                                                         

         

Please RSVP by September 19^th

Kathy or Shelby office 334.793.7232 fax 334.712.7220

kathy@dothanperio.com

Food Provided by RSVP

SHARPENING YOUR  FOCUS

September 23^rd                                8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Building High Performance Work Teams *                                                     

Dan Silas, PREmployer

Toyota of Dothan

October 13^th                                       6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Effective Marketing                                                

Balihoo Marketing

Friend Bank Dothan       

November 17^th                                   6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Treatment Planning

Guidelines for the Periodontal Patient               

Dr. John B. Miller             

Friend Bank Dothan

January 13^th                                        8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Hands-on Veeners & Anterior Esthesitics           

Dr. Robert Ritter

Toyota of Dothan

February  23^rd                                         6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Future of Dentistry: Digital Impressions            

Friend Bank Dothan

March 15^th                                          6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Pearls Workshop

Review of Osteonecrosis the Jaw                          

Dr.Craig Schmidtke

Friend Bank Dothan

April 26^th                                             6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Treatment Planning

Review of Medical Emergencies                           

Friend Bank Dothan

May 18^th                                              8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Predictable and Profitable Prosthestics *          

Dr. Steve Strong and Stephanie Strong

Toyota of Dothan

June 8^th                                                Final Social                                                                                                                                        

DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH ADQUATE NOTICE GIVEN

CE CREDITS GIVEN

*Team members included

Welcome to the Wiregrass Dental Study Group Blog. 

Our first official post on August 25, 2011.