MDA Virtual CE

Winter Wednesdays — MDA Virtual CE

In the chill of winter, the MDA Virtual program wants to keep you connected. New this year is a three part CE series we are calling "Winter Wednesdays." Join us from 6-7pm each night from the comfort and warmth of your own home for free virtual CE on relevant topics. Register today for one, two or all three dates!

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January 12: Mitigating Risk & Spotting Embezzlement in Your Practice
Phil Nieto is the President of RJ Card Processing d/b/a Best Card. After leaving behind the legal world, Phil has enjoyed the positivity of working directly with dentists to help them understand the confusing credit card processing industry and save more of their hard-earned money with Best Card. In his free time, he is an avid hiker, constant reader and enjoys sharing those passions with his wife and young son.

Mitigating Risk and Spotting Embezzlement in your Practice

Internal fraud and embezzlement are the biggest risks facing dental practices today. With the potential losses in the tens-of-thousands of dollars, what can you do to protect your practice and your patients? This informative and important presentation will highlight the various types of embezzlement, how to spot them, and what to do to mitigate your risk.

Course Objectives:
- Learn how to spot potential embezzlement in your dental practice
- Learn about the many types of embezzlement
- What to do if you suspect fraud
- Find out the costs of complacency
This Program is Sponsored by:

Contact: Phillip Nieto
303-482-2773
bestcardteam.com/MO
January 19: Preparing for Practice Ownership – Planning for Success
Jacob Hopkins has been in banking for over a decade, helping both personal and business clients make real financial progress. He is passionate about supporting business owners, stemming from his mother’s entrepreneurial spirit he witnessed growing up. He is experienced in all stages of business ownership and can help provide helpful advice for starting a practice and how to best position yourself for success.

Preparing for Practice Ownership – Planning for Success

Determining what you want to accomplish personally and professionally over the course of your dental career, and then documenting a plan for your practice, is a must in order to give yourself the best possibility of achieving success. What questions should you ask yourself? What is important to consider? How do you convey those messages to others? In this session, hear responses to these questions and 10 steps to creating a standout business plan.

Course Objectives:
- Learn what is important to consider when setting personal and professional goals and determining the best path to practice ownership for you?
- Understand common sections of a business plan and the detail to include in each
- Learn how a business plan evolves according to the stage of your practice
- Identify resources to help you develop and maintain your business plan
This Program is Sponsored by:

Contact: Amanda Breneman
651-216-0209
bmoharris.com
January 26: Building a High-Performing Team
Karen Shannon is Vice President of Business Consulting/CHRO for Ollis/Akers/Arney. Karen has served in senior leadership positions in banking and human resources for over 30 years. She and her team provided HR services to 5,000 employees across the US, United Kingdom, India and Mexico. Today, she works with world-wide clients on key business and HR strategies which have resulted in cost savings upward of $7 million. Karen received her MBA and BA in Business Administration and Economics from Drury University. She is a graduate of Leadership Missouri, past president of the Junior League, and was appointed to the Board of Trustees for banker education for the Missouri Bankers Association. She has served on the Board of Directors for numerous organizations and is a regular presenter at national and regional conferences. Karen was recognized in 2000 by the Springfield Business Journal in its inaugural class of the Most Influential Women in Business.

Building a High-Performing Team

What distinguishes a high-performing team from one performing at an average level? A team is a group of individuals working toward a set of shared goals that can be best achieved by the individuals working together effectively. In this program, you will learn about things that can limit or enable your team and how to use those to focus on success factors that will make your team soar.

Course Objectives:
- Identify the personal and organizational benefits of working in teams versus working individually
- Recognize the stages of development that teams typically experience
- Understand Team Success Factors to help your team achieve high performance
- Diagnose what is limiting your team and identify how to overcome those challenges
- Develop a strategy to help your team progress from one stage to the next and achieve high performance more quickly
This Program is Sponsored by:

Karen Shannon
417-881-8333
ollisakersarney.com