18th Annual Practice Management Symposium: Six Strategies of Highly Successful Dental Practices

Friday, October 5, 2012

To achieve practice success in today’s tough economic environment you need winning strategies and direction.

Spend a day at the University of Minnesota with Amy Kirsch, a nationally known dental practice management speaker and consultant, and learn how to implement proven techniques to drive your practice to the next level. You will come away from this interactive continuing dental education course energized and with the tools needed to: 1) build teamwork, 2) improve patient satisfaction, and 3) increase revenue. Your practice will benefit most by having the entire dental team attend together.

Benefits/Objectives

You will discover how to:

• implement effective marketing techniques.
• build trust with your patients.
• ask for referrals comfortably.
• beat your patients’ top five money objections.
• hire for excellence to create a dream team.
• eliminate drama in the office.
• schedule for an “ideal” day.
• reduce cancellations and no shows.
• evaluate if PPO’s are right for you.
• improve your cash flow.

Who Should Attend

Dentists and dental team members who want to uncover their practice strengths and weaknesses and make positive changes the next day.

Educational Methods

Illustrated lectures and discussion.

Amy Kirsch, R.D.H., For over 20 years, Amy has provided customized consulting services and training for dentists and their teams on topics including practice analysis, leadership training, scheduling for success, internal marketing, customer service skills, cash flow analysis, effective communication skills, hiring for success, and new owner success. She has been a dental assistant, office manager, and a dental hygienist and brings her clinical, management and dental consulting experiences to her presentations. Amy is the publisher of “The High Performing Dental Practice” training series. She has been a Senior Dental Consultant with the Pride Institute for seven years, an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, and a Visiting Faculty Member of the L. D. Pankey Institute. Amy is also a member of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She currently is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

Comments about Amy from previous conference attendees:

“You have to be one of the most dynamic and passionate speakers we have ever seen. Everyone was talking about how inspired they were and what a memorable experience you provided for them. They were ready to go back to their practices energized and ready to make positive changes.” Dr. Guy Deyton

“We never miss Amy’s presentations! When we see her name on a program, we make sure we are in the audience. No other speaker engages and motivated our team like Amy. Her presentations have been beneficial for all of our team members, regardless of their job description and she always gives us tools we can take away and immediately use in our office.” Dr. Stan Hite

“Amy is an extraordinary person and one of my favorite speakers. She is truly a world-class speaker and can hold large audiences spellbound. I still use MANY of the techniques that I have learned from her on a regular basis.” Dr. Scott Greenhalgh

This continuing dental education program is funded in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Excel Dental Studios, Inc.