Risk Management for the Entire Dental Team
Thursday, January 29, 2026
8:00 – 9:00 am
Course Code:
400TL
Cost:
$35
Credits:
1
CE Hour
This informative, interactive lecture is designed for the entire dental team. Risk management involves providing safe and effective dental care while minimizing potential liabilities. This course will focus on the dental practice as a whole and preventing those communication, informed consent, and documentation errors that often lead to malpractice claims.
Speakers
In this course attendees will:
- Understand the importance of effective communication in every patient encounter
- Recognize the role of risk management for every member of the office
- Comprehend the significance of thorough documentation in preventing and defending against malpractice claims
- Master the basic principles of proper chart and record documentation, along with the responsibilities of safeguarding patient health information
- Implement effective, office-wide procedures to ensure patient safety
- Grasp the fundamentals of informed consent
- Identify how patient selection impacts risk management and when dismissal is appropriate
*Attendees will be eligible for 5% risk management discount on their professional liability premium with EDIC.
The Massachusetts Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at
ADA.org/CERP