Advanced Risk Management: Protocols for Patient & Practice Protection

About this Seminar

This practical, case-based session equips Clinical Leader Partners with the essential skills, knowledge and tools to navigate the most common compliance pitfalls in clinical practice and discern appropriate actions when faced with challenging situations.  From accurate record keeping and responding effectively to patient complaints, to maintaining robust medical emergency protocols, attendees will learn how to protect their patients, teams, themselves, and their practice reputation.  This combination lecture and workshop emphasizes actionable strategies to reduce risk, avoid regulatory issues, and foster a culture of accountability and excellence within the dental team.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Describe common compliance pitfalls in clinical dental practice and their potential impact on patient care and practice reputation.


• Implement proper protocols for accurate clinical documentation and effective management of patient complaints.


• Analyze current medical emergency drugs, equipment and protocols within the practice to ensure alignment with regulatory standards.


• Evaluate and design strategies to foster a culture of accountability and excellence within their dental teams.

Presenters

About Dr. Sangeeta Patodia

Dr. Patodia, Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Anaesthesiology and Specialist in Dental Anaesthesia received her dental degree from the University of Toronto.  After graduation she completed an AEGD at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.  Dr. Patodia practiced general dentistry integrating minimal and moderate sedation in her practice before returning to the University of Toronto to specialize in dental anaesthesia.  During her three-year specialty program, she trained alongside medical anaesthesia residents in several Toronto teaching hospitals.  Dr. Patodia currently provides all levels of sedation and anaesthesia to pediatric, adult and medically compromised dental patients throughout the Toronto area.  She is an Associate in Dentistry at the University of Toronto where she guides undergraduate students in their didactic and clinical management of medical emergencies, general and advanced local anaesthetic techniques, and nitrous oxide sedation.  Dr. Patodia has lectured extensively on topics including effective medical management of the dental patient, pain control, emergency medicine in dentistry, advanced local anaesthesia and all modalities and levels of sedation.