Future of Dentistry Evaluation and Website Links

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• Satisfactory and the presentation was clear and understandable.
• Great speaker style was excellent and added to the presentation.

• Artificial Intelligence: AI tools for Dental Office – available today – do they save money – improve patient care- improve efficiency.
• Artificial Intelligence: Automated online patient scheduling, cell phone reminder tools – review of existing vendors.
• Artificial Intelligence: How automating insurance verifications can change profitability – using technology tools.
• Implicit Bias for the Dental Staff – live in-person presentation.
• Implicit Bias for the dental staff – live Zoom presentation.
• Implicit Bias for the Dental Staff – on demand webinar with post training online quiz.
• Implicit Bias for the Dental Staff Video clips with self-driven script, staff worksheet, and online follow up post event quiz.
• Marketing/ Staffing: Geriatric Dentistry, with Michigan’s aging population what should I know now and what in ten years. Geriatric treatment, marketing to patients, training for staff.
• Marketing/ Staffing: Office Marketing System – patience customization.
• Payment changes current and future– insurance, Medicare, Medicaid.
• Payment: Moving away from insurance dependence - What are your choices - Is it time to go non-par?
• Personal Finance/ buying or selling a practice: Buying a practice as a single dentist or in partnership team in the future.
• Personal Finance/ buying or selling a practice: New Dentist Private Practice Owners – or those considering buying – what are the management decisions and strategic planning you should be doing for your practice now, five years from now and beyond.
• Personal Finance/ buying or selling a practice: Selling your practice in the future – what to look at for two to five years from now.
• Technology: 3D Printing in Dental Office with applications, costs, training needs.
• Technology: Digital Dentistry – What are you waiting for? The future is here.
• Technology: New Technology Tools for Dentistry.
• Technology: What’s New Materials and Tech Expedite Excellence.

• Live in-person large meetings to maximize networking – okay to drive up to 40 minutes.
• Live in-person smaller meetings – okay to drive up to 20 minutes.
• Live in-person Weekend meetings.
• Webinars on demand with post quiz to gain CE.
• Zoom mtgs in the evenings – no post quiz.

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• Somewhat and took the topic deeper

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The Michigan Diverse Dental Alliance (MDDA) represents a group of dental organizations across the state working together for a common goal – moving dentistry forward. The goal is to encourage, guide, and welcome more students from all backgrounds into this rewarding field, we all benefit. When care and community align, the health of our communities improves. This website is full of resources to help those interested in a career in the dental field and for those interested in promoting careers in dentistry. The website offers resources for students, parents, and leaders who want to provide information for those pursuing dental careers. The website is full of resources regarding the paths to a career as a dentist, dental hygienist, or dental assistant. Resources for high school and college students that want to gain experience, prepare for the next phase of study, and find out what areas of dentistry interest them most and can learn about summer prep programs and internships. There are Michigan-Specific resources and a section for nationwide association and scholarship resources. This website contains video testimonials from dentists sharing their paths to dentistry. The committee believes if ‘students can see it, they can be it’. The target audience is high school students and early college students, as well as their parents, guidance counselors, vocational and career center students. Resources will continue to be added as they are developed to maintain a relevant up to date resource center for attracting students to the profession of dentistry.

I would like information for volunteering for community outreach with dental students, high school students, clinics, Detroit public schools, veterans, etc.

• Yes – Zoom meeting
• Yes – live educational meeting
• Yes – live social meeting
• Yes - type of meeting does not matter
• No