Tuition Cost: AIDA members: $19.99 per person per session
General Admission: $29.99 per person per session
Audience: Doctors and Office Managers
CE: 2.0 Lecture CE Credits per session
CE Code: 550
Course Description 3-Part Series: Wish They Had Taught This in Dental School: A 3-Part Blueprint for Practice Success
This comprehensive 3-part series equips dental professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to optimize their practice operations, secure financial success, and plan for a successful future. From understanding key performance indicators (KPIs) to navigating financial success and preparing for retirement, participants will gain essential insights and strategies to improve practice efficiency, increase profitability, and ensure long-term sustainability. Whether you are a dental practice owner or a manager, this series will help you position your practice for lasting success.
Course Title Part 2: Navigating Financial Success in Today’s Dental Practice Landscape
Course Description Part 2: In today’s competitive dental market, understanding the financial dynamics of a dental practice is critical to its success. This course explores the financial strategies that dental professionals need to navigate complex economic challenges and ensure long-term profitability. Participants will learn about budgeting, revenue cycle management, cost control, pricing strategies, and effective financial decision-making. With practical tools and financial frameworks, this course will empower dental practice owners and managers to make informed choices that enhance their financial health while maintaining high-quality care and patient satisfaction.
Course Objectives Part 2:
- Understand the key financial elements that contribute to the success of a dental practice.
- Implement effective budgeting and cost-control strategies to maximize profitability.
- Analyze revenue cycle management to reduce inefficiencies and boost cash flow.
- Develop pricing strategies that reflect the value of services while remaining competitive.
- Make informed financial decisions based on data-driven insights to improve financial performance.
Audience: Doctors and Office Managers
Meet the Instructors: Dr Jennifer Bell, D.D.S., FAGD, FICD, FPFA
Dr. Jennifer Bell is a native of Lexington, North Carolina. She earned her undergraduate and dental graduate degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduation, she completed advanced education in general dentistry program at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.
In 2010, Dr. Bell along with her business partner started a general dentistry practice in Holly Springs, NC. They opened their second practice in Angier, NC in 2017. Their practices treat all ages and complexity of cases. Her main interests include rehabilitation cases, complex prosthodontic cases, laser dentistry, and sleep disorders.
Dr. Bell has earned fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) where she has served the North Carolina state chapter as president most recently as executive director. In 2013, Dr. Bell served as the first chair of the New Dentist committee for the AGD where she served for three years. Currently, Dr. Bell is serving as an AGD National Spokesperson, member of the Dental Practice Council and member of Governance Evaluation and Review Committee. In addition to her work with the AGD, Dr. Bell is an active member in the American Dental Association, the North Carolina Dental Society, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and a fellow in the International College of Dentists. In March 2018, she graduated from the Dr. John Kois continuum in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Bell also currently serves as a clinical reviewer with Catapult Education group. Dr. Bell has recently been published in Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry and co-hosts a weekly Facebook live show called Dentists in the Know. Outside of dentistry, Dr. Bell is active with Kiwanis International and other local philanthropic organizations in her community.
Dr. Bell and her husband Brian reside in Holly Springs, NC and have three children: Benjamin, Lillian and Evelyn.
