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DD0033: Concepts of Dental Clinic Management I
This course provides new dental directors basic principles in clinic management. As an introductory course it provides traditional and cutting-edge management theory and uses actual case examples as practice skills needed to direct a local dental program. It is the first of a three-course series.
Note: Course starts on TBD at 1:00 PM and will finish TBD, at 4:00 PM
Location: Native American Professional Parent Resources [NAPPR] , Albuquerque, NM, 2201 San Pedro NE , Blg. 3, Suite 210, Albuquerque , NM 87110
Monday, TBD, 1:00 PM
Introductions, Logistics, Course Overview
Clinical Efficiency and Effectiveness Intro- Champany,
Defining an IHS Dental Director’s Job- Champany & Group
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 7 different duties a dental director is responsible for
• Identify 2 duties that you were unaware prior to this day you were responsible for
• List 2 duties that you have credible strengths in
Transitioning from Clinician to Supervisor- Crafting Your Career and Personal Development [Second Curves]- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Describe a sigmoid learning curve
• List the 4 terms for the acronym VUCA
• Identify 1-3 areas of management that you need to improve
Expectations, Issues-
Successful Indian Health Program- Group
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 4 oral health measures IHS dental programs should strive to improve
• Identify 3 program management measures that dental clinics should accomplish
• List 2 staff outcomes that reflect a successful dental program
Tuesday, TBD, 8:00 AM
Assessment of Your Clinic’s Efficiency and Effectiveness – Champany
Analysis/Improvement of Your Clinic’s Efficiency and Effectiveness – Participants
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 3 different indicators of clinical productivity
• Analyze their clinic’s data for efficiency, effectiveness and productivity
• Identify 1-3 areas their clinic needs to improve to approximate IHS standards
LUNCH
Presentations of Lessons Learned/Participants in Groups
Employee Engagement- Your Key to Productivity and Satisfaction- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Define 2 different measures that indicate employee engagement
• List 3 activities a supervisor can engage in to improve engagement in staff
• Identify the engagement level of 10 different staff members in their program
Social Intelligence Part I- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 3 groups of stakeholders that are affected by poor social intelligence
• Discuss the difference between social awareness and social facility
• Define empathic accuracy and discuss its importance
Management Basics- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Delineate the concept of considering staff to be more like chess or checkers.
• Identify importance of discovering motivations in staff
• Prioritize where their best return on investment will be in staff improvement
Wednesday, TBD17, 8:00 AM
Recruiting- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 4 things to prepare for a recruit’s site visit
• Ask appropriate questions during a practice recruit interview
• Given 3 choices, pick the candidate most appropriate for their clinic situation
Your Budget-Where the Money Comes From- Tetrev
Monitoring your Budget, Commitment Registers, Third Party Spending Plan- Champany
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 3 program costs that dental [Tribal or IHS] funds can be used for
• Identify 2 costs that purchase referred care can used for other than a referral
• Balance a dental budget that is projected to be in a deficit prior to year end
LUNCH
Employee Performance Management- Champany and Tetrev
Performance Expectations, Plans, PMAPs- Rick
Performance Appraisals w/ Exercise- Steve
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 3 important steps the supervisor is responsible for in managing an employee’s performance plan
• Develop a performance standard that can be an “On/Off” measure
• Identify 2 negative outcomes each for both too lenient and too stringent performance appraisals
Personnel Issues
Standards of Conduct [Conduct vs. Performance]- Tetrev,
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Identify where they can locate their program’s standards of conduct
• Discriminate between breaches of conduct and poor performance among 10 situations
• List 3 conduct standards that are in both IHS and Tribal programs
Thursday, TBD 18, 8:00 AM
Personnel Issues Continued
Conducting an Investigation- Champany, Tetrev
Progressive Discipline- Tetrev
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Describe what an “Opportunity to Provide Information” form is used for
• Identify who should be interviewed in a complicated conduct situation
• Identify 3 reasons to conduct an administrative investigation prior to discipline
Awards, [Criteria, Pay for Performance and Writing Exercise]- Champany
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• List 3 reasons to write more awards than they are writing at present
• Identify how much cash an employee can be awarded for a project
• Write an award for one of their employees that can be used upon return to clinic
LUNCH
Running a Staff Meeting- Champany
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Discuss 3 ways to increase engagement of meeting attendees
• Identify 4 different “housekeeping” activities that must be done for meetings
• List 2 activities to improve their current staff meetings
Participant Meeting Presentations [Goals- Eff & Eff item]
• START ANYWHERE! [Burkus- Thresholds & Goals]
• Info sharing [Who and How]
• What to Change/Improve [Dictatorial, Democratic, Work Group?]
• Progress update [Who, When, How]
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Advocate in a presentation for their E&E or Productivity improvement
• Visually display a timeline for their improvement
• Detail responsibilities and appropriate staff assignments
Your Network- Chiefs’ Listserve, Chiefs’ Conference Calls, Chiefs’ Web Site,
Area or Local Dental Directors’ Interactions, Finding a Mentor,
As a result of attending this session, attendees will be able to:
• Draw their “ego-centric” network
• Analyze their network for diversity
• List 3 individuals they should add to their network
1. Analyze their clinic’s production data and evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity of their clinic in comparison to IHS-wide benchmarks and standards.
2. Demonstrate understanding of performance management and construct written awards, disciplinary actions, and performance standards.
3. Display competence in interpersonal exchanges by successfully engaging in recruiting interviews, performance appraisals and verbal disciplinary warning scenarios.
Steve Tetrev — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tetrev@msn.com.
Timothy Ricks — Director, Office of Public Health and Area Dental Officer For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at tim.ricks@ihs.gov.
Damon Pope — Deputy Project Manager for the IHS Electronic Dental Record IHS DOH National Infection Control Consultant For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at damon.pope@ihs.gov.
The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.
It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.
None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). 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 IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org
Tuition is due only from staff from tribal programs that have taken their HQ dental shares. Tuition Payment is due at least 30 days prior to the start of the course. Please submit tuition payment to the address on the Tuition Payment Form [obtain the form by contacting IHSCDECoordinator@ihs.gov] or downloading from this site
Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.
Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.