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SUMMARY:SCCDS Prosperity Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 2nd – Thursday\, November 5th \n6:00pm – 7:00pm \n3 Powerful Sessions \nOnline via Zoom \nFREE for SCCDS Members \nYour career can span decades\, and your financial needs will likely change during that time. From securing your first office lease\, to monitoring your financial health\, and preparing for a comfortable retirement\, this year’s SCCDS Prosperity Symposium is designed to provide you with Lifelong Financial Literacy. Three powerful topics\, offered in convenient online sessions with trusted industry experts. Choose the one that’s right for you\, or explore all three! \nMonday\, November 2nd – Negotiating Complex Office Transactions: Empowering you to spend more time on patient care. \nProtecting and improving the patient experience is the key to a thriving practice. Whether you’re leasing advanced dental equipment\, considering selling your practice to a DSO\, renegotiating your office lease\, or increasing parking availability for patients\, mastering the art of navigating these transactions smoothly and stress-free is crucial. This seminar empowers you to advocate for the best patient experience and maintain your presence in the community. Using case studies from Acuity’s 30 years of experience negotiating with some of the world’s toughest opponents\, dentists will learn essential negotiation skills and strategies to streamline complex office transactions\, ensuring a seamless patient-centered approach \nWednesday\, November 4th – Before It’s Too Late: Tax Planning Opportunities in the Final Years Before Retirement \nFor many dentists\, the 5-10 years leading up to retirement represent the last and best opportunity to make meaningful changes that can reduce lifetime taxes. This course will explore proactive planning strategies\, including Roth conversions\, Medicare IRMAA considerations\, and tax-efficient withdrawal planning\, designed to help you avoid common tax traps and keep more of your hard-earned wealth in retirement. \nThursday\, November 5th – The Mid-Career Dentist’s Financial Checkup: Five questions to help you turn practice success into long-term financial progress \nIn this practical session\, Laura Phillips\, EA\, Co-Founder & C.E.O. of The Phillips Group\, will guide attendees through a five-part financial checkup covering practice profitability\, cash flow\, taxes\, debt\, and long-term planning. Using a sample practice owner\, she will show how these pieces connect and how to identify the next decision that could have the greatest impact. Attendees will leave with a simple framework they can use to review their own finances and start a more productive conversation with their financial and tax advisers. \n  \nPresented in Partnership With: \n \n \n 
URL:https://sccds.org/events/sccds-prosperity-symposium-2026/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:November,Special Events,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Bay Area Dental Insurance Reform Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Part 1 – Tuesday\, November 17th \nPart 2 – Tuesday\, December 8th \n6:30pm – 7:30pm \nOnline via Zoom \nFREE for SCCDS Members \nTuesday\, November 17th – Dental Insurance at a Crossroads: Understanding the Past\, Confronting the Present\, and Shaping the Future \nPresented By: Robert Shorey\, DDS \nDental insurance is top of mind for dentists in our communities; for good reasons. A system originally designed to help patients access dental care has struggled to keep pace with the realities of modern dentistry\, overhead costs and the oral health needs of today’s adult patients. Stagnant benefit levels and limitations in coverage have left dentists questioning whether the current model still serves patients\, practices\, or the profession effectively — spoiler alert “They’re NOT!”. \nIn this thought-provoking seminar\, Dr. Shorey will trace the history and evolution of dental insurance in California and the United States\, examine the forces that have shaped today’s system\, and explore why it falls short of meeting the needs of our patients. \nMore importantly\, this seminar will look beyond the problems to explore potential solutions. We will discuss practical\, short-term strategies dentists can consider today\, as well as longer-term approaches to rethinking dental benefits and developing sustainable alternatives for the future. \nUnderstanding how we got here is the first step toward changing where we go next. Join us for an engaging discussion that challenges conventional thinking\, encourages fresh perspectives\, and empowers dentists to become part of the solution — come learn and participate in the discussion. \nTuesday\, December 8th – The Future of Dental Insurance: Where Might We Go from Here? \nPresented By: Marko Vujicic\, Ph.D. \nDental insurance helps brings millions of Americans to the dentist. It also ranks as one of the biggest pain points for dental practices both in terms of reimbursement rates and administrative headaches. Why? How effective is the dental insurance model at financing necessary dental care? Discretionary dental care? How does this differ for children\, adults\, Medicaid\, Medicare\, and privately insured beneficiaries? Most importantly\, what does the future hold in terms of possibilities for major dental insurance reform? Get ready for a data-driven\, interactive\, and at times uncomfortable conversation! \nFeatured Speakers\n \nPART 1 – Robert Shorey\, DDS is an experienced dentist and owner of Shorey Dentistry in Morgan Hill\, California. A graduate of the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC\, Dr. Shorey is passionate about lifelong learning and advancing dental care through technology\, with particular expertise in digital clinical photography. He has lectured at local and state dental association meetings\, and has published articles in the Journal of the California Dental Association. Dr. Shorey also previously served as Editor of the Santa Clara County Dental Society’s award-winning magazine\, The Cutting Edge and currently serves on the Board of Component Representatives on behalf of SCCDS. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n PART 2 – Marko Vujicic\, Ph.D. currently serves as Chief Economist and Vice President of the Health Policy Institute as well as Chief of International Relations at the American Dental Association. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Health Affairs\, The New England Journal of Medicine\, and JAMA his team’s work has been cited by CNN\, The New York Times\, Fox News\, and The Washington Post. Dr. Vujicic holds academic appointments at the University of Pennsylvania\, University of Chicago\, University of British Columbia\, University of Toronto and Tufts University. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sccds.org/events/bay-area-dental-insurance-reform-webinar-series/2026-11-17/
LOCATION:Online Webinar
CATEGORIES:December,November,Special Events,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:7 Ways to Modernize Your Front Desk: How to get 5-star rating on Yelp - Presented by NOHOLD
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18th \n6:30pm – 7:30pm \nOnline via Zoom \nFREE for SCCDS Members \nSpecial Bonus for First 20 Registrants! \n\n\n\n\nEvery unanswered patient inquiry could mean a missed appointment—and added pressure on your front desk. Join us to explore what our research revealed about dental practices’ email responses and after-hours calls\, plus seven practical ways to improve patient communication\, support your team\, and protect revenue. Hear expert perspectives on automation’s future in dentistry and see Front Desk AMI™ demonstrate how automation can support a more responsive\, five-star patient experience. Bring your questions and leave with a simple plan for testing AI in your practice. \nExclusive Bonus! The first 20 registrants will receive: \n\n30-day free trial of Front Desk AMI™\nComplimentary setup assist by NOHOLD\, including AMI training and design\, call forwarding\, and website setup.\nA coffee on us: a digital Starbucks gift card\n\nAll webinar attendees will receive: \n\nEnjoy a 30-day free trial of Front Desk AMI™ to explore how it can support your team and improve patient communication.\n\n  \nPresented by: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Speakers\n\n\n\n\n \nDiego Ventura\, CEO \nDiego Ventura is the founder and CEO of NOHOLD Inc.\, driven by a passion for solving business challenges through technology. He founded NOHOLD in 1999\, raised $15 million in venture capital\, and developed an award-winning AI Assistant Platform that serves millions of users daily. Diego holds four patents covering natural language processing (NLP)\, inference engines\, and the combination of these technologies. \nBefore NOHOLD\, Diego founded and served as CEO of STEFRA Corp.\, a company that developed video conferencing products. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and continues to guide the evolution of NOHOLD’s AI Assistant Platform.
URL:https://sccds.org/events/7-ways-to-modernize-your-front-desk-how-to-get-5-star-rating-on-yelp-presented-by-nohold/
LOCATION:Online Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:November,Special Events,Upcoming Events
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