Early Career Booster Pack – Committees, Connections, and CE – 9/21/25

Think of this event as your professional booster pack! 🎴 Carefully curated to give your early career a strategic edge. Whether you’re looking to get involved, build your network, or strengthen your skills, this evening delivers valuable additions to your career toolkit.

🔹 Earn 1 Hour of CE – Gain practical patient communication strategies from Dr. Amrita Patel.
🔹 Meet SCCDS Committees – Learn how to plug into your dental community and make an impact.
🔹 Connect with Colleagues – Build relationships that support and inspire your journey.
🔹 Enjoy a Taco Bar – Because great conversations happen over great food. 🌮

Add new strengths to your hand. Join us for a dynamic evening of learning, networking, and opportunity.

What you’ll learn:

• How to deal with awkward moments in patient care, like an uncomfortable silence, a difficult question or a misunderstanding.
• How to navigate the situation with professionalism, empathy and ethics and maintain a positive patient experience.
• How sensible integration of AI can support connection with patients and enhance care through real-time information and tailored recommendations.
• Innovative strategies to build confidence, ease tension and prevent missteps in patient communication.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Amrita Patel is a general dentist in private practice in Westchester County New York, a faculty member at the University of South Dakota, and a nationally recognized speaker. From 2018-2020, she chaired the New Dentist Committee of the New York State Dental Association and was the recipient of the American Dental Association 10 Under 10 Award in 2021. Dr Patel is the leadership columnist for the Academy of General Dentistry’s Impact magazine and writes a recurring column for Dental Economics.