General Dentistry Moving Forward in Illinois!

Friday, October 3, 2008:

Cliffbreakers, 700 West Riverside Blvd., Rockford, IL

Northern Illinois AGD Presents:

8:00 - 8:30 am    Registration

8:30 - 11:59 am  Robin Wright, PhD, Communications

A must for Dentists and Staff

12:00 - 1:00 pm   Lunch

1:00 - 4:30 pm     Lecture Continues

 

The

Exceptional

Team

Committed

to Great

Communication

Robin Wright, PhD

 

“A Must For The Entire Staff”

 

                         

Program Site

Cliffbreakers

700 West Riverside Blvd.

Rockford, Illinois

For information contact:

Dr. Stephen Petras

120 West Front Avenue

P.O. Box 146

Stockton, Illinois 61085

Phone: (815) 947-3700

Fax: (815) 947-9058

E-mail: s.petras@verizon.net

Friday, October 3, 2008

  

The Exceptional Team Committed to Great Communication

This involving, fast-paced seminar builds the 10 communication skills that dentists and team members say they most need for communication success. You will leave this seminar ready to achieve patient satisfaction and treatment acceptance more effectively and more often. You will also reap the benefits of knowing how to resolve staff conflicts and be a true team player. Learn to turn challenging conversations into a chance to sell patients on your dental practice, solve patient problems in less time, and work more productively with every member of the practice. Discover how to market your services to attract new patients and keep current ones. This "true to life" seminar is based upon research with dental teams across the U.S. and presents proven communication strategies you can adapt to your personal style.

 Featured Skills

Listen your way to patient satisfaction

Manage difficult patients with less time and stress

Project a quality image of the practice

Build patient trust and rapport

Present practice messages with confidence and power

Bring patients step-by step to treatment acceptance

Resolve conflicts with staff members and patients

Create written treatment plans to build treatment acceptance

Work effectively as a team

 

About the Speaker:

Robin Wright, PhD, President of Wright Communications since 1986, has provided four hundred seminars internationally to businesses, colleges and professional associations. As a communication specialist, she creates custom designed seminars on such topics as client service, crisis communications, patient communication, media interviewing and public speaking. Dr. Wright is a featured speaker in the American Dental Association’s seminar series, and has presented at the Yankee Dental Congress, the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, and the ADA Annual Session. She has prepared thousands of professionals from all over the world to speak successfully in professional meetings, political campaigns and network television programs including "Oprah,"

"20/20," "60 Minutes," "Phil Donahue" and "Good Morning America." Dr. Wright completed her doctorate in

healthcare communication at Northwestern University. She has taught communication courses at four universities, as well as serving as a guest lecturer at Northwestern and U. of I. dental schools. Reports on Dr. Wright's work in communication have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and New England Journal of Medicine. Ms Wright is the author of over fifty publications, including the 1997 book Tough

Questions, Great Answers: Responding to Patient Concerns about Today's Dentistry through Quintessence Publishing.

 

PAYMENT

Return the completed form with your check payable to Northern Illinois Academy of General Dentistry and mail to:

Dr. Stephen Petras

P.O. Box 146

Stockton, IL 61085

  

REGISTRATION FORM

                                                                  AGD                        Non-AGD

Dentist or first person-                                      $225                        $275

From office

 Additional staff/Hygienist                                   $125                        $125 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Presenting a program of this nature is a group effort, and would not be possible without the assistance of many individuals and companies.  A complete listing of contributing companies will be available at the program site.

7 hours of lecture credit may be used toward FAGD, MAGD or relicensure for dentist and hygienists.

AGD Dentist or first person from office $225 if AGD member, otherwise $275

Additional Staff / Hygienist $125 if AGD member, otherwise $175

To register contact Dr. Stephen Petras at PO Box 146, Stockton, IL  61085, or call 815-947-3700, or e-mail petras@stocktondental.com

 

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