Past Monthly Meetings


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The DCDS offers regular, complimentary CE programming to its members each year between September and May. Monthly meetings are usually on the second Tuesday of the month (depending on holidays and other events). In addition to learning the latest innovations and techniques in dentistry from world-renowned speakers from across the country, DCDS monthly meetings give attendees an opportunity to share ideas, information and network with one another. Nonmembers may attend DCDS monthly meetings for a small fee.

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Continuing Education Disclaimer: The District of Columbia Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. 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. It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the CE requirements of his or her licensing or regulatory agency and to contact them with any questions regarding licensing.


Marc Leffler

November 2024 CE Event: “Dental Malpractice: What It Is and How To Prevent It - An Approach Based in Risk Management"

Address: 2001 K Street NW, Third Floor North, Washington, D.C.

Presentation by Dr. Marc Leffler

Location: DCDS Headquarters, 3rd Floor North

Meeting Attendance Note: Live streaming of this presentation is not available for those who want to access the presentation virtually. The recording of the presentation will be made available to all registrants within 48 hours of the presentation.

Contact: Cheryl Michi
Email: info@dcdental.org
Phone: (202) 367-1163

Registration closes the Monday before the event at 5pm.

Thursday November 14, 2024

5:45pm to 6:00pm Business Meeting
6:00pm to 7:00pm Session 1
7:15pm to 8:15pm Session 2

 
You may register for one session or both. 

Please note pricing:

  • Members: $0
  • Non-Members Presentation Recording: $75
  • Non-Members In-Person $110
  • Dental Office Staff Presentation Recording: $45
  • Dental Office Staff In-Person: $75

Topic: Dental Malpractice: What It Is and How To Prevent It - An Approach Based in Risk Management"

Instructor: Dr. Marc Leffler




Meeting Description:

This presentation, given by an attorney with decades of courtroom experience in the dental malpractice realm, who also practiced as a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, will initially take the attendee through the components of successful cases in dental malpractice and lack of informed consent, move on to employ those principles in closed malpractice cases, discuss the roles of commonly used medications – including opioids – and medical conditions in the practice of dentistry, explore recordkeeping from legal perspectives, consider the types of dental procedures – and injuries from those procedures – which most often lead to malpractice suits, and provide overview risk management concepts to improve practice safety.

Learning Objectives Session 1:

  • Be able to identify the legally needed components for a dental malpractice lawsuit
  • Be able to identify the legally needed component for a lawsuit based in lack of informed consent
  • Understand Dentistry's role in the ongoing opioid crisis, with approaches to avoid that role 

Learning Objectives Session 2:

  • Understand what constitute dental records and their maintenance requirements
  • Appreciate the relationship between common medical conditions and dental treatment
  • Understand the most common and most economically costly types of dental malpractice cases

 

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Continuing Education Disclaimer: The District of Columbia Dental Society is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. 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. It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the CE requirements of his or her licensing or regulatory agency and to contact them with any questions regarding licensing. The DC Dental Society designates this presentation for 2.0 CE.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.  

About the Speaker: Marc Leffler, DDS, Esq.

Dr. Marc Leffler practiced as a Board-Certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and a dental anesthesiologist, having received his dental degree from Columbia University and having completed residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including Anesthesia, at Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University Medical Center. He practiced oral surgery in office and academic settings, and supervised the training of residents and dental students in out-patient general anesthesia, orthognathic surgery, dentoalveolar surgery, and emergency management of medically compromised patients.

Dr. Leffler then received his law degree from New York Law School, where he was a member and editor of the Law Review. He practiced trial law for more than 2 decades in New York and Connecticut, representing dentists and dental specialists in malpractice litigation, dental board actions and peer review proceedings.

Currently, he is the Dental Risk Solutions Lead for MedPro Group, and Head of its Dental Advisory Board.  

Outside of professional life, he is a Flotilla Commander in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a marathoner who serves as a guide runner for Achilles International, assisting disabled runners reach their athletic goals.