The $50 deposit will be refunded to participants after the session upon attendance.
Instructor:
Sean S. Parsa
Parsa Law — lawyer-led session focused on practical risk management for dental clinics in Ontario.
This program will be offered as a complimentary sponsored session with limited capacity. Seats are allocated first-come, first-served.
Course description: This course is a practical legal risk-management workshop for Ontario dental clinics. Using real-world scenarios, participants will learn how consent failures, documentation gaps, and workplace/patient conduct issues commonly turn into complaints and liability exposure. The program also includes a high-level overview of buying and selling a dental practice (asset vs share purchase, goodwill, and due diligence). Attendees leave with practical talking points, charting “gold standard” examples, and a clear understanding of the clinic policies and staff workflows that reduce complaints.
Learning objectives
- Identify and apply key consent concepts in day-to-day clinical settings (express vs implied consent; informed consent checklist; renewing consent when treatment changes).
- Improve documentation by using a “chart tells the story” approach to support clinical decisions and consent discussions.
- Recognize and manage workplace and patient harassment/discrimination risks through appropriate clinic policies, escalation procedures, and documentation.
- Understand high-level legal issues in practice transitions (asset vs share purchase, goodwill protection, and due diligence buckets).
1.Consent fundamentals in practice (Ontario)
- Types of consent: express (oral/written) vs implied
- Informed consent checklist: material risks, alternatives, and consequences of no treatment
- New patient consent and expectations
- Consent challenges: refusal to sign; consent withdrawn mid-procedure; changes in plan
2.Documentation and defensible charting
- Common charting pitfalls and “weak note → defensible note” examples
- Documenting refusals, complications, and follow-up plans
3.Workplace & patient conduct risk: harassment, discrimination, boundaries
- Patient harassment toward staff: scripts, escalation, internal incident documentation
- Staff-on-staff harassment: reporting and investigation workflow
- Discrimination risk in service delivery and employment
- Boundary and professionalism standards (high level)
4.Buying/selling a dental practice (high level)
- Asset purchase vs share purchase: practical differences
- Goodwill and retention risk
- Due diligence buckets (financial, legal/corporate, lease, HR, compliance)
March 1st, 2026
3 hours | Category 3 | Interactive, case-based discussion format (friendly small groups).
CE Credit: 3
