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ILAGD Presents ~ Four Free Webinars: Interviewing, Resumes, Associateships, Student Loans & Practice Acquisition

Name: ILAGD Presents ~ Four Free Webinars: Interviewing, Resumes, Associateships, Student Loans & Practice Acquisition
Start: 2021-03-17 02:00:00
End: 2021-04-21 03:00:00
Location: Zoom Virtual meeting/Webinar

March 16, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - April 20, 2021 @ 8:00 pm

Free

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Dental Students, Dental Residents & New Dentists
Four Complimentary Zoom Courses provided by the
Illinois Academy of General Dentistry

Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Resume Preparation & Interview Skills

Thursday, March 25, 2021 Finding the Right Associateship for YOU

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Navigating Student Loans

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Practice Acquisition: What It Takes

REGISTER FOR ALL 4 COURSES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

OR SIGN UP FOR THE COURSES YOU WANT TO ATTEND INDIVIDUALLY

Resume Preparation & Interview Skills

Hosted in conjunction with Megan Walls of Walls Career Coaching

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

7:00-8:00 pm Zoom Virtual Program
Mr. Rex Plamann

1 hour Lecture CE credit

Objectives of the Program:

• Develop a resume which will garner serious attention.
• Your network matters! When and how should I extend my network.
• The Interview: How to sell yourself with confidence.
• What do hiring managers want to hear?
• Interviews go both ways: What do you want to ask of the practice.
• When to ask for the job.
• Q & A.

Click here if you only want to register for this course “a la carte.”

Finding the Right Associateship for YOU plus Important Market Trends

Thursday, March 25, 2021

7:00-8:00 pm Zoom Virtual Program
Mr. Rex Plamann

1 hour Lecture CE credit

Objectives of the Program:

• Associateships: Discover what is critical to uncovering a successful associateship. What ingredients are needed to support a rewarding role. What pitfalls to avoid which may result in a failed associateship.
• Compensation Trends in Associateships.
• Where do you want to work? Urban vs Suburban vs Rural.
• Employment Contracts: What you need to know.
• Learn about other opportunities and how they differ in levels of Control and Investment for YOU.
• Discuss the state of the dental market: Trends with job opportunities. Practice acquisitions and the DSO influence.
• Q & A.

Click here if you only want to register for this course “a la carte.”

Navigating Student Loans

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

7:00-8:00 pm Zoom Virtual Program
Ryan J. Lies, CPA, MST

1 hour Lecture CE credit

Objectives of the Program:

Provide you with more information so that you are better prepared to make better decisions relating to student loans and financial matters
Vocabulary
Types of Loans and Repayment Plans
Budgeting
Consolidation & Refinancing
Common Concerns, Questions, and Comments

Click here if you only want to register for this course “a la carte.”

Practice Acquisition: What It Takes

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

7:00-8:00 pm Zoom Virtual Program
Mr. Rex Plamann

1 hour Lecture CE credit

This Program seeks to answer:
• Why do you want to own a practice?
• What are the benefits to owning a practice?
• How can I afford a practice?
• When is it right to for me to seek ownership?
• Who should be involved? I need a team!
• How do I evaluate a practice?
• What is involved in the process to purchase a practice?
• What does the market look like today and in the future years?
• Q & A

Click here if you only want to register for this course “a la carte.”

Registration:

Online registration is open now; register for all four courses at the bottom of the page and “Add to Cart.”

The Zoom/Webinar link will be sent to participants the week of the course.

Biographies

Mr. Rex Plamann, is a dental industry veteran representing “ddsmatch” in Greater Chicago and the northern Illinois market. With 30 years of experience, Rex brings a passion for the dental profession. During that time, Rex has built a strong knowledge base of how a dental practice operates by studying thousands of practices and practitioners. DDSmatch specializes in connecting buyers and sellers by integrating tremendous relationship capabilities, using a unique process for dentists “The Trusted Transition Process,” supported by a robust website and professional advice.

Before joining ddsmatch, Rex served as a General Manager for 18 years at Patterson Dental in Cleveland, OH and Chicago, IL. He is a licensed Business Broker in the state of Illinois and is ready to uncover opportunities for clients he serves in the Chicagoland area. Rex is a 1993 Graduate of the University of Wisconsin- Madison, is an outdoor enthusiast, and lives in Elmhurst, IL with his wife and two children.

Ryan Lies, CPA, MST is a Licensed & registered CPA in Illinois that focuses on the dental profession. He earned his Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University. Ryan has over 12 years of experience and he has helped his clients navigate the complexities of the tax code along with managing their dental practices. He enjoys teaching clients about the business aspect of their practices. His goal is for dentists to be informed and prepared to make the business decisions that they will face, with less stress, uncertainty, and anxiety so that they can focus on doing dentistry. When Ryan is not practicing, he enjoys traveling with his wife Vanessa Casanova, taking their rescue dog Sadie to the many Chicago area dog parks, and competing in a Chicago metropolitan handball league.