Schulich Mini-MBA:
Dentist Business Leadership Program
Where dental professionals become business leaders.
Develop a unique business acumen specific to the dental industry. Our specialized Mini-MBA for dental entrepreneurs is a unique program that offers practical business training for busy dental professionals. Gain core MBA skills from Canada’s #1 business school and learn from highly experienced, leading dental practitioners.
Graduates of our Dentist Mini-MBA will be eligible to receive advanced standing towards a sought-after Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation, the only certification program for Canadian health leaders.

Schulich Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program
March 21, 2024
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Schulich Mini-MBA:
Dentist Business Leadership Program
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- Schulich Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program
The Ultimate
Program
For Entrepreneurial Dentists
In today’s world, dental entrepreneurs need to embrace their role as business leaders. To gain a competitive advantage, they must be able to plan the next steps of their business.
Schulich ExecEd’s Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program—the only program of its kind in Canada—provides experiential learning opportunities to take your practice to the next level. Our program helps fast-track essential business training, covering core topics like strategic management, communication, marketing and finance.
Empower yourself with key business management skills to drive long-term growth and profitability for your practice. Apply learnings to your own career with the Personal Entrepreneurial Project, a condensed version of the Schulich MBA Strategy Field Study.
Packed with robust and highly relevant topics, this program is designed for mid-career dental professionals who would like to learn more about the business side of dental practice.
DISCLAIMER: Schulich ExecEd requires a deposit from all students as part of the enrollment process. Domestic students are required to submit a $1,000 deposit, while international students are required to submit a 50% non-refundable deposit. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our advisors for assistance.
Get Training in Marketable Skills
Strategic Thinking
Leadership Skills
Decision Making
Problem Solving
Risk Management
Communication Skills
Negotiation Skills
6 Reasons to Enrol

Amazing Education for Healthcare Professionals
This program packs rich learnings into a manageable timeframe. Attend 18 three-hour evening modules over six months. Between modules, engage at your own pace with online material, videos and readings.

Stand Out from the Crowd
Get a unique business education directly related to your dental practice. This program covers core MBA topics, from finance and marketing to strategy and business analysis.

Learn from the Pros
Train with renowned Schulich MBA instructors, experienced dentists and business leaders in dentistry.

Tackle Exciting Challenges
Apply your newly acquired skills to an engaging team project, modelled after the renowned Schulich Strategy Field Study. Get feedback from leading business leaders in dentistry.

Build A Meaningful Network
Connect with and learn from like-minded peers and professionals in dentistry.

Earn Higher Pay
Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures and lead their teams to new heights.
Who Will Benefit
What Difference Will You Make?

Program Overview
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Discover leadership frameworks and techniques in the context of dental healthcare. Get an assessment of your own leadership style with a full debrief from LeaderGENE.
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Learn the fundamentals of investment and financing as a leader in private practice. Make investment decisions based on the allocation of resources and asset valuation.
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Examine the decision-making and accountability structures of hospitals, governments, and regional authorities. See strategic management concepts at play in various settings, with changing technologies and methods of health delivery.
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Continuation of Strategic Management I. Develop a robust business strategy to deal with competing practices. Discover methods to highlight your unique selling proposition and distinguish your practice in a competitive market.
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Identify key metrics that impact appraisal. Learn the factors involved in buying and selling a practice, and issues associated with purchasing or joining a dental corporation. Dive into the opportunities and challenges caused by larger clinic networks like 123Dentist and Dentalcorp.
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Master the skills to negotiate, persuade and influence others. Examine evidence-based approaches to building agreement between parties and negotiate with strategy.
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Emotional Intelligence refers to a set of emotional and social skills and competencies that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use the information in emotions in effective and meaningful ways. Explore how you can leverage EQ competencies and apply current EQ tools and techniques to enhance performance and productivity.
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Learn about strategies and techniques for powerful, compelling, and impactful communications, including successfully giving and receiving feedback. Topics also include conflict management styles that highly effective managers use and managing challenging conversations.
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Explore leading empirical evidence and practices for conceiving and executing a marketing strategy and building strong businesses. Learn the economics and neuroscience behind consumer behaviour today.
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Examine some of the world’s top companies and how they successfully execute their marketing and brand strategy. Explore opportunities for dentists to increase their marketing and brand presence in their own marketplace.
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Get hands-on knowledge on the legal and regulatory considerations of starting, purchasing, operating, expanding, and selling a dental practice. Learn what you need to know about Employment Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law, IP Protection, Regulatory Compliance and Leasing.
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Learn human resources from a managerial standpoint with new perspectives on actively managing your own practice. Attract and recruit top talent and staff, and manage ongoing support staff issues.
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What is cybersecurity in relation to your dental practice, and why does it matter? Answer these questions and examine different risks/threats, including Social Engineering, Phishing, Ransomware, and Safe Email Use.
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Get expert tips to improve daily business operations and increase patient satisfaction. Learn the best practices to better manage your dental clinic for growth and profitability.
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Develop effective strategies for managing internal and external stakeholders such as government entities, suppliers, communities, and the media.
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Explore the role of disruptive technologies, innovation and new business models to drive investment, innovation and transformation in healthcare. Leverage public and private partnerships and understand complex regulatory requirements.
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Examine how the dental industry is governed, managed and funded. Gain insights into the role of sub-national, national and international public and private agencies and markets, and how the political economy of dentistry is changing.
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Final group presentations to the “Dragon’s Den” Executive Panel with Dr. Michael Glogauer, UHN Dentist-in-Chief; Maik Rehfeldt, CEO, HANSAmed; Andrea Chan MNP Regional Managing Partner/Graduation.
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Fall 2023 Dates Time Module 1: WIN Thinking & Leading Healthcare Transformation 10/19/2023 - 10/19/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 2: Managerial Finance 10/26/2023 - 10/26/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 3: Strategic Management 1 11/2/2023 - 11/2/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 4: Strategic Management 2 11/9/2023 - 11/9/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 5: The Business of Dental Clinics 11/16/2023 - 11/16/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 6: Negotiation Strategy 11/23/2023 - 11/23/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 7: Leading With Emotional Intelligence 11/30/2023 - 11/30/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 8: Giving and Receiving Feedback and Managing Difficult Conversations 12/7/2023 - 12/7/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 9: Marketing & Brand Strategy 1 12/14/2023 - 12/14/2023 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 10: Marketing & Brand Strategy 2 1/11/2024 - 1/11/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 11: Dental Law 1/18/2024 - 1/18/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 12: Essentials of HR Management 1/25/2024 - 1/25/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 13: Cybersecurity 2/1/2024 - 2/1/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 14: Optimize the Daily Business Operations 2/8/2024 - 2/8/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 15: Strategic Stakeholder Management 2/15/2024 - 2/15/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 16: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare 2/22/2024 - 2/22/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 17: How Dental Care is Organized 2/29/2024 - 2/29/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Module 18 – Final Group Presentations to the Dragon’s Den 3/21/2024 - 3/21/2024 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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What You Get
After completing the Schulich Mini-MBA: Dentist Business Leadership Program, you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize. Graduates will also achieve advanced standing towards the Certified Health Executive (CHE) designation.
As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.

Schulich Mini-MBA Certificate
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