Schulich Mini-MBA:
Dentist Business Leadership Program

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Master the skills to negotiate, persuade and influence others. Examine evidence-based approaches to building agreement between parties and negotiate with strategy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Develop effective strategies for managing internal and external stakeholders such as government entities, suppliers, communities, and the media.

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.

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.