Continuing Education Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the current insurance audit landscape in Canadian dentistry and identify emerging trends affecting dental practices, providers, and owners.

• Recognize common factors that may increase audit risk, including documentation deficiencies, billing inconsistencies, administrative process gaps, and insurer concerns.

• Explain the operational, financial, and reputational impacts of insurance audits on dental practices and their teams.

• Discuss the consequences of insurer delisting and understand how delisting may affect patient flow, insurer relationships, practice valuation, recruitment, and practice transitions.

• Identify key compliance strategies that support audit readiness, including governance, documentation standards, internal accountability measures, and continuous monitoring.

• Evaluate the role of leadership in creating a culture of compliance that balances patient care, ethical billing, risk management, and business sustainability.

• Describe the legal, regulatory, and professional considerations that arise during insurer reviews, investigations, repayment requests, and remediation efforts.

• Understand the importance of proactive response planning when receiving audit requests, documentation reviews, or insurer inquiries.

• Assess how insurer relationships, compliance history, and risk-management practices may influence the long-term value and marketability of a dental practice.

• Apply insights from industry leaders, legal advisors, practice operators, and professional association representatives to strengthen compliance and reduce organizational risk.

• Upon completion of this session, participants will have an enhanced understanding of insurance audit trends, compliance expectations, delisting implications, and practical strategies that can help protect the operational, financial, and long-term value of their dental practice.

  This event is designed exclusively for dentists.

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