Protecting Your License and Practice

Subject: 159 Prevention of Medical Errors

Credits: 1

Method: Lecture

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026: 7–8 p.m. CDT

Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Hygienists, Specialists, Practice Managers and New Dentists

Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)

As healthcare providers navigate complex interactions and increasingly stringent regulatory environments, understanding professional liability policies and risk management principles becomes imperative for ensuring sufficient license and livelihood protection, optimal outcomes, and professional integrity. This course explores — through closed professional liability claims — insurance options, the litigation process, and fundamental concepts of risk management and ethics.

• Identify professional liability insurance options and steps in the litigation process.

• Understand risk management principles and ethical decision making as they apply to healthcare providers.

• Review allegations common to dental professional liability claims.

• Discuss practical strategies for improving the defensibility of any potential professional liability-related claims.

Julie Goldberg, DDS, is a senior dental risk specialist at Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Group. With over 25 years of experience in clinical dentistry and the insurance industry, Goldberg understands the unique risks in the dental profession. She previously practiced as a general dentist in Illinois and Florida and has spent nearly a decade developing risk education programs for dental professionals.