BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, September 16\, 202612:00 PM to 1:00 PMFREE to all C DA Members$25 for Non-membersEarn 1 CEUCourse Summary: Understand the fram ework of the informed consent process to effectively communicate treatment risks\, benefits and alternatives. Participants will learn practical meth ods for discussing these important fundamentals and essential elements. Id entify common challenges encountered during the consent process and implem ent strategies to ensure patient understanding and treatment acceptance. O bjectives: Understand the importance of thorough documentation and record keeping during the informed consent process.Improve communication and docu mentation protocols highlighted in real case scenarios.Implement effective communication methods during essential patient discussions to ensure info rmed decision-making. REGISTER NOW Bio:Shelli Macaluso\, RDATDIC Risk Mana gement Analyst Shelli Macaluso joined TDIC in 2018 as a Risk Management An alyst. Ms. Macaluso speaks nationally representing the company at risk man agement seminars\, dental conventions and participating dental society eve nts. She contributes to multiple risk management publications including th e quarterly Liability Lifeline newsletter and monthly RM matters. She is i nstrumental in the development and content creation for risk management se minars and the multiple offerings of RM forms and resources. She advises d entists in the areas of professional and employment liability\, property a ndcyber risk management. Prior to joining TDIC\, Ms. Macaluso worked as a registered dental assistant from 2007 – 2012 and was promoted to senior bu siness manager\, responsible for managing the dental office operations for a large dental practice from 2012-2018. Shelli is dedicated to making an effective impact for the dental community through providing risk managemen t advice\, resources and guidance to dental professionals. Brought to you in partnership with TDIC. DTEND:20260916T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260728T033908Z DTSTART:20260916T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Consent Matters: Navigating the Informed Consent Process UID:RFCALITEM639208067483849893 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Wednesday\, September 16\, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

FREE to all CDA Members
$25 for Non-members
Earn 1 CEU

Course Summ ary:

Understand the framework of the informed consent process to effectively communicate \;treatment risks\ , benefits and alternatives. Participants will learn practical methods for  \;discussing these important fundam entals and essential elements. Identify common challenges \;encountered during the consent process and impleme nt strategies to ensure patient \;un derstanding and treatment acceptance.

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Object ives:

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Bio:

< p>Shelli Macaluso\, RDA
TDIC Risk Management Analyst

Shelli Macaluso joined TDIC in 2018 as a Risk Management Analyst. Ms. Macaluso \;speaks nationally representing the company at risk management seminars\, dental \;conve ntions and participating dental society events. She contributes to multipl e risk \;management publications inc luding the quarterly Liability Lifeline newsletter and \;monthly RM matters. She is instrumental in the develo pment and content creation for \;ris k management seminars and the multiple offerings of RM forms and resources . She \;advises dentists in the area s of professional and employment liability\, property and
cyber risk management. Prior to joining TDIC\, Ms. Macaluso worked as a r egistered \;dental assistant from 2007 – 20 12 and was promoted to senior business manager\, \;responsible for managing the dental office operations for a large dental practice from \;2012-2 018. Shelli is dedicated to making an effective impact for the dental comm unity \;through providing risk manag ement advice\, resources and guidance to dental \;professionals.


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B rought to you in partnership with TDIC.

TDIC The Dentists Insurance Company

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