What They Didn’t Teach You in Dental School: Billing, Marketing, and Business Venture Compliance

COURSE NUMBER: 720

Evan Sampson, JD

Credit Hours:

1 Hour(s)

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Overview

Federal and state laws significantly impact dental practices by ensuring accurate billing practices, ethical marketing efforts, and compliant business structures. Failure to abide by these laws can result in fines, disciplinary actions, civil lawsuits, and even criminal sanctions. This course will use real world case studies to offer dentists and their staffs tools to protect their practice, patients, and professional licenses from legal and financial risks associated with applicable fraud, waste, and abuse laws.

Intended Audience:
Dentists, Dental Students, Dental Educators, Office Managers
Date Course Online:
May 15, 2026
Last Revision Date:
NA
Course Expiration Date:
May 14, 2029
Cost:
Free
Method:
Self-instructional
AGD Subject Code(s):
565
Technical Requirements:
Stable internet connection and the latest version of browser and device software are recommended.

Learning Objectives

Upon the completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to: • Understand some of the key laws and legal concepts that exist at the federal and state levels that govern billing and marketing laws, as well as unlawful business relationships. • Recognize scenarios that place the dental professional at risk of violating the law. • Implement practices that mitigate the dental professional’s risk from violating applicable laws.

Disclaimers

• P&G is providing these resource materials to dental professionals. We do not own this content nor are we responsible for any material herein. • Participants must always be aware of the hazards of using limited knowledge in integrating new techniques or procedures into their practice. Only sound evidence-based dentistry should be used in patient therapy. • This content does not constitute legal advice, nor does it offer an exhaustive description of laws that apply to the practice of dentistry. All participants should contact an attorney for questions about pertinent issues, as this content does not create an attorney-client relationship with the Author.

Author(s)

Evan Sampson reports no conflicts of interest associated with this course, although he offers legal services to Dentists and Dental Practices.

Evan Sampson is Counsel with Post & Schell, P.C. in the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, where he advises dentists and dental organizations on a broad range of regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters. Mr. Sampson brings over a de...

Submission Information

Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Submission For credit transfers to appear in your AGD account in real time, make sure to add your AGD membership number in the field provided on the “Share Your Test Score” page.

CE Broker For all states that use CE Broker for licensure, “proof of completions” are electronically reported the first of every month. If a course was taken in November, the “proof of completion” will be submitted the beginning of December.

Recognition

Approved PACE Program Provider

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.

Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.

8/1/2021 to 7/31/2027

Provider ID# 211886

AADH Approved Program Provider

Procter and Gamble is designated as an approved provider by the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, Inc. #AADHPGC (January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2027). Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial Board of Dentistry. Licensee should maintain this document in the event of an audit.