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Christine has been a speaker for more than 28 years. She focuses on excellence and providing valuable information to her audiences. She discusses topics to dental professionals related to: business savvy marketing through a recession, business and goal development, teamwork, leadership and communication, how to empower your dental team and bring them to a higher level, how to continue to maintain passion, power and vision in what you do in your dental career, and career planning and the essential tools to propel your career to the next level.

Presentation Topics

Professional Savvy, LLC provides a variety of continuing education seminars for student dental professionals and dental professionals at the state, national and international audiences.  Click here to review Christine's Speaking Page of the topics she is offering to student and dental professionals for continuing education and to enhance their and their team's skills.

Dental and specialty Team Presentation Topics:

Business Savvy Marketing in Dental Hygiene and Dentistry
Audience: The Entire Dental Team (Front Office Staff, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Hygiene Assistants, Dentists, Dental Specialists)

Course Description:
What is your office’s mission and vision is for the year and what goals and objectives need to be achieved? Do you consider yourself as part of the dental/specialty team?  How does the team communicate with each other regarding daily, weekly and monthly, quarterly and yearly business issues?  Does every area of the practice have goals and objectives for the year?  If not, it's time to start.  In this tough economic economy, there must be a business plan in place to deal with patients' losing their jobs, their dental insurance, their money to just come to their dental home (practice) for their 6-month professional cleaning appointment.  

Today, having a composite replaced or a dental hygiene professional cleaning appointment is not the priority it was 10 years ago due to people not having the money to do it.  Dental Care is a part of Medical Care.  People go to their physicians, but why don't people go to their dentist or dental specialty on a regular basis.  Dentistry is not a Priority to them and it must be.  Have Christine help you to transform your business and marketing strategy for the office and communication and respect for one another. 

How is the entire team contributing to the office revenue for dental and dental hygiene services that are being offered by the team and what is recommended to patients to keep their oral health as part of their systemic health to create overall "Wellness" of each patient?  Business management is the next level of strategic dental marketing that needs to be incorporated into each dental hygiene and dental department within dental/specialty practices across the United States. In challenging economic times, the entire team needs to communicate and work with the patients to meet their oral health care needs and optimize their professional dental care. This course will assist you in evaluating your current work practices and identify key objectives and strategies that need to be considered to identify your profitability and how you can continue to achieve more financially in your practice as a business entrepreneur and dental professional.

Three Winning Strategies in Dentistry: Communication, Teamwork and Leadership
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Front Office Team, Dentists, Dental Specialists

Course Description:
Does the dental team work well together? Do you work well with your dental team? Whether you said yes or no, personal and professional skills can be perfected in order to improve teamwork and leadership in the office. In order to be respected by your colleagues and patients, one must be approachable and be able to communicate effectively. Is your dental and specialty office communicating effectively? The essential elements of teamwork will be discussed and strategies to improve the way you practice as a dental hygienist. Leadership styles will be reviewed and ways to improve skills in practice will be reviewed in conducting patient-team communication, patient treatment, and professional office recommendations. You will have a new outlook on how work may change for the positive once teamwork and leadership styles are enhanced with the team and with your patients.

Successful Writing Strategies for Publishing in Magazine and Scientific Journals
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Front Office Team, Dentists, Dental Specialists

Course Description:
Dental hygiene and dental/specialty publications are the gold standard of lifelong learning in the profession of dental hygiene and dentistry. Christine Hovliaras-Delozier, first dental hygiene editor-in-chief of Access, the official publication of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association from 2005-2008 will discuss the do’s and don’ts of professional writing for both magazine and scientific publications and how dental professionals can begin to perfect these skills in order to become published authors. A review of both magazine article style and scientific publication style will be reviewed to provide the key elements of each published piece. An overview of conducting a PubMed and Medline search will be reviewed as well as magazine and professional journal Author Guidelines.

Going Green - Is As Simple As 1...2...3
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Front Office Team, Dentists, Dental Specialists

Course Description:
Learn to implement new strategies in practice and provide an eco-friendly environment to the team and your patients.  Products and services that can be utilized in practice will be discussed in detail.  Christine is an Advisory Board member to the Ecodentistry Association.

Professionalism:  Practicing What You Preach
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Front Office Team, Dentists, Dental Specialists

Course Description:
Identify the key essentials needed to exert your team's responsibilities, increase patient case acceptance and achieve your practice's goals for the year.  Christine will utilize the Dentist and Dental Specialist Annual Career Plan with dental teams that take the course together.

Dealing with Challenging Patients
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Front Office Team, Dentists, Dental Specialists

Course Description:
This course will help you identify who your challenging patients are, patient personality types and how to provide key strategies in making their dental experience a positive one.

Professional Leadership Workshop
Audience: Association Officers and Colleagues and Dental/Specialty Teams

Course Description:
The impact of leadership within your organization or office is an important component in how effectively it runs and the communication strategies that are utilized to make everyone work cohesively with each other. A Forte communication style profile will be completed on the leadership team in order to work effectively together. Leadership styles will be discussed to determine how your organization or office works together. The impact of association or office goals will be discussed regarding how to enhance and obtain these strategies.

Presentation Topics:

Achieving Your Ideal Position Within The Dental Hygiene Profession
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists

Course Description:
Learn how to define your own career strategies, identify professional goals and objectives, personal skills and experiences developed in dental hygiene, and determine the next steps to effectively implement your own “Professional Career Development Plan.” Career opportunities available within the dental hygiene profession will be briefly discussed. You will identify what your ideal position within the dental hygiene profession will be in the next three to five years – and how you can achieve it through effective focus and professional career planning.

Securing Success and Clinical Excellence in Your Dental Hygiene Career
Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists

Course Description:
Let Professional Savvy teach you the essential steps to grow your dental hygiene career and achieve career satisfaction and financial stability.

Empowering Your Individuality Through Effective Career Planning

Audience: Student Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Assistants and Dental Students

Course Description:
Graduation may be only six months or 18 months away or two to four years away, but it is an exciting time that really needs to be contemplated and planned in order to achieve a successful outcome. It’s time to think about developing professional career goals in order to find the first job you will be employed in. Professional Savvy has developed the "Career Tools" you need to help you define your skills, training, expertise and education you have achieved to steer a course for success. 

This course will provide the dental hygiene, dental assistant and denta student with an overview of how to set their professional and personal goals and discuss the vast professional career opportunities that exist in the dental hygiene profession. The career tools that will be reviewed are creating an effective cover letter and resume; utilizing internet sites to post resumes as well as other job search sites; networking with mentors, contacts and friends; understanding the importance of proactive listening, communication and relationship building; interviewing skills that will assist you in getting the job; and negotiating the right salary and benefits. This course will prepare you for obtaining your first position as a dental professional!

How to Get the Job of Your Dreams

Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Student Dental Assistants, Dentists, Dental Students, Dental Specialists, Student Dental Specialists

Course Description:
Where do you begin when you are looking for the first position as a dental hygiene professional or rejuvenate your career after 10 or 20 years of dental hygiene practice? This course will review the necessary avenues to help you find the type of position you are hoping to achieve and the location of the country that you want to reside. Learn how to utilize certain business tactics to help you find the right position and employer who will work with you as a boss and a mentor. How do you prepare for the interview and what things do you need to bring to the position for a successful interview meeting? Networking will be discussed in greater detail to help the dental hygiene student and practicing professionals prepare to meet other dental hygienists in the same positions across the United States.

Cover Letter & Resume Writing Workshop for Student and Practicing Dental Professionals

Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Student Dental Assistants, Dentists, Dental Students, Dental Specialists, Student Dental Specialists

Course Description:
In order to get the job you want whether it is your first job or you need a "rejuvenation" after working in private practice or another position, achieve the salary and benefit that should be granted to you, you need to have a well written cover letter and resume that is sent to your potential employer. Christine will help to provide you with insightful thoughts to develop a more meaningful cover letter and resume so you get the interview.  Christine will review the do’s and don’ts of cover letter and resume writing to help you create a plan for success.  Christine offers cover letter and resume writing services and can be consulted with to provide you with a dynamic cover letter to help you get the "Interview" and resume that tells of your experience and who you are in order to get "The Job" or "Make the Job Change."

How to Negotiate Salary & Benefits

Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Student Dental Assistants, Dental Students

Course Description:
Most people and students may not know the right’s and wrong’s of negotiating your salary and benefits in a particular job. It is very important to know the strategies involved in salary and benefit negotiation and how they can work for you to get the salary and benefits you desire in your new dental hygiene position.

From Classroom to Practice

Audience: Dental Hygienists, Student Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Student Dental Assistants, Dental Students

Course Description:
When you are ready to graduate how do you make the transition from student to dental professional.  Christine will share her best kept secrets of where to look for a job, necessary career tools, interviewing style and techniques, negotiation of salary and benefits, professional membership, opportunities in dentistry.

Click here to review Christine's Speaking Page of the topics she is offering to student and dental professionals for continuing education and to enhance their and their team's skills.

Look for SAVVY SUCCESS Symposiums beginning in 2013!  Check the SAVVY SUCCESS Symposium page on the Homepage of the Website.

Keynote Speaker

Christine is a well known and respected dental hygiene professional with over the 28 years of experience. As many dental professionals know her, Christine can command a stage and connect with her audience. She is available as a Keynote Speaker for both dental and dental hygiene meetings across the country and internationally.

Her topics include the following:

Voiceover Artist

Christine Hovliaras has been trained as a voiceover artist in New York City. She has recorded both Industrial and Commercial reads for a variety of products. Her dental expertise and medical terminology have provided fabulous voiceovers for consumer and pharmaceutical companies. Click the play button to hear a few of Christine voiceover recordings.

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