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Cambridge Institute for Global Oral Health (CIFGOH) Leadership Lecture Series

A Mash-Up Model: Team Building, Problem Solving, and Quality Improvement Science

David Okuji, DDS, MBA, MS-Health Care Management

Pre-scheduled, Live, Electronically Mediated Video-Lecture for teams with at least five (5) team member-participants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please join other CIFGOH members and gain valuable leadership tips and tools for developing successful team building, problem solving, and quality improvement science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cambridge Institute for Global Oral Health

Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit

Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 07/01/2021 through 06/30/2025.

Provider ID# 390396

Cambridge Institute for Global Oral Health designates this activity for 1.5 hours continuing education

 

Date: To inquire about scheduling custom program dates, please submit a request at the link, https://www.cifgoh.org/contact

 

Credit Hours: 1.50

Format: Live Lecture in-person & on-site or Live Electronically Mediated Lecture

Technology requirements and support for Live Electronically Mediated Lecture:

  • A computer, smart-phone, or device with wide-band internet connection and an installed web browser

  • Technical support:

Intended Audience: Dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, front office, others

 

Prerequisites, previous training, and preparation for conference registration: None

Conflict of Interest: None of the presenters reported any conflicts of interest

Cancellation/Refund Policy: Courses which do not receive sufficient enrollment are subject to cancellation. In the event a course is filled or cancelled, Cambridge Institute for Global Oral Health will refund the full tuition. A full refund, less a 50% administrative fee for each course registrant,  will be given for courses if written notification of withdrawal is received and confirmed 45 days prior to the date of the first course of the program.

 

Course Goals and Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will understand and apply the concepts for:

1.Team structure, processes, and outcomes

2.Plan-Do-Study Act (PDSA) cycles

3.Perspectives of each team member stakeholder group

4.Identification and self-awareness of “going into the basement”

5.Psychological Safety

6.Brainstorming

7.Four Step Problem Solving Method

–Self Interests

–Enlarged Interests

–Enlightened Interests

–Aligned Interests

8.Quality Improvement metrics

DENTIST REGISTRATION:

To inquire about scheduling and registering a team for custom program dates, please submit a request at the link, https://www.cifgoh.org/contact

$250 for a team of 5 participants, plus $40 per each additional participant

 

CDE Program:

CIFGOH Leadership Lecture Series: A Mash-Up Model for Team-Building, Problem Solving, & Quality Improvement Science

 

Program Date:

To inquire about scheduling custom program dates for a team of a minimum of 5 participants, please submit a request at the link, https://www.cifgoh.org/contact                                       

 

Location:

Pre-scheduled, live, electronically mediated video-lecture

 

Course Instructor:

 

David Okuji, DDS, MBA, MS-Health Care Management

Executive Director, Cambridge Institute for Global Oral Health

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Okuji received his dental education at the University of California, Los Angeles and pediatric dentistry specialty certification at the University of Southern California. He also has an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley-Haas School of Business and earned a Master of Science degree in health care management from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Dr. Okuji  practiced as an associate pediatric dentist in Northern California for 5 years and then practiced for Saudi-ARAMCO, an international oil company for the next 5 years. After repatriating to the U.S., he was the principal of a multi-dentist, multi-specialty practice for 24 years in California.  He currently serves as a Lecturer in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, part-time, at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and as the Senior Associate Director-Extramural & Special Projects for the NYU Langone Hospitals-Division of Dental Medicine.

In addition to his health care management experience, Dr. Okuji is an educator and public health advocate. He is also board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, as a Diplomate of the National Board of Public Health, a Fellow of the International College of Dentists, and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.

Dr. Okuji has been influenced by his participation in the Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness model for value-based health care delivery and his primary academic interests are in value-based health care systems and global public health.

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