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Massachusetts academy of pediatric dentistry

Our Mission

We are an organization of individuals whose primary concern is to promote the oral health of, and to be the advocates for, infants, children, adolescents and people with special health care needs. Our academy represents the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the purpose of achieving a high and ethical standard of practice, promotion of education, and research in pediatric dentistry. This academy represents its membership as a liaison to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, health care groups, governmental agencies, and the community at large.


Upcoming events

    • November 09, 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel
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    On August 20, 2008, Dr. Shelburne presented himself into federal prison after having been found guilty of Healthcare Fraud, Racketeering and Money Laundering. On May 14, 2010, he walked out having learned lessons the hard way that no dental professional ever wants to learn. This powerful, no-nonsense program pulls back the curtain on what really puts dental practice, the doctor and team at risk—and how to make sure it never happens to your.

    From a legal perspective, if it’s not in the clinical record, it didn’t happen. Period. You didn’t see it, you didn’t say it, you didn’t do it—and it doesn’t exist. That reality can either destroy a practice or protect it.

    This course delivers a practical, team-based approach to documentation and recordkeeping that protects, defends, and strengthens your practice. Because risk doesn’t stop with the doctor, the entire dental team is exposed. Learn how careful, concise, complete, and consistent records can be your strongest legal defense and the key to maximum legitimate reimbursement.

    This isn’t theory. It’s real-world survival training for today’s dental practice.

    Learning Objectives

    Participants will:

    1. Have fun while learning serious, practice-saving concepts
    2. Understand how “what you don’t know” can cost you—and why ignorance is never a defense
    3. Learn how to create, maintain, and manage records that protect and defend the practice
    4. Recognize the critical role of due diligence and master internal record reviews and audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and excellence

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MASSACHUSETTS ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

President, Derek Zurn, DDS, MS
966-C Park Street
Stoughton, MA 02072



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