Fulfill Your Continuing Education Requirements

• How to gain loan forgiveness of your PPP1 loan?
• How to qualify for the 2020 Employer Retention Tax Credit? What are the rules?
• How to maximize your PPP1 loan forgiveness and maximize your Employer Retention Tax Credit (ERTC)?
• If you own your building and lease it to your dental practice, what are the challenges?
• What utilities are included in other costs in order to gain PPP1 loan forgiveness?
• What amount are your salaries as an owner capped at for the PPP1 loan forgiveness? And for the ERTC?
• What amount are your spouse salaries capped at for the PPP1 loan forgiveness? And for the ERTC?
• What amount are your children’s salaries capped at for the PPP1 loan forgiveness? And for the ERTC?
• How do you define a covered period?
• How do you define an alternative payroll period?
• What does it mean paid and incurred?
• How does the HHS forgiveness impact the PPP1 loan forgiveness?
• When are your “10 months” up?

Allen Schiff, CPA, CFE, is the managing member of Schiff & Associates, LLC (S&A). Prior to forming S&A, Allen was a partner with Smart & Associates (formerly Grabush, Newman) for 30 years and was their practice leader for dental practice management services. Allen has over 35 years of experience in the areas of dental practice management. Allen's services include business planning to include obtaining financing, succession planning, exit strategies, and long-range planning. Allen has assisted dentists with practice acquisitions, start-ups, operational analysis, and associate contract analysis.

Allen received his BS degree in accounting from the University of Baltimore (June 1975) and is an accomplished speaker on topics such as dental practice management, transition planning, choosing a dental CPA, obtaining financing, identifying embezzlement in the workplace, and business start-ups.

Allen has published numerous articles within the dental industry and can frequently be seen in Dental Economics, as he is a contributing writer to the magazine. In 1998, Allen earned the designation of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), having the expertise to resolve allegations of fraud, obtain evidence, take statements, write reports, testify to findings, and assist in the detection and prevention of fraud and white-collar crime.

Allen is the President of the Academy of Dental CPAs (www.adcpa.org). This group of very knowledgeable CPA firms across the nation specializes in practice management services to the dental industry. He serves on the ADCPA Executive Committee and is Chairperson of the ADCPA Marketing & New Members Committees. The ADCPA combines its outstanding resources and expertise to share information and jointly develop resources to better serve the dental community.

Allen enjoys sharing his dental practice management knowledge. He has presented numerous times to the ADA (American Dental Association), the AGD (Academy of General Dentistry), AAPD (American Academy of Pediatric Dentists), ASDA (American Student Dental Association), local Mid-Atlantic societies, as well as various dental study clubs. For the last 34 years, Allen has taught at a local dental school as well as eight other national dental schools on the subject of dental practice management. Allen is a current Board Member of the Maryland State Dental Association Foundation as well as a Consultant to the ADA.

Dr. Cochrane specializes in disorders of the mouth and gums. He does dental implants, recession repair, treats periodontal disease, and TMJ problems. Dr. Cochrane is an expert in the field of implant dentistry and periodontics. In addition to his Doctorate in Dental Surgery he has degrees in Periodontics, Prosthodontics, and Oral Biology. He has been treating periodontal problems for over 30 years and placing dental implants for the last 25 years. He also provides expert care for people with temporomandibular joint pain and soft tissue problems, such as recession, cysts, and tumors.

Dr. Cochrane can perform a full range of dental implant procedures and diagnose and treat facial pain. In addition, he can offer reconstructive and cosmetic solutions for missing teeth. He is trained in oral sedation for patients who have dental fears. He is a member of the American Academy of Periodontology, American College of Prosthodontics, and Iowa Dental Association.