Fort Dodge District Dental Society
The Fort Dodge District Dental Society includes the counties of Boone, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster, Wright, and a portion of Carroll County.
President Jay Tigges, DDS, Carroll
President-Elect Amy Seehusen, DDS, Fort Dodge
Vice President Spencer Walker, DDS, Eagle Grove
Secretary/Treasurer Jim Knight, DDS, Fort Dodge
IDA Trustee Shaun O'Neill, DDS, Fort Dodge
Upcoming Events
Fort Dodge District Dental Society Spring Meeting
Monday, March 16, 2026
8:00 AM: Registration
8:30 - 11:30 AM: Polish Your Skills
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Business Meeting
12:30 - 3:30 PM: Diamond and Pearls are a Practices's Best Friend
Crossroads Hotel & Event Center (formerly the Best Western Starlite Village)
1518 3rd Ave NW. Fort Dodge
Polish Your Skills
Have you ever presented an idea only to feel like you are pulling teeth to get answers? Maybe you should start thinking as skilled communicators do! Discover strategies used by experts to ensure buy-in and optimize results every time you speak or present...even to the most reluctant of people. In this lively and revealing interactive session, world-class communicator Dr. Tim Bizga will demonstrate why people feel, think and act the way they do. Key insights will show how to discover, experience, and apply human behavioral principles that enhance interpersonal relationships and develop effective workplace partnerships.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Learn current trends in today’s general practice and the market we exist in today.
- Understand patient psychology and the WHY of patient decision making.
- Reinforce the value of great communication.
- Gain an understanding of how there is no “one-size fits all” approach to presenting treatment.
- Provide an effective method to having clients accept treatment more frequently.
Diamonds & Pearls Are a Practice's Best Friend
It’s no secret: employees are a company’s greatest asset, especially in a dental practice! Therefore, leveraging key patient experience-moments will have huge benefits and in turn, will maximize your practice profits. This course is designed to provide piles of “diamonds” on clinical techniques and treatment planning “pearls” essential to seeing long-term success and financial growth. From understanding patient decision-making to the tools and tips for getting patients to be “WOW-ed” with the overall experience, this course is designed to give a practical, “soup-to-nuts” approach to the latest clinical research, approaches to human behavior and includes special emphasis on team ommunication.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Learn current trends in today’s general practice and the market we exist in today.
- Talk common sense, “real-world” approach to treatment planning, and the benefits of “Co-Diagnosis”.
- Understand personality styles via the DISC model of human behavior.
- Review clinical cases for the application of principles and products
Timothy M. Bizga, DDS, FAGD
Fort Dodge District Dental Society Fall Meeting
Monday, September 21, 2026
8:00 AM - Education Session
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM - Business Meeting
Crossroads Hotel & Event Center (formerly the Best Western Starlite Village)
1518 3rd Ave NW. Fort Dodge