Lillian Obucina, Inc. is a resource for dental professionals on the law, regulations, and codes of ethics in dentistry. Our belief is that education, information, insight, and motivation can avoid legal and ethical problems, and eliminate much uncertainty in dental office operations and patient management.
Lillian Obucina, D.D.S., J.D., President of Lillian Obucina, Inc., is a practicing dentist and a practicing attorney who aspires to educate dental professionals by sharing her unique dental and legal experiences. Dr. Obucina graduated from Northwestern University Dental School in 1988. She received a Certificate in Prosthodontics from Northwestern in 1990. This was followed by a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School in 2002. In her Chicago based law firm, she counsels dental professionals on a wide range of legal topics. She also is an ADA consultant speaker for the ethics component of the SUCCESS program.
Through seminars, print materials, and individual practice evaluations, Lillian Obucina, Inc, provides information on risk management, employment law, insurance law, formation of business entities, practice transfers, concerns of new dentists, regulatory compliance, licensure investigations and ethical queries.
In its seminars, laws applicable to dentistry and codes of conduct, are identified and explained. Sample fact scenarios are utilized to illustrate how legal consequences intrude the dental office and are a reality for all practitioners. However, practical and viable solutions are readily at hand.
Dr. Obucina is available for speaking engagements to dental groups. Seminar topics can be modeled on the following course descriptions, or can be crafted to meet the needs of individual dentists, smaller dental study clubs, or large association meetings. Seminars can be adapted to your group's needs, upon request.
Lillian Obucina, Inc. is a resource for dental professionals on the law, regulations, and codes of ethics in dentistry. Education, information, insight, and motivation can avoid legal and ethical problems, and eliminate much uncertainty in dental office operations and patient management.