Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA, CDIPC, CSP

Leslie Canham is a Certified and Registered Dental Assistant with over 50 years of experience in dentistry. Leslie sought to continue her career by exploring the continuing education needs of dental personnel. Her research led to OSHA compliance training for dental offices. Dentists, astounded by Leslie's expertise began referring their colleagues to her. Soon her outstanding reputation spread throughout the dental community. Leslie's OSHA compliance seminars have become very popular, with encore presentations being scheduled years in advance. Leslie has added Infection Control, Dental Practice Act, HIPAA, and Accommodating Special Needs Patients to her list of outstanding seminars.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Linda Harvey, RDH, MS, LHRM, DFASHRM

Linda leverages her unique credentials and expertise to help you and your staff significantly reduce risk and legal liability in your practice. Linda’s services complement practice management consultants whose clients need a specialist in risk management. Along with that, she teaches dentists and physicians how to protect their million-dollar practices through effective risk management and patient safety. Linda’s practical guidance effectively integrates regulatory statutes into your practice to close deficiency gaps in your policies, procedures, and workflow.

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Mary Govoni, CDA, RDH, MBA

Mary Govoni is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant, working with dental teams for over 40 years on clinical efficiency, infection prevention, ergonomics, and team communication. 

Mary is a Certified OSHA Outreach Trainer and assists dental practice across the country in achieving compliance with regulatory requirements. Mary also is known for her practical approaches to implementing systems and protocols to enhance patient safety, privacy, and data security. Mary a past president of the American Dental Assistants Association, a member of the American Dental Hygienists Association, a member of the Organization for Safety Asepsis and Prevention, the Academy of Dental Management Consultants, and the Speaking and Consulting Network. She has published numerous articles in Dental Economics, The Dental Assistant Journal, RDH Magazine, Dentistry Today, Inside Dentistry, and many others.

Olivia Wann, JD

Olivia Wann founded Modern Practice Solutions in the year 2000. She graduated from the Nashville School of Law with a Doctorate in Jurisprudence and continues to consult with dental practices on managing risk in a complex regulatory environment.

Olivia graduated magna cum laude from St. Joseph’s College of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration. She spent her early years as a dental office manager and later served as a dental software support technician for SoftDent. She attended Tennessee Technology Center’s dental assisting course and was registered as a dental assistant for many years. She participated in Georgia Tech’s Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards for General Industry.

Olivia served as a course instructor for Cross Country Seminars and instructed over 250 lectures in 50 states. She has authored several compliance manuals and has had numerous articles published in industry journals and was one of the contributing authors for the ADA’s publication, Managing the Regulatory Environment: Best Practices.

Olivia and her husband, Kevin, reside in Dover, Tennessee, where they raise horses. Olivia also owns a law practice, Olivia Wann – Attorney at Law, where she provides estate planning, business law, entity formation, and services for dental practices in Tennessee.

Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships to disclose.