Skip to content

Conflict Comes With the Territory: How Mediation Protects Dentists, Practices, and Partnerships Being a dentist means managing more than teeth — it means managing people. Staff tensions, patient disagreements, supplier disputes, partnership breakdowns, and lease conflicts are realities every dentist or practice owner will face. This webinar, presented by Dr. Riaan Kriek (practising dentist turned accredited mediator), gives you a clear, practical understanding of mediation — what it is, when to use it, and why it consistently outperforms litigation for resolving conflicts.

Learning outcomes

Being a dentist means managing more than teeth — it means managing people. Staff tensions, patient disagreements, supplier disputes, partnership breakdowns, and lease conflicts are realities every dentist or practice owner will face. This webinar, presented by Dr. Riaan Kriek (practising dentist turned accredited mediator), gives you a clear, practical understanding of mediation — what it is, when to use it, and why it consistently outperforms litigation for resolving conflicts.

Speaker

Dr Riaan Kriek BDS

Dr. Riaan Kriek graduated with his dental degree from the University of Pretoria in 1997 and has been in private practice ever since. In 2001, he completed a two-year postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry through the University of Stellenbosch, further deepening his clinical expertise. After emigrating to New Zealand in 2008, Dr. Kriek established what has grown into a multi-location dental group, currently operating several clinics across the Tauranga region. He has also presented courses on practice management, treatment planning, and patient communication.

Conflict Comes With the Territory: How Mediation Protects Dentists


Speaker:

Dr Riaan Kriek BDS

Tuesday 15th Sep 2026
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Online
Zoom
Region: Auckland
Purchase tickets
Brought to you by New Zealand Dental Assoc.
NZDA House
1/195 Main Highway
Ellerslie, Auckland
1051
New Zealand

New Zealand Dental Assoc.