Continuing Education Update by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD



by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education

I thought that summer would never come (at least, here in Pennsylvania)! Time to go to the beach and take some Dentaltown CE on your iPad or Android device. Over the past weeks, we’ve added even more courses to the continuing-education section at Dentaltown.com.

Next-Level Endodontics: Online Foundations of Predictable Endodontic Success…
by Dr. Martin Trope
Based on their decades of academic and clinical expertise, Trope and the Next Level Endodontics faculty have created a curriculum of the foundations for successful endodontic treatment. Strategies discussed include cutting-edge instrumentation and root-filling technologies that promise excellent results for prevention and treatment of apical periodontitis, as well as for the tooth’s long-term survivability. Completion of this program is a prerequisite for Trope’s hands-on courses.

No-Prep Veneers ... From Start to Finish
by Dr. Robert Ibsen
There’s no fee to view this course, which was recorded a few months before Ibsen’s untimely passing. Ibsen demonstrates proven additive, adhesive, shoulder-free veneer techniques you can begin using immediately to best service those patient and increase patient acceptance. He also discusses in this course the importance of case selection, case presentation, and creating awareness in your practice.

Minimally Invasive Esthetic Dentistry: An Oxymoron?
by Dr. Arthur Volker
Minimally invasive dentistry is a hot topic—it’s easy to talk about taking away less tooth structure, but it’s more difficult to apply this concept to achieve predictable, aesthetic and functional results. This course aims to give clinicians the tools needed to successfully and immediately expand the use of minimally-invasive dentistry in daily practice.

Measuring the Right Stuff: Key Practice and Business Indicators for Practice Success (Filmed live at Townie Meeting)
by Dr. Mark Murphy
Designing and tracking key performance indicators to reveal how well you’re doing can lead to a better work/life balance, less stress, and more accountability and success in achieving your vision. Murphy will help you determine and measure the right things that produce the results your practice needs to succeed.

Facial Harmony and the Lips (Recorded live at the CAD-Ray Symposium)
by Dr. Laurence Rifkin
Rifkin presents a system that helps achieve predictability in facial aesthetics and discusses how gingival aesthetics can be optimized in both full-mouth restorations and implants. The course includes natural aesthetics cases, as well as the adjunct use of Botox and dermal fillers.

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics
by Dr. Lane Ochi
A masterpiece by a Townie superstar! Successfully treating patients with fixed prosthodontics requires a mastery of materials and mechanical concepts, as well as a respect for tooth structure. We need to be aware of the interactions between preparation design, margin configuration, use of core buildups or posts, and the luting agent. After viewing this course, you’ll be able to identify the causes of failures and prevent them from reoccurring.

Understanding Occlusion
by Dr. John Nosti
Occlusion remains one of the most confusing topics in dentistry today, because of seemingly different opinions on the importance of dictating restorative positions on every patient. Nosti defines occlusion, simplifies common terminology and reviews when restorative positions should or shouldn’t be used.

If you’ve ever been confused by centric relation, centric occlusion and maximum intercuspation, or if you’ve wanted to learn a predictable way to take a centric relation bite registration or an increased vertical bite registration, this course is for you.

The Power of Solo Dentist With PPO Negotiations
by Sandi Hudson
This course is designed to help solo dentists understand how to successfully negotiate PPO fees, based on the makeup of their individual practices. Tailor your participation to strategically position yourself against increased competition and corporations. Understand the differences between direct contracts and third-party administrators or shared networks to take control of your level of participation.

Pediatric Dentistry: Anesthesia, Pulp Therapy, and Stainless-Steel Crowns
by Dr. Josh Wren
With the Affordable Care Act mandating dental coverage for those 19 and younger, more than 3 million pediatric patients will be added to 150,000 dental practices. Treating children may become a necessity for your dental office. Pulp therapy and stainless steel crowns are procedures often considered complex when performed on pediatric patients—this course will alleviate any fear of the unknown that leads to this misconception.

Indirect pulp therapy, pulpotomy and pulpectomy are discussed, with emphasis on diagnosis and technique. Stainless steel crowns are also discussed, with procedural steps explained and shown. The course also discusses Wren’s process for using nitrous oxide, appropriate topical anesthesia and local anesthesia to achieve painless injections.

Buying a Dental Practice: There is more to it Than Price. Recorded Live at Townie Meeting 2014
by Tim Lott
This presentation is designed to educate prospective buyers about how to approach the financial “due diligence” of buying a dental practice. You’ll learn which information to look at, how to piece it together and how to analyze it to formulate an offer. You’ll also learn other aspects of the purchase process, so you’ll be prepared when you locate a practice you want to buy.

The Keys to Successful, Predictable and Efficient Direct Composite Restorations (Filmed live at Townie Meeting)
by Dr. Nicholas Conte Jr.
Direct composite restorations are among the most frequently performed restorative procedures, yet dentists often struggle with placement techniques, options for consistently generating ideal interproximal contact and postoperative sensitivity. This presentation discusses the critical roles in the professional’s decision-making process when determining which materials, systems and techniques are best when doing direct composite restorations.

Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home!



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