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

Townie Meeting was awesome! The live CE lineup was top-notch, for an amazingly low price. Join us again next year, because we always have the best speakers and parties.
Meanwhile, somehow we found time this month to also release some outstanding online CE courses, including these ...

Mastering Posterior Dentistry
by Dr. John Nosti
This course is designed to increase proficiency in both partial- and full-coverage indirect restorations. It covers in detail topics related to insurance coverage and changing patient appointments from "just a filling" to indirect restorations. Produce more Monday morning!

Dental Implants From Planning to Restoration: Treatment Planning
by Dr. Charles Schlesinger
This CE course on treatment planning with implants is Part 2 of a 10-part series. The effects of bone quality on implant treatment and understanding how to interpret all the data gathered during the treatment planning process will be discussed. Participants will also learn how to determine which size to use and where to place implants. 

Introduction to All-on-Four 
by Dr. Chris Winterholler
Immediate loaded full-arch dental Implants are a clinical reality. Proper understanding of implant design, implant placement, pre-prosthetic surgery, cone beam tomography, occlusal principles, surgical conversion and final restoration will be shown and discussed.  Make "all on four" part of your routine for dentally challenged patients.

Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery: Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps and Splitting Teeth
by Dr. Jay Reznick
This presentation recorded at Townie Meeting will cover important oral surgery topics for the general dentist, including management of patients on anticoagulants, antibiotic prophylaxis, design and use of surgical flaps, handpieces and hand instruments; surgical extractions, splitting teeth, retrieving root tips, and atraumatic extraction techniques

Tongue and Lip Ties: Assessment, Diagnosis and Evidence for Treatment
by Dr. Richard Baxter
Tongue ties and lip ties are very common and often misunderstood. This course discusses the assessment and diagnosis of tongue and lip ties in babies to adolescents and the problems associated with these conditions, including nursing difficulties, dental complications and speech issues.

Micro-Osteoperforation: Orthodontic Acceleration Becomes Mainstream
by Dr. Bruce McFarlane
The science behind micro-osteoperforation is well-established, and its clinical usefulness has also been well-studied and confirmed. It's now at the "tipping point" of becoming a mainstream, routine procedure for a variety of orthodontic applications. This course reviews the evolution of the system, the biology behind it, the logistics of its use and its clinical applications.

Next Level Endodontics: Root Canal Filling, Trends and Transitions
by Dr. Martin Trope
New bioceramic sealers show tremendous promise in improving the seal and allowing for a simplified technique of root filling. Traditional methods are not very successful in their aim and rely on the top filling to block microbial challenge. In this course, see how a root canal filling is performed with the top filling to maintain the environment created by the microbial control phase of root canal treatment.

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. Participants will learn which information to look at, how to piece it together, how to analyze it to formulate an offer, and other aspects of the purchasing process to be better prepared to locate a practice when it's time to buy.

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics
by Dr. Lane Ochi
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, 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 recurring.

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.

PPO Plays
by Bill Rossi
This course goes into detail on what you need to know when deciding whether to sign up for a PPO, how to operate successfully with its participation, and—if the need arises—the best practices on how to leave PPO participation without losing patients. This course is ideal for any dentist thinking about accepting or leaving PPOs.

The Standard of Care: What Is It? What Is It Not? Key Information Both Specialists and General Dentists Need to Know
by John Dovgan
This course will educate you on the definition of the “standard of care” and how to meet it, as well as key legal terms you need to know. Guidelines are given for what is looked for in dental board cases and malpractice cases, as well as local anesthetic and sedation mistakes that dentists make. Learn which lines should not be crossed, and typical treatment notes you should incorporate into practice.

Appropriate Analgesic Prescribing for the General Dentist
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
Wouldn't it be great to be known as the dentist who offers excellent pain-free, postoperative care without the use of narcotics? Wouldn't you like to be more confident in evidence-based, guideline-driven prescription writing?  This is the program to help you be just that.