Continuing Education Update by Dr. Howard Goldstein

March is here, and spring is a time of renewal for all of us. So, let’s renew our knowledge of dentistry and check out the CE offerings recently released on Dentaltown.

The Townie Meeting 2017 Series
The Townie Meeting 2017 series contains 13 courses from the meeting's excellent speakers such as Drs. Cory Glenn, David Hornbrook, Artie Volker, Bruce Baird, Anne Koch, Tarun Agarwal, Mark Murphy, Steve Rasner and Mac Lee. You can also enjoy courses from Vicki McManus, Fred Joyal, Paul Edwards and Joleen Jackson. Combined, these courses provide 25 hours of excellent education in both clinical dentistry and practice management.

All Townie Meeting 2017 attendees have access to these courses for free. Did you miss the meeting? Don't worry, it's only $295 to receive these 25 hours of CE credits—but be sure to sign up for Townie Meeting 2018!  

Dental Implants: Tips and Tricks
by Dr. Cory Glenn
Dental implants are a reliable option for replacement of missing teeth, but at times can seem unnecessarily complex and cost-prohibitive. By utilizing some simple techniques such as model-based guides, and learning basic implant lab work, clinicians can make many cases more predictable and profitable.

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.

Improving Case Acceptance
Dr. Mark Murphy
Helping patients want what we know they need drives the economic and reward engines of our practices. Help patients have better health, do more of the dentistry that fulfills and stimulates you, and be more successful in your practice. This course demonstrates how to improve the educational value of the examination experience and how to overcome the “insurance entitlement” behavior that patients often exhibit.

Composite Full-Mouth Rehabilitations the "dkdocterry" Way
by Dr. Terry Shaw
For the past 25 years, Shaw has been doing composite bridges with excellent success. Bridges provide a great solution for post-ortho missing anterior teeth until the patient is old enough for an implant, seniors on a limited budget, or a fast solution for someone waiting for bone healing and remodeling before more definitive treatment. 

Silver Is the New Black: Improving Your Practice with Silver Diamine Fluoride
by Dr. Jeanette MacLean
Silver diamine fluoride is a revolutionary approach to combating caries in an effective and noninvasive manner. Discover the history and science behind this powerful oral medicine that recently received the prestigious FDA "breakthrough therapy" designation, and learn how to successfully incorporate this caries management treatment into your clinical practice today, including restorative options.

The Top 10 List for an Emergency Kit: Color Coding
by Dr. Daniel Pompa
This course describes the essential drugs needed for an emergency kit and how to use them according to color coding the medical emergencies. It also addresses how dentists can recognize the early signs and symptoms of potential crisis situations.

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

Full-Arch Implant Supported Zirconia
by Pinhas Adar and Dr. John Heimke
Implant-supported hybrid appliances have proven to be an exceptional and highly specialized treatment option for patients with non-restorable teeth or existing edentulism. This presentation will stress the importance of treatment planning, CAD/CAM technology and the need for the laboratory technician’s human touch. Surgical aspects, provisionals during healing, management of soft tissues and the protocol for final fabrication are discussed.

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.

Dental Duct Tape
by Dr. John Maggio
Glass ionomer materials have come a long way in the past few decades; these bioactive materials are uniquely positioned to help manage dental caries. This course will present indications for these materials, including using them as liners, bases, sealants and restorations for root caries and noncarious cervical lesions. Differences between traditional glass ionomers and resin-modified glass ionomers will be discussed. Many cases will be shown in this fast-paced course.

Next Level Endodontics: The Expanding Role of Vital Pulp Therapy
by Dr. Martin Trope
New knowledge and materials may allow us more predictability in vital pulp therapy in cariously exposed teeth. This course proposes a protocol for the treatment of carious exposures that expands vital pulp therapy in the endodontic treatment of vital teeth.

Avoiding Burnout: Use S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Systems to Work Less, Make More and Enjoy Practice Again!
by Dr. Chris Griffin
We all struggle. Burnout is an ever-increasing problem in our industry and it's not going away. Learn to apply Dr. Griffin's S.M.A.R.T.E.R. systems framework to create a practice that makes your own dream practice lifestyle possible and experience the freedom of having options. The system's only goal is to help you work less, make more and enjoy practice again because you deserve it!

The Essentials of Endodontic Emergencies: Diagnosis, Safe Access and Infection Management
by Dr. Brett E. Gilbert
This course teaches the essential skills needed to confidently handle endodontic emergencies in a general practice setting. The material presented will help clinicians apply protocols and tips on how to efficiently diagnose, access and locate canals safely. Infection management and postoperative instructions and communication are discussed in detail.

Email us your ideas for continuing ed courses
If you’ve got an idea for a CE course you’d like to offer, email Dentaltown’s director of continuing education, Dr. Howard Goldstein, at hogo@farranmedia.com.