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What’s New in Continuing Education? by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education

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What's New in Continuing Education?
by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
It's the last month of the summer for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Enjoy it by sitting on your outdoor patio and watching Dentaltown CE on your iPad (or other portable device).

We've had some excellent additions to Dentaltown's online CE roster. Anyone want some Dr. Frank Spear CE on Dentaltown? Yes! I am excited to announce the Spear Education Series of Online CE on Dentaltown. The first excellent offering is he first one is from Dr. Scott MacLean called The Spear Education Series of Online CE on Dentaltown: Connecting Teeth & Implants by Dr. Frank Spear. Never do it or never fear? For most restorative dentists connecting teeth and implants can be very confusing. What are the risks and benefits to connecting? When is it safe and when is it not indicated? This course teaches the mechanics of connection and the risks associated with it. There are times when connecting teeth and implants is necessary or even preferable to other options available for the success of the restorative dentistry. Those situations are discussed and illustrated by Dr. Frank Spear with case successes and failures shown to give a thorough understanding of what to do and what not to do.

Also released in June was The Lease: The Dentist's Forgotten Asset by Jason Wood, BA, JD. This course is designed to educate the dentist on the intricacies of a commercial lease and educate what is contained in the lease they will be signing in connection with the ownership of their dental practice. An in-depth investigation into the many provisions that can materially harm a dentist in connection with a future sale, or impact the goodwill the dentist will be generating at the practice is discussed, as well as numerous other provisions that can negatively impact their dental practice. The goal of this presentation is to equip each dentist with a thorough understanding of the commercial lease as it has evolved (and continues to evolve) in ways that might materially harm the dentist's future financial wellbeing. Don't miss Jason's other highly acclaimed course on Dentaltown - Associates, Partnerships, Acquisitions, Oh My!

We have had great reviews on the recent addition to Dentaltown CE by Dr. Chris Griffin, High Velocity (Quality!) Dentistry. A high velocity dentist is one who strives to be faster and more efficient, but in a way that adds no stress or chaos to the workday and without reducing quality. Every aspect of workflow choreography is discussed from attracting new patients, answering the phone, treatment presentation, how to efficiently do a root canal, build up and crown, and having the patient leave happy. This gives the patient the optimal experience while yielding amazing benefits by creating a dental practice that is able to almost effortlessly increase daily production by performing procedures more efficiently without decreasing quality or increasing stress.

This course will review all the possible ways that current practice systems can be improved or modified to give the patient a first-class experience and yield a decreased workload for the entire dental team. Discussed are the challenges (both practice management and clinical) that are most commonly seen as dentists try to improve practice workflow choreography and the best ways to form a plan to take action and improve practice life for all parties - the staff, the patients and the doctor.

Dr. Josh Wren, a regular Dentaltown poster and pedodontist has released his first CE course, Simple Space Maintenance, for Dentaltown (and more will follow). This course teaches why space maintenance is needed, when to place what appliance and how to fabricate the various appliances. Space maintainers to be discussed include: wire nance, lower lingual holding arch (LLHA), band and loop, distal shoe and distal band and loop. Our basic goal as dentists treating children is to prevent decay, pain, space loss, etc.). The most commonly overlooked of these is the prevention of space loss.

The webinar that was live on Dentaltown last month - The Five Keys to Ideal Class II Contacts featuring 3M Filtek and the Bioclear Matrix System by Dr. David Clark - is now in the online CE archives. Contacts for Class II composites can be a practice builder or a practice killer. Until now there has not been a methodical approach to provide ideal contacts and embrasures for posterior composites. Even when the contact is tight, it is often a "point" contact, ragged and sharp. In this entertaining and practical lecture, Dr. David Clark demonstrates a predictable step-wise approach to solve this riddle of ideal contacts for:
  • Tight embrasures
  • Deep caries
  • Furcal complications
  • Wide embrasures and diastema closures in the posterior

Local Anesthesia in Dentistry and Considerations for Mandibular Anesthetic Success by Jason Goodchild is now available to be viewed on Dentaltown. Perhaps no other advancement has altered the provision of dentistry than the development of safe and effective local anesthesia. Dental practitioners and patients have benefited from increasingly safe and effective agents for the control of surgical pain. In part one of the course, the history of local anesthetics is reviewed with a focus on the reasons why early solutions were inadequate, and what prompted the search for better agents. The maximum dosages and indications for currently available local anesthetic formulations are presented. Additional topics discussed are: safety of local anesthetics during pregnancy and lactation, and the signs and symptoms or local anesthetic overdose and strategies for management. In part two of the course, considerations for conventional inferior alveolar nerve block are discussed. Many factors can influence the success or failure of the IANB, and achieving consistent positive outcomes can be challenging. By reviewing local factors such as pH/pka, influence of fear and anxiety, and anatomic landmarks and variability, practitioners can gain confidence in their clinical knowledge and technique.

And of course we have available here on Dentaltown, Dr. Howard Farran's One Day Dental MBA. Dr. Farran shares his proven techniques to increase your productivity, boost your bottom line and build your business. Don't miss his live and unfiltered insights on dentistry and business along with an insider's view of his dental practice.

Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home!

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