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


 
What's New in Continuing Education?

by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
Happy holidays everyone!

Get your 2013 CE credits completed now! We have some great recently released courses that are worth checking out even if you don’t need the credits.

The 180-Degree Dental Journey Part One: The 180-Degree Mindset
by Dr. Michael Abernathy

Over the last two decades, dentistry has experienced phenomenal growth, but at a great price. This course will take you through the basics of teamwork and leadership to advanced staging to develop a culture of the “Super General Dental Practice” of the future. This course takes you through the science of demographics, strategic planning, and onto what has held you back from becoming the practice you always thought you would be. Get ready to be surprised at the complex reasons you continue to fall short of where you know you could be, while learning how simple and predictable the solutions can be to implement. This is the first of a six-part series. The series gives you every step to thrive in dentistry in any location or economy. The first lecture in this series is free to view! But be warned... you will become hooked on Dr. Abernathy and will have to watch the remaining five parts.

Sweeping Away the Myths in Orthodontics: The Extraction/Non-Extraction Debate
by Dr. Richard A. Litt

In recent years a great deal of misinformation has been presented in the name of continuing education in orthodontics. Misrepresentation of credentials, as well as empirical or anecdotal support for clinical procedures, without any biological basis, have been used to promote orthodontic procedures to the general or pediatric dentist incorporating orthodontics into their practices.

It is time to hear the facts! If you are presently practicing orthodontics or intend to incorporate orthodontics into your practice, you owe it to yourself to separate fact from fiction. This course does just that in the controversial topic of whether we should extract premolars to make space.

Enhancing Restorative Results with Crown Lengthening
by Dr. James Kohner

This course covers methods, limitations and benefits of both aesthetic and functional crown lengthening. Whether you do it yourself or refer out, this course will leave you with a better understanding of these principles to help patients enjoy better results. The course emphasizes decision making for a variety of case types to facilitate comprehensive clinical treatment planning. Learn to make diagnostic decisions from Xrays alone and understand how biologic width impacts your every decision related to crown preparation and impression taking. Discussion will include issues like red or sore gum tissue around crowns, obtaining more predictable impressions, solving everyday restorative problems and learning how to avoid them.

Fundamentals of Veneer Preparation
by Dr. David Hornbrook

The fundamentals of correct veneer preparation is something that is rarely addressed in dental school and often skipped over in many of the cosmetic courses on smile designs and full-mouth rehabilitations. A thorough understanding of how to correctly prepare the teeth for veneers is as important as understanding ceramic materials and correct adhesive principles. Improper preparation can compromise aesthetics and functional final results.

In this presentation, Dr. Hornbrook discusses the use of a wax-up done by the laboratory and the use of preparation matrices to ensure predictable and repeatable results. He also discusses detailed preparation designs including correct margin placement, how to alter preparation with diastemas and how to address existing Class III composites and interproximal caries. A special section discusses preparation design for premolars with existing restorations and the use of 3Ž4 reverse crowns to provide conservative, long-lasting restorations for our patients.

Dentaltown has CE courses from Townie Meeting! We recorded eight of the lectures (next year we plan on many more!) and they are all up for viewing in our CE section. If you attended the Townie Meeting, there is no cost to view any of them, which is, of course, more incentive to go to next year’s Townie Meeting. For those of you who were not at this year’s meeting, we are offering each course for the low price of $18 to view. For the whole series of eight, we are giving a further price break of $126.

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!

Townie Meeting 2013 Lecture Series
  Townie Talks 2013 - Practice, People, and Economic Management
by Dr. Howard Farran, Dr. Joe Steven, Garrett Gunderson, Fred Joyal, Dr. Mark Murphy and Dr. Mark Troilo

Townie Talks 2013 - Increasing Clinical Production, Quality, and Fun
by Dr. Rich Rosenblatt, Dr. Tarun Agarwal, Trisha O' Hehir, Dr. LeeAnn Brady and Dr. Michael DiTolla

Fascinating Facts About Saliva, Seven Strategies for Xerostomia Management and the Future of Saliva Testing
by Linda Douglas, RDH

Adhesives - Is it Time to Switch?
by Dr. Paul L. Child

Prosthetically Driven Implant Planning, Placement and Restoration with CEREC

by Dr. Darin O'Bryan

Root Canal Anatomy Dictates Treatment Objectives
by Dr. Scott Weed

The Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth: Begin with the End in Mind
by Dr. Glenn Doyon

Emerging Trends in Implant Surgery
by Dr. Brady Frank
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