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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
Can you believe it's already 2014? We just finished another great year of CE on Dentaltown and I would like to thank all of the amazing educators that have contributed and have made Dentaltown the number-one location on the Internet for quality dental continuing education.

Just a reminder that every course released since December 2011 is viewable on your iPad and Android tablets! This last month we released three excellent CE courses on Dentaltown.

Dental Office Design - Everything You Need to Know
by HanH Tran

This course is a must-view for all those planning to design and build a dental office, as it is extremely comprehensive in the details involved. This course consists of a detailed outline of the designing and building process of a new office, with insightful explanations of the terminology and dynamics of the various aspects and people who will help complete your project. The goal of this course is to prepare attendees with a solid foundation of knowledge that will help them understand the multitude of team members on their project along with each of their roles and responsibilities. It'll help with the important considerations one needs to know to have a perfectly designed dental office.

When Should You Put Occlusion First?
by Mark T. Murphy, DDS, FAGD

This evidence-based review of examination, differential diagnosis, splint therapy, treatment planning and equilibration will emphasize how to evaluate and apply risk assessment and easily communicate with your patients. We will walk through each phase of occlusal evaluation and rehabilitation, breaking down the process into words your team and patients will understand and you can easily apply. We will explore the physics, biomechanical, physiological, risk assessment and psychological dimensions of occlusion and TMD. The focus will be on developing risk assessment skills that you can put to use right away in planning and restoring dentitions for your patients. You will understand which patients to watch regarding occlusion when doing restorative.

Posterior Single Tooth Replacement
by Carl Misch, DDS, MDS, PhD (hc)

Seventy percent of the population is missing one or more teeth. The traditional method to replace a tooth is a fixed partial denture. As a consequence of this device, the adjacent teeth decay almost 25 percent of the time. The pontic acts as a plaque trap and often causes decay at the crown margin next to the pontic. In addition, the abutment teeth of a fixed partial denture require endodontics for the decay or trauma of preparing the tooth almost 15 percent of the time. The endodontic-treated tooth fails 10 percent of the time. In addition, the tooth might fracture as a result of the endodontic treatment. As a result of the decay or endodontics complications, the abutment tooth is lost almost 30 percent of the time within 10 to 15 years.

A dental implant to replace a missing tooth does not have to crown additional teeth and splint them together. The implant does not decay or need endodontic therapy. As a result, the implant and adjacent teeth last longer and are more predictable than traditional fixed prostheses.

This program explains to the dental team the consequences of preparing and having crowns on adjacent teeth splinted together to replace missing teeth. The advantages of implants to replace the teeth are presented in a format for doctors, staff and patients to understand the benefits of implant dentistry.

Eight CE courses from Townie Meeting 2013 are available on Dentaltown.com. Next year we plan on many more! If you were at the Townie Meeting, there is no cost to view any of them, which is more incentive to go to next year's Townie Meeting! Sign up this month and receive 20 percent off tuition for 2014 Townie Meeting. For those of you who were not at this year's Townie Meeting, we are offering each course for the low price of $18 to view (or $126 for all eight courses).

And, of course, available here on Dentaltown is 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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