by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
Townie Meeting was awesome! The CE lineup was
as good as it gets at any meeting (and for an amazingly
low price). Don’t miss out on the early bird specials for
next April as we will have another top-notch lineup. Oh,
and the social activities are nothing to sneeze at either!
Amid the chaos of Townie Meeting, somehow we
found time this past month to release two outstanding
CE courses. Just a reminder that all of our new
courses can be viewed on your iPad, Android and
other mobile devices.
Clinical Assessment of Implant Success
or Failure
by Carl Misch, DDS, MDS, PhD(hc)
Implants are no longer the occasional means of
replacing missing teeth. Whether they are used in conjunction
with removable or fixed prosthetics, they are
now the number-one tool that dentists have to restore
dentition with one or multiple missing teeth. But how
does one assess whether an implant has successfully integrated
and is ready to restore? And more importantly
how does one assess whether an implant with a restoration
is doing its job and is clinically viable?
In this comprehensive course, Dr. Carl Misch
goes into detail on how to evaluate the success of an
implant in your patient’s mouth. He describes what
to look for clinically when doing patient exams to
make this assessment with certainty. Both hygienists
and dentists can go through a list of criteria and
evaluate the results and know what steps to take
depending on the results. Many examples of successes
and failures are shown in this presentation
from Dr. Misch’s case files to help one understand
this important evaluation
process. In addition, Dr. Misch
describes how to avoid the most
common reasons that implants
fail. This course is a must-see
not only for clinicians in dental
practices who place or restore
implants, but also for those dental
practices that have patients
that already have had implants
placed. In other words, this information is important
for every dental practice.
The 180-Degree Dental Journey: Part
Four: Production-building Strategies
by Michael Abernathy, DDS
This course delves into the details of case acceptance,
patient flow, scheduling and effectively handling
cancellations and no-shows. The details here
include scripts and precise systems to give you a very
predictable result every time you interface with a
patient. This course is designed to be a master’s program
in handling patients in order to fine-tune every
interaction and blockage that you might encounter,
including “my insurance doesn’t cover that.” Your
practice will see unlimited growth in profitability
and production by implementing the details of these
production-building strategies. This is part four of a
six-part series that, as a whole, gives you every step
to thrive in dentistry in any location or
economy. Currently this CE course is being offered
for only $18 to view.
In addition to these excellent courses, I want to remind
everyone that we now have John Nosti’s latest CE masterpiece:
Anterior All Ceramics: From Case Selection to
Cementation online. Are you wanting to perform more
cosmetic dentistry in your office but unsure which patients
are great candidates, or what cement works best? Patients
today are as cosmetically motivated as they have ever
been. Join Dr. John Nosti as he discusses case selection,
smile design principles, how to order your wax-up Rx,
preparation designs, temporization technique, cementation
and all the records necessary from your first visit to delivery
day. Dr. Nosti will then demonstrate and review a case
from his office from start to finish. On video, you will be
able to see the patient tell you her desired goals, see a
review of her case, preparation, temporization and cementation
of her final ceramics!
We also have 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.
And do yourself a favor and view our comprehensive
course on Medical Emergency Mastery by Dr.
Catharine Goodson. This course was developed to
teach dentists and their staff how to recognize and manage
medical emergencies in their practice so they can
best protect their patient’s health and safety. Adequate
emergency preparation involves four key areas: A properly
constructed medical history; a working knowledge
of the signs and symptoms of the eight most common
medical emergencies; construction of a straightforward,
easily reproducible emergency drug kit; and staff training
that can be accomplished with as few as three
responders. Participants will be provided with the tools
to customize a medical history that is reflective of their
patient population. The signs, symptoms and necessary
responses for each of the most commonly occurring
emergencies will be outlined. Doctors will be able to
construct a personalized emergency preparation system
that includes only necessary drugs and equipment. Staff
training will be outlined in detail, as well as all necessary
checklists, review logs and equipment maintenance
records. Currently this CE course is being offered for
only $18 to view.
Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home!
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