Continuing Education Update by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education



by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education

Dentaltown.com’s Extensive Continuing Education Courses
Like the great beers and brats being released right now for Octoberfest, we have released some delicious CE courses on Dentaltown.com this month.

Why Did I Get Out of Bed Today?: Tales from a Comprehensive Dentist
by John Nosti, DMD, FAGD, FACE, FICOI
Unfortunately, failures occur in every dental practice. Despite this fact, when failures occur there is still an emotional and mental strain placed on the practitioner. Dr. Nosti discusses case failures and shares with you the moments he wished he stayed in bed. He will review treatments and discuss what he would and wouldn’t have changed. This candid lecture was presented at Townie Meeting 2014. You won’t want to miss it!

Life as a Young Dentist: How to be Successful in the Real World
by Cari Callaway-Nelson, DDS, FAGD
In dental school we were taught about microns and millimeters. Now that we’re on our own, we need to master leadership and infl uence. Learn why these non-clinical skills are essential to a successful and thriving career as a dentist in the real world. This course was recorded live at Townie Meeting 2014!

Buying a Dental Practice: There is More to it Than Price
by Tim Lott, CPA, CVA
This presentation is designed to educate the prospective buyer on how to approach the financial due diligence aspect of buying a dental practice. You will learn what information you need to look at, how to piece the information together and how to analyze that information to formulate an offer. This course was recorded live at Townie Meeting 2014!

The Thriving Fee-For-Service Practice
by Steve Rasner, DMD, MAGD
The tsunami of capitation, corporate care and a challenged economy have impacted even the strongest of practices. This presentation is a blueprint to remain an independent fee for service practice by a clinician who has increased growth and profitability for 30 consecutive years. Dr. Rasner explains the protocols and foundations that can elevate any dental practice to extraordinary levels of success.

The course includes practice management strategies that increase case acceptance and cash flow, and decrease the bumps in your day. Participants will walk away with use-it-on-Monday clinical gems that range from enhancing your soft tissue aesthetics to dramatically improving your anesthetic technique, as well as leadership principles that have kept Dr. Rasner’s staff of 16 together for an average of 18 years — without going broke! The psychology of winning is also discussed — i.e., the mental toughness we all need in order to bounce back from those bad weeks. Lastly, you’ll learn where balance fits into the dynamic of success and how the super achiever can give back to the world and not miss out on the most important part of the journey: family, friends and a full life.

Hot Topics in Aesthetics, Dental Ceramics and Adhesives
by Edward McLaren, DDS, MDC
This presentation covers current all-ceramic systems from selection criteria to their application in veneer, inlay, onlay, crown and implant application. Current issues on how to use digital smile design in order to communicate with the patient and new materials for aesthetic prototypes (mock-ups) are introduced. A simple three-step system (the shade trilogy) is detailed that greatly minimizes remakes because of shade mismatches. New and past adhesives are compared and issues and research with new adhesives are featured. This was recorded live at Townie Meeting 2014.

How Periodontal Soft Tissue Grafting Will Enhance your Restorative Results
by James Kohner, DDS
earn useful methods for improving soft tissue appearances, stopping the progression of recession around both natural teeth and restorations, as well as for covering exposed root surfaces with healthy gingival soft tissues. Techniques discussed include both free gingival and connective tissue grafts. Case examples will show participants the indications and benefits of these grafts and how they directly impact better dental health and restorative results that make patients happier!

And last but not least, Dr. Howard Farran’s One Day Dental MBA is always available on Dentaltown.com. 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 2014 Lecture Series
We can’t bring you all the action from our annual Townie Meeting in Las Vegas (some things do need to stay in Vegas), but we can certainly share some of the top-notch education that was presented. This month, we present our Townie Meeting 2014 online series containing courses from Dr. Edward McLaren, Dr. John Nosti, Tim Lott, Townie Talks Keynote Speakers and many more. It’s more than 24 hours of excellent education in both clinical dentistry and practice management. As part of the registration fee for Townie Meeting, all 2014 attendees have access to these courses for free. Missed the meeting? Don’t worry, it’s only $225 to view all the courses for anyone who was unable to attend. (But be sure to sign up for Townie Meeting 2015!)
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