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Continuing Education Update by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD

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

Finally it's summertime—well, in the northern hemisphere, anyway. I thought it would never come. Time to go to the beach and take some Dentaltown CE on your iPad or Android device. There have been new additions to Dentaltown's CE courses in the last couple of weeks …

Current Tips and Tricks of CEREC Tools and Biocopy
by Mark McClure, DDS, FAGD
Dentaltown CEREC moderator and advanced trainer for CEREC, Dr. Mark McClure, offers a CE course that covers the use of CEREC tools and the biogeneric copy method of crown fabrication to give the CEREC user a quick and easy way to gain success with CEREC. Tutorials on imaging, the image catalogs, drawing margins, and utilization of the display options and tools are covered. The first half of the course shows the most useful tools for modifying CEREC restorations, such as how to draw and manipulate lines using the CEREC software, and includes margins and CUT lines.

The second half instructs in the powerful biogeneric copy method for creating CEREC restorations. Biogeneric copy is the method of choice to copy a previous restoration in a patient's mouth so that the new restoration exactly "fits" the patient's occlusal scheme. This process also copies a restoration or tooth that is an abutment for a removable partial denture. It's also ideal for copying a set of provisional restorations and turning them into permanent restorations for an aesthetic or functional rehabilitation.

The Aesthetic Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
by John Nosti, DMD, FAGD, FACE, FICOI
Please do yourself a favor and take John's newest amazing CE course. Full-mouth rehabilitations are some of the most difficult cases to handle in practice today. Many times these patients have advanced occlusal breakdown, along with the presence of a temporomandibular joint internal derangement.

Learn how these internal derangements are classified and how they affect the long-term prognosis of your case. Dr. John Nosti will detail the diagnostic records necessary and the steps he completes in performing a full-mouth rehabilitation, including understanding vertical dimension, and how and why to make changes. This includes the "how-to" in completing the bite records necessary in increased vertical dimension cases, both prior to and during the preparation appointment. Preparation sequencing is key in full-mouth reconstructions, and Dr. Nosti gives you a simplified approach to tackling these complex cases.

Achieving the Goals of Endodontics and the Use of the XP ENDO 3D File Finisher
by Martin Trope, DMD
The root-canal system is highly complex, making cleaning during root-canal treatment challenging. This course reviews the issues that cause problems during the cleaning of root canals, including how most round files limit their potential to scrape oval-shaped canals. Many adjunct techniques have been tried to compensate for these shortcomings, including using a high concentration of NaOCl, EDTA, ultrasonication or by laser technologies.

The second half of this course shows how the XP-endo Finisher (XPeF) files are designed and produced using the principles of memory shape of NiTi alloys, and will transform to a specific shape at body temperature inside the root canal. At maximum austenitic phase, the file has a semicircular shape with a 3mm diameter to enable it to transform into any canal shape and reach irregularities, fins, resorptive areas, etc.

It is designed to be used with irrigants after initial root-canal instrumentation with the aim of removing vital and/or necrotic tissues, dentinal debris accumulated during instrumentation, and smear layer. The file does not require any specific motor or irrigation system. Micro-CT studies have shown remarkable effectiveness for this finishing file.

(R)Evolution of Bone Augmentation
by Jan Kielhorn, DGI, DGZI, BDO, BDZI, DGP
Bone augmentation is one of the most important and most difficult steps in implantology. The standard techniques used are very sensitive, and are bound to a certain experience from a large number of surgeries. They also have a high learning curve.

Despite these facts, augmentation procedures are often the least-planned part of the therapy and are based on poor diagnostics. Due to a lack of standardized protocols, these procedures are often performed by the surgeon's favorite method instead of the most-indicated one.

It is astonishing that for implant placement advanced techniques are used—cone beam, navigation templates etc., —whereas augmentation procedures are often based on a high percentage of improvisation.

3D diagnostics, the use of standardized protocols (plug-and-play) and prefabricated allograft materials do allow a reduction of treatment time and trauma for the patient by raising the reliability and success rate of this procedure. This will make these procedures open to a larger number of implantologists and improve overall quality of implant treatments.

Dental Website Development: What You Need to Know Now!
by Dr. David A. Wank, DMD
In this non-technical course, dental website development is reviewed. The course covers the use of proprietary vs. non-proprietary platforms to build your website and examines the current design trends in dental website development, and why using these design ideas is essential for online success. The author discusses the essential components of a modern dental website and shares some of the mistakes that dentists often make when creating a web presence.

The knowledge gained in this presentation will help you have informed conversations with dental website vendors, and offers the background information and vocabulary needed to make decisions about current websites and future website development.

Pediatric Dentistry: Anesthesia, Pulp Therapy, and Stainless-Steel Crowns
by Josh Wren, DMD
With the Affordable Care Act mandating dental coverage for those under 19, there will be more than 3 million pediatric patients added to 150,000 dental practices. Treating children may become a necessity for your dental office. Pulp therapy and stainless-steel crowns are procedures that are often considered complex when performed on pediatric patients. This course will alleviate any fear of the unknown that leads to this misperception. Indirect pulp therapy, pulpotomy, and pulpectomy are covered, with emphasis on diagnosis and technique.

Stainless-steel crowns will also be discussed and procedural steps thoroughly explained and shown. Niether pulp therapy nor stainless-steel crowns are possible without effective anesthetic techniques. Thus, this course also discusses Dr. Wren's process for the utilization of nitrous oxide, appropriate topical anesthesia and local anesthesia in order to achieve a truly painless injection, 100 percent of the time. If you are treating children in your practice, this course is a must!

Buying a Dental Practice: There is more to it Than Price. Recorded Live at Townie Meeting 2014
by Tim Lott
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 how to piece the information together and how to analyze that information to formulate an offer. You will also learn some of the other aspects of the purchase process so you will be prepared when you locate a practice you want to purchase. This was recorded live at Townie Meeting 2014.

We also have 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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