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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

For those of us in the United States, the July 4 holiday is now over and it’s time to (reluctantly) get back to work.

Remember, though, that our CE is viewable on iPads and other portable devices, so pour yourself a cold beverage and sit back outside and learn!

Confident Implant Placement through Digital Planning
by Dr. Armen Mirzayan
The concept of guided surgery and implant placement is often ignored for multiple reasons. Generally, the cost of the surgical stents and the arduous process of planning and fabricating the stent have been the largest deterrents, and the majority of the modality would have to be outsourced. With the advancements in technology, a large number of doctors have been able to incorporate both CAD/CAM and cone beam into their practices to diagnose, treatment plan, and deliver care to the highest standard possible. This has also allowed the practitioner to have complete control over the whole complex, from the precise fixture placement to the appropriate emergence profile for the restoration.

This CE course will demystify the process and show how a dentist can reach the final product with great efficiency and predictability. Surgical stent processes are described in great detail, ranging from simple tooth-borne cases to complex edentulous procedures. Furthermore, the surgical options are catalogued in great detail, where the clinician can make a practice purchase decision with regard to the appropriate armamentarium needed to provide the surgery. The presentation is provided in a neutral manner without favoring any specific implant product line, and details how anyone with appropriate access to the technologies can enter the field of guided implant surgery.

Reciprocation—an Optimal New Paradigm in Root Canal Preparation
 by Gianluca Plotino DDS, PhD; Nicola Maria Grande DDS, PhD; Gianluca Gambarini, MD, DDS
Even if not new in endodontics, the reciprocating motion has been recently applied to specifically designed, nickel-titanium (NiTi) instruments. Reciprocation has reduced the risk of fracture due to torsion and to the accumulation of metal fatigue, which are the main shortcomings of rotary NiTi instruments. After four years of extensive clinical use, research and teaching of all these instruments, the lecturers will describe and explain several advantages that are related to the use of this kind of movement.

Reciprocating instruments are very easy to use and teach; the learning curve is extremely short and optimal clinical results can be obtained earlier than other rotary systems. It has become very simple, safe and fast to successfully complete even the most difficult clinical cases, while maintaining the maximum clinical standard of a high-level practice and drastically reducing possible errors and problems related to the root-canal preparation.

All these aspects will be extensively and critically analyzed and discussed, giving particular attention to the research conducted on the reciprocating instruments on the market and the clinical step-by-step of these techniques.

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.

Videography on the Dental Microscope
by Dr. Stefan Klinge
For the documentation of a dental treatment, photography was, and still is, common in dental education. Videography is a growing opportunity to educate more efficiently, due to its outstanding capability to show the treatment in motion pictures. A proverb says: "A picture shows a thousand words. But a film shows a hundred pictures!" Having this in mind, it is time to change from still photographs to motion pictures. This course will give the essential basics.

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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