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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

September is time to go back to school. But at Dentaltown, the school is anywhere and anytime you want with our ever-expanding roster of quality online CE courses.

Next Level Endodontics: Endodontic Fundamentals …
by Dr. Martin Trope
Based on their decades of academic and clinical expertise, Dr. Martin Trope and the Next Level Endodontics faculty have created a curriculum on the fundamentals of predictable clinical success. This series emphasizes the biologic requirements for successful endodontics.

Strategies discussed include cutting-edge instrumentation and root-filling technologies that promise excellent results for prevention and treatment of apical periodontitis, as well as for the tooth’s long-term survivability. Completion of this program is a prerequisite for Trope’s world-renowned, hands-on courses.

Dental Implant Complications from Bleeding to Integration to Function…(Recorded live at the CAD-Ray Symposium)
by Dr. Jay Reznick
Dental implant complications can occur due to bleeding from inside or outside the bone during surgery. This lecture describes how to avoid and treat this complication if it does occur. Also discussed are complications due to sinusitis and overheating of the bone during placement. Integration problems are discussed at length as well as complications after integration due to function and adjacent tooth movement. This course reviews the most common issues that the clinician may encounter.

The Standard of Care (What is it? What is it not? Key information both specialists and general dentists need to know.)
by John Dovgan
This course will educate you on the definition of the "standard of care" and how to meet it, as well as key legal terms you need to know. Guidelines are given for what is looked for in dental-board cases and malpractice cases, and local anesthetic and sedation mistakes that dentists make. Learn which lines should not be crossed, and typical treatment notes you should incorporate into practice.

Next Level Endodontics: Access Preparation
by Dr. James G. Hupp
This course describes the importance of and how to achieve a well-designed access preparation and its relationship to predictable endodontic results. With this understanding, practitioners can achieve the biologic goals necessary to prevent or treat apical periodontitis.

Lasers in the Management of the Apical Third of Root Canal Systems
by Dr. Justin Kolnick
Successful management of the apical third of root canal systems has long been considered the most significant and challenging aspect of endodontic therapy. This lecture will review the importance and complexities of the apical third of root canal systems, and will present a new, minimally invasive, laser treatment concept—radial apical cleansing —for successful management of this critical area.

The Impact of 3D Imaging on Clinical Results and Patient Care (Recorded live at Townie Meeting)
by Dr. Neal Patel
Learn how 3-D cone beam imaging works, the process of practice implementation, interpreting 3-D radiographs, facets of dentistry impacted by 3-D imaging, integration of cone beam imaging and CAD/CAM, and the future applications of 3-D imaging. Changes in practice management, clinical cases and patient experience are all discussed in this course.

Busting the Myths of Occlusion…Practical Concepts for Everyday Dentistry by Dr. Barry Glassman
This two-hour course clarifies many of the common myths of occlusion and provides the ability to implement the reality-based concepts to improve one’s ability to help each and every patient. Basic TMD concepts are reviewed to help end much of the confusion associated with the term "TMD." This is the occlusion course that gives useful, commonsense advice.

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics
by Dr. Lane Ochi
A masterpiece! Successfully treating patients with fixed prosthodontics requires a mastery of materials and mechanical concepts, as well as a respect for tooth structure. We need to be aware of the interactions between preparation design, margin configuration, core buildups or posts, and the luting agent. After viewing this course, you’ll be able to identify the causes of failures and prevent them from recurring.

Understanding Occlusion
by Dr. John Nosti
Occlusion remains one of the most confusing topics in dentistry today, because of seemingly different opinions on the importance of dictating restorative positions on every patient. Dr. Nosti defines occlusion, simplifies common terminology and reviews when restorative positions should or shouldn’t be used. If you’ve ever been confused by centric relation, centric occlusion and maximum intercuspation, or if you’ve wanted to learn a predictable way to take a centric relation bite registration or an increased vertical bite registration, this course is for you.

The Power of Solo Dentists with PPO Negotiations
by Sandi Hudson
This course is designed to help solo dentists understand how to successfully negotiate PPO fees, based on the makeup of their individual practices. Tailor your participation to strategically position yourself against increased competition and corporations. Understand the differences between direct contracts and third-party administrators or shared networks to take control of your level of participation.

Pediatric Dentistry: Anesthesia, Pulp Therapy and Stainless Steel Crowns
by Dr. Josh Wren
With the Affordable Care Act mandating dental coverage for those 19 and younger, more than three million pediatric patients will be added to 150,000 dental practices. Treating children may become a necessity for your dental office. Pulp therapy and stainless steel crowns are often considered complex—this course will alleviate this misconception. Indirect pulp therapy, pulpotomy and pulpectomy are discussed, with emphasis on diagnosis and technique. Stainless steel crowns are also discussed, with procedural steps explained and shown. The course also discusses Dr. Wren’s process for using nitrous oxide, appropriate topical anesthesia and local anesthesia to achieve painless injections.

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 prospective buyers about how to approach the financial "due diligence" of buying a dental practice. You’ll learn which information to look at, how to piece it together and how to analyze it to formulate an offer. You’ll also learn other aspects of the purchase process, so you’ll be prepared when you locate a practice you want to buy.

Beyond the Morning Huddle— HR Management for a Successful Dental Practice
by Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca
Human resource management is complex. A thorough understanding of HR will help you conquer this challenge. In this course, strategies and solutions to help your dental practice be the best it can be are discussed. Learn management tips, risks and policies needed to protect and promote performance and teamwork in your practice.

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.

Enjoy learning from the comfort of your home!



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