Continuing Education Update by Dr. Howard Goldstein

For those of us in the United States, the July 4 holiday is over and it’s time to (reluctantly) get back to work. Remember, though, that Dentaltown’s CE is viewable on iPads and other portable devices, so pour a cold beverage, sit back outside and learn!

Pandemic Response in Dentistry to COVID-19: Best Practices for Reopening
by Dr. Margaret Scarlett
This course provides the basics of pandemic preparedness and response for COVID-19, with best practices for closing and reopening a dental practice. Dental health personnel are among those at highest occupational risk for COVID-19. Minimizing droplets and aerosols while avoiding close, prolonged contact can reduce risks of transmission of SARS-CoV-2. This course also outlines teledentistry, infection control and other measures.

How to Take Exceptional Care of Your Clear Aligner Patients During a Global Pandemic and Beyond
by Allison Lacoursiere
Gain real-world strategies and action steps for serving your clear aligner patients at a high level, even during a quarantine! There’s never been a more important time to stay connected with our patients. Explore how to preserve your relationships, implement teledentistry, tackle social media and handle your clear aligner cases like a pro.

Treatment Planning and Restoring Implants in the Aesthetic Zone
by Dr. John Nosti
From start to finish, see the what, why and how of mastering implants in the aesthetic zone. Nosti discusses the rationale behind material selection, achieving the ideal shade match and the importance of setting up the tissue for the definitive restoration, including the ideal impression technique.

The Ultimate Guide to Dentistry’s Standard of Care
by Dr. John Dovgan
Every dentist wants to know what’s expected for every procedure they do and the parameters for the standard of care. This four-part book is a bible for standards of care and? how not to get in hot water with the law while performing dentistry. This is a must for all dentists and their staff to keep their patients safe from harm—and themselves safe from the law.
10 CE credits! [Editor’s note: Get a sneak peek of this course on p. 50.]

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics: Legacy Versus Modern Concepts
by Dr. Lane Ochi 
At last, the follow-up to the course “Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics.” This is the first of Ochi’s two courses recorded at Townie?Meeting,?and?covers the fundamental rules of bonding and impression taking, among many areas. This course is a must for all restorative dentists.

Composite Full-Mouth Rehabilitations 
by Dr. Cory Glenn 
This course goes through all aspects of the process of full-mouth rehabilitation using only composite for totally predictable treatments for every restorative dentist. Glenn discusses how to plan it, the various steps, etc. This course is a must for every restorative dentist.

What Is Trending in Pediatric Dentistry?
by Dr. Jeanette MacLean 
The scientific literature demonstrating the advantages for minimally invasive treatment options is greater than ever.? This course will give you an overview of the hottest topics and clinical techniques in dentistry.

Dental Implants From Planning to Restoration: Grafting With Sinus Elevation and Ridge Augmentation
by Dr. Charles Schlesinger
The rationale behind sinus elevation and ridge augmentation is discussed in this CE course, along with the procedures that help dentists be successful in providing this type of treatment to patients. This course is a must for anyone who’s placing grafts for implants or thinking about it.

COVID-19: What You Need to Know
by Dr. Michael Glick
The COVID-19 pandemic is a disruptive force that will change our personal and professional lives for the foreseeable future. We are trusted health care professionals, and our patients will look to us for help and guidance. This presentation will provide information and data that will help oral health care professionals alleviate fear and parse facts from fiction.

Xerostomia: This Course Is Anything But Dry!
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
A case-based update of the recognition, diagnosis and evidence-based, systematic approach to the treatment of xerostomia. With an aging population retaining their dentition and on multiple medications to treat chronic diseases, this growing population is one that oral health care practitioners need the latest knowledge to treat. This CE course provides exactly that.

Cysts That Every Dental Professional Should Know 
by Deborah Levin-Goldstein, RDH, MS 
Cysts may be commonly seen clinically and radiographically in the oral region and, as such, are imperative for dental professionals to recognize and understand. The etiology, clinical manifestations, symptoms and treatment options of common odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts as well as pseudocysts are discussed.

Food and Cancer: A Review of the Research
by Dr. Pam VanArsdall
This course discusses findings from research investigating the potential for specific foods to help prevent cancer or to decrease its growth and metastasis. The discussion includes specific phytochemcials in foods that have been identified in research as potentially chemo-preventive. Current dietary recommendations from the World Health Organization as well as the American Institute for Cancer Research will be reviewed.

Simplify Composites
by Dr. Dennis Brown
Composite is not white amalgam; composite requires isolation and visibility. This course presents several straightforward methods to obtain the needed prep isolation and visibility.

The Psychology Behind Why the Patient Says Yes or No to Diagnosed Treatment
by Sean Field
Get your entire team on the same page by building their case presentation confidence and skill level with this in-depth treatment coordination training. This course focuses on how to easily increase your practice case acceptance rates by exploring the patient’s human nature when dental treatment is being presented to them in your office.

Troubleshooting Dentures 
by Dr. Joe Barker 
Dentures have always been frustrating to many dentists and patients. From the exam through post-insertion of the dentures, there are many pitfalls and troublesome areas. This course will help eliminate these areas and increase patient satisfaction by covering all areas of denture construction.

Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery: Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps and Splitting Teeth
by Dr. Jay Reznick 
This presentation covers important oral surgery topics for the general dentist, including management of patients on anticoagulants, antibiotic prophylaxis, design and use of surgical flaps, handpieces and hand instruments, surgical extractions, splitting teeth, retrieving root tips, and atraumatic extraction techniques.

The Rubber Dam
by Dr. Rok Stern 
This definitive course will show how to achieve rubber dam isolation, beginning with materials and equipment, and then how to properly isolate teeth for a variety of dental procedures. Learn how to easily and predictably achieve isolation in a timely fashion. One will learn the necessary skills to isolate any tooth for an endodontic procedure and for all direct and indirect restorative procedures.

Endo for GPs: Better, Faster and Safer?Root Canals—Instrument Separation, Obturation and More 
by Dr. Manor Haas 
In this practical course, you’ll learn how to perform root canals better, faster and more safely. Many clinical tips and tricks will be demonstrated both for novice and experienced GPs who may want to perform (more) root canals with less stress. Topics discussed include instrument separation, irrigation and obturation.