Continuing Education Update by Dr. Howard Goldstein

August is here, which this means it’s the last full month of summer for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Probably the last month until next year to watch continuing education on your outdoor patio. (Our CE is viewable on most portable devices.)

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.

Calamity, Catastrophe and Conflict Management
by Dr. Kimberly Harms
Failure to address emotional turmoil is a dangerous business and can lead to burnout, depression, cardiovascular disease and many other physical ailments. This course focuses on proven methods to overcome the anxiety and grief associated with the trauma caused by the current pandemic, tragedies in our life, depression and social conflict.

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.

Occlusal Equilibration: The Basics
by Dr. Mike Racich
This course describes and illustrates an evidence-based and simplified approach to occlusal equilibration. The illustrated technique is both additive and subtractive. Treatment rationale(s) and endpoints are discussed.

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!

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.

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.