Continuing Education Update by Dr. Howard Goldstein

Happy holidays, everyone! Get your 2020 CE credits completed now! We have some great new courses that were recently released and worth checking out, even if you don’t need the credits.

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics: Occlusion Simplified
by Dr. Lane M. Ochi
This presentation is a follow-up to Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics. This course presents time-saving tips, including simple single-unit restorations, how to rapidly prototype an aesthetic case and how to complete a full-mouth reconstruction. This course is a must for all restorative dentists.

Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Beyond BONJ
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
A case-based update on the recognition, diagnosis and evidence-based, systematic approach to the treatment of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw, including its preventive measures and management strategies.

From Simple Occlusal Adjustments to Treating Occlusal Neurotics
by Dr. Barry Glassman
We have all dealt with a postrestorative complaint and corrected it by adjusting a “high spot” that was inadvertently created during the procedure. Almost without fail, a single adjustment resolves the complaint. We’ve also all dealt with patients who were hyperaware of their occlusion. This course is geared for the general dentist who wants to improve daily occlusal adjustments in restorative therapy and learn how to deal with more complex occlusal issues.

Rapid Dentures: Predictable, Efficient, Profitable
by Dr. Joe Barker
For years, dentures have taken too much chair time with very little predictability or profitability. This course will cover all areas of denture construction in detail, beginning with the initial oral exam through the post-insertion. Dentists will learn how to make dentures predictable, how to be efficient and how to increase profits from dentures.

Radiation Safety in Pediatric Dentistry
by Dr. Juan Yerpe
This course provides an overview of the most important concepts in radiation physics and radiation biology. Learn the steps every dental practice must implement to decrease radiation delivery to young patients and increase radiation safety in children. This course presents and discusses this concept in detail.

How to Ensure the Highest Success Rate for Your Implant Cases
by Dr. Michael Wehrle
This CE course is designed to increase the success rate of your implant cases by laying out a simplified protocol for placing immediate implants, ridge splits and sinus bumps, as well as the ideal restorative option, screw-mentable crowns.

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!

Managing TMD: What Dentists Should Know
by Dr. Eric Schiffman
Trauma is the most common cause of pain-related temporomandibular disorders (TMD). More than half of trauma cases (61%) result from patients opening their mouth too wide or too long. In this course, Schiffman describes how to diagnose and manage your patients with pain-related TMD using evidence-based methods. You will be ready the next time your patient complains of painful TMD during or after a dental procedure.

Improving Your Confidence and Competence in Office Oral Surgery: Atraumatic Surgical Extractions, Flaps, and Splitting Teeth
by Dr. Jay B. Reznick
This presentation covers important oral surgery topics for general dentists, including managing 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.

Endo for GPs: Better, Faster and Safer Root Canals: Access, Narrow Canals and More
by Dr. Manor Haas
This course discusses how to perform root canals better, faster and safely. Many clinical tips and tricks will be demonstrated for both novice and experienced GPs, who may want to perform more root canals with less stress. Topics discussed include anesthesia, rubber dam use, access, microscopes, MB2s and management of narrow canals.

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 Rubber Dam
by Dr. Rok Stern
Finally, a definitive course on rubber dams! This course shows how to achieve rubber dam isolation (beginning with materials and equipment), how to properly isolate teeth for a variety of dental procedures, and how to achieve isolation easily, predictably and in a timely fashion.

What Is Trending in Pediatric Dentistry
by Dr. Jeanette MacLean
The scientific literature demonstrating the advantages and 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.

Pediatric Dentistry: Anesthesia, Pulp Therapy and Stainless Steel Crowns
by Dr. Josh Wren
Anesthetic techniques, pulp therapy including indirect pulp therapy/pulpotomy/pulpectomy, and stainless steel crowns are procedures that should be mastered by all dentists treating children. While often thought of as difficult procedures, they are quite simple with the correct diagnosis, technique and armamentarium. If you are treating children in your practice, this course is a must!

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

The Tongue’s Role in Airway, Sleep and Feeding Issues in Children
by Dr. Richard Baxter
This CE course for any dentist who treats children discusses what we can do as dentists to help kids with airway, sleep, speech and feeding problems, particularly related to tongue-ties. Learn about the impact a restricted tongue can have on a child’s quality of life, and learn steps we can take as dentists to help kids thrive.

Mythbusters! Local Anesthesia Edition
by Dr. Jason H. Goodchild
Despite the frequency with which oral health care providers use local anesthetics, misconceptions remain. The goal of this presentation is to discuss several common “myths” surrounding local anesthesia while incorporating up-to-date, literature-supported learning issues. This course will review and update local anesthetic history, techniques, equipment and current research. This course will give everyone additional tips and tricks to help make local anesthesia use more safe and effective.

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