Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 1.5 hours of CE credit by Farran Media.
AGD Code: 690.
The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.
Synopsis:
This is a detailed presentation that combines some didactic material with numerous surgical cases broken down step by step. These surgical cases include:
- Simple implant placement
- Apically repositioned flap
- Multiple approaches to immediate implants
- Ridge Splits
- Sinus Bump
- Restoration of an implant utilizing a screw-mentable restoration
After taking this course you should be able to increase your success rate in these procedures by following the simplified protocols that accompany these types of cases. These cases encompass the majority of the types of implant surgeries that a clinician is apt to perform at the beginner to intermediate level.
Description of Speaker:
Dr. Michael Wehrle graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in 1989. He immediately took a GPR at Worcester City Hospital and the University of Massachusetts Hospital graduating in 1990. Dr.Wehrle began his constant pursuit of dental excellence through continuing education and resulted in him becoming a fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry in the shortest time possible and ultimately completing over 500 hours of continuing education in both orthodontics and implants.
Dr. Wehrle also believes that you must actually give back to and serve your fellow man. To this effect he, along with three brothers, established a modern 20,000 sq. ft. facility that serves the needs of the people of Puebla, Mexico. This business complex, now named the Wehrle Implant Immersion Center, houses a hotel, restaurant, 8 op modern dental office pharmacy and doctors office as well as several other businesses. This is where he established the Wehrle Implant Immersion Course(WIIC) which teaches immersive, live implant training to doctors from the US and around the world. There are now over 200 WIIC grads and growing at the pace of 75-100 doctors/year.
Dr. Wehrle's private practice, HEB Dental Excellence, is in Hurst, Tx. This is in the Mid-Cities area between Dallas and Ft. Worth which is also where he helped to establish, and is the chairman of, the Northeast Tarrant County Dental Clinic which serves underprivileged children.
Dr. Wehrle is a member of the American Dental Association, American Orthodontic Society and Academy of General Dentistry, and also an Associate Fellow of the American Association of Implant Dentistry.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
- Understand the importance of the difference between platform matching and platform switching.
- Understand why screw-mentable crowns have advantages over both screw-retained crowns and cemented implant crowns
- Know the importance of apically repositioned flaps and also be able to perform a basic version of one
- Know the principles and advantages of a sinus pump procedure
- Know the principles and advantages of a ridge split procedure
- Know the principles behind the different kinds of immediate implant procedures
Disclosure:
In the past 12 months, the lecturer/author declares that neither he/she nor any member of his/her family have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial entities nor have been paid directly by dentists and other health professionals within the field of dentistry or health care.
Farran Media is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association
to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not
approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards
of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at
www.ada.org/goto/cerp.
For any questions, please contact Howard Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education at
hogo@dentaltown.com.
Farran Media is a nationally approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry.
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2022.
Provider ID# 304396
This activity meets the educational criteria required for verifiable Continuing Professional Development under the General Dental Council Lifelong Learning scheme and represents 1.5 hours of verifiable CPD.
The CE provider (Farran Media) uses reasonable care in selecting and
providing content that is accurate. The CE provider, however, does not
independently verify the content or materials. The CE provider does not
represent that the instructional materials are error-free or that the content
or materials are comprehensive. Any opinions expressed in the materials are
those of the author of the materials and not the CE provider. Completing one or
more continuing education courses does not provide sufficient information to
qualify the participant as an expert in the field related to the course topic
or in any specific technique or procedure. The instructional materials are
intended to supplement, but are not a substitute for, the knowledge, expertise,
skill and judgment of a trained health care professional.
Licensure:
Continuing education credits issued for completion of online CE courses may not apply toward
license renewal in all licensing jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of each registrant
to verify the CE requirements of his/her licensing or regulatory agency.
State CE Requirements:
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for CE requirements by state. Please note that this information is current as of the time of listing. This information is subject to change at any time from the state boards. For the most up-to-date information, please contact your state board directly.
Refund Policy
There are no refunds for Online CE courses. Please contact technical support if you run into technical difficulty.
For any questions, please contact Howard Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education
at hogo@dentaltown.com