Dentaltown June 2018 - 20

CE update

Holy Moly-What Do We Do
With Resorption?
by Dr. Ed Carlson

Occlusion: The 10 Essential Steps
for Clinical Success
by Dr. Mike Racich

This course discusses open apices, perforations and resorption,
including how to recognize these before treatment is started and
how to treatment-plan the work once these are encountered. The
prognosis of treatment approaches is also explained.

We are in exciting times for our profession with all the new
materials and techniques available for the dental team. Nevertheless,
the practice of dentistry has fundamental principles and rules that
need to be adhered to for clinical success. This evidence-based
presentation will distill the 10 essential or basic rules for success with
occlusal therapy. From patient evaluation and treatment planning
to the process and payoff of providing care, all will immediately be
able to apply presented concepts for optimization of their patients'
oral health.

Pediatric Dentistry: Anesthesia, Pulp Therapy 
and Stainless Steel Crowns 
by Dr. Josh Wren
When the Affordable Care Act mandated dental coverage as an
essential health care benefit for those 19 and younger, millions of
pediatric patients were added to 150,000 dental practices. Treating
children likely became a necessity for your dental office. Pulp
therapy and stainless steel crowns are often considered complex
when performed on pediatric patients; this course will alleviate any
fear of the unknown that leads to this misconception. Indirect pulp
therapy, pulpotomy and pulpectomy are discussed, with emphasis
on diagnosis and technique. The procedural steps for stainless steel
crowns are explained and shown, as well as Wren's process for using
nitrous oxide, appropriate topical anesthesia and local anesthesia.

Improving Case Acceptance
by Dr. Mark Murphy
Helping patients want what we know they need drives the
economic and reward engines of our practices. Help patients have
better health, do more of the dentistry that fulfills and stimulates you,
and be more successful in your practice. This course demonstrates
how to improve the educational value of the examination experience
and how to overcome the "insurance entitlement" behavior that
patients often exhibit.

Improving Your Confidence and Competence
in Office Oral Surgery: Atraumatic Surgical
Extractions, Flaps and Splitting Teeth
by Dr. Jay Reznick
This presentation, recorded at Townie Meeting, will cover
important oral surgery topics for the general dentist, including
management of the patient 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.

Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics
by Dr. Lane Ochi
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.

Nuts and Bolts Occlusion:
The Fundamentals of Recording
and Mounting (Parts 1, 2 and 3)
by Dr. Michael Melkers

The Essentials of Endodontic
Emergencies: Diagnosis, Safe Access
and Infection Management
by Dr. Brett E. Gilbert

This three-part program packs nearly four hours of live patient
demonstration with the recording and mounting skills that you
need for your comprehensive care cases. From impressioning to final
mounted, groomed and programmed cases, Melkers walks through
three different systems of articulation and the best practices taught
at the major institutes, Pankey, Dawson, Spear and Kois ... all in
the comfort of your own office or home.

This course teaches the essential skills needed to confidently
handle endodontic emergencies in a general practice setting. The
material presented will help clinicians apply protocols and tips on
how to efficiently diagnose, access and locate canals safely. Infection
management and postoperative instructions and communication
are discussed in detail. ■

Email us your ideas for continuing ed courses
If you've got an idea for a CE course you'd like to offer, email Dentaltown's director 
of continuing education, Dr. Howard Goldstein, at hogo@farranmedia.com.

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