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are explained and shown, as well as Wren's
process for using nitrous oxide, appropriate
topical anaesthesia and local anaesthesia.

best practices taught at the major institutes,
Pankey, Dawson, Spear and Kois ... all in
the comfort of your own office or home.

Improving Case Acceptance
by Dr Mark Murphy

The Top 10 List for an
Emergency Kit: Color Coding
by Dr Daniel Pompa

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' behaviour that
patients often exhibit.

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

This course describes the essential drugs
needed for an emergency kit and how to use
them according to colour coding the medical
emergencies. It also addresses how dentists
can recognize the early signs and symptoms
of potential crisis situations.

Improving Your Confidence
and Competence in Office
Oral Surgery: Atraumatic
Surgical Extractions, Flaps
and Splitting Teeth
by Dr Jay Reznick

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 principles and
rules to be adhered to for clinical success.
This evidence-based presentation will distill
the 10 essential rules for success with occlusal
therapy. From patient evaluation and treatment planning to the process and payoff
of providing care, all will be able to apply
presented concepts for optimisation of their
patients' oral health.

This presentation, recorded at the 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.

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

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.

This three-part program packs nearly
four hours of live patient demonstration
with the recording and mounting skills
needed for comprehensive care cases. From
impressioning to final mounted, groomed and
programmed cases, Melkers walks through
three different systems of articulation and the

Fundamentals of Fixed
Prosthodontics
by Dr Lane Ochi

Composite Bridges the
'dkdocterry' Way
by Dr Terry Shaw
For the past 25 years, Shaw has been
doing composite bridges with excellent
success. Bridges provide a great solution
for postortho missing anterior teeth until
the patient is old enough for an implant,
seniors on a limited budget, or a fast solution
for someone waiting for bone healing and
remodeling before more definitive treatment.

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