Dentaltown June 2015 - (Page 16)

continuing education update What's New in Continuing Education? Finally it's summertime-well, in the northern hemisphere, anyway. I thought it would never come. Time to go to the beach and take some Dentaltown CE on your iPad or Android device. There have been new additions to Dentaltown's CE courses in the last couple of weeks ... Current Tips and Tricks of CEREC Tools and Biocopy by Mark McClure, DDS, FAGD Dentaltown CEREC moderator and advanced trainer for CEREC, Dr. Mark McClure, offers a CE course that covers the use of CEREC tools and the biogeneric copy method of crown fabrication to give the CEREC user a quick and easy way to gain success with CEREC. Tutorials on imaging, the image catalogs, drawing margins, and utilization of the display options and tools are covered. The first half of the course shows the most useful tools for modifying CEREC restorations, such as how to draw and manipulate lines using the CEREC software, and includes margins and CUT lines. The second half instructs in the powerful biogeneric copy method for creating CEREC restorations. Biogeneric copy is the method of choice to copy a previous restoration in a patient's mouth so that the new restoration exactly "fits" the patient's occlusal scheme. This process also copies a restoration or tooth that is an abutment for a removable partial denture. It's also ideal for copying a set of provisional restorations and turning them into permanent restorations for an aesthetic or functional rehabilitation. The Aesthetic Full-Mouth Rehabilitation by John Nosti, DMD, FAGD, FACE, FICOI Please do yourself a favor and take John's newest amazing CE course. Full-mouth rehabilitations are some of the most difficult cases to handle in practice today. Many times these patients have advanced occlusal breakdown, along with the presence of a temporomandibular joint internal derangement. Learn how these internal derangements are classified and how they affect the long-term prognosis of your case. Dr. John Nosti will detail the diagnostic records necessary and the steps he completes in performing a full-mouth rehabilitation, including understanding vertical dimension, and how and why to make changes. This includes the "how-to" in completing the bite records necessary in increased vertical dimension cases, both prior to and during the preparation appointment. Preparation sequencing is key in full-mouth reconstructions, and Dr. Nosti gives you a simplified approach to tackling these complex cases. Achieving the Goals of Endodontics and the Use of the XP ENDO 3D File Finisher by Martin Trope, DMD The root-canal system is highly complex, making cleaning during root-canal treatment challenging. This course reviews the issues that cause problems during the cleaning of root canals, including how most round files limit their potential to scrape oval-shaped canals. Many adjunct techniques have been tried to compensate for these shortcomings, including using a high concentration of NaOCl, EDTA, ultrasonication or by laser technologies. The second half of this course shows how the XP-endo Finisher (XPeF) files are designed and produced using the principles of memory shape of NiTi alloys, and will transform to a specific shape at body temperature inside the root canal. At maximum austenitic phase, the file has a semicircular shape with a 3mm diameter to enable it to transform into any canal shape and reach irregularities, fins, resorptive areas, etc. It is designed to be used with irrigants after initial root-canal instrumentation with the aim of removing vital and/or necrotic tissues, dentinal debris accumulated during instrumentation, and smear layer. The fi le does not require any specific motor or irrigation system. Micro-CT studies have shown remarkable effectiveness for this finishing fi le. by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, Director of Continuing Education 16 Continued on p. 18 JUNE 2015 // dentaltown.com http://www.dentaltown.com/Dentaltown/OnlineCE.aspx?action=DETAILS&cid=518 http://www.dentaltown.com/Dentaltown/OnlineCE.aspx?action=DETAILS&cid=529 http://www.dentaltown.com/Dentaltown/OnlineCE.aspx?action=DETAILS&cid=514 http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown June 2015

On Dentaltown.com
Howard Speaks: Dentists: Let's Band Together to Improve Public Health
Professional Courtesy: The Appointment is Broken and You Can't Fix It
Continuing Education Update
Poll
Forensic Odontology: Solving Crimes One Tooth at a Time
Routine Equipment Maintenance and Checklist
Minimally Invasive Approach: Implant Prosthetics and Aesthetics of a Lateral Incisor
Electric Toothbrushes: The Benefits of Tech
OFFICE VISIT: The Ninja Dentist Reveals Her Training Ground
The Best 401(k) Plan: Pooled or Participant-Directed?
The State of Little Teeth: Answers About the ACA and Access to Care for Children
How to Successfully Administer Insurance in Your Practice
Continuing Education: Slow-Growing Nodule of the Hard Palat: Differential Diagnosis and Management
Corporate Profile: DentalMarketing.net: Maximizing the ROI of Your Practice
Products in Practice: Ivoclar Vivadent
Disney for Dentists: How Walt’s Principles Can Improve Your Cash Flow
Burnout: The Dental Pain No One Mentions
New Products
Ad Index
Improve Care, Increase Revenue: The Case for Midlevel Providers
How to Calculate Maximum Dosages of Lidocaine and Articaine Anesthetic
Not Your Everyday Oral Pathology Lesion
Overcoming the Entrepreneurial Conundrum
Dentally Incorrect

Dentaltown June 2015