My name is Dan Kingsbury and my vision and mission is to help dental teams get what they want!

We all want to have fulfilling careers, and have a certain zest for our work. We all want to be able to provide quality care for our patients. We all want our patients to be wowed by a positive experience and for them to become raving fans. We all want acknowledgement, Æ’rom both our patients and each other. If this sounds good, to get all this out of a interactive game, then all you have to do is, try it... you'll like it.

It teaches dentists how to mine the management and valuation information found in their own year-end financial statements and to optimize their return on one of their greatest assets - their practice!

Haven't you every wondered if your own financial statements were useful for more than just taxes? Now, you don't have to.

By using the outlook of business in the management of the operations, investing and use of debt activities of the practice, the dentist learns how much their practice is worth it terms of its return on investment (ROI) and how much their future is worth, if they keep the status quo. 

The course teaches dentists the methods to determine their own financial viability and the impact of their business decisions. The course is about taking control, having a plan and reducing the over all stress of operating a practice.  Whatever the dentist's individual goals are, they will benefit Æ’rom the new vision to be found Æ’rom financial statement analysis.

“100s of Pearls on Anesthesia & Pain Control”

(Chapter 1): New Products and Equipment
Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 1, dentists will know how to:

• Evaluate the latest anesthesia products and techniques
• Implement advanced tools and methodologies to increase patient comfort
• Deliver comfortable injections
• Assess computer-controlled anesthesia delivery tools
• Avoid needles and the drill
• Successfully implement Botox for pain relief

(Chapter 2): Why Blocks Fail and How to Fix Them

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 2, dentists will know how to:

• Utilize advanced mandibular block methodologies
• Effectively numb patients who salivate heavily, cannot keep their mouths open, or gag easily
• Determine which block technique will work best on a specific patient
• Master new injection techniques
• Administer the perfect block

 (Chapter 3): Everyday Tips and Tricks:

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 3, dentists will know how to:

• Administer more effective PDL, furcation, intraseptal, intrapulpal, and palatal injections
• Numb hot teeth
• Perform successful aspirations and comfortable infiltrations
• Provide gentle hygiene for new and recare patients
• Navigate the intricacies of insurance when patients need multiple hygiene visits

(Chapter 4): Sedation and Relaxation:

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 4, dentists will know how to:

·  Acquire oral and IV sedation information and training

·  Better utilize nitrous oxide and screen patients for contraindications

·  Assess and implement patient amenities

·  Successfully treat patients with severe gag reflexes

·  Improve people skills to encourage better patient relationships

·  Build trust with patients

·  Employ proven relaxation techniques

·  Avoid overlooking forgotten critical comfort issues

·  Successfully treat children

·  Implement a useful medical/dental history form

(Chapter 5): Confusing Issues and What To Do

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 5, dentists will know how to:

• Assess and counteract reactions to local anesthetic
• Successfully administer epinephrine and avoid toxicity
• Reduce the risk of paresthesia
• Avoid contaminating anesthetic
• Treat unexpected anesthesia reactions
• Prescribe appropriate antibiotic therapy
• Appropriately pre-medicate
• Correctly determine children's doses
• Comply with OSHA updates and the latest policy on needlestick injuries

(Chapter 6): Sensitivity & Post-Op Pain/Better Diagnosis & Treatment

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 6, dentists will know how to:

• Lessen and alleviate post-op pain
• Determine the appropriate medications and dosages to provide post-op patients
• Create post-op comfort through non-medicinal methods
• Evaluate patient discomfort for improved diagnostic accuracy
• Accurately diagnose occlusal abnormalities
• Discover the source of post-op sensitivity
• Alleviate root sensitivity
• Incorporate light and magnification for improved diagnostics

(Chapter 7): Relief for Oral Lesions & Chronic Pain

Educational Objectives:
After reading chapter 7, dentists will know how to:

• Eliminate the pain of oral lesions
• Prevent dry mouth and the accompanying oral damage
• Prevent and treat dry sockets
• Resolves herpes and cold sores and prevent an outbreak during treatment
• Successfully diagnose and treat TMJ/TMJ
• Network with medical professionals to gain TMJ/TMJ referrals
• Relieve their own occupational-related back, neck, shoulder, and/or headache pain
• Assess nickel sensitivity

Course Summary:

This program will present information that is provided to the patients and parents in an orthodontic practice when orthodontic treatment is initiated. There will be discussion of some of the important points dealing with the care of orthodontic appliances and their limitations while a patient is in treatment. The program will explain the value of each part of the orthodontic records and how technology has affected changes in orthodontic treatment. Explanation of bite classifications as well as how and why certain appliances are utilized to correct a patients bite will also be discussed. The different types of braces and/or treatments now available for orthodontic patients today will be discussed.

Objective: To learn how to provide excellent care for your patients.

Our goal is to help you make fixed prosthodontic procedures faster, easier, and more predictable!   30% of your practice revenue is fixed prosthodontics.  You cannot find a more practical, immediately useful course than this one.  Join Gordon for this popular “bread and butterâ€� hands-on course and increase your quality and quantity in fixed prosthodontic procedures.  Many participants report that after attending this course, they have enhanced their fixed prosthodontic quality, doubled their fixed prosthodontic activity and increased practice enjoyment.

Go home with the most updated knowledge on:

• Easy, fast preps
• The best build-up techniques
• The strongest and fastest posts and cores
• Selecting and getting the most from your cements
• Proven all-ceramic crowns and bridges
• Excellent, fast provisional
• Obtaining optimum treatment plan acceptance

You actually accomplish many of these procedures, critique them with Gordon and PCC mentors, and take many new complimentary materials home with you.  The limited class size ensures you will receive answers to your personal questions.  Very importantly, learn how to delegate up to half of the fixed prosthodontic procedure to qualified staff members.  You cannot find a course with a better value than this one!

Course Objectives

• Describe the criteria that necessitate crowns and fixed prostheses
• Describe when a tooth should be extracted versus restored
• Describe how to accomplish ridge augmentation
• Describe conservative periodontal therapy
• Describe an adequate endodontically treated tooth for fixed prosthodontics
• Discuss when implants are preferred over fixed prostheses
• Describe preoperative tooth bleaching
• Describe criteria related to adequate natural tooth remaining for crowns and fixed prostheses
• Describe and place fillers, build-ups, and post and core
• Discuss the various methods for soft-tissue management
• Compare shade selection techniques
• Discuss, draw, and accomplish tooth preparations for PFM & all-ceramic crowns on anterior and posterior teeth
• Discuss high-tech for fixed prosthodontics 
• Discuss how to make perfect impressions
• Discuss and accomplish an adequate interocclusal record
• Discuss the best provisional restorations for single to multiple teeth
• Describe the best methods for working casts and dies
• Describe how to achieve excellent lab/dentist interaction
• Discuss need for articulators and face bows
• Compare metals for fixed prostheses
• Compare current brands of all-ceramic restorations
• Describe how to avoid pulpal damage
• Discuss several methods to salvage crowns and fixed prostheses
• Describe how to surgically repair gingival recession
• Discuss practice management and fees for fixed prosthodontic services

 Nitrous Oxide Sedation (NOS1) ~ Marvin Leventer, DDS

Earn up to 12 AGD credits in the location of your choice on a seminar schedule you customize!

Nitrous Oxide Sedation Course Objectives:

1. Describe the basic components of inhalation sedation equipment.

2. Discuss the function of each of these components.

3. List and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of inhalation sedation.

4. List and discuss the indications and contraindications of inhalation sedation.

5. List the complications associated with inhalation sedation.

6. Discuss the prevention, recognition and management of these complications.

 Nitrous Oxide Sedation Course Content:

1. Historical, philosophical and psychological aspects of anxiety and pain control.

2. Patient evaluation and s election through review of medical history taking, physical diagnosis and psychological considerations.

3. Definitions and descriptions of physiological and psychological aspects of anxiety and pain.

4. Description of the stages of drug-induced central nervous system depression through all levels of consciousness and unconsciousness, with special emphasis on the distinction between the conscious and the unconscious state.

5. Review of pediatric and adult respiratory and circulatory physiology and related anatomy.

6. Pharmacology of agents used in inhalation sedation, including drug interactions and incompatibilities.

7. Indications and contraindications for use of inhalation sedation.

8. Review of dental procedures possible under inhalation sedation.

9. Patient monitoring using observation and monitoring equipment, with particular attention to vital signs and reflexes related to pharmacology of nitrous oxide.

10. Importance of maintaining proper records with accurate chart entries recording medical history, physical examination, vital signs, drugs and doses administered and patient response.

11. Prevention, recognition and management of complications and life-threatening situations.

12. Administration of local anesthesia in conjunction with inhalation sedation techniques.

13. Description and use of inhalation sedation equipment.

14. Introduction to potential health hazards of trace anesthetics and proposed techniques for limiting occupational exposure.

15. Discussion of abuse potential.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course you will have a better understanding and working knowledge of the following topics:

Part A

• Specialized Investigations
• Oral Mucosal Ulcers
• Blistering Diseases
• White Lesions
• Red Lesions

Part B

• Swelling
• Pigmented Lesions
• Facial Pain
• Site Specific: Lips & Tongue
• Site Specific: Gingival
• Lesions Site Specific: Floor of the Mouth
• Systemic Disease

With the rapid aging of the population, oral health care providers will be seeing more older adults in their practice than ever before. It is estimated that the population aged 65 years and over will nearly double between 2005 and 2030, resulting in 20% of the population being 65 years and older in 2030. 1 in 5! As people live longer, they are retaining their teeth, thus, predisposing themselves to increased risks for caries and periodontal diseases.

While the growing population of older adults remains healthy and active, the future elderly will demand quality care in their later years. In order to best provide optimal care for older adults, oral health professionals need to be aware of a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the impact of age-related physical changes, environmental/office design, cognitive impairments and strategies to manage these situations. Practitioners need to be aware of ways to ensure that their practice provides a safe, appropriate and comfortable care to their older patients.

Learn everything there is to know about TERRA, by the inventor, Dr. Marc Liechtung.

For the first time ever, and extended deep dive into all aspects of TERRA, a Multipurpose Restorative Appliance.

PART I: You will learn: 

• History of TERRA, how an idea went from the private office to patent and now to a world-wide appliance
• How it’s fabricated and the uniqueness of the material
• How it should be incorporated into every dental practice, especially during these unique economic times
• How TERRA's lead to much more dentistry, whether it be cosmetics, reconstructive, or implant cases
• Case presentations for all the different modalities this innovative appliance has successfully been used for
• The use of Quadrant TERRA's for Implant TemporizationTestimonials from general dentists, periodontists, and patients

PART II: Also the following will be discussed:

• Economics of TERRA – how it is so successful for other dentists and can be successful for you
• How to treatment plan and when to present this appliance to your patients during the treatment plan visit
• Utilizing some in-office tools to start the "treatment continuum" with your patients

PART III: In conclusion, learn:

• Best impression techniques and how to take the best impression for a TERRA case
• What is the best material to use for this unique appliance – from tray to material
• All hurdles you will encounter upon insertion of this appliance – be confident when inserting your first 25 cases
• All adjustments needed upon insertion of the appliance
• Learn how to proficiently use the bur kit – made specifically for the TERRA appliance
• How to add retention if the appliance is loose or for a post-extraction case
• Repair?
• How to reline the appliance in converting the appliance from a TERRA to full-mouth crown and temporary bridge
• Characterization: staining, glazing, and what Dr. Liechtung calls the "porcelainization" of the appliance

Hands-On session will include demonstration by Dr. Liechtung, and attendees practicing on different types of cases

On completion of this webinar, participants will be able to do the following:

1. List and describe the role of dental waterlines in cross-contamination and the transmission of microorganisms.

2. Describe infection prevention protocols as they relate to waterlines

3. Review dental amalgam, including related oral and systemic health data

4. Describe ‘Best Practices’ for the handling and disposal of dental amalgam

The overall goal of this course is to provide the reader with information on dental radiation safety. On completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the responsibilities of the healthcare provider in reducing patient exposure to radiation; 
2. Review the use and effect of collimation; 
3. List and describe the elements involved in ALARA; and 
4. Discuss the guidelines for prescribing radiographs.

The overall goal of this article is to provide readers with information on the properties and functionality of luting agents. On completing this article, the reader will be able to:

1. List the available permanent luting agents and their uses;
2. Review the mechanisms of adhesion for the various luting agents;
3. Describe biomimetics as it relates to luting agents and describe the process involved in mineralization adjacent to the tooth-luting agent interface; and
4. Review the relative properties of luting agents and their applicability.

The overall objective of this article is to provide the reader with information on the provision of temporary restorations following single tooth preparation, and the placement of the definitive restoration. After reading this article, the reader will be able to:

1. List the reasons for providing single-unit temporary restorations

2. Review the types of materials and cements that can be used to provide temporary restorations

3. Delineate the step-by-step process for the chairside fabrication of tooth-colored temporary restorations

4. List and describe the types of luting cements that are available and which cements should be used for different materials

5. Describe the chairside steps involved in luting of a definitive crown or veneer

The overall goal of this article is to provide the reader with information about the use of CAD/CAM technology and materials for the fabrication of definitive restorations. After reading this article, the reader will be able to:

1. Delineate the main differences between digital impressions and traditional techniques

2. List and describe the various CAD/CAM materials and their uses

3. Review the treatment of restorative surfaces and luting agent options

4. Describe the chairside steps required to deliver an indirect, resin nano-ceramic, same-day restoration

The overall goal of this article is to provide the reader with information on current materials and techniques for the fabrication of a fixed partial denture (FPD). After reading this article, the reader will be able to:

1. List in detail the steps involved in fabrication of an FPD

2. Describe the impression materials available, considerations in their selection, and the use of a one-stage or two-stage technique

3. Review the materials and techniques available for the fabrication of provisional restorations
 
4. List and review the steps involved in the fabrication of full-contour zirconia CAD/CAM restorations

The overall goal of this article is to provide the reader with information on the treatment of edentulous patients with overdentures retained utilizing narrow-diameter implants and attachments. After reading this article, the reader will be able to:

1.   List and describe considerations in overdenture treatment utilizing implants

2.   Describe the concept behind myostatic denture design and how this can be achieved

3.   Review the treatment planning for narrow-diameter implants

4.   Review and describe the use of attachments with low vertical height

The overall goal of this article is to provide the reader with information on impression materials, and specifically the use of impression materials for study models and appliance fabrication. On completing this article, the reader will be able to do the following:

1.   List the categories of impression materials

2.   List and describe the advantages and disadvantages of available types of impression materials

3.   Describe the considerations when selecting a tray for alginate impressions

4.   Delineate the difference between hand and mechanical mixing of alginates and results obtained

5.   Review the clinical and laboratory processes by which alginate impressions are taken and poured

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Each issue of General Dentistry, the AGD’s award-winning, peer-reviewed clinical journal, features at least three articles about various topics in dentistry and related "open book" exercises. Each exercise is worth two continuing education (CE) credits. You can use these credits toward relicensure (where self-examination credits are accepted), AGD membership maintenance, and the FAGD award.

Self-Instruction allows you to earn valuable CE hours in the office, at home, or on the go. There is no easier way to earn credits toward relicensure or enrichment. Exercises are developed by and for general dentists, ensuring that you’re getting CE that will benefit you, your patients, and your practice.

Once you enroll, you can earn CE credit in three easy steps:

1. Read the article.
2. Take the exercise.
3. Submit your answers and receive pass/fail notification within 48 hours (via email or fax). You must include your name and AGD number for processing.

$30 for members, $50 for nonmembers.

Integrated Orthodontics effortlessly into your practice with skilled and efficient staff. Enroll your dental assistant in our Dental Assistant Class so they can truly assist you in providing quality orthodontic care to your patients. If you want your practice to be more efficient and profitable in orthodontics, this practical 3-day program will help you and your entire staff get there. We are going to emphasize learning hands-on, stressing the techniques of getting excellent records to supporting your doctor with ortho in the office. Learn all this while having lots of fun!

Integrated Orthodontics effortlessly into your practice with skilled and efficient staff. Enroll your dental assistant in our Dental Assistant Class so they can truly assist you in providing quality orthodontic care to your patients. If you want your practice to be more efficient and profitable in orthodontics, this practical 3-day program will help you and your entire staff get there. We are going to emphasize learning hands-on, stressing the techniques of getting excellent records to supporting your doctor with ortho in the office. Learn all this while having lots of fun!

The purpose of this comprehensive, 4 session , 8-day program is to teach general and pediatric dentists how to diagnose and treat simple orthodontic cases.  Emphasis will be placed on thorough records and diagnosis.  Treatment will involve using a combination of functional appliances, mainly in mixed dentition and fixed orthodontic braces (straight wire technique) in permanent dentition.  Dr. Rondeau's systematic approach, organization and marketing tips make incorporating orthodontics into the general practice relatively easy.

Our Vision

• The objective is to connect the dental world to the sustainability conversation in their day-to-day operations, to empower “small talkâ€� with leadership and urgency, and to introduce CE designed to facilitate this as an imperative of our time.
  

Our Mission

• What

  To introduce you and your patients to the Jellyfish Project’s (JFP’s) home, office and school eco-Audits and the Green Angel Training CE programme;

• How

To connect the action, or lack-of-action of the eco-audit and Green Angel Training CE to the consequences and expected results.  

Expected results

1. Attracting New Patients
2. Saving money, ↓Co2, and ↑diversity
3. Learning about sustainable best-practices, and
4. Real Action: making your home and office, and your patient’s “environmentsâ€� toxin-free and eco-friendly – the “whyâ€� part â€“ and it’s an URGENT Conversation! 

Fee

$50 for 4 - 12 hours of credit

Educational Objectives

•    Describe the common mistakes that can occur during preparation of a post space;
•    Discuss the differences between pre-fabricated post materials;
•    List the strengths and weaknesses of various core materials; and
•    Discuss the advantages of different combinations of bond, post, and core materials.

Adhesive & Esthetic Dentistry: A 2014 Update

Friday, October 17, 2014

Are universal adhesives really universal? Which composite resin do you need in your practice? What’s the latest on one-visit indirect composite veneers? What is the most predictable method for bleaching tetracycline stained teeth? Do all endodontically treated teeth need a fiber post? Is monolithic ceramic the best material?

At this timely course, you will learn the evidence behind the answers to these questions and more. Dr. Jorge Perdigão, one of the leading researchers in adhesive dentistry, will share practical tips based on his extensive clinical experience. You will be shown specific materials and techniques to enhance your clinical success with: 1) dental adhesives, 2) composite resins, 3) dental whitening, 4) ceramic restorations, and 5) restoring endodontically treated teeth. You will leave this program with a clearer understanding of the adhesion mechanisms behind the new bonding materials, their specific clinical limitations, and ways to improve the durability of your bonded restorations.

• Program
• Already Registered? Course Details

Benefits/Objectives

Join us for this clinically focused continuing dental education course and discover how to:

• determine the best adhesive strategy for your clinical practice.
• select adhesive materials backed by the latest evidence.
• recognize when a post is needed to restore endodontically-treated teeth.
• perform whitening treatments extensively backed by clinical research.
• select the appropriate resin cement for the clinical situation.

Who Should Attend

Dentists who are looking for an evidence-based update on new materials and techniques used in adhesive dentistry. Dental Assistants who wish to improve their handling of new resin-based dental materials.

Educational Method

Illustrated lecture and discussion

Speaker

Jorge Perdigão, D.M.D., M.S., Ph.D., Professor, Division of Operative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. Dr. Perdigão is actively involved in research of new dental materials, mainly in the area of dentin bonding and new composite resins. His research has involved clinical trials of dentin adhesives, posterior composites and dental whitening. He has delivered over 150 lectures in Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America and has published over 100 scientific articles in international journals. He is also author of four book chapters on Dental Adhesion, including the latest edition of Sturdevant's Art and Science of Operative Dentistry. Dr. Perdigão is Associate Editor of the Journal of Adhesive Dentistry and Section Editor of Operative Dentistry in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He has been a consultant for several manufacturers worldwide in the development of new adhesive dental materials. In addition, Dr. Perdigão has served as a consultant to the ADA Committee for Scientific Affairs since 1999 and to the FDA since 2006. He has received research support from Coltene, 3M ESPE and FGM/Dentscare.

Occlusion & Function--Postgraduate Program in Contemporary & Esthetic Dentistry: Level III

Friday-Sunday, October 17-19, 2014

Would you like to know the “secret� to long-term restorative success?

When veneers/crowns break, or wear is extensive, there is a solution that can work for you. Many restorative problems are the result of occlusal dysfunction. This hands-on program will give you the background and practical skills to create occlusal stability and longevity. You will benefit Æ’rom hands-on experience with: 1) occlusal records, 2) articulators, 3) anterior previews, and 4) custom incisal guide tables. Dr. Fred McIntyre and Dr. Paul Olin will guide you through the laboratory and clinical steps that will establish a balanced occlusion. These predictable methods will help you not only with your everyday dentistry but also with complex restorative care.

• Already Registered? Course Details
• Program

Benefits and Objectives

During this continuing dental education program, you will learn how to:

• complete a physical examination that includes comprehensive occlusal records.
• perform an incisal edge mock-up with composite materials.
• record centric relation as well as protrusive and lateral positions.
• evaluate occlusal records.
• integrate occlusal considerations into your complex restorative cases in practice.

Who Should Attend

This continuing dental education program is designed for dentists who want more knowledge and skill with diagnosing, treating and preventing occlusal problems.

This course is a core module in the “Postgraduate Certificate Program in Contemporary Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry.� Occlusion & Function is a prerequisite for the elective module “Advanced Occlusion & TMD� and also for the “Postgraduate Program in Contemporary & Esthetic Dentistry: Level II—The Patient Series.�

Educational Methods

Illustrated lectures, demonstrations, round table case discussions, laboratory exercises, patient participation. You will be working with each other as patients.

Speakers

Fred McIntyre, D.D.S., M.S., Clinical Professor Emeritus of Restorative Dentistry at SUNY Buffalo; Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics. Dr. McIntyre has been active in research, has published several articles in refereed publications and has lectured on the subject of occlusion and esthetics at all levels of dental education. He is a consultant for Great Lakes Orthodontics and Chief of Prosthodontics at Buffalo VA Hospital.

Paul S. Olin, D.D.S., M.S., Director, Dental Implant Program; Associate Professor, Division of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Sciences, University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry. Dr. Olin practices part-time in the faculty practice at the School of Dentistry. He has extensive clinical experience with occlusion and esthetic dentistry. Dr. Olin is the Director of Postgraduate Programs in Contemporary & Esthetic Dentistry Levels I-III at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.

Michael Spencer, D.D.S., practiced general dentistry in St. Louis Park, Minnesota for 37 years. Dr. Spencer is a graduate of the 1998 Postgraduate Program in Esthetic Dentistry: Level II, University of Minnesota. He is also a graduate of the Certificate Program in Esthetic Dentistry, University of Buffalo, New York, 2007. Dr. Spencer has served as a clinical mentor for the Postgraduate Program in Contemporary & Esthetic Dentistry: Level II, at the University of Minnesota since 1999.

Testimonials

“This was the first time in 23 years of practice that occlusion was explained properly.�

“It is amazing what you start seeing after this course. A crown with a perfect margin may be causing a problem with another tooth if the occlusion is not right.�

“I liked the nuts and bolts practicality with emphasis on predictability.�

“This course answered lots of questions and solved the mysteries of occlusion.�

“Very precise and understandable. I am glad I took this course now rather than after 20 years of practice.�

Certificate Program in Contemporary Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry

The University of Minnesota Continuing Dental Education Program is pleased to offer a unique Certificate Program in Contemporary Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry. Dentists may earn a university certificate in contemporary restorative and esthetic dentistry, in addition to mastership credit for the Academy of General Dentistry and continuing education credit for relicensure requirements.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Postgraduate Program in Contemporary & Esthetic Dentistry: Level I