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.

 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.

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.

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.

Office Oral Surgery: A Guided Experience for the General Dentist

Monday-Tuesday, October 27-28, 2014 

The course is filled from a stand-by list. You can request a place on the standby list and receive priority notification for a future course offering by calling the Office Office of Continuing Dental Education at 800-685-1418 or 612-625-1418 or by sending an email to cdeumn@umn.edu.

 Would you like supervised patient experience with oral surgical procedures?

This one-of-a-kind program will give you relevant and evidence-based information on how to perform safe and effective oral surgical techniques in your practice. You will receive updates on:

1. surgical diagnosis and treatment planning,
2. medico-legal considerations,
3. case selection,
4. management of medically compromised patients,
5. surgical difficulty and risk assessment,
6. surgical techniques for removal of erupted and impacted teeth,
7. sedation/pain management during and after oral surgery,
8. management of surgical complications,
9. indications for antibiotics and other medications, and
10. patient home-care instructions.

In addition, you will benefit from one-on-one mentoring, and either observing or providing oral surgical procedures. Your surgical experience may include removal of impacted third molars, biopsy of hard and soft tissue, removal of erupted teeth or alveoloplasty.

• Already Registered? Course Details

Benefits/Objectives

You will bring back to your practice knowledge and skills in how to:

• increase your comfort and skill level with oral surgical procedures.
• utilize contemporary instruments and surgical techniques.
• determine surgical difficulty and risk assessment for each of your patients.
• decide when to treat and when to refer.
• identify when and how to perform surgical procedures on medically compromised patients.
• manage surgical complications.
• prescribe appropriate medications for pain and oral infections.
• avoid medico-legal complications through careful patient assessment and selection, skillful surgical techniques and informed patient consent.

Who Should Attend

Dentists who want to increase their level and scope of oral surgical care in their practices.

Educational Methods

Illustrated lectures, discussion, live patient demonstration and patient experience with oral surgery.

Speakers

This course is under the direction of James Q. Swift, D.D.S., Professor and Director, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota; Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and includes faculty from the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.