Online Dental CE

Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) affects your quality of life and your overall health. The ability to safely swallow is vital for adequate nutrition and hydration, and it prevents foods and liquids from entering your lungs, where they can cause pneumonia. Depending on which part of the swallowing process is affected, dysphagia can be described as:
• Oral dysphagia — when the problem is in the mouth, usually due to the movement of the tongue
• Pharyngeal or oropharyngeal dysphagia — when the problem is regarding food passing through the throat
• Esophageal dysphagia — when food is unable to move down through the esophagus

Swallowing disorders can lead to tooth decay and other oral health issues if they cause food or liquid to remain in the mouth. This can increase the risk of cavities and other oral diseases. (read more)

In a fast-paced and ever-evolving work environment, well-maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are critical to ensuring consistency, efficiency, and resilience. This CE webinar equips teams with the tools and strategies needed to evaluate, update, and manage SOPs effectively—ensuring they are clear, accessible, and aligned with current workflows.
Through real-world examples and collaborative exercises, this course empowers participants to identify gaps, implement improvements, and foster a culture of preparedness and knowledge sharing. (read more)

The conventional “watch-and-wait” philosophy for caries management has become increasingly obsolete in clinical practice. Contemporary dentistry demands a proactive paradigm that leverages advanced preventive and therapeutic modalities to mitigate disease progression. Passive observation of early carious lesions exposes patients to the risk of untreated progression and potential tooth loss. Current best practices advocate for interventions that prioritize prevention and early management, utilizing evidence-based protocols such as silver diamine fluoride. These approaches enable immediate response when caries is detected, arresting lesions and optimizing patient outcomes. For individuals at elevated risk, the critical question shifts to identifying which preventive strategies—beyond traditional diagnostics or age-based recommendations—will offer the most robust protection. The future of caries care is personalized, risk-based, and tailored to each patient’s unique clinical needs, guided by individual risk factors rather than generalized guidelines or insurance limitations. (read more)

In this one-hour CE webinar, Dr. Karson Carpenter, President of Compliance Training Partners, will review the most common violations seen by his organization over the past year. In addition, information will be provided on how to conduct a detailed HIPAA Audit of your facility, to quickly see where you are in compliance and where you are not. In addition to being a requirement, the audit will dramatically reduce the liability of your business. (read more)