Online Dental CE

Navigating the Maze of Ceramic Materials and Cements: Keys to Predictable Outcomes Presenter: Dr. Effie Habsha CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 2/1/24 Expiration Date: 2/1/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The aim of Prosthodontic rehabilitation is to provide the patient with functional and aesthetic restorations. New materials and technologies are continually being developed and introduced into the marketplace. The general practitioner is often faced with the difficult task of deciphering between available products and treatment workflows. Navigating through the maze of materials can be quite daunting. Understanding when and how to use different ceramics and recognizing appropriate bonding or cementation techniques is critical in achieving successful outcomes. The aim of this CE webinar is to help navigate through the choices. Key insights in achieving predictable and aesthetic restorations will be outlined as well as the required interdisciplinary communication between the dentist, specialist and laboratory technician. The presentation will include numerous clinical examples in which the techniques described are demonstrated.

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Digital Workflow and Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Perfect Way to Create New Smiles Presenter: Dr. Donna Stenberg and Dr. Lois Duerst CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 9/25/23 Expiration Date: 9/25/26 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Advancements in technologies and software can now help simplify workflows between specialists in the areas of alignment and restorative dentistry. In this CE webinar, please join both Dr. Donna Stenburg and Dr. Lois Duerst as they share their collaboration experience on treating mutual patients with clear tray aligners and composite restorations using digital treatment software.

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Zirconia and Cements - Best Practices for Predictable Results Presenter: Dr. Daniel Poticny CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 2/24/23 Expiration Date: 2/24/26 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

At the conclusion of this CE webinar, you will become familiar with the various zirconia types and how they contribute to esthetics and performance when combined with specific patient needs. You will learn preparation, handling, finishing, and placement with a focus on cementation. Covered and explained will be the implementation of various products and techniques to simplify and improve final outcomes.

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Making Sense of It All: State-of-the-Art Dental Cements Presenter: Dr. Taiseer Sulaiman CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 11/8/22 Expiration Date: 11/8/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental cements have evolved from relying on only one cement up to the late 70’s, to more than 5 different types with different dispensing/mixing methods and setting mechanisms. This can be very confusing to the clinician. A discerption of each type of cement and its indication for each type of restorative material will be explained, to develop a recipe for dental cement selection. During this CE webinar, learn modern day classification of dental cements, how to optimize tooth and restoration surfaces prior to any cementation procedure, and develop a logical approach for selection of a particular cement for each restorative situation.

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Confidence with Injection Molded Class II Restorations with Heated Composite Presenter: Dr. Joshua Solomon CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 6/21/22 Expiration Date: 6/21/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this CE webinar you will: • Understand the extensive data and testing showing the safety and efficacy of heated composite • Learn the art and science of co-curing multi-viscosity composites (surfactant resin plus heated flowable plus heated paste composite) • Achieve confidence in matrix, wedge and separator selection and modern compression based Class II preparations

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Expedited Excellence: Increase Your Efficiency With Restorative Dentistry Presenter: Dr. Joshua Austin CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 5/24/22 Expiration Date: 5/24/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Stressors in dentistry have never been higher. Increased cost of doing business, inflation, supply chain issues, and short staffing to name a few. It is so important, now more than ever, that we work efficiently. This CE webinar will review strategies to increase our efficiency in both direct and indirect restorative dentistry in order to keep costs down with out sacrificing quality.

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Respiratory Protection in Oral Care Settings: Part IV (The Importance of Sterilization Device Reprocessing and Monitoring in Oral Care Settings) Presenter: Jamie Vadnais, LDH, BS CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 8/6/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 8/6/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Now more than ever, staying up-to-date with the most current Infection Prevention protocols is critical for patient and staff safety and confidence. The details in this webinar can help minimize the risk of cross contamination.

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Respiratory Protection in Oral Care Settings: Part III (Fit Testing) Presenter: Erik Johnson, CIH, CSP CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 7/30/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/30/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

3M Oral Care takes a deeper dive into respirator implementation considerations and fit testing.

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Respiratory Protection in Oral Care Settings: Part II Presenter: Dr. Lois Duerst CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 7/23/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/23/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this CE webinar we’ll take a deeper dive into topics such as the changing regulatory landscape for respirator use in healthcare, imported respirators, fraudulent activity, fit testing, user seal check, skin protection and an update on decontamination methods.

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Respiratory Protection in Oral Care Settings: Part I Presenter: Dr. Carola Carrera CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 7/16/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/16/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

As a dental professional, we know keeping staff, patients and yourself safe is crucial while delivering dental and orthodontic care during these uncertain times. This CE webinar is focused on respiratory protection as you re-establish patient care in your practice.

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Learning to Injection Mold Class II Restorations Presenter: Dr. David Clark CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 5/4/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 5/4/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

While these are challenging times for our profession they may also provide us with the opportunity to reflect on our clinical practice. Class II restorations can be unpredictable, time consuming, and the least enjoyable part of our clinical day. Injection molding, using the prescriptive steps outlined in the Bioclear Method, is designed to deliver consistently high-quality clinical outcomes. It’s quite simply fun to do. This CE webinar will introduce you to injection molding and provide you with an opportunity to order a hands-on Class II Injection Molding kit, with follow-up instruction provided at a later date, by registering for a virtual lunch & learn.

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The New Youth Presenter: 3M Oral Care CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 1/28/20     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 1/28/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Understanding Today’s Youth to be a better healthcare provider to them. Every generation of kids is different from the one that came before. The purpose of this presentation is to deliver insights and the differences in today’s kids and teens and to share some research on how healthcare service providers can better understand and relate to them.

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Infection Control & Device Reprocessing in the Dental Setting Presenter: Joyce Moore, BSDH, RDH, CRCST CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 11/14/19     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 11/14/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Learning Objectives: • Describe the four basic principles and modes of disease transmission in the dental setting • Discuss sources of guidance and the steps required for effective device reprocessing • List and describe the purpose of sterilization and the tests required to monitor and document sterility assurance

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Direct Restorative Solutions to treat "Black Triangles" Presenter: Dr. Jihyon Kim CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 10/2/19     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 10/2/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This webinar will discuss the treatment of "black triangle" cases using an injection molding technique. Learning Objectives: • Understand types of “black triangle” cases • Proper case preparation: isolation, tooth preparation, matrix selection and placement • Understand injection molding: benefit of injected vs. hand-placed composite resin • Understand simple “Rock Star” polishing steps for biofilm and stain resistant restorations

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Xerostomia: Etiology, Evaluation and Innovative Strategies Presenter: Jo-Anne Jones CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 9/2/19     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 9/2/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The objective of this CE webinar is to incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making to enhance patient specific treatment outcomes. The purpose is to facilitate knowledge translation into clinical practice with the provision of resources and products.

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Learning to Trust Bulk Filling for Class II Restorations Presenter: Dr. David Clark CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 10/9/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 10/9/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Learn to enjoy placing class II restorations by modernizing your cavity preparations, trusting state-of-the bulk fill composites, and using injection molding techniques. Move away from layering to build strong, monolithic composites with predictable, anatomically contoured contacts.

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Fluoride: Bridging the Gap Between In Office and Take Home Prevention Methods Presenter: Irene Iancu, BSc, RDH CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 10/6/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 10/6/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

As dental professionals we know the struggle with making recommendations that get overlooked by our patients. We often see them a few months later with the same issues or worse. This webinar discusses the caries process from the perspective of the dental hygienist, treatment offerings that assist in preventing future lesions and how to have these tough conversations with the patient chairside.

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Creating Micro-Esthetics in Direct Composite: One Simple Tool, Multiple Functions Presenter: Dr. Jihyon Kim CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 5/23/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 5/23/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This CE webinar discusses micro-esthetic elements that matter most to patients and have the greatest esthetic impact. These elements are achieved with one tool, the Sof-Lex XT Disk, used for multiple functions to mill, sculpt, and add nuance to injection overmolded composite resin restorations. This allows for simplification of the clinical process and practical application and predictability in practice.

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Adhesives - What Makes Them Work Presenter: Dr. John Burgess CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 4/18/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 4/18/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

From 4th generation adhesives to the latest innovations in universal adhesives, Dr. John Burgess will walk you through the evolution, differences and clinical performance.

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Dentistry 2030 Presenter: Dr. Joe Oxman CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 2/13/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 2/13/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

What will dentistry look like in 10-15 years? The rapid advances of several disruptive technologies such as the mobile internet, the internet of things, genomics, nanotechnology, 3D printing and robotics are changing the world. How will these and other technologies impact the world of dentistry. This CE webinar will look into the crystal ball and provide some insights and predictive future megatrends.

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Light Curing Complexities! Clinical Simplicity! Presenter: Dr. Richard Price and Dr. Joe Oxman CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 1/26/18     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 1/26/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In the last few years, several new posterior composites and light curing trends have been introduced that are intended to reduce the number of steps and save time when placing a posterior composite restoration. Bulk curing resin composites are now available that produce less shrinkage stress and can be light cured in up to 5 mm thick increments instead of the customary 2 mm thickness. Also, now that high output LED curing lights are available, this has created an expectation that teeth can be restored using just one large increment of composite in a shorter curing time. However, photo-curing of dental composites is governed by an array of complex interactions such as the light intensity, exposure time, photoinitiator system, initiator/light source spectral overlap, and the collective material optical properties. Consequently, light curing dental materials is not as simple as light on, and light off. This CE webinar will attempt to provide some insights into the complexities of photopolymerization and establish if the recent trend to bulk cure large composites in using short exposure times are realistic expectations, or just dreams that are too good to be true?

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Caries, Erosion, Dentin Hypersensitivity, and Periodontal Disease Presenter: Dr. Carola Carrera CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 12/22/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 12/22/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Recognize current concepts in dental caries, dental erosion, dentin hypersensitivity and periodontal disease. A major emphasis is given to the changes in paradigms and treatments trends recently occurring in the cariology field. Topics included are: contributing factors to dental caries (historical and present perspectives), role of oral biofilms, caries diagnostic, caries management, role of fluoride, role of calcium and phosphate, contributing factors to dental erosion and dentin hypersensitivity, role of inflammatory response in periodontal disease.

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Oral Wellness - The 21st Century Practice Paradigm Presenter: Dr. Daniel Poticny CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 12/14/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 12/14/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Oral Wellness is the 21st century practice paradigm. Listen to Dr. Poticny discuss health care trends, dental economics, disease management and practice growth…2017 and beyond.

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Saving Time & Simplifying Placement using a Bulk Fill Posterior Dental Composite Presenter: Dr. Marcos Vargas CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 11/8/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 11/8/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The ability bulk fill and light cure large dental composite restorations in a single step is understandingly appealing. However, concerns surrounding shrinkage stress, marginal adaptation, and adequate light curing of composites placed in bulk are common among clinicians. This CE webinar will address the questions surrounding bulk fill posterior composites through a review of clinical cases and techniques as presented by Dr. Marcos Vargas DDS, MS.

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Understanding Dental Patients with Eating Disorders Presenter: Linda Douglas, RDH, B.Sc. CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 9/27/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 9/27/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Knowledge saves lives! As dental professionals, we are in an ideal position to detect signs of potentially fatal eating disorders in our patients, and participate in secondary prevention, in order to improve outcomes. This presentation provides an overview of eating disorders and their early warning signs, plus insight into the psychological aspects of eating disorders. It includes recommendations for in-office care, and oral health counseling to minimize complications and damage to the hard and soft oral tissues, in order to keep patients pain-free, and improve quality of life. Communications strategies are discussed, which could facilitate disclosure and early medical referral.

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Targeting the Complications of Xerostomia Presenter: Linda Douglas, RDH, B.Sc. CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 9/27/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 9/27/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Nowadays, we all encounter an increasing number of patients who face the oral and systemic health challenges related to salivary gland hypofunction and xerostomia. This presentation helps us to appreciate anew how essential saliva is for our health, and provides an overview of the etiologies, signs and symptoms of salivary gland hypofunction. The diagnostic techniques for pathologies related to xerostomia are also discussed. Recommendations for in –office interventions, and self-care protocols to minimize damage to the oral hard and soft tissues, and relieve xerostomia symptoms are outlined, as well as valuable techniques to monitor the severity of a dry mouth, and evaluate the efficacy of our interventions over time.

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Clinical Considerations with New Generation, Translucent, Full Contour Zirconia Presenter: Dr. Daniel Poticny CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 3/2/17     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 3/2/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Zirconia is rapidly becoming the go-to material for dentists seeking high performance. Performance and esthetics can go hand in hand. Learn about zirconia with recent advances in aesthetic, monolithic zirconia suitable for all of your indirect restorations in the esthetic zone with the introduction of 3M™ Lava™ Esthetic Fluorescent Full-Contour Zirconia.

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Incorporating Intraoral Scanning Into Your Practice - Is it a Positive Disruption Presenter: Dr. Brian Schroder CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 12/9/16     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 12/9/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Intra-oral scanning can be a positive change. Dr. Schroder will take you through the evolution and discuss how his experience in switching to a dental scanner has increased efficiency and accuracy in his practice. Dr. Schroder will go through many different clinical cases showcasing crowns, veneers, partial dentures and full mouth rehabilitation.

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A Clinician’s Guide to Cementing and Bonding Contemporary Dental Materials - Part 2 Presenter: Dr. Daniel Poticny CE Supporter: Solventum (formerly 3M Health Care) Release Date: 7/20/16     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/20/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Contemporary indirect dental materials are the hallmark of the 21st century practice with adhesive cementation being more widely used today than ever. Today’s cementation protocols can be confusing in terms of cement choices, whether to bond or not, and determining the appropriate technique for the task at hand. This 2-part CE webinar series will address the science of adhesion, rationale for cement selection, and techniques known to produce reliable, long term outcomes for most common clinical situations.

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