Online Dental CE

+	Newest Advances in Direct Restorative Materials for the Modern Dental Practice Presenter: Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 10/11/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 10/11/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental materials are constantly improving and clinicians have to keep up with the all of the innovative, new products that are available to us. This CE webinar will discuss some of these new innovations, including the long-term use of glass hybrid restorative materials, the multiple indications for glass ionomer sealants, bases and luting agents, and how to use silver diamine fluoride in the clinical setting.

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+	Why and When Should We Use RMGI (Resin Modified Glass Ionomers) Presenter: Dr. Jose-Luis Ruiz CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 10/5/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 10/5/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Advances in resin bonding systems, composites, and porcelains have made this materials very popular and the first choice for most dentists. Does that mean that RMGIs are no longer valuable in dentistry? Far from it, RMGIs have valuable characteristic which pure resins don’t have. Dr Ruiz will demonstrate how with proper case selection and when used correctly, these materials are invaluable for every dentist and makes restorative dentistry better and more predictable.

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+	A New Periodontal Code Is Here! Now What? Presenter: Teresa Duncan, MS CE Supporter: ACTEON Release Date: 10/4/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 10/4/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

2017 brings a new procedure code for use with the treatment of our periodontal patients. Many offices struggle with how to accurately and ethically bill for periodontal services. A new code means you'll have to evaluate your periodontal protocol to find where it fits. This CE webinar will explore how the new code could work in your office and how to discuss it with patients. You'll learn how to use proven verbal skills and utilize impressive visual tools to motivate your patients to move forward with treatment needs.

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+	Become that Extraordinary Dental Assistant - Communication Skills Presenter: Jen Blake, CDA, EFDA, MADAA CE Supporter: Air Techniques Release Date: 9/29/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/29/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

It may not be brain surgery, however, communication skills are the back bone of a successful patient orientated practice. Non-verbal communication is as important as verbal communication. Would patients think you were an extraordinary dental assistant by looking at you? Do you have any idea what the concerns of your patients may be? Be proactive and show them what you do. Infection control procedures is one area that is always on a patient’s mind. In this CE webinar, learn ways to talk to them about this and other subjects.

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+	Regenerative Restorative Dentistry: The Quest to “Heal and Seal” Damaged Tooth Structure Presenter: Dr. John Comisi CE Supporter: Pulpdent Release Date: 9/29/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/29/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

During this CE webinar, the student will • Explore the remin-demin process of the oral cavity, caries progression and what we need to positively influence the health of the oral cavity • Review the current state of the dental restorative process: why they succeed and why they fail • Gain a true understanding of the current definition of bioactivity and the materials and mechanisms that can help you and our patients in daily dental care

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+	Innovative Dental Implant Design for Immediate Loading and Greater Initial Stability Presenter: Dr. Isaac Tawil CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/28/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/28/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will obtain an understanding of the scientific criteria for early loading, crestal bone preservation with implant thread design and prosthetic simplicity (10 diameter implants using 1 prosthetic connection).

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+	Creating Natural Esthetics with Next Generation Composites Presenter: Dr. Frank Milnar CE Supporter: COLTENE Release Date: 9/27/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/27/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In response to the change in dentist/patient expectations, a proliferation of new products has been developed that enables the dental professional to create accurate and visually pleasing restorations. This CE webinar provides you with information to quickly select new products and develop the techniques required to create esthetic direct restorations that meet the demands of today’s patients. You will also learn how to improve your bonding skills and confidence using composites in complex anterior cases, as well as learn about a new proprietary nanotechnology composite system for natural esthetic restorations.

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+	Children Hospitalized from Contaminated Dental Unit Water -- Could this Happen in Your Office? Presenter: Ms. Leann Keefer, RDH, MSM CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/22/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/22/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Last year 20 children in Georgia, and most recently, at least 10 children in California required medical intervention following pulpotomy treatments. The source of these illnesses was reportedly contaminated dental unit waterlines. Don't let this happen in your practice. Watch this webinar and learn the best options to mitigate your risk!

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+	High Strength Ceramics and Cementation Techniques - What’s Out There and How Do We Make Them Stick? Presenter: Dr. Paresh Shah CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 9/20/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/20/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Our options for indirect restorative materials are constantly changing and there is much confusion about what to chose for best results. Many clinicians are moving to all ceramic restorations and are not clear as to which to chose and whether to bond or cement. This CE webinar will address the most common ceramic options and their indications for use. We will also discuss cementation & bonding techniques for the various materials.

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+	Fluoride Varnish and Risk Assessment Part 2: Overcoming Barriers in Your Practice Presenter: Donna Brogan, RDH, BS CE Supporter: Centrix Release Date: 9/15/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/15/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this CE webinar, you will learn a quick and easy method for uncovering the most common evidence-based risk factors that affect your adult patients. Using ADA findings and recommendations, you will discover that a majority of your patients are likely to benefit from a risk reduction strategy including varnish. We will also discuss overcoming the main barriers for treatment; treatment time involved, cost to the patient, poor insurance coverage and lack of practice philosophy. When everyone puts risk assessment into action your patients and practice will be healthier and you will be their partner in health.

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+	One-Appointment Porcelain Veneers Presenter: Dr. Mary Sue Stonisch CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/14/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/14/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This CE webinar is designed to educate attendees on the risks, benefits and alternatives to using a one-appointment porcelain veneer system. Case selection will be reviewed. Step by step protocol will be discussed for easy implementation Monday morning. Sign up for this free CE webinar and learn more about the benefits of a one-appointment porcelain veneer system in your practice.

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+	Infection Control, Risk Management or Management Risky? Presenter: Debbie Zafiropoulos, RDH CE Supporter: Air Techniques Release Date: 9/14/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/14/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Throughout my career I have been intentionally exposed to a variety of standards in infection control or lack there of that was neither in my control nor to my liking. This practice is no different today in that the day-to-day perspective of infection control is subjective to the individual making the decisions. This CE webinar is a small sample of what I have encountered and collected from the dental teams I interact with and what they understand to be true in their policies and what their role is in infection control, patient care and safety.

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+	Swaggering Shapes For Staggering Results Presenter: Dr. Peet van der Vyver CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/13/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/13/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dr. Peet van der Vyver, a well-known researcher, lecturer and clinician discusses the advantages, benefits and clinical application of rotary instruments with an offset cross section (swaggering instruments). He will describe and discuss the benefits of preparing a reproducible glide path prior to root canal instrumentation, the clinical application of these swaggering rotating instruments in different clinical situations by means of case reports and illustrate how safety and predictability in root canal preparation can be achieved with only 2 instruments.

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+	Efficiency in Implantology: Instrumentation, Protocols, and Setup for the Implantologist Presenter: Dr. Joel Henriod CE Supporter: NSK America Release Date: 9/13/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/13/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Placing dental implants requires a different setup compared to other oral surgery. This CE webinar will detail the sterile setup, implant motor settings, and basic implant placement protocols for placing implants.

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+	Update on Enamel Remineralization Presenter: Dr. Mike Malone CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 9/7/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/7/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Years of research and advancement in the area of fluoride use in dentistry have resulted in a plethora of products designed to strengthen and remineralize tooth enamel. This CE webinar will review the history of remineralization and what is the status of enamel remineralization today.

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+	Modern Diagnostic Tools in Dentistry Presenter: Dr. Todd Snyder CE Supporter: ACTEON Release Date: 9/7/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/7/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dentistry has many devices to help us be more efficient and to assist patients with their oral health care. The ability to find pathology inside a tooth continues to evolve and change with technological advancements. Convenience and portability has become more prevalent with smaller light weight devices. This CE webinar will present the many devices that are available and how they can integrate into the practice.

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+	Fluoride: What is it and How Does it Work? Presenter: Ms. Renee' Graham, RDH, MEd CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/7/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/7/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This Dentsply Academy webinar is designed to educate the clinician on the role and benefits of fluorides in preventive care, particularly varnish. Whilst the advantages of fluoride are well documented, this webinar will look deeper into tooth demineralization and remineralization and the role fluoride plays in protecting the tooth through its mechanisms of action including inhibition of bacterial metabolism.

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+	Making Endo Work in Practice: Is It Actually Worth It? Presenter: Dr. Bob Philpott CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 9/1/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 9/1/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This Dentsply Academy webinar will discuss techniques in order to make endodontics in practice more practical, more predictable and more profitable. Particular attention will be paid to the use of the various systematic approaches to both root canal instrumentation and restoration in order to reduce chairside time.

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+	Contemporary Adhesive Strategies: Why Adhesion is the Most Important Layer for Maximizing Clinical Outcomes Presenter: Dr. Frank Milnar CE Supporter: COLTENE Release Date: 8/31/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/31/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Adhesion must be created correctly. Our ability to diagnose and treat the needs of different dental substrates is crucial to optimizing clinical outcomes. Instituting adhesive protocols that address clinical challenges will enhance oral health. This CE webinar reviews new adhesive products and techniques in an effort to improve our treatment outcomes. This webinar will look at a brief history of adhesion, talk about current universal adhesives and apply those concepts into clinical situations.

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+	Hand Hygiene Update in Dentistry Presenter: Dr. Marie Fluent CE Supporter: Air Techniques Release Date: 8/30/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/30/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

A key principle of infection control is to take action to stay healthy! One of the simplest action items - hand hygiene - is one of the most basic yet misunderstood methods to prevent the spread of microbes. This CE webinar will address hand hygiene in accordance with CDC recommendations to decrease the occupational risk for disease transmission via contaminated hands in the dental setting. Appropriate methods and motivation techniques to enhance compliance will be discussed.

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+	Part 2: Making the Right Choice in Restorative Material...Don't Follow the Herd Presenter: Dr. Damon Adams CE Supporter: Ivoclar Release Date: 8/30/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/30/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Part 2 - Understand how, what, where, when, and why you should choose the right restorative material for your patients. Don’t be fooled by the advertising. Learn how to choose your restorative materials carefully based on the science, evidence and clinical reliability. See why “following the herd” may not be the best choice. Your patients deserve the best and so do you.

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+	Simplifying Overdentures from Placement to Pick Up Presenter: Dr. Gordon Fraser CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 8/25/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/25/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

People want teeth not implants. In this CE webinar, we will embark upon a journey and discuss how to get people what they want. We will discuss how to create value which will lead to your patients wanting to do the best for themselves. We will discuss implant choices related to function and costs involved int treating patients with implants. Lastly we will talk about treatment planing of the over-denture and over-partial. This is a webinar not to be missed.

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+	Prosthodontic Potpourri - Diagnosis to Delivery of All-Ceramic Restorations Presenter: Dr. Miles Cone CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 8/23/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/23/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The demand for improved dental aesthetics has led to rapid advancements in technology and techniques that blur the lines between the chair and the bench. As a consequence, today’s restorative dentist is obligated to partake in roles that span the gamut of the profession, ranging from clinician to laboratory technician. Through the implementation of case studies, this CE webinar aims to illustrate the key steps involved in the successful realization of treatment plans utilizing all-ceramic restorations.

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+	The Evolution of Orthodontics: Integrating Accelerated Orthodontics to Increase Growth and Efficiency Presenter: Brooke Simons-McIntyre CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 8/19/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/19/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this one hour CE webinar learn how orthodontics has evolved and how incorporating accelerated orthodontics can help you efficiently grow your practice. During this live event Ms. Simons-McIntyre will review the fundamental factors affecting orthodontics, the impact of accelerated treatment options and the potential effects on a practice in regards to case management, team roles, patient financing and marketing. Please join us for this informative, interactive opportunity and get your specific questions answered by an accelerated treatment expert.

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+	Part 1: Making the Right Choice in Restorative Material...Don't Follow the Herd Presenter: Dr. Damon Adams CE Supporter: Ivoclar Release Date: 8/16/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/16/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Part 1 - Understand how, what, where, when, and why you should choose the right restorative material for your patients. Don’t be fooled by the advertising. Learn how to choose your restorative materials carefully based on the science, evidence and clinical reliability. See why “following the herd” may not be the best choice. Your patients deserve the best and so do you.

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+	8 Steps to Solid Fees Presenter: Sally McKenzie CE Supporter: Practice Management Release Date: 8/10/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/10/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The cost of running a dental practice increases every year. Establishing a sound fee schedule allows you to be fair to your practice and improve care to your patients. Learn what it takes to create a solid fee schedule that will boost your bottom line.

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+	Autogenous Tooth as a Source for Bone Graft Material Presenter: Dr. Ziv Mazor CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 8/4/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/4/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will • obtain an understanding of using the patient's own teeth for bone grafting • understand the various treatment options for this type of material • to see the long term follow-up and results

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+	Improving Endodontic Outcomes Using the Continuous Wave of Obturation Technique Presenter: Dr. Stephen Buchanan, DDS, FICD, FACD CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 8/3/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 8/3/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this special endodontic CE webinar event, Dr. Buchanan will demonstrate state-of-the-art endodontic techniques (that he developed) with an emphasis on the Continuous Wave of Obturation Technique. To optimize the attendee learning experience, Dr. Buchanan will demonstrate obturation of the root canal system utilizing plastic blocks, 3D printed tooth replicas, and human teeth.

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+	Pediatric Dentistry: An Update Presenter: Dr. Josh Wren CE Supporter: Pulpdent Release Date: 7/26/16     Reviewed: 2025 Expiration Date: 7/26/28 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In recent years, the development of new materials has made drastic improvements in the way pediatric dental care is rendered. Bulk fill composites, bioactive materials, silver diamine fluoride and less expensive MTA will be discussed in this CE webinar. These materials will be reviewed along with Dr. Wren’s indications and protocol for each of their uses.

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