Viva Learning is an APPROVED provider by the Dental Board of California. This class satisfies 2 CE credits for training related to the updated California Dental Practice Act. When submitting your Proof of CE to CA, use this number: RP5747.
This CE course on Infection Control covers the regulations required by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal-DOSH). Course material includes the video and PDF listed in the class documents section below. After studying the material, proceed to take the CE exam to receive 2 CE credits toward Infection Control. This class satisfies the mandatory Infection Control Class by the CA State Board. When submitting Proof of CE, please use #RP5747.
This course ‘Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs’ will help CA dentists to understand regulatory responsibilities when prescribing Schedule II opioids in clinical practice - and includes best practices for pain management, regulations for prescribers and dispensers, and dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients.
This class contains the contextual information to help with an overall understanding of Schedule II opioid drugs. Armed with the clinical tools, recommendations and guidelines included in this class, the overall goal is to help dentists manage their patients’ post-operative dental pain, while effectively managing the inherent risks in opioid prescribing
This Viva Learning CE class fulfills the requirements and CA state regulations related to Schedule II Opioid prescribing, and addresses the CA requirements.
As the world of 3D printing continues to explode across the dental landscape, questions abound. Doctors are interested in this new amazing and cutting edge technology, but They need pertinent information on the best way to integrate this technology as well as what to expect when moving to this totally digital in-office workflow. Dr. John Flucke strives to always keep his office on the leading edge of technology and he has spent a great deal of time immersed in the world of digital dentistry and 3D printing. In this CE webinar Dr. Flucke will show you how easy this technology is to integrate and some of the things doctors can create in-office. The creation of many needed appliances is much easier than you may think. Even beginners can create many of the things patients need with minimal training. Learn how to take your office to the ‘digital next level’ by incorporating 3D printing into your everyday office routine. Doctors will understand the basics of 3D printing and design and feel comfortable knowing that they and their teams can work together to create an in-office workflow that is much easier than many believe.
This CE webinar covers the pros and cons of 3D imaging vs. 2D imaging, while building on previous topics covered in the first webinar. At the end we will consider the implications of these modalities when it comes to assessing for pathology in the oral and maxillofacial region.
It seems like a lifetime ago that we were using 35-shade composites! This paradigm shift has changed the way we practice everyday dentistry. What have we learned? What are the best ways to use these innovative materials? Can we use them in the front of the mouth? How do we get translucency and opacity from a single shade? In this CE webinar, stay tuned for a fast paced, fun look at how composites have changed for the better!
In this comprehensive CE webinar, participants will gain foundational and advanced knowledge on utilizing CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) effectively for implantology. Key takeaways include:
• Understanding Essential CBCT Parameters: Learn how field of view (FOV) and voxel size impact diagnostic accuracy, crucial for identifying patient-specific anatomical details needed for successful implant planning
• Practical Workflow for Guided Surgery: Step-by-step guidance on using CBCT for precise implant placement, from preoperative planning to post-surgical follow-up
• Debunking Common Myths: Identify misconceptions about CBCT features and what truly matters in selecting a high-quality imaging system tailored to implant procedures
This CE webinar is designed to understand and illustrate the technique in creating beautiful anterior and posterior chair side provisional (prototype) restorations efficiently, predictably, and inexpensively utilizing bisacrylic resin. The variations of bisacrylic resins and which one achieves beautiful esthetics, greater durability and accuracy for your provisional restorations. In addition, there will be a discussion about the indications and uses of flowable resin as well as the temporary cement options for luting in one’s provisional restorations.
Lithium Disilicate is one of the two most commonly used materials for crowns and veneers. Many dentists know this material as eMax, as eMax is the current market leader is this catagory of material. To ensure proper adhesion and increase the longevity of lithium disilicate restorations careful attention should used to prepare the restoration for delivery as well as proper material selection for bonding and cementing the restoration. This CE webinar will discuss and demonstrate the materials and techniques to improve your efficiency and success with lithium disilicate restorations. This webinar is designed for the education of dentist and dental assistants, as a number of the steps involved are frequently performed by chairside assistants.
Provisional restorations are a vital diagnostic and assessment tool. Function, color, shape, contour, occlusion, periodontal response, implant healing, and overall esthetics can be assessed with a well made provisional restoration. Accurate fit and margins are essential. Many clinicians make their provisionals utilizing bisacryl material and a pre-made stent. Lab made provisionals that are re-lined are also used. Printing your provisionals can save both time and money. Producing esthetic, well fitting, functional provisional restorations can be simply and efficiently done with your in-office 3D printer.
The goal of this CE webinar is to educate general dentists on the biological and clinical principles that lead to successful non-surgical root canal therapy outcomes.
If we can get abs in 7 minutes why can't we beat that time for a crown prep!? Our patients love us for the relationships we build with them, not for our crown margins. But what if we can deliver precise and EFFICIENT crown preps, conserve tooth structure, and give them a restoration that can last decades? Ultimately, they will love that too!
This CE webinar underscores the crucial role of comprehensive knowledge about dental products, particularly for patients with pre-existing health conditions that could be aggravated by specific ingredients. The absence of this understanding could precipitate allergic manifestations, medicinal contraindications, and even acute medical emergencies. This curriculum provides participants with a thorough comprehension of dental product ingredients, their possible adverse effects, and strategies to mitigate these risks in routine clinical practice. Through a scientific lens, it enables healthcare providers to better manage patient health by considering the potential impacts of dental product ingredients on various disease states.
It is unfounded that age should play a role in dental implant candidacy. Although medical conditions can affect candidacy the role of proper nutrition is necessary at any age. The detrimental mental effects of missing teeth, medical costs and loss of quality of life during our later years makes implants part of our total health. In this CE webinar we tackle the consequences of missing teeth and how to better relay to our patients that teeth are an organ that provides a vital function with digestion, pronunciation and protecting our supporting organs.
This CE webinar covers key considerations for using cone beam computed tomography in clinical practice. Understanding these topics will enable you to maximize the benefits of your cone beam for both you and your patients.
General Dentists have many patients in their offices who are indicated for implant therapy. Whether it is full/partial edentulism, ill fitting dentures, failing/broken endo treated teeth, root fractures, and other non-restorable situations. This course covers diagnosing and planning typical implant cases that GP's can handle in their offices. We will discuss evaluating the site, basic implant guidelines, immediate vs delayed placement, guided vs free-hand placement, and predicting typical complications during surgery and afterwards. From diagnostic imaging, surgical techniques, post op management and restoring the cases, we will take comprehensive look at routine implant cases that can be kept in house in a general practice.
Unlock the potential of your dental practice with minimally invasive care techniques that boost patient satisfaction and practice profitability. This CE webinar will introduce you to the latest products and methods that reduce drilling, improve patient comfort, and lead to better outcomes. Discover practical insights on when and how to use these innovative products, empowering your dental team to work more efficiently and enhance both patient satisfaction and practice profitability.
73 million Americans make up the Baby Boomer generation, and they will all be over the age of 65 by the year 2030. Sometimes it just takes a little more time, or a little bit more space to care for an aging patient population. Other times, a whole host of oral issues pop up at once and it can be overwhelming for the provider and the caregiving team. This CE webinar will cover treating the aged dentition, how to talk to patients & their loved ones about chronic oral disease, armamentarium to make visits smoother and preventative & restorative products to keep on hand for reliable treatment outcomes.
Deep Marginal Elevations (DME) can be very technique sensitive. Often times if the curing light cannot reach the restorative material due to sheer depth, we must come up with an alternative solution. Dual cured restorative materials have answered that puzzle. Dual cured materials are often misunderstood in the daily routine of a restorative dentist. This is mainly due to the clinician’s high comfort level with traditional light cured composite resins as their “go-to” material. During this CE webinar, I will explain the different mechanics between light cured versus dual cured materials and the role each has on stresses created and the impact on bonding. Then I will give a step by step systematic approach in using a dual cured material to obtain predictable and repeatable results when performing DME procedures. Finally, I will show clinical examples of Deep Marginal Elevations with dual cured materials and tips and tricks help obtain the desired result.
This CE webinar provides an overview to the digital workflow for fabricating single tooth implant crowns. Participants will learn the fundamentals of intraoral scanning for teeth, gingiva, and scan posts, as well as the advantages of full arch vs quadrant scans. The CE webinar covers key considerations such as Ti-base diameter and gingival height selection, restoration design using Exocad software, and the importance of scan body and Ti-base accuracy. Additionally, attendees will explore model design options, including the use of digital analogs and gingival masks versus a modeless approach.
Embark on a transformative journey to enhance your maternal and infant oral health expertise. Explore the pivotal role of oral hygiene during pregnancy, unlocking insights into key oral findings unique to expectant mothers. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between maternal oral health and its profound impact on infant oral well-being. This CE webinar empowers participants to evaluate and dispel common pregnancy and dental care myths. With evidence-based guidelines and practical knowledge, dental professionals will be equipped to provide optimal care, fostering a continuum of oral health excellence from pregnancy to infancy. Enrich your practice and join us in advancing maternal and infant oral health together.
Discover the differences between automatic and manual interproximal reduction. In the last 20 years there has been a major development in the use of clear aligners and functional concepts applied to orthodontic treatments, both on children and adult patients. A key element is interproximal enamel reduction, a fundamental practice to recover the interproximal space in order to facilitate teeth movement in orthodontic treatments and to insure clean and accurate procedures in Class II patients especially dealing in the posterior sectors. The main technology contributing, not only to obtaining excellent results, but to raise the level of care and protection towards patients is automatic IPR, helping clinicians to maintain excellent control, avoid over-reductions, avoid severe damages and excessive pressure applied to the patient during treatment; all factors that manual or obsolete techniques may cause.
This CE webinar covers the essentials of surgical planning and guide fabrication for dental implants. Attendees will learn how to achieve optimal results from CBCT and intraoral scans, create virtual wax-ups for tooth replacement, and apply key principles such as implant safety zones and abutment selection. Additionally, the webinar will demonstrate the assembly of the surgical guide and the option to add irrigation ports for improved procedural outcomes.
A 9.3-micron CO2 Laser can be a multiplier at the center of your practice. This unique technology allows you and your team to streamline existing procedures and expand to new procedures, while also complementing surrounding technologies. By enabling anesthesia-free, blood-free, and pain-free procedures in hard and soft tissue, dentists can do more in a single visit while elevating the patient experience. In this CE webinar, join Dr. Kim as she discusses how the 9.3-micron CO2 Laser is a versatile solution that can benefit almost every patient, every day with uses for restorative, soft tissue, implant, airway, tethered oral tissues (TOTs), cosmetic procedures and more.
In this CE webinar, participants will be guided through current digital workflows where critical decisions must be made. Analog versus scanned impressions, milling versus printing, and finally materials choices that can enhance outcomes will be discussed. Participants should leave this webinar with a more complete understanding of the decisions necessary for most restorative applications, along with an understanding of some of the materials that will optimize the end result.
Have you ever thought that there may be a better way to provide dental hygiene care to our patients? Have you ever asked yourself why we are suffering from an oral health crisis in America in the year 2024? This CE webinar will help to provide a comprehensive approach to elevating the dental hygiene appointment for both the patient and the clinician using Guided Biofilm Therapy. This webinar will discuss utilizing the GBT protocol with your patients as a treatment for oral and systemic health. Sarah discusses the disconnect between dentistry and medicine as she helps to align the goals of the Dental Hygiene appointment and discussing the importance of effectively removing biofilm as the culprit that induces an inflammatory burden on the body. Sit back and listen as Sarah explains how to integrate the eight steps of Guided Biofilm Therapy into the Dental Hygiene appointment. Sarah has been using the guided biofilm therapy from EMS with exceptional results. Listen as she shares her tips and tricks on what to say to the patient and brings her expertise and knowledge on what we can do to enlighten our patients on the connection of oral health and systemic health.
Part nine of the webinar series "Learning From Our Mistakes" will feature Dr. Derse's inspiring journey to becoming a successful dentist and the proud owner of Espire Dental. Dr. Derse will share her experience of embracing failure and using it to build a stronger future. She will discuss her transition from a single practice to a DSO, highlighting the challenges and opportunities involved in this process. Additionally, Dr. Derse will delve into how certain products can standardize processes and reduce costs. This CE webinar is essential for anyone interested in expanding their dental practice and gaining insights into financial and clinical leadership, as well as material and equipment selection for enhancing their practice.
Restorative care is the core of dentistry. Dentists are proud of their work and the beautiful restorations they create; however, with high-risk patients it can feel like building a house on sand when the restoration ultimately fails due to secondary caries. Preventive care addresses the underlying cause (dental caries) and ultimately ensures a more predictable restorative outcome. In this webinar, I will discuss the importance of individualized preventive care – how it benefits the patient’s overall oral health, and in cases where the patient receives restorative treatment, extends the longevity of the restoration. I will further explain how prevention is not a one-size-fits-all protocol. Treatment should be tailored to the patient’s caries risk and should not be limited by age or insurance coverage.
Direct resin posterior restorations can be challenging to blend with the surrounding tooth structure for several reasons ranging from discoloration of underlying tooth structure that can result when replacing an old amalgam that stained the dentin, teeth discolored due to tetracycline or other things related to when the tooth developed, tooth shades that do not fit standard Vita shades, to enamel and dentin that varies in shade on the tooth. Luckily, advances in restorative composite materials have allowed development of single shade resin materials for direct restorations, offering a simpler process using fewer materials to achieve excellent aesthetics that blends with the surrounding tooth. In this CE webinar, the benefits of using a universal shade composite to simplify direct resin restorations for use for Class I and II restorations, Class V restorations and core buildups will be discussed.
California Dental Practice Act: Updated 2025
