FIVE New Tools in The Aesthetic Dentistry Toolbox: How, Where and When to Use Them!
Prof. Laurence Walsh
Feb. 1st, 2024 Study Club Course
Five New Tools In The Aesthetic Dentistry Toolbox: How, Where and When to Use Them! Most dental professionals were never taught at dental school any methods for changing tooth shade beyond hydrogen peroxide bleaching. There are now many options in this space, including tooth lightening, nano-hydroxyapatite, colour correction dyes, active stain dispersing agents, and non-peroxide bleaching technologies. Each of these ...
Read MoreThe Happy, Healthy and Engaged Hygienist: Breathe Life Back Into Your Career With These 3 Steps
Ms Janiece Ervin
Feb. 9th, 2024 Study Club Course
We compete and beat out several candidates for our spot in our dream dental programs, pay an exorbitant amount of money in tuition and graduate with a giving heart to serve our community. Dental professionals have earned the right to have a career they LOVE. You deserve to love your job! Gain control of your workspace and create a career ...
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Peri - Implantitis: All You Want (Or Not) To Know
Prof Larin Levin
March 7th, 2024 Study Club Course
During the last years, the use of dental implants is becoming a common practice and peri-implant diseases are more frequently evident. Apparently, as time goes by and also implies from the available literature, we will be seeing more and more cases of peri-implant diseases. The reported prevalence in the literature reaches almost 30 to 50% of implant patients. This means ...
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Cracking Periodontal Codes With Class: Diagnostic Conditions
Ms Katrina Sanders
April 19th, 2024 Study Club Course
Failure to diagnose periodontal disease is consistently a top complaint filed with state dental boards. The first step in treating and managing a patient's care (with maximum insurance reimbursement) is diagnosing disease accurately, ethically, and comprehensively. As diagnostics continually evolve, dental providers are encouraged to put down the scaler and pick up the probe. Active and appropriate diagnosis leads to ...
Read MoreUtilzing Lasers In Your Practice
Ms Joy Raskie
April 19th, 2024 Study Club Course
This is a course for the novice or experienced laser user. Learn what type of lasers are ideal in hygiene and why this is important when dealing with biofilm and periodontal bacteria. Understand the inflammatory process and how lasers can be incorporated into multiple facets of the disease process. This course will look into the differences between pre- and postprocedural ...
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ADHESIVE DENTISTRY: FROM THE MOCK-UP TO THE FINAL CEMENTATION
Dr. Francesco Mintrone
May 2nd, 2024 Study Club Course
Course Description: This comprehensive webinar, titled "Adhesive Dentistry: From Mock-up to Final Cementation," delves deep into the principles and techniques of esthetic and functional oral rehabilitation using an adhesive approach. The course begins by emphasizing the significance of esthetic and functional analysis in developing a systematic treatment plan. It underscores the importance of patient assessment, dentition documentation, and accurate diagnosis. ...
Read MorePatients, Pills & Pathologies - Why Medical History Clues are Critical to General Dental Treatment - UPDATED 2024
Ms Amber Riley
May 21st, 2024 Study Club Course
The number of Americans over the age of 65 exceeds 15% of the population and that number will increase by more than an additional 20% over the next few decades. As patient longevity increases, so will the number of conditions, diseases and potential disabilities that these patients will present with in our dental chairs. Medically-comprised patients with age-related diseases such ...
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Night Guards, Day Splints & Sleep Appliances: Choosing the Right Piece of Plastic for Your Patient
Dr. Jamison Spencer
June 13th, 2024 Study Club Course
Most dentists have VERY limited training in dental school regarding proper use of oral appliances for bruxism and virtually no practical training regarding appliances for TMJ problems, snoring or sleep apnoea...yet our patients want and need these treatments. In this presentation Dr. Spencer will discuss the latest science involving appliance therapy and give a step-by-step approach to the evaluation, diagnosis ...
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Oral Health: A Targetable Area for Dementia Prevention
Ms Anne Rice
June 13th, 2024 Study Club Course
In this program attendees will learn evidence based, safe ways to not only live longer lives but better lives encouraging a longer brainspan. Focus will be spent on the relationship between periodontal pathogens and the herpes virus leading to a cascade of events related to cognitive decline. Taking care of our brains takes perseverance but the rewards can last a ...
Read MoreThe Surgical Checklist RDH’s Guide To Identifying Endodontic Concerns and Implant Failure
Ms Irene Iancu
Aug. 1st, 2024 Study Club Course
This lecture is designed to increase the understanding how to monitor clients that have had surgical procedures. As a hygienist, we often have clients who undergo surgical procedures, tissue grafts, pocket reduction therapy, implant placement, sinus lifts and so forth. We know it isn’t our responsibility to ensure the procedure is successful, however we are responsible for assisting our clients ...
Read MoreWhy hygienists are the MVPs (most valuable players) in any practice and how to be lucky enough to find one or become one
Ms Sue Rusalen
Aug. 16th, 2024 Study Club Course
Hygienists create a remarkable opportunity for any practice to take a leadership role with their patients towards tackling the periodontal disease. This is not only best practice for the patient experience, it is also an overlooked profit centre for dentists and practice owners looking to grow their practice value and EBITDA. (EBITDA - the multiplier used to one day sell your ...
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Four Blocks and It Still Hurts - Strategies For Effective Pain Relief During Treatment
Prof. Paul Abbott
Sept. 5th, 2024 Study Club Course
Pain is one of the main reasons why patients seek dental treatment and many painful teeth will require root canal treatment. The fear of having pain during root canal treatment is one of the major factors that concerns patients about root canal treatment. In addition, the presence of pre-operative pain is one of the main factors that contributes to patients ...
Read MoreUSA -Medical Billing, Get Paid As A Medical Specialist!
Ms Kandra Sellers
Oct. 17th, 2024 Study Club Course
We all know there is a link between the oral health and the rest of your body. If that is the reality, we should be billing many of our procedures as a medical specialist to medical carriers. After all, your patients have benefits for many of the things you do every day in your practice. This course you will help ...
Read MoreHygiene Essentials
Dr Toni Surace
Nov. 8th, 2024 Study Club Course
Discover how to transform your hygiene/therapy department into the heart of your practice. Learn how to wow your patients and keep them returning to your practice. Build trust and lasting relationships with your patient base. Enhance communication and education skills and motivate your patients to accept treatment recommendations Learning Objectives: Build trust and lasting relationships with your patient base. Enhance ...
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Treatment Esthetic Challenges Using The Adhesive Design Concept
Dr Terry Douglas
Nov. 28th, 2024 Study Club Course
This eighty-minute presentation will encompass many facets of esthetic and restorative dentistry including: biomaterials selection, operative techniques and principles, diagnostic and communication concepts, the adhesive design concept, functional composite prototyping, inverse injection layering technique, digital technology, periodontal plastic surgical procedures and prosthetic guidelines for treatment of interdisciplinary cases. This presentation will emphasize the significance of using an Adhesive Design Concept ...
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