Online Dental CE

The Top Ten Mistakes Dental Teams Make with PPE Presenter: Mary Govoni and Linda Harvey CE Supporter: Halyard Release Date: 12/9/22 Expiration Date: 12/9/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

What to wear for personal protective equipment has been the frequent topic of discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to cause some confusion for dental teams. This CE webinar will discuss frequently misunderstood requirements and recommendations for hand, eye, and respiratory protection, as well as protective clothing. The presenters will discuss OSHA rules, CDC guidelines, NIOSH and ANSI certifications and other standards that apply to the selection of PPE for dentistry.

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Simplifying Cementation 2022 Presenter: Dr. David Hornbrook CE Supporter: Bisco Release Date: 12/8/22 Expiration Date: 12/8/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Join Dr. Hornbrook as he discusses how to simplify the cementation and adhesive bonding process of indirect restorations. This CE webinar will address anterior adhesive cementation, posterior adhesive cementation, and posterior luting cementation. Step-by-step protocols will be described to predictably cement ceramic veneers and all-ceramic crowns and bridges including placement of Feldspathic, lithium disilicate, and ZrO2 restorations. Correct preparation and adhesion to both enamel and dentin, including recommended materials to optimize dentinal adhesion will be explored. Ideal surface preparation of the different restorative materials will also be discussed to increase adhesion and increase long term prognosis. Utilization of new alkaline-based, self-adhesive cement and the advantages of these cements will also be discussed.

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Control Your Handpiece Spin Presenter: Dr. Lori Trost CE Supporter: DENTALEZ Release Date: 12/8/22 Expiration Date: 12/8/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental handpieces are the workhorse of the practice. If they go down, so does your practice! This CE webinar will show how handpiece innovation can deliver operator confidence, create predictable tooth preparations, while improving the patient experience. Discussion will revolve around the benefits of incorporating the proper handpiece power into your practice to improve ergonomics in conjunction with promoting patient safety and comfort. Learn how to spin your practice in the right direction!

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Safe Local Anesthesia Management in the Pediatric Dental Patient Presenter: Dr. Stanley Malamed and Dr. Scott Cohen CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 12/7/22 Expiration Date: 12/7/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this CE webinar, Dr. Stanley Malamed and Dr. Scott Cohen review safety risks and best practices when managing local anesthesia in pediatric dental procedures. They will discuss physiology, dosing, actual cases and safe approaches to treatment plans.

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Addressing the Top 5 Ergonomic Mistakes in the Dental Operatory Presenter: Stephanie Botts, RDH, BSDH, CEAS CE Supporter: Midmark Dental Release Date: 12/6/22 Expiration Date: 12/6/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental professionals are particularly at risk of musculoskeletal diseases and pain with an annual prevalence rate of nearly 80%. In this CE webinar, discover five key areas where you can improve your ergonomic positions to protect your health. In addition to proper positioning for doctors, hygienists and assistants, you will learn about dental equipment that aids in clinician and patient positioning as well as tips and tricks to promote overall health and safety.

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It’s a Sticky Situation: Choosing the Right Cement Every Time! Presenter: Dr. Ron Kaminer CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 12/6/22 Expiration Date: 12/6/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

With the plethora of dental materials out there, choosing the right cement in the right situation has become more and more critical. In this CE webinar, join us as we navigate the path of proper cementation and learn how to treat the substrates and then choose the proper cement in every clinical situation.

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The Oral Microbiome and Antimicrobial Interventions Presenter: Dr. Juan Yepes CE Supporter: Listerine Release Date: 12/2/22 Expiration Date: 12/2/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The objective of this CE webinar is to share exciting new clinical data on adjunctive oral hygiene regimens, as well as the potential barriers for patients in the adoption of these modalities.

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How to Transform Your Hygiene Department in 30 Days Presenter: Amber Auger, RDH, MPH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 12/2/22 Expiration Date: 12/2/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Are you looking to level up your hygiene department in 2022? This CE webinar is designed to provide practical strategies for increased patient communication, improved teamwork among providers, increased time management, and productivity.

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A Review of the State of the Art in Endodontics Presenter: Dr. Richard Mounce CE Supporter: NSK America Release Date: 11/30/22 Expiration Date: 11/30/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This CE webinar will review the most current and accepted practices in endodontics and discuss expected future trends. At the completion of this CE webinar the viewer will be aware of the vital role of microscopes, irrigation technologies, instrumentation techniques and ultrasonics in endodontics.

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Change is Inevitable; Growth is Optional: Choosing Dentistry's Bright Future Presenter: Dr. Mark E. Hyman CE Supporter: Philips Oral Healthcare Release Date: 11/30/22 Expiration Date: 11/30/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The winds of change are hitting dentistry like never before. New business delivery models. Loads of new technology. The Pandemic. The Great Quit and Team issues. How can one look at dentistry's future in a positive fashion? The winners of dentistry will do so, because there is no other choice!

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Learning From Our Mistakes 5 - Webinar Series Presenter: Dr. Jeff Horowitz CE Supporter: Shofu Dental Release Date: 11/29/22 Expiration Date: 11/29/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Part five of the webinar series “Learning From Our Mistakes” will take you on Dr. Horowitz's journey of becoming the successful dentist he is today. Dr. Horowitz will share techniques for repairing restorations of various classes caused by incorrect selection of materials or technique. He will discuss current restorative techniques and product choices for the clinician seeking to advance their skills while getting the procedure completed in a minimal amount of time. Learn how to avoid mistakes from this wet-finger dentist by using restorative products that are high quality, easy to use, and have a healthy impact on patients' lives. This CE webinar is a must-see if you want to enhance your skill set and improve your everyday dentistry with the aesthetics and healthfulness you and your patients expect.

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Reading Between The Lines: Understanding Waterline Protection Presenter: Ms. Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA CE Supporter: Henry Schein Brands Release Date: 11/24/22 Expiration Date: 11/24/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

All dental practices should properly and regularly maintain dental unit water lines as part of their regular infection control protocols. Dental unit water lines can harbor numerous microorganisms that can multiply inside the tubing and result in biofilms that can harbor bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa. Understanding options to properly treat and maintain water line protocols, ensures the dental unit water is compliant with the EPA standard for drinking water.

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The Oral Cavity Under Acid Attack - 2022 Update Presenter: Dr. Marc Geissberger CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 11/23/22 Expiration Date: 11/23/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

As a dentist, personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist, Dr. Geissberger brings a unique perspective to the subjects of caries, diet and the oral environment. Through this enlightening CE webinar, Dr. Geissberger will discuss various disease conditions that plaque the entire dental population, and identify several at risk populations. The importance of oral pH will be discussed and strategies for altering an unfavorable oral environment will be outlined. Additionally, the dental team will learn progressive strategies to help their patients achieve oral balance and curb their disease processes. Nutrition and diet control will be discussed extensively.

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CBCT in Action: Unexpected Findings & What to Do Next Presenter: Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber CE Supporter: Henry Schein Dental Release Date: 11/23/22 Expiration Date: 11/23/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

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Creating Imperceptible Restorations in the Aesthetic Zone using a Simplified Unishade Composite Presenter: Dr. Robert Marus CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 11/22/22 Expiration Date: 11/22/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Upon completion of this CE webinar, you will be able to: • incorporate a Simplified Unishade Composite System into your practice. • understand how adaptive shade matching technology allows for the blending of composite into tooth structure • understand how to place dentin and enamels layers of composite with a Simplified Unishade Composite System.

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Hand Hygiene in the Era of a Global Pandemic and Beyond Presenter: Dr. Marie Fluent CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 11/22/22 Expiration Date: 11/22/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In response to the global pandemic, dental healthcare personnel have stepped up their infection control efforts in the effort to reduce the spread of infection. One of the simplest action items - hand hygiene - is one of the most basic yet most effective strategies of infection prevention. By performing hand hygiene at the right time, with the right product and right technique, dental team members can protect themselves and their patients from deadly germs on hands and surfaces. This CE webinar will discuss hand hygiene in accordance with CDC Guidelines and OSHA Standards, product selection, and appropriate methods and motivation techniques to enhance compliance and ensure a safe dental visit for all.

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The Mechanical Room in Your Dental Practice: Looking at the Past, Present, and Future Presenter: Dr. Marie Fluent CE Supporter: Air Techniques Release Date: 11/18/22 Expiration Date: 11/18/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

While the dental patient typically never steps into the mechanical room, the equipment in this room is vital to the operation of the entire dental practice. The main components of the mechanical room consist of the air compressor and vacuum system—literally the heart and lungs of your practice. Simply put, without these systems, your practice cannot function! This CE webinar will discuss the vital equipment in the mechanical room including air compressors, central vacuum systems, and amalgam separators. Air quality issues in the mechanical room, and technological trends in equipment (such as internet connectivity and variable frequency drives on vacuum systems), and eco-friendly considerations for the future will be addressed to enhance equipment performance, minimize downtime, reduce cost of repairs, and promote sustainability efforts.

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Caries and Nutrition: Chairside Conversations Presenter: Dr. Joy Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, DHSc CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 11/18/22 Expiration Date: 11/18/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental caries is a multifactorial disease that effects all age groups. There is a significant relationship that exists between caries and diet and nutrition, which is often complicated with many interrelating factors. Dietary patterns and behaviors play an integral role in the prevention and development of dental caries. Oral health care providers have a responsibility to deliver nutritional counseling with the ultimate goal of reducing caries risk factors and enhancing the protective factors. This CE webinar will examine the relationship between diet, nutrition, and the development of caries. Attendees will be positioned to successfully provide nutritional counseling to patients with the goal of promoting successful behavior change toward oral and systemic health.

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Cone Beam Imaging in General Dentistry: Taking Traditional Dental Imaging to the Next Dimension Presenter: Dr. Robert Brandes CE Supporter: Air Techniques Release Date: 11/17/22 Expiration Date: 11/17/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

A cone beam scan is one of the most advanced dental technologies available. They improve the lives of dentists and patients. A 3D Cone Beam scan is invaluable for dentists who may specialize in reconstructive or dental implant surgeries.

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Making A Great First Impression - Stress Free Strategies for Capturing the Detail Every Time Presenter: Dr. Sam Simos CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 11/17/22 Expiration Date: 11/17/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This dynamic CE webinar will walk the participant through current indirect restorative strategies to overcome obstacles as it relates to impression techniques, including intra oral scanning and retraction strategies. Whether you are just starting out or have been practicing for years, participants will definitely ‘up their game’ after participating in this webinar and be able to capture every detail of their indirect preparations with ease every time.

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Uncomfortable Truths About Oral Hygiene: Here is How to Finally Get It Right Presenter: Dr. Timothy Donley CE Supporter: Philips Oral Healthcare Release Date: 11/16/22 Expiration Date: 11/16/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

We have it all wrong. The sheer number of patients walking around with ongoing periodontal disease confirms that simply telling patient to brush and floss has not worked. Once periodontal disease is resolved, it is now more important than ever to provide the patient with the knowledge and tools to allow them to consistently debride the affected sites in their mouth. The truth is that we too often make recommendations that do not provide the patient with the best chance to achieve adequate daily maintenance. The indisputable evidence that the mouth is connected to the rest of the body compels us to give patients the recommendations that afford them the best chance to adequately maintain their teeth. We can no longer afford to take the same old approach to OHI that we learned in school. In this CE webinar, come and learn the new, scientifically supported approach to patient daily hygiene. You will learn what to look for, what to say and what to use to help your patients enjoy the oral and overall health benefits of achieving and then maintaining a preferred level of oral health.

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Reaching Beyond the Operatory with Homecare Solutions Presenter: Jamie Collins, RDH-EA CE Supporter: Sunstar Release Date: 11/16/22 Expiration Date: 11/16/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Patient care extends beyond the time spent in your operatory, what an individual does at home impacts their smile and systemic health every day of the year. Take a stroll down any store aisle and the choices of oral care items is overwhelming, patients look to dental professionals for insight and recommendations for everything from hypersensitivity solutions to caries prevention and whitening. Few individuals have perfect oral health whereas most adults at least one oral health concern. Recommending solution options for patient risk and concerns can lead to increased patient satisfaction and improved oral and health outcomes.

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Chairside Esthetic Zirconia Restorations: Delivering Strength Without Compromise! Presenter: Dr. Karyn Halpern CE Supporter: Kuraray Noritake Release Date: 11/11/22 Expiration Date: 11/11/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

One of the most popular restorative options available today for patients is the use of full-contoured milled zirconia. Advances in new multilayered zirconia blocks and sintering technology, combined with the ability to super-fast mill zirconia restorations, affords the opportunity to provide single-visit zirconia restorations for our patients in a fast and efficient manner. Zirconia restorations can be predictably and efficiently milled, sintered, polished, and delivered in as little as an hour. In this CE webinar, Karyn M. Halpern DMD, MS will discuss the chairside workflow using zirconia. The properties and clinical applications of Zirconia will be reviewed. Techniques on how to pre-polish, polish after sintering, and stain and glaze will be presented.

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Optimizing Safety, Compliance and Efficiency in Your Sterilization Center Presenter: Dr. Karson Carpenter and Lisa Thompson, CDA CE Supporter: Midmark Dental Release Date: 11/10/22 Expiration Date: 11/10/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Every day, your patients and staff trust you to protect them from healthcare associated infections. How well is your sterilization center doing the job? In this conversational CE webinar between two experts in the field of compliance, best practices and training, you will learn how to help keep your sterilization center compliant, efficient and safe for everyone who steps into your practice.

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A Pandemic Year in Review: Where We are Now with Infection Prevention in Dentistry Presenter: Mary Govoni, CDA, RDA, RDH, MBA CE Supporter: Viva Learning Release Date: 11/10/22 Expiration Date: 11/10/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Although the U.S. President recently declared the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic over, the CDC and the World Health Organization have not yet made that official declaration. COVID-19 cases are decreasing, as well as hospitalizations and deaths. Nonetheless, COVID-19 infections are still occurring, and dental professionals must remain vigilant. This CE webinar will provide an update on the most current interim guidance from the CDC and OSHA, patient screening recommendations, PPE requirements and how the pandemic has changed infection prevention protocols in dentistry.

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Case Acceptance Essentials: How and When to Offer Patient Financing Presenter: Adrian Valente CE Supporter: Sunbit Release Date: 11/9/22 Expiration Date: 11/9/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dental teams are intimately aware that patients’ ability to afford treatment remains an ongoing challenge. The reality is, with rising inflation, things are likely to get worse before they get better. Tools to alleviate money concerns are essential. Becoming an expert at how and when to present financing can help you provide a better patient experience and get more patients to “yes.” With your office managers (or you) on the front lines discussing payment every day, this CE webinar is designed with you in mind. We will teach you how to coach your team and elevate your patient financing conversations and treatment presentation skills with proven strategies to increase your case acceptance success.

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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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The No-Nonsense Guide to 3D Printing in Dentistry Presenter: Dr. August de Oliveira CE Supporter: Henry Schein Dental Release Date: 11/4/22 Expiration Date: 11/4/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The 3D printer has been making waves in the dental industry — quickly gaining a reputation as an essential, game-changing piece of technology that enables clinicians to shift their fabrication of models, try-ins, surgical guides, appliances and more to an in-house model. In this CE webinar, join Dr. August de Oliveira, a general practitioner, published author and esteemed lecturer, for a look at the key 3D printer brands on the market today and a discussion of the various workflows, resins and resources available for practitioners considering bringing this technology in-house.

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Simplifying Complex Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry Presenter: Dr. Wynn Okuda CE Supporter: Bisco Release Date: 11/3/22 Expiration Date: 11/3/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Today our patients desire highly esthetic results using minimal invasive cosmetic restorative procedures. Using a creative approach to problem-solving and the latest innovations in material science excellent long-term results can be achieved with predictable success. This CE webinar will cover how minimal invasive procedures can now be applied to dental problems that range from simple to complex restorative problems.

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