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.
Good oral health plays an important role in a student’s performance at school. Dental disease can distract from learning, cause students to miss school, or even lower their self-esteem. With caries being the most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S., it is crucial for us as clinicians to have strong prevention protocols in place. Fluoride varnish is an essential tool in preventive care. But what about patients who present with active caries? This CE webinar will address silver diamine fluoride (SDF) and how it stops further progression of caries lesions thus controlling the disease even if we can’t restore the tooth with drilling and filling right away.
Many clinicians believe that once a carious lesion is treated with silver diamine fluoride, restorative treatment is no longer necessary. The truth is, SDF does not restore the form and function of the tooth, therefore, in most cases, the restoration is still needed. It is important for clinicians to understand the benefits of incorporating SDF as a standard part of the restorative process for all patients. SDF buys time, preserves healthy tooth structure, and provides you and your patients with more flexible treatment options. During this CE webinar, we will present specific case examples to show the value SDF adds to restorative care.
Silver diamine fluoride has been used internationally for decades due to its antimicrobial and desensitizing properties. This therapeutic agent has only become available in the Unites States in the recent years and there is a lot of unclarity surrounding its use. As clinicians, it is vital for us to fully understand its benefits and embrace its usage as it can help us better care for our patients. In this CE webinar, we will discuss the mechanisms of action behind SDF, describing how and why it works as a desensitizer and a caries arrest agent. We will outline the best ways you can incorporate it into your treatment protocol and discuss the unique benefits it provides to patients of all ages, including children where SDF is used commonly, and adults where this tool is underutilized.
Caries is increasing in the adult patients you treat every day. This CE webinar will address the guidelines and treatment protocols that will help successfully prevent and manage dental decay in this population. I will discuss silver diamine fluoride; break down some of the common misconceptions surrounding its use and demonstrate how you can improve your standard operative/restorative treatment protocol by incorporating SDF into the routine hygiene appointment, whenever clinically appropriate. If you believe SDF is only for pediatric and geriatric patients, this webinar will change your approach. Other treatment options like fluoride varnish and sealants will also be covered. I will break down when and how each treatment should be used for best patient outcomes based on evidence.
In this CE webinar you will learn the main differences and benefits of intraoral scanning compared with analog impressioning. We will also review different types of preparations for easier scanning. We will provide insight into managing the tissue and any bleeding that can occur, which can interfere with accurate scanning. Other points that will be covered: Retraction paste vs. retraction cord in a digital technique; Atraumatic retraction for the best aesthetic and gingival health; Benefits of using Teflon tape for easier margin markings; Tips and tricks for faster and predictable scanning.
In this CE webinar, join me to explore new avenues of preventive care for your patients. Learn why prevention services should not be limited to dental hygiene visits. There are many ways to expand the reach of prevention to your patients within the dental practice. Engaging a team approach to prevention will assist you in building value for preventive care and dentistry. Working together to build a strong preventive program in your practice will not only reward your patients, it provides professional satisfaction and has been known to decrease burnout. Working together we adjust practice treatment protocols to reflect our new knowledge on prevention for all ages.
Have you ever been confused regarding all of the information around caries prevention? Should I use a gel, or varnish? What age needs fluoride? Or, who is really at risk and how do I have these conversations with my patients? This CE webinar will break down the standards of care in dentistry regarding the Who, How and What of prevention that you can provide your patients. Additionally, this presentation will take a look at emerging trends and how you can develop and/or take your existing prevention program to the next level.
In this CE webinar, you will learn new ways to more easily manage soft tissue and fluids before digital or analog impressions. We will also cover faster ways to control bleed and obtain a dry and clean field as well as better, advanced materials that work great alone (or even retraction cord if need be). The webinar will improve your cementation of any prosthetic by controlling bleeding and gingival fluid seepage.
In this CE webinar, Dr. Jean Creasey shares the nuts and bolts of her how own dental practice “prevented it’s way to success”. This webinar reviews why restoration alone is not a cure for caries disease and why focusing on strengthening tooth structure and modifying oral biofilms to favor dental health is key. It also emphasizes that dental caries must be managed as a chronic disease throughout a patients’ lifetime and that motivating patients to change is best achieved when the entire dental team is calibrated and committed to a prevention centered approach.
Whether one uses traditional analog impressioning techniques or has changed to digital scanning for impressions (or a little of each), the secret to success is often not the scanner, it's the tissue. In this CE webinar we will explore the techniques, materials and approaches that will increase your success every time. The cost of a poor impression or missed area is more than just time or materials, we will review how we eliminate these concerns with simple steps learned through real experiences.
Temporary restoration have to do so much more than just fill an open space. Prevent the slightest tooth migration or eruption. Guide tissue healing. Confirm shape, size and color. Leave the patient smiling while looking forward to even more beautiful final restorations. This CE webinar will review how we accomplish all of these in a timely, efficient and esthetic manner.
This CE webinar will help your dental practice build a successful prevention program for patients of all ages. We will review the latest science on prevention therapy and walk through developing a program, providing tools that focus on communication, a structured assessment to engage the patient and motivational interviewing. Additionally, support items will be reviewed to engage all members of the practice in a preventive program.
In this CE webinar, Dr. Jean Creasey shares the nuts and bolts of her how own dental practice “prevented it’s way to success”. This webinar reviews why restoration alone is not a cure for caries disease and why focusing on strengthening tooth structure and modifying oral biofilms to favor dental health is key. This webinar also emphasizes that dental caries must be managed as a chronic disease throughout a patients’ lifetime and that motivating patients to change is best achieved when the entire dental team is calibrated and committed to a prevention centered approach.
The post-endodontics restoration of teeth (after RCT) has structural, biological, chemical, and physical considerations. Much of current education, and literature, remains based on ‘traditional’ dental approaches, including cements and metal posts. Today the practitioner is faced with a bewildering array of adhesives, structural support (post alternatives) and chemical combinations – all before we get to the part that the patient is most concerned with: the esthetics of the final restoration. This CE webinar will help practitioners better understand the alternative materials that are available and their limitations; select and use the right materials / chemistries to achieve complete polymerization, even at the most apical end of the prep; and techniques that result in a final build-up virtually free of shrinkage, that prevents bacterial ingress and provides a sound structural base for the most esthetic final restoration. Dr. Fanica and Dr. Enachescu bring years of endodontic therapy and extensive knowledge of materials to help make post-endo restorative treatment straight forward and successful.
This CE webinar will provide the participant with an insight to the growing epidemic of dental disease in all age groups with a focus on decay. It will share a growing trend in how people are dealing with decay and ways to prevent the disease. Additionally, you will receive information on how risk assessments can create a treatment plan that will engage your patient to accept treatment and achieve optimal oral and overall health.
This CE webinar informs dental professionals about improved caries prevention strategies, based on scientific evidence for Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA). It provides suggestions for the practical implementation of these concepts into clinical practice. Clinical protocols will be shared that have been developed by experts in the field of cariology, dental practice, academic research and successful practitioners of CAMBRA.
At the end of this CE webinar, you will be able to identify the cause and effect of restorative crown and bridge failures, as well as understand the chemical and mechanical properties of different cements and restorative materials. You will be able to determine key characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, and clinical applications of cementation materials. You will be better prepared to make effective decisions regarding the application and longevity of your patients' restorations. Knowledge is power!
As part of restoring broken down teeth, it is important to place a post-and-core buildup on the remaining tooth structure prior to placing the final restoration. This CE webinar will discuss techniques and new materials used in core restorative approaches. Dr. Fanica will discuss best practices (materials and clinical techniques) related to the chairside fabrication of structurally sound restorations, including bonded post-and-core buildup.
Prevention is a team effort: dental hygienists, assistants, office staff and dentists must work together to be most effective. Whatever your role in the office, the goals are the same; happy healthy patients, fulfilled staff and a profitable practice. This CE webinar will provide you the tools to implement effective and profitable caries risk assessment and treatment for every patient in your practice.
The ideal chairside dental assistant must be current and knowledgeable in materials science and be proficient in the various step-by-step procedures that are now required to deliver state-of –the art dentistry to the patient. Increase your artistic skill and satisfaction by learning about materials and techniques that can help deliver to the patient the best dentistry has to offer! This is one comprehensive CE webinar that every dentist and dental assistant needs to jointly attend!
Whether it is an infant battling bacteria passed on from the mother or a stressed college student making poor dietary choices, each stage of life has its own set of threats to oral health. This CE webinar will examine those risks and behaviors as they relate to your patient groups by age, specifically from cradle to dorm. We will use evidence-based risk factors to determine who will benefit from what level of intervention and learn to construct patient-involved strategies that can affect change.
This CE webinar gives a step by step approach to achieve accurate impressions with its multiple interrelated steps to insure clinical success, including how new materials are making this process easier, more assured. The chemistry of different impression materials will be discussed.
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.
We like to believe that dentistry is an evidence based discipline but in many cases we dental professionals practice by tradition. Research often introduces new products and procedures but humans are creatures of habit. Many procedures we perform daily are carried out in a manner that may not have changed in years; we do things the way we have always done them. This CE webinar is designed to teach you how to quickly assess an individual’s risk level and determine if fluoride varnish is indicated.
Prevention - The Base for Good Oral Health and Restorative Success
