Online Dental CE

Management in Snoring Patients Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 2/7/24 Expiration Date: 2/7/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Snoring decreases oral pH, and our friendly cariogenic bacteria love an acidic environment. Is this part of your diagnosis for why your caries prone patients are caries prone? In this CE webinar we'll discuss management of dental conditions in the face of sleep apnea, simple snoring, and oral breathing in all age groups.

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The Five Dimensions of Tongue Tie Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 2/16/23 Expiration Date: 2/16/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

A revolution has been occurring and it has some people pretty uncomfortable. In school we learned of ankyloglossia, the pictures showed a tongue that was completely tethered to the floor of the mouth. We were taught that if the patient can talk and eat there's no reason to "clip it." Today we know of new ways to actually measure the mobility of the tongue, when, why, and how to release the tongue and how important orofacial myofunctional therapy is to all of sleep, with or without a functional release.

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Incorporate OMT Into Your Practice Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 1/21/22 Expiration Date: 1/21/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Orofacial myofunctional Therapy (OMT) is a complex practice of seeing things we have never seen before. Assessing the function of the facial muscles then training those muscles to behave in a way that is more physiological is a growing field of study and application. In so doing, your patients’ quality of life is improved greatly. There is more to dentistry and dental hygiene than teeth. In this CE webinar we will take a deeper dive into what a tongue tie really looks like and reassessing the low bar we currently have for a tongue tie. The tongue does far more than help in speech or eating.

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Airway Support: Retain Healthy Enamel During Treatment Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 6/1/17 Expiration Date: 6/1/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The C-PAP and dental appliances to open the airway have some detrimental effects on enamel. Drying the mouth or mouth breathing alter oral pH putting teeth at a disadvantage. In this CE webinar, discover new uses for remineralization products and learn that fluoride can support enamel during treatments for Sleep Apnea, orofacial myofunctional therapy, orthodontics, or upper airway resistance syndrome.

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The Oral Environmentalist Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: GC America Release Date: 8/18/15 Expiration Date: 8/18/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Anyone frustrated with motivating patients to brush better to decrease decay, needs to be in this audience. Remineralization therapy is the latest and greatest dental hygiene procedure since the middle 1980’s. With today’s technology, dental hygienists become the key players in enamel repair by healing the oral environment. This CE webinar goes beyond better brushing, beyond sealants, beyond anything you’ve done before!

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Perky Perio: 2015 Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: COLTENE Release Date: 6/8/15 Expiration Date: 6/8/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This CE webinar is for the dental health care professional who is still slightly interested in learning more about periodontal disease and looking for exciting new material and sure ways to present, treat, manage and cure it.

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Responsible Tooth Polishing Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH CE Supporter: COLTENE Release Date: 12/9/13 Expiration Date: 12/9/29 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Polishing is a staple of dental hygiene practice. Dental hygienists polish teeth with little thought about products or technique, and there have been a number of changes in polishing over the last few years, including finding benefits for air polishing.

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Episode 460: The Tongue! How it Can Alter the Health of Your Patient View All Episodes from: VOCO Dental Podcast Series

Series: VOCO America CE Credits: 0.25 Presenter: Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH Release Date: 3/13/23

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