Online Dental CE

Elevate Your Game: Great Materials and Techniques = Results + Profitability Presenter: Dr. Foroud Hakim CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 4/27/22 Expiration Date: 4/27/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This dynamic CE webinar will cover: • the latest formula for material selection • viscosity driven composite placement • tips & tricks for a myriad of clinical scenarios

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It's All About Saving Lives - Organ Transplantation, Donation, and Recipient Care Presenter: Tricia Osuna, RDH, BSDH, FAADH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 4/20/22 Expiration Date: 4/20/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Participate in a sharing of organ transplantation and donation information; learn about transplant recipients and their need for specialized dental care. This CE webinar will offer insight about the "how to’s" of not only dental care for organ recipients but also communication with their families. We will also share insight on how to be a donor; understand that process and how to aid in sharing the message with your patients and colleagues on how to save lives!

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Excellence and Efficiency in Screening: Confidence in the Visual and Tactile, Extraoral and Intraoral Evaluation Presenter: Susan Cotten, RDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 3/22/22 Expiration Date: 3/22/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

As clinicians we are pressed for time in the busy day of serving patients, yet we want to do all we can to provide optimal care for each patient in the appointment time. Dentists and dental hygienists often report not feeling completely confident when performing the visual and tactile evaluation. Practice and consistently performing a procedure leads to confidence and efficiency. In this CE webinar we will review a thorough visual and tactile, intraoral and extraoral evaluation/EOIO, discuss components of the oropharyngeal evaluation, review optimal documentation, and why Mallampati score, and Tonsil grade are important to this evaluation.

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Expedited Excellence: Faster and Better with Direct Restorations in 2022 Presenter: Dr. Joshua Austin CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 3/10/22 Expiration Date: 3/10/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

During this CE webinar, we will discuss the current trends in dental materials and techniques as they relate to direct restorations. How have materials changed and evolved over the past few years and how do those changes affect your procedures and your practice? This fast-paced webinar will help catch everyone up to the dental materials and techniques of today’s dentistry, focusing on bulk fill resin composite and composite heating.

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Adult Fluoride – Billing and Coding Strategies Presenter: Kathy S. Forbes, RDH, BS CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 2/17/22 Expiration Date: 2/17/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Fluoride is not just for kids! As our population ages, the need for fluoride treatments is becoming more critical. Xerostomia from poly pharmaceuticals, softer diets due to chewing issues, protection around newly placed cosmetic crowns and more provide the perfect opportunity to have a conversation with the patient to discuss ways to protect their financial investment in their oral health. It begins with understanding the proper CDT procedure codes to submit along with complete documentation to validate the procedure.

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No More Class 2 Restoration Stress Presenter: Dr. Susan McMahon CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 2/11/22 Expiration Date: 2/11/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Class 2 restorations are the one of the most common procedures done in dentistry but many of us find them stressful, are challenged to attain good adaptation in the box, find contacts unpredictable, struggle with sensitivity, and generally hate to see them in our schedules. And then there’s the issue with recurrent caries. Class 2 composite fillings have an average lifespan of 5-6 years. Failure is mostly frequently caused by secondary caries at the base of the proximal box. This CE webinar will teach the technique for efficiently placing successful Class 2 composite restorations. Feel confidence with Class 2s instead of the stress.

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Warm it up This Winter: Ensuring Clinical Success Utilizing a New Bulk Fill Thermoviscous Material Presenter: Dr. John Flucke CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 1/28/22 Expiration Date: 1/28/25 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Are you looking for a way to increase your efficiency, predictability, and long-term viability of your composite restorations? If so, this CE webinar is for you! Dr. John Flucke, Chief Dental Editor and Technology Editor of Dental Products Report will be discussing how a revolutionary thermoviscous composite has changed his office… for the better. Through clinical case images, learn the science and the substance behind this revolutionary new restorative material that will decrease your stress and increase your success. This is a webinar you won’t want to miss!

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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: 1/21/25 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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Mastering Direct Resins in Esthetic Practice Presenter: Dr. Foroud Hakim CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 12/17/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 12/17/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

With so much emphasis placed on restoring class II composite restorations in the CE arena, sometimes, the full scope of composite restorations is forgotten. For example, class IV’s and V’s present their own unique challenges and pain points. Predictable and lasting adhesion, prep design, placement, finish & polish and matrix challenges are worthwhile, but often neglected topics.

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Cooking with Kam: A New Thermoviscous Composite with Many Faces! Presenter: Dr. Ron Kaminer CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 12/2/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 12/2/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Heating a composite is nothing new, but heating a composite that is meant to be heated is. Changing the viscosity not only allows ease of placement but also allows us to be creative to use this material in various situations. In this CE webinar, join us as we review the chemistry behind a new thermoviscous material and show how it can be used in a variety of situations. A live demo of the material will be included.

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Minimally Invasive Digital Dentistry: How New Materials are Changing the Game Presenter: Dr. Miguel Stanley CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 11/19/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 11/19/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

During this CE webinar, we will: • Understand why it is important to embrace technology and bring it to our universe • Explain to patients the importance of using the best technologies and how it elevates the quality of treatments preformed • Review how to introduce new technologies in your day-to-day workflow and how it helps save time and stress

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Mobile and Teledentistry Goes Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly Presenter: Sonya Dunbar, RDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 11/3/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 11/3/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Corporate mobile dentistry is on the rise, and brick-and-mortar dental offices now have a mobile and teledentistry arm outside their offices that have proven productive. There are many innovative ways to weave mobile and teledentistry into our daily dental practice and make it effective. However, it is essential to understand mobile and teledentistry and some of the different platforms. This CE webinar will discuss how mobile and teledentistry are entwined and separate at the same time.

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Stay in Your Lane! Smarter Material Selection: Perspective from a Modern Dental Lab Technician Presenter: John Orfanidis CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 10/21/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 10/21/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The industry knows him as JOHNNY O! John Orfanidis is a lifer when it comes to technology advancements in the Dental Lab space. This CE webinar will include a discussion on material selection from an expert lab technician's perspective, with considerations for the future of fixed and removable restorations. During this CE webinar, Johnny will share insight from the bench on multiple matters in modern restorative dentistry and PROVE to you why the next 10 years of C&B, hybrids and removables is going to look much different than the last decade.

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Cooking with Kam: Choosing the Right Cement - It's All in the Recipe! Presenter: Dr. Ron Kaminer CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 10/18/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 10/18/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

So many new cements, so many new materials, how do we decide? Do we need to prime or not, sandblast or not, etch or not? Join us in this CE webinar, as we decipher the cementation dilemma and delineate a concise protocol for each situation. A live demo of the materials will be included.

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A New Generation for Composite: Delivering for the Selfie Ready Smile Presenter: Dr. Susan McMahon CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 9/15/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 9/15/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In this CE webinar, learn the secrets for fast and simple composite restorations. Create and finish anterior composites like a dental superstar. Use innovative materials to get consistent contacts and sealed interproximal boxes. As social media and selfie culture continues to influence the way patients seek treatment, convenient, cosmetic, and conservative are paramount. Direct composite checks all of these boxes.

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The ABCs of Temporization - Easy as 1-2-3 Presenter: Dr. Martin Jablow CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 9/13/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 9/13/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The process of fabricating and cementing temporary restorations can be as simple as ABC. While making it look simple, we still need to follow proper prosthetics guidelines to achieve optimal outcomes both in short and long term temporization. Material selection and cement are critical to the patient and dentist to minimize potential temporization issues. Upon completion of this CE webinar you will: • Learn the ABCs of temporization • Review techniques on fabricating temporaries • Understand how different temporary cements factor into successful crown and bridge

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Simplifying Cementation with Reliability Presenter: Dr. Jeff Horowitz CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 8/26/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 8/26/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Given the current state of health care, it has never been more important for dentists to increase efficiency and reduce overhead. One simple way to achieve this is, is by streamlining inventory to the most reliable, versatile, and cost-effective products. In the cementation world, that would mean taking a hard look at reliability and versatility. In this CE webinar, Dr. Horowitz will discuss some of the dos and don’ts with regard to cementation to different substrates. Subsequently, a strategy will be developed to limit overhead while improving clinical outcomes.

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Real Talk - The Short and Long-term Effects of Vaping Presenter: Shannon Nanne, RDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 8/18/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 8/18/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Upon completion of the CE webinar, participants will: • Understand that vaping causes many problems in the oral cavity • Discuss harmful side effects from vaping • Explain how the aerosol is created and how it effects the oral cavity • Identify varnish for destroyed enamel • Learn about the cariogenic potential of sweet flavors in electronic-cigarette liquids • Understand the complication of xerostomia from vaping • Discuss how explosions while vaping and e-cig burn injuries can disfigure oral soft tissue

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Cooking With Kam: A Live Demonstration of the Recipe to Restorative Success Presenter: Dr. Ron Kaminer CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 7/26/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/26/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Direct, posterior restorative dentistry is one of the most common procedures we do daily. With the advent of new materials and new techniques, the road to success can become increasingly confusing. Join us as we navigate this path with a clear recipe to achieve immediate results. This CE webinar will include a "LIVE" demonstration of a new, thermoviscous, on-demand flowable composite system. How this material and others can speed up and simplify your dentistry needs will be demonstrated live by the presenter.

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Optimal Dental Materials for Group and Solo Practices in a Post-Covid World Presenter: Dr. Frank Milnar CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 7/13/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 7/13/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

The list of issues facing dental practices is far and wide ranging from overhead problems to those created by technology. Post-COVID issues are; patient accumulation and attrition, growing practice revenue in an ever-increasingly competitive environment, and technology advancements that include materials that require monitoring and updating. By keeping on top of the following, your practice can take these challenges head on before they become obstacles in the way of success. Patients are living longer so the dental profession now must assist patients in maintaining their dental health throughout their long lives. This CE webinar will address how dental providers can be proactive in their patient’s dental health, use healthy individualized materials, and incorporate new materials and technologies to increase their revenue.

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Flowable Composite Resin in a Variety of Clinical Applications Pediatric Dentistry for the General Dentist Presenter: Dr. Carla Cohn CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 6/25/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 6/25/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Flowable composite resins have long since been used effectively in preventative and restorative pediatric dentistry. But until now their use has been generally limited to sealants and liners. Recent improvements in mechanical properties and availability of different viscosities have changed how we view and use flowable resins. We now have many different flowables with different properties to choose from. Specifically, variations in viscosity lead to different clinical indications. We can now match appropriate viscosity and delivery to appropriate clinical scenario. As a result, flowable resins have a newly increased versatility and usefulness for different restorative situations. This CE webinar will walk through the advantages of different viscosity flowable resins and their indications for use with your pediatric patients. We will study several different clinical cases and choices of material for most effective and efficient use of our materials to best serve our patients.

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Stress-Less: Product Selections to Relieve Stress for Both the Patient and the Provider Presenter: Sarah Eller, RDH, IPDH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 6/10/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 6/10/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Dentistry is STRESSFUL! There are two outliers that directly relate to the way we feel when we leave the office for the day - patients and products. Patients pose challenges of their own when presenting with dental anxiety, and when our dental product does not achieve the desired result, this will affect both provider and patient, creating a continual stress cycle. Knowing this, we will look at product selection and practice techniques that work to alleviate stress from the anxious patient, creating relief for the provider. Stress relief is essential to a healthy career and improved patient care. Here’s to less stress!

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The Road Ahead: Thermoviscous Composite Dentistry Presenter: Dr. Peter Auster CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 5/21/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 5/21/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Introducing brand new composite technology: a line of products that are flowable but also, sculptable! This CE webinar discusses this exciting new system of composites that are designed to be warmed to fit into all nooks and crannies like flowable composites, but also easily molded and polished like sculptable composites. You haven’t seen anything like this before!

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To Warm or Not to Warm Composites - What Does the Evidence Say? Presenter: Dr. Frank Milnar CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 5/4/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 5/4/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

It is important to warm the material to at least (140°-155°F). A next generation of composite that was designed to be warmed is now available! This new composite category has TVT polymer technology combined with superior nano-hybrid fillers. It can be warmed with a traditional warmer or a new infrared warmer. This CE webinar will review the basics of composite warming and new infrared warmer.

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Spice It Up! Products to Consider in Meeting CaMBRA Guidelines Presenter: Tricia Osuna, RDH, BSDH, FAADH CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 4/28/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 4/28/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

In meeting the use of CaMBRA to treat our patients, let us review what our options are. Explore available products to add to your assessment portion of your appointment to provide the most effective CaMBRA outcomes.

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Sticky Situations: Temporary to Permanent Cementation Solutions Presenter: Dr. Sam Halabo CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 4/19/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 4/19/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Cements can be used in a multitude of ways with great success. However, having the right cement for each situation can be daunting with so many choices in the market place. This CE webinar will illustrate the use of cements from temporary to permanent cases in the everyday dental practice. A discussion on zirconia and E-max restoration cementation will provide a clear method for simple and predictable results. Bonding with some unique materials will be addressed to solve some of dentistry’s puzzling problems. Bleeding and isolation challenges will be addressed. A number of cases will be shown to achieve great success.

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Near Infrared Technology: A Novel Solution to Bulk-Fill with Warmed Composite! Presenter: Dr. Foroud Hakim CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 3/11/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 3/11/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

This CE webinar will cover a novel new material & delivery technology that can simplify several challenges in contemporary practice. Introducing bulk-fill restorations that fit a spectrum of preparations, from large replacement restorations to “early intervention”, MID type preparations. Leveraging the benefits of durable and carve-able body composite, the cavity adaptation dynamics that a flowable provides, and the benefits of warm composite have finally been made simple and easy!

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Keeping It Simple: Enhance Your Restorative Success and Conserve Tooth Structure Presenter: Dr. Chad Duplantis CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 3/9/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 3/9/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Restorative success is dependent upon multiple factors, but it all begins with a good preparation design. Additionally, several new materials are available that allow for productive, efficient, and profitable workflows in the dental setting. This CE webinar will focus on techniques and materials that can positively impact your bottom line when incorporated into your clinical practice.

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Wonderful One Visit Composite Solutions Presenter: Dr. Sam Halabo CE Supporter: VOCO America Release Date: 2/23/21     Reviewed: 2024 Expiration Date: 2/23/27 CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Composite is a great material that can be used in a multitude of ways with great success. This CE webinar will illustrate the value of the versatility of composite as a restorative material and as a direct restorative option for aesthetics that can change lives in appearance and function. We will begin by discussing composite materials and their attributes. Bonding with some unique materials will be addressed to solve some of dentistry’s puzzling problems. Bleeding and isolation challenges will be addressed. A number of cases will be shown to achieve veneering success and great out-of-the-box thinking for post orthodontic options. Occlusion will be discussed with these unique direct composite cases.

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