Fall 2009 Course Descriptions

Paradigm Change in Implant Dentistry
Thursday September 10 and Friday September 11
Zhimon Jacobson, DMD, MSD; David Cottrell, DMD; Albert Price, DMD, MSc, DScD
10 CEUs/$300

Since the introduction of modern implantology in 1982, researchers, clinicians, and implant manufacturers have modified the knowledge base and created an exciting field in dental medicine. Implantology has become one of the fastest growing disciplines in dentistry.

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Adding Nitrous Oxide to Your Practice
Friday September 11 and Monday September 14
Richard D’Innocenzo, DMD, MD; Steven J. Bookless, DMD
14 CEUs/ $1800

This two-day course is specifically to introduce the art of sedation
to the dental practitioner and the staff. A comprehensive review of inhalation, oral, and parental sedation techniques, with emphasis on use of nitrous oxide sedation, will be provided.
Material presented in this course will lay the basic framework for enabling the participants to satisfy licensure requirements of the Massachusetts State Dental Board for use of nitrous oxide in the dental office.

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CAD-CAM Dentistry: A Hands-On Program
Saturday September 12
Jacob G. Park, DDS
7 CEUs/ $595

With the continued advances in technology, techniques, and materials, and the reduction in dental laboratory training programs,
the future of dentistry is changing. CAD-CAM dentistry is on the cutting edge of advanced restorative care. While the equipment is expensive, this hands-on course will allow the participant to learn more advanced techniques for one popular manufacturer’s CAD-CAM equipment (CEREC®, Sirona) and construct restorations on simulated preparations.

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HIV-Associated Oral Legions and Dental Management Update
Tuesday September 15
L. Lee Chou, DMD, PhD
3 CEUs/ $95

This course is designed for all members of the dental team, including dentists, dental hygienists, and assistants. The main objective of the program is to review the most up-to-date information
on the diagnosis and management of HIV-associated infections, patient assessment and risk factors, oral manifestations
of HIV infection, and infection control guidelines for the safety of the dental team.

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Posterior composite Resins: How, When, and Where
Wednesday September 23
John McManama, DDS
4 CEUs/ $125

Although amalgam was the most important restorative material
in the twentieth century, this trend will fade throughout the twenty-first century. The secret to making the direct posterior composite restoration an important part of your practice is a careful combination of case selection, decision making and execution. This presentation will address a variety of clinically relevant topics that should help make this type of restoration an important and cost-effective part of your practice. These demanding restorations should be a vital part of your treatment
planning options.

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Basic Life Support Recertification Course for Health Care Providers
Thursday September 24
Carmel A. Fitzgerald, MS, NP; Karen Proctor, Certified American Heart Association CPR Instructor
4 CEUs/ $125

This course includes the new American Heart Association (AHA) and Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines. This course teaches CPR skills for victims of all ages, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), and relief of a foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO). It is intended for participants who already hold a BLS certification card and provide health care to patients in or out of hospital settings, including physicians assistants; residents, fellow, medical or nursing students; aides; medical or nursing assistants; dentists; dental hygienists; and other allied health personnel. The course is also designed for anyone who is required to take a health care provider course for employment.

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Valuing a Dental Practice and Financial Planning in the New Economy
Friday September 25
Dennis J. O’Toole, CPA, MST; Jonathan M. Albano, CFP®
3 CEUs/ $95

This course is broken down into two parts; the first part will be presented by Dennis O’Toole, who is a CPA with a practice concentration in the dental industry. The second portion will be presented by Jonathan Albano, who is a CFP® and will cover financial planning in the new economy.
During the first portion of the seminar, you will get an understanding
of the most common methods used in valuing a dental
practice. You will learn the components of the valuation and the tax implications to both the seller and buyer. We will also cover various methods of bringing a partner into your practice and discuss the major concerns that should be covered in your buy/sell agreements.
The second portion of the seminar will cover retirement planning
options, asset growth and preservation, and the drawdown
of assets during retirement. We will also discuss the important question of how much is enough.

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Maxillary Sinus Grafting Techniques
Monday October 5
Arun K. Garg, DMD
7 CEUs/$595

This program will be conducted with lectures, a handout, and a hands-on workshop on a take home model.
We will discuss maxillary sinus grafting with lateral window and crestal approach. There will be step-by-step instruction for beginners and experienced practitioners looking to refine the technique as well as a dialogue to minimize complications and maximize success rates with these procedures. You will receive guidelines for what graft to select and why for each situation.
In addition, a hands-on workshop portion will allow participants to perform the procedures discussed during the lecture.

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Successes and Failures in Restoative Dentistry
Wednesday October 7
John Ictech-Cassis, DMD; Hideo Yamamoto, DMD
7 CEUs/ $195

This course provides a thorough analysis and exploration for success predictability of dental techniques, clinical procedures, and dental materials used in restorative dentistry. There will be an extensive review of clinical cases from amalgam and composite
restorations to implant crowns, including factors that influence their success and failure.

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A Day for the Edentulous Dental Patient
Friday October 9
Burton Melton, DDS; Jeffrey Melton, DDS
7 CEUs/ $195

This program describes the clinical issues and difficulties that accompany restoring the edentulous patient. Our day will be spent developing approaches to contemporary restoration of the edentulous patient, including traditional, then accelerated
approaches to complete denture construction as well as implant restoration of the completely edentulous arch, from simple to complex, with contemporary modalities, products, and laboratory technology.

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Legal Documentation and Record Keeping for Maximum Care and Suit Avoidance: An Interactive Seminar
Wednesday October 14
Milton Palat, DDS, JD
7 CEUs/ $350

The course is designed to make the dentist, the dental hygienist,
and the dental staff aware of the role and importance of dental records. The course will include what each discipline must record and which forms are vital for a healthy practice. Records are the key to continued care for the patient and the backbone to any defense in a malpractice suit.

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Suture Techniques and Soft Tissue Engineering
Thursday October 15
Kasumi Barouch, DMD, PhD
7 CEUs/ $295

Soft and hard tissue esthetics around the teeth are a vital part of periodontal surgery. This course will focus on how suture techniques and soft tissue engineering can affect the outcome
of periodontal procedures, including implant-supported prostheses. Use of periodontal plastic surgery techniques will also be stressed for optimal esthetic outcome and facilitation of oral hygiene.

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Make Yourself Marketable: Learn How to Fabricate Provisional Restorations
Friday October 16
Gurkan Goktug, DDS
7 CEUs/ $195

This course is designed to familiarize dental assistants and hygienists with the different techniques and methods of fabricating provisional crowns. This course will address the advantages and disadvantages of each technique and its clinical applications.

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Mini-Residency in Surgical Implantology
Monday October 19 & Monday October 26
Zhimon Jacobson, DMD, MSD, FACD; David Cottrell, DMD
35 CEUs/ $4000

The mini-residency program is designed to familiarize practitioners
with diagnosis, treatment planning, and placement of dental implants. Participants will learn how to scientifically plan for the entire implant treatment process and follow-up. The residency begins with basic science and hands-on CT scan training. After acquiring the information needed, participants are expected to present two patient cases for evaluation by the faculty and surgically place the implants.

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Digital Photography and Digital Imaging: At Home and in the Office
Thursday October 22
Donald Sherman, DMD
7 CEUs/$195

This informative and entertaining multi-media presentation will help dentists and their staff understand and use digital cameras and digital imaging to improve communication with patients and greatly improve documentation of clinical treatment records. Learning how to use this technology at home will considerably shorten the learning curve for office use and can also enhance your vacation photographic experience. This course will show you how digital cameras, digital X-ray equipment,
intra-oral cameras, and scanners all create dental images.

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Predictably Successful Endodontics Level I: Root of the Problems
Friday October 23 and Saturday October 24
Donald C. Yu, DMD, MSCD
14 CEUs/$595

This two-day course, with its multimedia approach, is designed for dentists who wish to know how to make accurate diagnoses
all the time. Experience new breakthroughs in: applying a modern, sensible rationale for successful endodontics; pathogenesis of pulpal and periradicular diseases; simplified, non-confused, accurate, precise endodontic diagnosis; and effective and productive emergency treatment.

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Hypnosis: Dental Care for the Apprehensive, Unamaneable, and Medically Compromised Patient
Wednesday October 28
Marc Gottlieb, DDS
3 CEUs/ $95

This is a course designed for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced practitioner. The mind is a very powerful tool with complex capabilities that the health care provider can use to achieve better clinical results. This course is about understanding the science of communication and concentration.
You will learn the history of hypnosis, pertinent definitions, and general applications in the dental practice. Learn how to use hypnosis as an adjunct to local anesthesia, sedation, and pain management.

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Current Impression Taking Techniques, Concepts, and Materials
Wednesday October 28
Marc Gottlieb, DDS
4 CEUs/ $125

The difference between a good dentist and a great dentist is a few minutes. We are a reflection of the work we produce. The dental impression is an important tool to achieve exceptional results.
This course provides an in-depth review of currently available digital systems as well as the common impression techniques used for fixed and removable prosthetics. There will be a review of the various products available to manage the soft tissues
prior to making an impression.
Upon completion of this course you will have a better understanding
of what techniques and materials are suited for your practice.

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PowerPoint: Start to Finish
Monday November 2
Linda Vaughan Jerrett, BFA
7 CEUs/$195

This course is designed to introduce participants to Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and its many features so they can learn how to put the program to work for both personal and professional use. Participants will become acquainted with the workspace and will become skilled at creating presentations during hands-on exercises.

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Radiology Certification Program for the Dental Assistant: Part I Lecture and Part Ii Clinic
Friday November 6 and Saturday November 7 or Sunday November 8
Anita Gohel, BDS, PhD; Mary Ellen Sholes, AAS
12 CEUs/ $225

This is a review course dealing with the basic concepts of oral and maxillofacial radiology. The course covers the historical background of X-rays, radiation physics, biology, radiation protection,
infection control, dental X-ray machine components, dental film, digital receptor, anatomical landmarks, bitewings, periapical exposures, processing and mounting films, and identifying and correcting exposure or processing errors. Participants will expose, process, mount, and evaluate the radiographs on mannequins.

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Implant Overdentures, the Standard of Care for Totally Edentulous Patients
Saturday November 7
Hamid Shafie, DDS, CAGS
7 CEUs/ $595

The implant overdenture has been accepted as the standard of care for the fully edentulous patient and is one of the most cost effective types of treatment among all implant-supported prostheses.
This treatment modality can enhance quality of life and add a source of new income to dental practices. In this course, dentists will learn surgical and prosthetic aspects and how to make the implant-supported overdenture without generating a lot of expense for their patients or their practice.

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Pediatric Dentistry Update
Friday November 13
Christopher V. Hughes, DMD
3 CEUs/ $95

The confidence and knowledge to treat the child patient is of tremendous benefit to any dentist. This course will review the fundamentals of pediatric dental practice including behavior management, pulp therapy for the primary teeth, and prevention
of dental caries in children. An update on early childhood caries and its prevention will also be provided.

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Oral Cancer: Detection, Treatment, Rehabilitation: What You Should Know
Friday November 13
Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C), FDS, RCSE; David J. Reisberg, DDS
7 CEUs/ $195

Part one: The dental community must improve detection of oral pre-malignant and malignant lesions to improve outcomes of oral cancer diagnoses. In addition, increased oral cancer survivor
rates indicate our approach must manage oral complications
during and following cancer therapy.
Part two: Increased incidences of cleft lip and palate, head and neck cancer, and craniofacial trauma have sustained a need for maxillofacial prosthetics for patients with these conditions,
or rehabilitation, for patients with these craniofacial conditions. General dentists and specialists alike may play important roles as members of the rehabilitation team restoring
functional, cosmetic, and psychosocial normalcy.

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Pit and Fissures Selants: Indications and Techniques
Wednesday November 18
Christopher V. Hughes, DMD
3 CEUs/ $95

This course is designed to update the dental professional on recent scientific research regarding the need, effectiveness, use, and application of pit and fissure sealants. Sealants have proven to be extremely effective in preventing and arresting caries in enamel and yet sealants continue to be an underutilized
preventive procedure. They are also a technique-sensitive procedure that need to be placed properly to be effective. The course will include both lecture and clinical laboratory sessions to demonstrate sealant placement techniques.

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Cast Partial Denture Design: A Workshop for the Twenty-First Century
Thursday November 19
Ronni A. Schnell, DMD, MAGD
7 CEUs/ $250

Part one: Rumor has it that removal cast partial denture framework
design is becoming a lost art. This course will present a simple method for designing frameworks that will not only provide necessary retention, but also support and protect the abutments for long term success. Participants will have the opportunity to view, design, and discuss cases in an interactive workshop.
Part two: This hands-on course utilizes the principles learned in the morning session and tests the hypotheses developed with partially edentulous models. Participants will learn the proper use of a surveyor, apply a design rationale with a logical defined sequence, evaluate design options, and determine the path of insertion for a given case. Participants are also encouraged
to bring in their own casts for consultation.

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Contempoary Caries Prevention in the U.S.
Tuesday December 1
Ana Karina Mascarenhas, BDS, MPH, DPH
3 CEUs/ $95

Radiographic imaging is an important diagnostic tool in all phases of implant therapy. Cone beam CT provides 3-D imaging at decreased radiation and lower cost to the patient than traditional CT scans. This course will address recent advances in imaging and how to incorporate these into the dental practive for optimal patient care. The various imagin modalites as well as their advantages and disadvantages will be discussed.

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Treatment Planning In Esthetic Zones: Are Implants Always the Answer?
Monday December 7
Guido W. Riess, DMD
4 CEUs/ $125

This course will review a new paradigm in treatment planning
in esthetic zones, with an emphasis on guidelines for optimum success.

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Current Concepts in Achieving Predictable Implant-Supported Restorations
Thursday December 10
Kumi Kamachi, DMD; Shiro Kamachi, DMD
3 CEUs/ $95

Implant dentistry has revolutionized dental treatment options in recent years. However, achieving predictable results can be challenging in everyday practice.
This course will review current concepts of treatment planning, treatment plan sequence, and various restorative options of implant-supported prosthesis in a practical manner along with several case presentations.

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