Dentaltown July 2021 - 18

CE update
What's New in Continuing Education
Mastering Adult Minimal Oral Sedation
by Drs. Mark Donaldson
and Jason Goodchild
Minimal adult sedation instruction is now available
online, exclusively on Dentaltown. This 10-part dental
CE series meets all state and provincial requirements
for topics and hours to apply for a minimal sedation
permit or recertifi cation. Offering a total of 19.5 CE
hours, this series was specifi cally designed to meet the
guidelines of the ADA as described in its Guidelines for
the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists.
How Scanning Simplifi ed My
Dental Sleep Medicine Practice
by Dr. Mark Murphy
For some time, dentistry has been progressing toward
a more digital experience. Things like online marketing,
registration, practice management systems, interoffi ce and
patient communication, radiography, caries detection,
intraoral cameras, surgical guides and shade taking have
been moving to digital platforms; obstructive sleep apnea
Class II medical device manufacturers like ProSomnus
have been digital since inception. This CE course was
originally a Dentaltown webinar, and may be viewed
at no cost thanks to the sponsorship of Medit.
Expand Your Practice and Save a Life
With Oral Cancer Examination Techniques
by Dr. Bob Convissar
One person every hour of every day dies of oral
or oropharyngeal cancer in the United States. The
fi ve-year survival rate for these cancers is worse than
breast cancer, colon cancer or leukemias. This course
will discuss the causes and risk factors for
these cancers, a protocol for a complete
oral cancer exam, and which adjunctive
devices are available on the market to help
with the examination.
Nitrous Oxide and Dental Personnel
Concerns: Contamination and Scavenging
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
This course is designed to mitigate any concerns
dental staff may have when working in offi ces where
nitrous oxide (oxygen inhalational sedation) is provided.
Perfect for every clinician and team member who may
be under the impression that the chronic environmental
exposure to nitrous oxide could result in some type of
fetotoxicity or teratogenicity in an expectant employee;
this program debunks that myth and others concerning
the safety of nitrous oxide.
Managing TMD: What
Dentists Should Know
by Dr. Eric Schiffman
Trauma is the most common cause of pain-related
temporomandibular disorders (TMD). More than half
of trauma cases (61%) result from patients opening their
mouths too wide or too long. In this course, Schiffman
describes how to diagnose and manage your patients
with pain-related TMD using evidence-based methods.
You will be ready the next time your patient complains
of painful TMD during or after a dental procedure.
Rapid Dentures: Predictable,
Effi cient, and Profi table
by Dr. Joe Barker
For years, dentures have taken too much chair
time with very little predictability or profi tability. This
course covers all areas of denture construction in detail,
beginning with the initial oral exam through the post
insertion. Dentists will learn how to make dentures
predictable, how to be effi cient and how to increase
profi ts from dentures.
Improving Your Confi dence and
Competence in Offi ce Oral Surgery:
Atraumatic Surgical Extractions,
Flaps and Splitting Teeth
by Dr. Jay B. Reznick
This presentation covers important oral surgery
topics for general dentists, including managing patients
on anticoagulants, antibiotic prophylaxis, design and
by Howard M. Goldstein, DMD, director of continuing education, Dentaltown magazine
18 JULY 2021 // dentaltown.com
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