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Live Dental Webinars  (Showing Next 5 Upcoming)

Managing Pediatric Dental Trauma: Saving Your Child's Smile
Presenter: Dr. Zaki Mustacchi
Sponsor: Air Techniques
Thu  11/6/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Fri  11/7/25    0:00 AM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
This CE webinar provides a comprehensive overview of dental trauma in children. It covers the various types of injuries affecting primary and immature permanent teeth. A clear, systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment will be presented, along with practical tips for effective behavior management and setting realistic expectations with concerned parents.


Bioactive Composites: Clinical Strategies and Evidence for Predictable Results
Presenter: Dr. Nathaniel Lawson
Sponsor: Pulpdent
Mon  11/10/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Tue  11/11/25    0:00 AM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
This CE webinar will focus on the clinical use of bioactive composites, emphasizing bonding, and placement strategies that lead to predictable restorative outcomes. Attendees will review current evidence on bioactive materials, explore step-by-step bonding protocols, and learn practical placement techniques designed to improve efficiency and long-term success. The webinar will also address common clinical challenges and provide solutions that can be implemented immediately in everyday practice.


Silver Diamine Fluoride in the Hands of a General Dentist
Presenter: Timothy Bizga, D.D.S.
Sponsor: Centrix
Tue  11/11/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Wed  11/12/25    0:00 AM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
Many general dentists associate silver diamine fluoride with pediatric or geriatric patients, where caries arrest outweighs esthetic concerns. Dentists, especially in esthetically focused practices, dismiss SDF as incompatible with their treatment goals. But this view is outdated. In this CE webinar, we will review how proper case selection and clinical integration make SDF not only compatible with general dentistry but also a powerful diagnostic and disease stabilizing tool. Learn how incorporating SDF can elevate patient care, improve outcomes, and strengthen your practice’s business model—without sacrificing esthetics.


Achieving Predictable and Profound Local Anesthesia: Updates and Techniques for 2025
Presenter: Dr. Jason Goodchild
Sponsor: Septodont
Wed  11/12/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Thu  11/13/25    0:00 AM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
Achieving profound local anesthesia is one of the most critical—and sometimes most challenging—steps in clinical dentistry. This dynamic, multimedia CE webinar provides an up-to-date review of local anesthetic agents and techniques in 2025, with a focus on three practical approaches to make achieving profound anesthesia more consistent and efficient. Participants will gain valuable insights into recognizing and minimizing anesthetic challenges, improving safety and patient comfort, and enhancing the overall clinical experience.


The Use of Zirconia in Today’s CAD/CAM World
Presenter: Dr. Dhaval Patel
Sponsor: Kuraray Noritake
Thu  11/13/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Fri  11/14/25    0:00 AM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
Zirconia has established itself as one of the most versatile and reliable materials in contemporary restorative dentistry. With advancements in CAD/CAM technology and speed-sintering protocols, zirconia restorations have become more efficient and predictable than ever before - particularly for implant-supported prosthetics. This evidence-based CE webinar will explore the expanding role of zirconia in modern chairside dentistry, with a special focus on restoring dental implants using the long-awaited hybrid zirconia implant abutment block. This innovative material offers unprecedented versatility, enabling clinicians to design and fabricate either screw-retained or cement-retained implant restorations from a single block. Participants will gain practical insight into clinical case selection, optimal preparation design, and strategies to streamline the zirconia workflow—from digital impression to finishing and delivery. Emphasis will also be placed on bonding and cementation protocols critical to the long-term success of zirconia restorations. You won’t want to miss Dr. Dhaval Patel share his experience and knowledge!


Featured On-Demand CE Webinars






Turn Up The Heat: Composite Warming Techniques and Implementation
Presenter: Dr. Lauren Rainey
Sponsor: VOCO America
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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Heating your composite isn’t just trendy, it makes the materials easier to handle without having to swap out all the products you already have in your operatory! This CE webinar will cover the benefits of heated composite, techniques to provide predictable results and review tools to make it easy to implement in your practice.







No One Likes Shrinkage: Optimizing Long-term Restorations
Presenter: Dr. Peter Auster
Sponsor: VOCO America
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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The secrets to long lasting restorations are partially under our control and partially determined by attributes within the materials used. Strength is important. Lower levels of shrinkage are key. But so are preparation guidelines, minimizing water and saliva contamination, as well as occlusal forces. Dr. Peter Auster analyzes the benefits of some of today’s best composites as well as ways to optimize their lifetime.







You Don’t ONLY Use Glass Ionomer, Do You?
Presenter: Dr. Brian Novy
Sponsor: VOCO America
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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There are some dentists who boldly (or quietly) love and respect a different material, but for all the rest, who say, “Yeah, but…” there must be another way. Imagine a clinical day without recurrent decay…there is a way! At the end of this CE webinar, participants should be able to: • Contrast ormocers from composites and glass ionomers • Defend the evidence for sealants • Witness caries lesion arrest


Featured Podcast Episodes
Series: Bisco CE Credits: 0.25
Guest: Dr. Alex Vasserman
So there are quite a few materials to choose from these days when it comes to our indirect restorations. Today we'll be talking about the popular ones and we'll also be discussing how we get them to stay on the tooth, meaning, do we go adhesive or cohesive and what are some of the materials we should be considering. To tell us all about is our guest Dr. Alex Vasserman, a practicing dentist in NYC.

Series: VOCO America CE Credits: 0.5
Guest: Dr. Dimple Desai
Crafting beautiful veneers isn’t just about technical skill—it’s about ensuring that every step of the process leads to a result that your patient will love. So, how do we achieve that? Stay tuned as we break down strategies and tips for mastering this process to give every patient a confident, beautiful smile they’ll love! Our guest is Dr. Dimple Desai, founder of Luminous Smiles of Newport Beach, a boutique dental practice dedicated to enhancing patients' smiles. As an Accredited Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, she belongs to a distinguished group of professionals worldwide. Her contributions to dentistry include publications in prestigious dental journals and international speaking engagements, leveraging her expertise to advance the field.

Series: Bisco CE Credits: 0.25
Guest: Dr. Alex Vasserman
Most of us have started using zirconia as a material for our indirect restorations. We either mill it chairside or send it out to the lab to be fabricated. Either way we need to make sure that our technique is perfect when delivering it to the tooth, especially if we are working with a non-retentive prep. If we need to rely on adhesion, we have to understand the nuances of bonding zirconia to tooth structure. To tell us all about it is our guest Dr. Alex Vasserman. Dr Vasserman is a respected clinician running his own practice on the Upper East side of Manhattan.

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Featured CE
Behavior Management for the Pediatric Dental Patient
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Silver Diamine Fluoride for Patients of All Ages
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Open Wide and Look Inside: Oral Anomalies and Pathologies in Children and Adolescents
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The Truth About Occlusion and Rethinking "Normal"
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Zirconia vs. Lithium Disilicate: Different Cementation Protocols Required
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When You Get Close to the Pulp, Don’t Let It Spoil Your Day
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A Review of Endodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
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