Stop Being Degenerative: How to Protect Dental Crowns from Microleakage and Secondary Decay Presenter: Dr. John Comisi Sponsor: Pulpdent Mon  4/29/24    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT Mon  4/29/24    11:00 PM UTC CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU Reserve Your Seat Now top

We know that when we perform direct bonding procedures, our adhesives and restorative materials can cause proteolytic responses in the dentin structure, which may ultimately lead to failure at the interface. However, we tend to overlook the possibility of similar outcomes with our resin cements. As we create the same hybridization of the dentin, there is a potential for failure due to bacterial contamination, insufficient infiltration, and the acidity of our resin cement. This CE webinar aims to explore a cementation process that can significantly improve the success of this critical restorative procedure.

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Dominate Posterior Composites by Leveraging Material Advancements Presenter: Dr. Foroud Hakim Sponsor: VOCO America Wed  5/8/24    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT Wed  5/8/24    11:00 PM UTC CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU Reserve Your Seat Now top

Delivering optimal posterior composites often pose pain points for even the most technically skilled practitioner. Challenges with isolation, placement and layering, predictable curing, contour and contacts, and final finish/polish and esthetics, sometimes lead to underwhelming outcomes. This CE webinar is designed to provide updates on materials and techniques, which when integrated, can resolve many of the pain points facing doctors, and lead to better outcomes, happier patients, and greater satisfaction in practice.

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Chairside Esthetic Zirconia Restorations: Delivering Strength Without Compromise Presenter: Dr. Karyn Halpern Sponsor: Kuraray Noritake Thu  5/9/24    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT Thu  5/9/24    11:00 PM UTC CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU Reserve Your Seat Now top

One of the most popular restorative options available today for patients is the use of full-contoured milled zirconia. Advances in new multilayered zirconia blocks and sintering technology, combined with the ability to super-fast mill zirconia restorations, affords the opportunity to provide single-visit zirconia restorations for our patients in a fast and efficient manner. Zirconia restorations can be predictably and efficiently milled, sintered, polished, and delivered in as little as an hour. In this CE webinar, Karyn M. Halpern DMD, MS will discuss the chairside workflow using Zirconia. The properties and clinical applications of the latest zirconia blocks will be reviewed. Techniques on how to pre-polish, polish after sintering, and stain and glaze will be presented.

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Medically Driven Dentistry: Combating Acidic Saliva with the Proper Choice of Dental Materials Presenter: Dr. Ron Kaminer Sponsor: VOCO America Tue  5/14/24    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT Tue  5/14/24    11:00 PM UTC CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU Reserve Your Seat Now top

Uncontrolled salivary acids can wreak havoc on the oral cavity. With so many contributing factors diagnosis and treatments choices still remain the key. In this CE webinar, join us as we delineate a clear roadmap which will lead to optimal treatment.

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A to Z on Laser-Assisted Pediatric Frenectomies Presenter: Dr. Jared Poplin Sponsor: Convergent Dental Wed  5/15/24    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT Wed  5/15/24    11:00 PM UTC CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU Reserve Your Seat Now top

Releasing tethered oral tissues (TOTs) as early as possible can have sweeping effects on a patient’s health. In this CE webinar, Dr. Poplin will review common problems related to tongue-ties and lip-ties, such as breastfeeding, speech, and dental issues. He will then discuss how the 9.3-micron CO2 all-tissue laser enables efficient, precise frenectomies, with minimal bleeding, minimal post-op discomfort and remarkably rapid healing.

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Prehabilitation - Oral Care and the Oncology Patient and Developing a Collaborative Connection Presenter: Kris Potts, RDH, BS, FAADH Sponsor: VOCO America CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

After completion of this CE webinar attendees will be able to: • Better understand the role of dentistry in the Intercollaborative Care of a cancer patient • Assist in developing an anticipatory treatment plan for the cancer patient’s oral care needs • Understand the difference in xerostomia and mucositis of a cancer patient • Evaluate a variety of products available and understand when they are indicated • Be able to make appropriate patient recommendations

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Preservational Prosthetic Strategies: Posterior Focus Presenter: Dr. Clarence Tam Sponsor: VOCO America CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

Posterior restoration success has much to do with the principles in primary anatomy that are often focused on and restricted to only anterior teeth. The art of layering posterior composites is not only a functional art, it reflects our desire to mimic nature in esthetics also in our practice of Bio-Emulation. Conversely, there are anatomical features of anterior teeth that are often neglected, just because they are out of direct frontal sight. When are teeth "too weak" for some restorative materials? How does one dial in the occlusion to maximize success using modern direct materials some never thought possible to use in extensive applications? How can we humanely and successfully place large restorations with a conservative slant in youngsters with massive structural deficits? What are the keys to success in posterior bonding besides esthetic? How do we minimize post-operative sensitivity and marginal leakage? How do we maximize shear bond strengths to the substrate, much of which is "unpredictable" dentin? We will review curing strategies for best long-term clinical success.

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Injection Molding Technique Presenter: Dr. Tal Wilkins IV Sponsor: GC America CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study) View Full Description »

A smile makeover is a very complex and involved treatment which incorporates an in-depth knowledge of smile design, proper occlusion, and the ability to work with a team, to include the dental laboratory technician. Typically, the treatment plan begins to come to life after a detailed smile analysis and a wax up which is ideally fabricated by a technician. The skilled technician’s hands use a free hand approach in the wax up. The difficulty lies in the dentist then transferring this plan, complete with the proper form and fine details, to the patient’s mouth.

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Episode 418: Glass Ionomers: More Than Just Geriatric Treatment View All Episodes from: GC America Dental Podcast Series

Series: GC America CE Credits: 0.25 Guest: Dr. Lou Graham Podcast Classroom ▶

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Episode 440: The Many Benefits of Using a Long-Term C&B Provisional Material View All Episodes from: DMG America Dental Podcast Series

Series: DMG America CE Credits: 0.25 Guest: Dr. Scott Chanin Podcast Classroom ▶

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Episode 497: Geriatric Dentistry: Are You Prepared to Treat the Influx of Aging Patients? View All Episodes from: VOCO Dental Podcast Series

Series: VOCO America CE Credits: 0.25 Guest: Dr. Terry Grant Podcast Classroom ▶

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