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This course is a thorough examination into the role of attachments in fixed bridgework and discusses issues involved and presents examples throughout.

This course has been designed to describe important factors that may make the long-term success of root canal therapy more predictable. At the end of this course, the clinician will be able to: 1. Identify the core cause of endodontic disease. 2. Recognize the importance of making a proper diagnosis and apply current skills to do so. 3. Compare the appropriate size and shape of an access canal to one that may be too small for ideal treatment. 4. Describe the benefits of different intracanal irrigants and apply techniques for successfully utilizing sodium hydrochloride. 5. Appraise the benefits of a monoblock obturation method to reduce potential leakage concerns from a post-treatment coronal restoration.

This course will introduce currently accepted oral health concepts, point out the role of the dentist in accomplishing good oral health in children and discuss appropriate methods of diagnosis, prevention and intervention. This lecture will give you an understanding of oral evaluation techniques, the comparison of the medical vs. the surgical model, managing oral disease through advanced diagnostic tools, prevention materials, risk assessment tools, data collection tools and clinically smart dental materials.

Today, our understanding of the cause and progress of caries has changed to the extent that we have entirely new ways of managing the caries as a disease. In order to be effective, it requires an in depth knowledge of prevention, remineralization and adhesion. This approach requires that you first control caries as a disease, then repair the damage in the least invasive way. A total surgical approach is no longer needed as we are now able to remineralize and heal parts of a carious lesion.

A course for achieving success with direct resin.

Evidenced based research has taught us that caries is a reversible process caused by several risk factors and specific bacteria. Learn how to diagnose and treatment plan using a medical approach to this infectious disease. Learn how and when medications can be used to remineralize a tooth and when to use surgical intervention.

This course will define the categories of restorative materials and list the contents of each. We will discuss the concept of hydrophilicity. In this course we will identify the advantages and disadvantages of each restorative category and distinguish between them. Throughout this course, we will aslo discuss opportunities for development of restorative materials.

The Art of Advanced Aesthetic: Tissue Management

This continuing education module describes a program for non-dental health professionals as presented by pediatric dentists and their staff. The goal of the course will aid pediatric dentists in educating and assisting pediatrician offices that provide infant oral health services.

This continuing education module presents the method and the rationale for the “open sandwich” technique in pediatric dentistry. After reviewing the module, the participant will be familiar enough with the “open sandwich” technique to incorporate this very valuable adjunct into their daily practice.