More than 12 million people experience some type of domestic violence each year, according to a 2009 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, and millions more may never report the abuse. Dentists, hygienists, and other dental practitioners are in a unique situation where they may...

Providing quality dental care and treatment is a team effort and each member of the dental team is critically important. The team may work and function under the license of the dentist team leader but each member has a vital role. This course presents strategies to enhance quality care and patient safety...

This course fulfills the necessary requirement for opioid prevention training.  This lecture will review the opioid prescribing and pain management practices in dentistry. The changing landscape in analgesic therapeutics will be reviewed. New regulations, as well as state guidelines,...

This session offers an introductory look at the treatment workflow using digital impressions, cone-beam CT, implants, and restoration planning software. See how the flow begins with digital diagnostics, 3D impression devices, CAD/CAM systems, cone-beam volumetric technology, restoration design software,...

Autism spectrum disorder or ASD is the most common developmental disorder today. With 1 in 68 kids being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, dentists will be treating these patients more frequently. As these patients outgrow the pediatric dentist, the general dentist will be responsible for...

This seminar will provide an update of the most recent CDC infection prevention recommendations and specific state regulations for infection control in dentistry. Infectious disease challenges and prevention strategies will be used to reinforce the application of standard precautions during patient...

One of the causes of the current opioid epidemic in the U.S. may be excessive prescription of narcotics for pain relief by dentists and other healthcare practitioners. This lecture will trace changes in prescribing patterns that may have unintentionally contributed to this epidemic. This course will...

Today there are more medically compromised patients being treated in our offices than ever before. As a result, a more detailed medical history and medical evaluation should be taken prior to beginning treatment. This lecture will describe the essential drugs needed to create a medical emergency kit...

The focus of this course, referring to the AIDS Cascade, is to explain where the oral healthcare team can assist in diagnosis, linkage between medical and oral health, adherence to medical and dental treatment, and retention in care.

This course will present many of the oral complications that result from a stroke and review the modifications in dental treatment protocols and oral hygiene adaptations that are indicated for these patients.

This course is a combination of lecture and class participation on scenario-based medical emergencies that can happen in the dental office.