CE COURSES
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CE Credit Information
| Attendance at conference CE courses offer continuing education units for a total of up to five units on June 27, 2008, and up to six units on June 28, 2008, for a total of 11 units for the entire conference. The American Dental Association is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. To verify your attendance for continuing education, you must pre-register for each course you plan to attend and sign in at the course. |
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Attendees will be registered for clinical and practice management courses on a first-come, first-served basis. You will receive a confirmation letter via regular mail indicating the courses for which you are registered. Please register early as courses fill quickly.
After the conference, each attendee will receive a letter via regular mail verifying their attendance. Attendees are required to forward this letter to their respective state boards. Continuing education credits issued for participation in the CE activity may not apply toward license renewal in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of each participant to verify the CE requirements of his/her licensing or regulatory agency. CE credit is not offered for leadership programs on June 26, 2008.
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Order Your New Dentist Conference Recordings Now and Save
Recordings of New Dentist Conference CE courses can be purchased for only $99 at the time of registration. That’s a $50 savings if purchased on site. Experience again and again the outstanding education from this conference in the comfort of your own home or office. MP3 files and CDs available.
Post conference or non-attendee orders can be purchased by visiting www.softconference.com/ada  or by calling 888-711-1138, x222. All orders will be processed following the conference. CE credit is not offered with the purchase of conference recordings.
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Why Dentists Fail:
Uncommon Secrets of Success
That Will Transform Your Practice, Part 1 & 2
 Mr. Steve Anderson
Friday, June 27, 2008
Full-day course: 5 CE Units (M1, M2)
Why do some dentists “make it” and others don’t? While there is no correlation between grades in dental school and success in the real world of dental practice, there are some common denominators of success among the very best. In 20 years, don’t be caught saying “If I’d only have known” as an excuse for practice shortcomings. Learn today what others have taken years to discover about success in dentistry, and life, and you’ll be that much further ahead.
As a result of taking this course, attendees will discover:
- Why the rules of success in dental practice are radically changing and what you can do to stay ahead.
- Four trends that hold new secrets and perils for your success. Will you be the victim or the victor?
- Why today’s consumer is becoming increasingly savvy and what you need to do to adapt.
- Two personal objectives that every team must fight and win to achieve long term success.
- A guide to the personal touch for customized service that will save hours of chairside time and create dramatic improvements in patient acceptance.
- How to create quality patient care that people rave about.
- How to become the recognized practice in town.
- A mistake dental teams frequently make that is costing offices hundreds of new patients each year.
- A revolutionary way to determine the unique direction to take with each patient.
- The four critical factors to consider before making treatment recommendations.
- What every team member must know in order to provide exceptional care.
- Why patients are flocking to a new type of dentist and what you can do about it.
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The Perfect Smile:
The Power, the Passion and the Path to Success, Part 1 & 2
 Dr. Corky Willhite
Friday, June 27, 2008
Full-day course: 5 CE Units (C1, C2)
A smile’s effect on a person’s appearance is more important than most people realize, even by most dentists! This eye-opening presentation expands our appreciation for the value of a great smile. Using case examples demonstrating the latest techniques available in cosmetic dentistry, Dr. Willhite shows some surprising ways patients, and your practice, can benefit. He uses data from some fascinating studies and an intriguing, logical rationale for why the smile is one of the most important elements of the human experience. This course creates enthusiasm for dentists and their team members to increase production of this type of dentistry that more and more people are asking about – dentistry they want, rather than need.
As a result of taking this course, attendees should be able to:
- Demonstrate how our culture’s powerful bias for “good looks” relates to the smile as an essential element of our appearance.
- Discuss how to improve patient’s self esteem and increase production of cosmetic dentistry.
- Reduce insurance dependency.
- Demonstrate what makes a smile look great and smile design principles to wow your patients.
- Discover how to get the most out of a dental lab.
- Communicate the value of cosmetic dentistry with powerful key phrases that motivate patients.
- Discuss teamwork and what methods work best when staff members understand and believe in them.
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Case Sequencing, Part 1 & 2
 ADA-Pankey Education Connection (APEC)
Dr. LeeAnn Brady, Dr. Gary DeWood, Dr. Steve Ratcliff
Friday, June 27, 2008
Full-day course: 5 CE Units (C3, C4)
Restorative success begins with case planning and culminates with execution. In this course, attendees will look at the decision making process in selecting a preparation design, preparation techniques, impression techniques, and restorative matrices that contribute to flawless execution. Helping patients make healthy choices is where partnering together to create beautiful dentistry begins.
As a result of taking this course, attendees should be able to:
- Define the key concepts and dynamics of developing relationships and building trust.
- Discuss the process of setting fees and how this relates to other financial parameters in offices.
- Apply diagnostic and clinical applications of provisional restorations, as well as techniques for making them exquisite in both appearance and function.
- Recognize the role that lighting and visual perception play in your ability to describe the parameters that define the appearance of teeth.
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Preparing for Practice Ownership, Part 1 & 2
Presented by Matsco
Mr. Richard Armstrong, Mr. Joel Harris, Dr. Gregg Liberatore, Dr. Ashish Patel, Mr. William Prescott, Mr. Eric Solomon, Mr. Rick Willeford
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Full-day course: 6 CE Units (M3, M4)
If you’re ready to make the transition from associate or new gradate to practice owner, take your first step by attending this course. Filled with practical information and expert insight, this “how to” course addresses the process of acquiring, buying into or starting a practice. From goal setting and business planning to financial education and preparation, you’ll gain insight into key decisions and necessary steps to take towards entering this exciting new phase of your career. Hear first hand about the experience of starting a new practice from expert panelists.
As a result of taking this course, attendees should be able to:
- Determine whether to buy or start a practice.
- Develop a business plan and financial projections.
- Use market data to assist planning.
- Establish a legal entity and tax planning strategy.
- Finance your new practice.
- Effectively market a new practice.
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Incorporation of Dental Implants, Esthetics and Advanced
Prosthodontics in the Modern Practice of Dentistry, Part 1 & 2
 Dr. Dean Morton
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Full-day course: 6 CE Units (C5, C6)
Modern dentists are confronted with increasing patient demands for implant-based, esthetic and complex prosthodontic procedures. Although U.S. dental schools are committed to providing education in these areas, limitations in time often restrict or deny exposure to clinical treatment of patients with these needs. Recent graduates have, however, an improved didactic understanding of dental implants and esthetic principles and how these procedures can be integrated into daily practice. Improvements in accessibility and quality of continuing education have resulted in implant-based general and esthetic dentistry becoming mainstream. Existing practices are therefore required to update and move forward if they are to remain profitable and efficient.
This course begins by emphasizing the importance of a team approach to esthetic and implant-based planning and treatment. A patient classification system based on the clinician’s level of skill, experience and education will be detailed to help identify which patients suit which clinicians. Particular emphasis will be directed towards esthetic risk assessment and treatment planning for patients with esthetic demands. The incorporation of the latest components and biomaterials will be discussed through everyday treatment of edentulous and partially dentate patients. Lastly, the treatment of complex patients, and future trends and directions, will be discussed.
As a result of taking this course, attendees should be able to:
- Detail pre-treatment patient assessment with specific reference to esthetic analysis.
- Discuss the team approach to implant and esthetic restorations, and define the roles of the restorative dentist, the implant surgeon and the dental technician.
- Identify advanced and complex patients through application of a detailed patient classification system.
- Discuss why implant and esthetic treatment may be considered difficult, and why esthetic outcomes may be compromised.
- Communicate the desired 3-D position of implants from an esthetic and functional perspective throughout appropriate template fabrication and use.
- Discuss implant and restorative options and choices for patients with advanced, complex and esthetic needs.
- Discuss and describe currently available, evidence-based clinical options for treating a range of patients.
- Identify esthetic parameters and relate these to treatment risk.
- Choose the appropriate implant and abutment for individual esthetic and/or complex restorations.
- Discuss the biologic basis for bone and esthetic tissue integration.
- Describe the need for (and methods for fabrication of) contoured provisional restorations and customized impressions.
- Understand and be able to incorporate the newest in CAD/CAM technologies into implant restorative treatments.
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Predictable Restorative Dentistry
ADA Pankey Education Connection (APEC)
Dr. LeeAnn Brady, Dr. Gary DeWood, Dr. Steve Ratcliff
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Full-day course: 6 CE Units (C7, C8)
Topics covered in this course include joints, muscles and TMD diagnosis, definitive occulsal therapy, anterior guidance and posterior determinants.
As a result of taking the course, attendees should be able to:
- Define the anatomy and physiology of the temporomandibular joints and muscles of mastication.
- Diagnose temporomandibular and occluso-muscle disorders.
- Apply principles and techniques for designing and creating a stable functional occlusion for patients based on diagnosis, and testing the proposed treatment on accurately mounted models.
- Define the Hanau Quint.
- Identify the concepts of anterior guidance and the role it plays in assuring restorative success.
- Examine the connection between functional parameters and smile design considerations through creating naturally beautiful smiles.
- Connect the role of the articulator in mimicking the patient’s natural function to allow for predictable diagnosis and restorative execution.
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Disclaimer
The ideas and comments expressed during this conference are not necessarily endorsed by or those of the American Dental Association.
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