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05/21/24 – 1-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET Endodontics: When to Treat, When to Refer and Post-op Pain Management

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS On average, the general dentist has a 20% failure rate in endodontic treatment. We must be doing something wrong! This course will discuss step-by-step procedures that will give you a more predictable...

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05/21/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Extractions Made Easy

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. In this course you will learn how to extract teeth without causing excessive damage to the surrounding tissue. This course goes through each tooth in the mouth and offers you a technique for...

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05/22/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Oral Lichen Planus: The Difficulty in Diagnosis

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Nancy Burkhart Diagnosis and treatment of OLP with patients who have several types of lesions can be difficult. Determining what treatment modalities to use and how to monitor them will be discussed. New treatment...

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05/22/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Managing Medically Complex Dental Patients

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP Dental professionals must frequently draw upon their knowledge of pharmacology for optimal care of today's medically complex dental patients. However, armed with relatively brief exposure to such a vast...

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05/23/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET TMJ Diagnosis and Treatment: Including Migraine and Chiropractic

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - TMJ and headaches can be challenging to treat for the even the most experienced practitioner. This course focuses on Phase I treatment, including a review of muscles and trigger...

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05/23/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Treating the Aging Baby Boomer Population: From Periodontal Disease to Dementia

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS Older adults are more susceptible to oral conditions and diseases due to an increase in chronic conditions, and physical/mental disabilities including dementia. The purpose of this course is to...

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05/24/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Dental Emergencies & Painless Injections

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick Dental professionals need to be equipped to deal with different forms of dental emergencies to teeth, bone, and oral soft tissues. This course will look at how to assess various forms of emergencies and...

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05/25/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Advanced Myofunctional Topics

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS - This advanced course for both dentists and staff will discuss orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), their causes, their symptoms, and how the dental team can identify and support patients who...

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05/26/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET How Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Other Connective Tissue Disorders Complicate Dental Treatment

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS 3 LIVE CE UNITS - Connective tissue disorders could be more common in your dental practice than you might think. Important for the whole dental team, this course explains how Ehlers-Danlos...

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05/26/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET Dental Fears & Phobias - Easing Patient Anxiety While Reducing Yours

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. S.D. Shanti, D.D.S, M.P.H., Ph.D - At least ten percent of the population has some degree of dental anxiety or phobia. This course aims to empower dental professionals to effectively support fearful and anxious patients,...

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05/27/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Infection Control

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Joanne Conaway, N.D., B.S.N., R.N. - We live in what is referred to as a very mobile society and during the course of any day all of us are exposed to numerous potentially life-threatening organisms. These may be in the...

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05/28/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Clenching: How it Relates to Periodontitis & Periimplantitis

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. We are not curing periodontal disease. The same patients keep coming back with recurring periodontal pockets. We treat them, removed the periodontal pocket, but a year later, the periodontal...

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05/29/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Joanne Conaway, N.D., B.S.N., R.N. - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the description for the physiological causes, symptoms and complications resulting from acid reflux. While acid reflux is only a mild...

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05/29/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Essential Pharmacology for the Whole Dental Team

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP The challenge faced by all clinicians today is to provide safe and effective dental treatment to their patients. This program will present an overview of dental pharmacology so that dental practitioners...

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05/30/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Periodontitis and its Link to Systemic Diseases

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - In this course, we will explore the relationships between the cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation and the possible causal link(s) between oral bacteria/periodontitis...

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05/30/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET The Use of Lasers in Dentistry

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS Dental lasers are now well established in the dental office, and differing wavelengths are creating a host of innovative treatments using various dental lasers. All types of practitioners - including...

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05/31/24 - 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Pediatric Dentistry for the General Practitioner

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Jeanette MacLean DDS Tooth decay remains the number one most common disease of childhood, and there are more children than there are pediatric dentists to see them. General dentists play a critical role in screening,...

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06/01/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Caring for Disabled Patients

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS It is estimated that there are more than 40 million people in the United States who are considered to have one or more disabilities, and they all need proper dental care. These patients are at an...

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06/02/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Clenching: How it Relates to Periodontitis & Periimplantitis

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. We are not curing periodontal disease. The same patients keep coming back with recurring periodontal pockets. We treat them, removed the periodontal pocket, but a year later, the periodontal...

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06/02/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET Human Trafficking: Could Your Patient Be a Victim?

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Nancy Burkhart This course is designed to awaken the dental community to the possibility of human trafficking involving patients seeking care in a dental facility as well as encounters by individuals in your daily life...

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06/03/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Cosmetic Dentistry: Techniques and TMJ Concerns

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS This course will discuss the techniques of effective and quality cosmetic dentistry. We will look at the TMJ's role in cosmetics, as related to proper occlusion to protect our artistry. We will also...

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06/04/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET Endodontic Emergencies: Tips from a Specialist on Treating Dental Trauma

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Marisa Zarchy, DMD - Endodontic emergencies are one of the most common emergencies in a dental office. Taught by an endodontist, this course will cover how to effectively handle traumatic injuries affecting the teeth and...

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06/04/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Endodontics: When to Treat, When to Refer and Post-op Pain Management

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS On average, the general dentist has a 20% failure rate in endodontic treatment. We must be doing something wrong! This course will discuss step-by-step procedures that will give you a more predictable...

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06/05/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Oral Manifestations of Systemic Conditions

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera Brown, D.M.D. Careful examination of the oral cavity may reveal findings indicative of an underlying systemic condition, allowing for early diagnosis and treatment. It is important that our evaluation include:...

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06/06/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Introduction to Sleep Disorders

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - This is an introductory course to sleep disordered breathing in both adults and children. We will review the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea and snoring and factors leading to...

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06/06/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Managing Medically Complex Dental Patients

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP Dental professionals must frequently draw upon their knowledge of pharmacology for optimal care of today's medically complex dental patients. However, armed with relatively brief exposure to such a vast...

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06/07/24 - 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Pediatric Pulp Therapy and Stainless Steel Crowns

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Jeanette MacLean DDS Frequent snacking, not flossing, and unsupervised brushing combined with baby teeth's thin enamel, enlarged pulp chambers, and tight, broad contacts create the perfect storm for rapid breakdown of...

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06/08/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Insights from a Dentist/Psychologist: Improving Treatment Outcomes While Reducing Patient Risk

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. S.D. Shanti, D.D.S, M.P.H., Ph.D - Technical dentistry skills are not always enough to ensure successful patient outcomes. Drawing from her multi-disciplinary background, Dr. S.D. Shanti, who is both a dentist and a...

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06/09/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Extractions Made Easy

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. In this course you will learn how to extract teeth without causing excessive damage to the surrounding tissue. This course goes through each tooth in the mouth and offers you a technique for...

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06/09/24 – 3pm-6pm PT / 5-8pm CT / 6-9pm ET Current Controversies in Dental Pharmacology

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP As in many health professions, controversies abound in dentistry regarding best practices for rendering safe and effective patient care. In the arena of dental pharmacology, the most widely debated...

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06/10/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Infection Control

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Joanne Conaway, N.D., B.S.N., R.N. - We live in what is referred to as a very mobile society and during the course of any day all of us are exposed to numerous potentially life-threatening organisms. These may be in the...

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06/11/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Implant-Retained Crowns, Bridges and Extended Dentures

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. As a growing number of our patients are aging and losing both teeth and bone, it has become very important to be able to identify these concerns and present patients with the best options for...

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06/12/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Periodontitis and its Link to Systemic Diseases

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - In this course, we will explore the relationships between the cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation and the possible causal link(s) between oral bacteria/periodontitis...

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06/13/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Review of Head & Neck Anatomy

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - This course will review the anatomy of the head and neck region. Emphasis will be placed on reviewing the anatomy of the bones, muscles and nerves connected with the...

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06/13/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Restorative Dentistry: Trends and Innovations

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS The advancements in restorative dentistry are mainly due to the innovations in adhesive technology and bioactive dental materials. This course will focus on adhesives for both direct and indirect...

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06/14/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Responsibilities & Requirements of Prescribing Schedule ll Opioids

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera Brown, D.M.D. This course will cover various Schedule II opioids and other commonly taken drugs: amphetamines, cocaine, opioids, sedatives and hypnotics, and alcohol. For each drug, the course will address common...

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06/15/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Introduction to Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS - The Solution May Be on the Tip of Your Tongue - This introductory course will discuss orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), their causes, their symptoms, and how the dental team can identify...

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06/15/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET California Dental Practice Act

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. Every dentist licensed to practice in the state of California is required to take an approved course of the California Dental Practice Act. This Act defines the procedures, activities, conduct,...

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06/16/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Dental Emergencies & Painless Injections

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick Dental professionals need to be equipped to deal with different forms of dental emergencies to teeth, bone, and oral soft tissues. This course will look at how to assess various forms of...

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06/17/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Periodontal Disease and The Oral Microbiome: Their Effect on the Brain

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Joanne Conaway, N.D., B.S.N., R.N. 3 LIVE CE UNITS - What you may not know about oral bacteria. Recent research has shown mouth bacteria has a profound impact on brain and body health. It is estimated 80% of disease...

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06/18/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET Oral Lichen Planus: The Difficulty in Diagnosis

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Nancy Burkhart Diagnosis and treatment of OLP with patients who have several types of lesions can be difficult. Determining what treatment modalities to use and how to monitor them will be discussed. New treatment...

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06/18/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Oral Pathology & Histology Review

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - The dental practitioner reviews many cases of suspected pathology. This course is a refresher course of common oral pathology conditions as well as uncommon. The course is...

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06/19/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET How Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & Other Connective Tissue Disorders Complicate Dental Treatment

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS 3 LIVE CE UNITS - Connective tissue disorders could be more common in your dental practice than you might think. Important for the whole dental team, this course explains how Ehlers-Danlos...

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06/19/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Essential Pharmacology for the Whole Dental Team

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP The challenge faced by all clinicians today is to provide safe and effective dental treatment to their patients. This program will present an overview of dental pharmacology so that dental practitioners...

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06/20/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET TMJ Diagnosis and Treatment: Including Migraine and Chiropractic

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - TMJ and headaches can be challenging to treat for the even the most experienced practitioner. This course focuses on Phase I treatment, including a review of muscles and trigger...

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06/20/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Botox and Dermal Fillers in Cosmetic Dentistry

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS Are Botox and dermal fillers the next big thing in dentistry? Dentists across the country are including Botox and dermal fillers and are able to deliver these new services and compliment the rest of...

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06/21/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Endodontic Emergencies: Tips from a Specialist on Treating Dental Trauma

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Marisa Zarchy, DMD - Endodontic emergencies are one of the most common emergencies in a dental office. Taught by an endodontist, this course will cover how to effectively handle traumatic injuries affecting the teeth and...

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06/22/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Dentistry and Marijuana

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS With the increasing use of marijuana as a medicine and as a recreational drug, it is important for the dentist to understand its use and how it might impact the practice of dentistry. After completing...

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06/23/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Introduction to Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS - The Solution May Be on the Tip of Your Tongue - This introductory course will discuss orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), their causes, their symptoms, and how the dental team can identify...

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06/24/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Infection Control

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Joanne Conaway, N.D., B.S.N., R.N. - We live in what is referred to as a very mobile society and during the course of any day all of us are exposed to numerous potentially life-threatening organisms. These may be in the...

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06/25/24 – 1pm-4pm PT / 3-6pm CT / 4-7pm ET The Use of Lasers in Dentistry

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS Dental lasers are now well established in the dental office, and differing wavelengths are creating a host of innovative treatments using various dental lasers. All types of practitioners - including...

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06/25/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Clenching: How it Relates to Periodontitis & Periimplantitis

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Kenneth Colerick, D.D.S. We are not curing periodontal disease. The same patients keep coming back with recurring periodontal pockets. We treat them, removed the periodontal pocket, but a year later, the periodontal...

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06/26/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Eating Disorders and Popular Diets: Their Effects on Oral Health

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: By Dr. Joanne Conaway, ND, BSN, RN - One of the most common medical conditions that the dental professional will encounter is patients with eating disorders. Eating disorders affect more than 24 million Americans. Because...

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06/26/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Responsibilities & Requirements of Prescribing Schedule ll Opioids

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera Brown, D.M.D. This course will cover various Schedule II opioids and other commonly taken drugs: amphetamines, cocaine, opioids, sedatives and hypnotics, and alcohol. For each drug, the course will address common...

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06/27/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Hey, Spit Happens! Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) and Its Dental Considerations

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP Well over 700 prescription and non-prescription medications have xerostomic side effects, which are compounded when these medications are used concomitantly, as is often the case for our medically...

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06/27/24 – 5pm-8pm PT / 7-10pm CT / 8-11pm ET Treating the Aging Baby Boomer Population: From Periodontal Disease to Dementia

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Virgil Karnatz DDS Older adults are more susceptible to oral conditions and diseases due to an increase in chronic conditions, and physical/mental disabilities including dementia. The purpose of this course is to...

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06/28/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Periodontitis and its Link to Systemic Diseases

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Dr. Vera A. Brown, D.M.D., A.R.T. Provider - In this course, we will explore the relationships between the cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation and the possible causal link(s) between oral bacteria/periodontitis...

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06/29/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Advanced Myofunctional Topics

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Sara Mercier, RDH, BS, MAS - This advanced course for both dentists and staff will discuss orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs), their causes, their symptoms, and how the dental team can identify and support patients who...

$59.00

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06/30/24 – 10am-1pm PT / 12-3pm CT / 1-4pm ET Essential Pharmacology for the Whole Dental Team

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP The challenge faced by all clinicians today is to provide safe and effective dental treatment to their patients. This program will present an overview of dental pharmacology so that dental practitioners...

$59.00

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06/30/24 – 2pm-5pm PT / 4-7pm CT / 5pm-8pm ET Managing Medically Complex Dental Patients

3 LIVE CE UNITS Instructor: Tom Viola, R.Ph., CCP Dental professionals must frequently draw upon their knowledge of pharmacology for optimal care of today's medically complex dental patients. However, armed with relatively brief exposure to such a vast...

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