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Are you tired of dealing with low network fees?

Have you ever found yourself unexpectedly in-network with a new insurance company without signing a contract?

Most dentists end up in-network through direct contracts, yet fee schedules have remained largely unchanged for 40 years. Negotiating as an individual office might yield a 2-5% increase if you’re lucky.

This session explores what network leasing and umbrella plans are, and more importantly, how to leverage them to achieve a 20-50% increase in your network fee schedules. If your network crown fee is under $1,000, this information is essential.

Learning Objectives:
-Learn how affiliations and network leasing works
-How to utilize umbrella plans
-Managing the Process to Higher Fees

The best implant always begins with a surgeon who understands the principles of healing and surgery, and the design of the implant system. With modern art as a guide, this presentation is full of practical new ways to look at the everyday work of implantology. It will inspire your work and invite you to see things afresh and improve your outcomes.

Art is not necessarily what you see. It is more what you look for. Art has a way of simplifying the complicated. What do you look for in an implant? An implant site? An implant patient? More importantly, how do you look for it? Subtle shifts in perspective can dramatically change what you see and what you do.

Learning objectives: Know your patient. Know your site. Know your implant.
1. Know your patient. The healing begins after the surgery. How do you look at your patient when determining a treatment plan?
2. Know your site. Look at the site with the end in mind. Soft tissue and bone management.
3. Know your implant. Perspectives on design principles and why knowing them matters. Surface. Shape. Threads. Connection.

Presented by Dr. Michael Grossman and Dr. Peter McLellan

More dentists will be retiring in the next 3 years than ever before. Learn best practices for purchasing a dental practice or merging a practice purchase into your existing location. This course is based on experience with 15 practices mergers and acquisitions and current data on the space.

Learning Objectives
-Practice Valuation determination
-Due diligence Deal Breakers
-Identify Red Flags
-Avoiding Pitfalls of Working With Brokers

Presented by Dr. Michael Grossman and Dr. Peter McLellan

Are you a dentist considering buying or selling a practice? Transitioning your dental practice is a major financial and emotional decision that requires careful planning and strategy. In this one-hour webinar, we’ll guide you through the essential pillars of a successful practice transition, empowering you to take control of the process while avoiding common mistakes that can cost you time and money. We’ll break down key transition strategies, from finding the right buyer/seller to ensuring a smooth transition, and discuss how you can navigate the process without relying heavily on brokers.

If thinking about selling, learn how to safeguard the legacy of your practice, negotiate effectively, and maintain confidentiality—all while maximizing your practice’s value.

Key Takeaways:
• The Five Pillars of a Successful Practice Transition: Understand the critical elements you need to ensure a smooth and profitable transition.
• How to Find the Right Buyer or Practice to purchase: Learn how to leverage tools and networks to connect with qualified buyers who align with your practice philosophy and goals.
• Efficient and Cost Effective Due Diligence: Discover the hidden costs and risks associated with using brokers, and learn strategies for taking control of the process yourself.
• Valuing Your Practice Correctly: Tips and resources to assess the true value of your dental practice, ensuring you get a fair price.
• Maintaining Confidentiality and Minimizing Disruption: Best practices for keeping your sale under wraps to protect your practice’s reputation with staff and patients.
• Post-Sale Transition Planning: How to ensure your patients, staff, and buyer experience a seamless handover.

Join us for this informative session and leave with the knowledge you need to successfully transition your dental practice—without falling into the common traps set by brokers. This webinar is designed for dentists preparing for a sale in the near future and those simply looking to better understand the process in advance.

Peri-implantitis is a progressive inflammatory condition affecting the tissues around dental implants, potentially leading to bone loss and implant failure if left untreated. This topic explores the diagnostic procedures for peri-implantitis, emphasizing clinical signs and radiographic indicators. Contemporary treatment methods, particularly laser therapy, will be examined as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical techniques. Additionally, the discussion will cover prevention strategies, including oral hygiene protocols and implant maintenance, to ensure long-term implant success. This conference will cover various aspects of peri-implantitis, from its definition to its treatment, focusing on the use of laser technology. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements and techniques in this field, as well as the outcomes of recent research.

Learning Objectives:
-Understand the diagnostic criteria for peri-implantitis, including clinical signs, symptoms, and radiographic findings.
-Learn updates treatment strategies and evaluate the effectiveness of laser therapy for peri-implantitis compared to conventional surgical methods.
-Learn preventive measures to avoid peri-implantitis, focusing on patient education and maintenance protocols.
-Review clinical cases to discuss outcomes achieved with various treatment approaches, particularly the use of laser technology.

Join us for an in-depth webinar that explores essential grafting techniques to elevate your periodontal practice and interdisciplinary treatment planning. This course covers three key objectives:

1) Understanding different types of grafting techniques and their advantages and limitations.
2) Incorporating periodontal and gingival augmentation into interdisciplinary treatment planning for optimal results.
3) Gaining an appreciation of the benefits of combining periodontal and gingival grafting with orthodontic treatment.

This webinar is ideal for dental professionals looking to refine their skills and optimize interdisciplinary treatment results through effective grafting techniques. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your expertise and deliver better outcomes for your patients!

After a brief introduction on 3D implant positioning related to biological and prosthetic factors, following the most up to date scientific evidence, we’ll deep dive into the implant digital planning. We’ll explain why is so important to determine the position of the implant in the software, according to the prosthetic plan, before the surgery. In fact, the accuracy of the digital workflow can shorten the procedure time thanks to guided implant placement and easier adaption of the provisional in case of immediate loading.

The use of the Artificial Intelligence in specific software can facilitate their usage, minimizing the time that we must spend at the computer, and the number of prostho component that we must keep in stock. The possibility to see the final prosthetic components can eventually reduce the invasiveness through the selection of tilted or reduced diameter implants. It also helps the clinician in understanding in advance if there is any need of soft or hard tissue grafting. It’s important to underline that a deep understanding of the analogic workflow and of the soft and hard tissue management is mandatory before expanding our practice in the digital field. The fundamentals remain the same, it just changes the environment. Beginning probably is not that easy, but after a short learning curve this enhance the esthetic outcome of our implant cases.

Learning Objectives

– Understand the correct 3D implant positioning.
– Be able to collect data for the digital planning of a case.
– How to deal and program the case with soft and hard tissue augmentation.
– Select the correct prosthetic tools in order to minimize the invasiveness.

It is clear that you are seeing an avalanche of patients on GLP1 and GIP Receptor Agonists. They are now the most prescribed new drugs for Type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesitiy.

1. What are they?
2. How do they work?
3. How do these medications impact dental management of patients?

This lecture will be designed to help simplify a protocol for achieving predictable bone regeneration. We will review decision points and areas of concern for cases to help direct challenges encountered. We will review important aspects including material choice, flap design, and membrane stabilization.

Learning Objectives:
• Learn about the basic science and principles related to bone grafting
• Learn about material choice for procedures and why or why not to use certain products in different cases
• Learn about anatomical presentations and how they may affect surgical decisions and flap design