Our Courses

Until the last decade, orthodontics has been perceived as an endeavor wrapped in the inscrutability of cephalometric x-rays and all those measurements! This will NOT be that lecture! Dentistry has undergone a digital transformation from aligners to custom fixed appliances. While there has been a sea change in how we treat patients, what has not changed is why we treat patients. This means diagnosis comes first, followed by the treatment methodology.

The orthodontic profession must change in stride with all the changes that have occurred in dentistry and remain in lockstep with how dentists plan their cases. The interaction of the two is very important for excellent collaborative care, and this presentation will address contemporary smile design coupled with facial characteristics to “fit the smile into the face.” This presentation will be designed to elevate your good results to great results.

Learning Objectives
1. Learn how orthodontic concepts have embraced concepts from cosmetic dentistry
2. Learn how the checklist system leads to thorough diagnosis of functional and esthetic issues
3. Learn principles of Macro-Micro and Miniesthetics and how it applies to your practice.

In the course, you will learn the difference between default and intentional programming and why it’s the major factor in your success

Learning Objectives:
1. To identify the operating system that you are currently using
2. To understand why you operate from that programming
3. How to re-write your code for your highest success

The use of lasers in has nowadays proven its interest in various specialties such as ophthalmology and gynecology. Approximately fifteen years ago, lasers were also introduced in dentistry, with several wavelengths. This lecture will illustrate more specifically the indications of Diode and Erbium YAG lasers in implantology.

Diode laser is a technology that uses a penetrating wavelength (660 to 980nm), useful for its photodynamic and photochemical effects. Its effectiveness relies on both the inflammatory host’s response and the bacterial etiology in case of infection. Erbium-Yag laser, with an absorbed wavelength of 2940 nm, allows, by its ablative effect, an easy cutting of hard tissues (bone, cement) and soft tissue (gums), as well as a complete decontamination of infected sites in case of periimplantitis for example.

This lecture proposes an update on the indications and interest of lasers in oral implantology.

Learning Objectives:

This course is aimed at general dentist surgeons or specialists in implantology or periodontology. Its objectives are to introduce them to:

1. A comprehensive clinical approach to implant assisted laser dentistry
2. The use of different wavelengths in the treatment of periimplantitis.
3. The indication of each laser effect best suited to the clinical situation.

This course discusses how implementing innovative technology can expand the dental hygiene department to provide positive clinical outcomes and contribute to the dental practice’s overall productivity. We will explore versatile workflow options that allow dental hygienists to work more efficiently and increase case acceptance.

Learning Objectives:
-Explore implementation strategies to develop versatile workflows for dental hygienists to increase overall productivity
-Explain scanning techniques dental hygienists can use during recall visits to contribute to higher case acceptance
-Discuss how the dental hygienist can digitize manual tasks that are more cost-effective and provide a better patient experience

A deep dive into the truth of why Social Media matters to your dental office but more importantly to your patients and prospects.

Together we will make the switch from time vampire to business resource, creating a strong reason why when used correctly it is an important resource for building credibility and authority in your local community.

The end result is that you stand out from your competitors and educate prospects on why they should choose your dental office above all others.

I will show you the following:
• How to match the right platform with the correct treatment.
• How to shine in your community by adding value and not competing on price.
• How to set up your pages properly for the best engagement.
• What does successful social media presence look like and how do I measure the results?

Learning Objectives:
– Learn simple criteria to distinguish between a routine restorative case and an interdisciplinary case
– Learn how to leverage digital workflows to enhance diagnosis and patient engagment
– Learn how to leverage your interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes

Understanding the surgical and restorative fundamentals of implant dentistry is imperative to properly manage cases and grow this side of your practice. The goal of this presentation is to tackle these fundamentals. We will explore what variables to look for at the pre-treatment visit, the surgical plan, proper space requirements, and understanding soft tissue development. Finally, we will discuss proper abutment choice and crown designs.

Guided surgery for implant placement is not a new concept in implant dentistry. Restoratively driven implant placement is a well-accepted and often quoted dogma, when clinicians consider implant positioning. However, guided surgery, which I believe to be the apogee of restoratively driven implant planning and placement still struggles to find wide scale acceptance.

In this presentation, I will put forward the case for computer guided surgery. Discussing the benefits of planning your surgery virtually before going to the patient’s mouth and the clinical advantages of guided surgery. Before looking to the future and how this fast-evolving technology may look.

Learning objectives:
-Learn how planning your implant cases virtually is a benefit to the surgeon, restoring colleague (if different to the surgeon) and patient.
-Learn how using guided surgery protocols can simplify all aspects of implant dentistry.
-Learn how guided surgery can be used to increase profit.
-Learn how patients benefit from guided surgery

Join Dr Elaine Halley to learn how developing a systematic approach to analyzing cases before we begin treatment planning solutions leads to more predictable outcomes. These strategies also provide a framework for discussion with patients which helps to educate and motivate them and opens the door for more comprehensive treatment opportunities. This webinar will cover the key stages of taking a patient from the first visit through to presenting treatment options.

Course Objectives:
-To understand the common mistakes made when treatment planning and how to avoid them
-To understand how to organize and review clinical examination findings
-How to ask questions in a systematic way that leads to enhanced diagnosis
-How to maximize the use of digital technology for patient communication

The key to a successful and thriving practice extends beyond treating teeth in isolation. By looking at entire mouth, we have the ability to provide more comprehensive treatment to create a more stable environment for the patient. This presentation will highlight several principles that are essential for the practitioner to consider in treatment planning an interdisciplinary case. Identifying the criteria to determine the need for multiple disciplines will be explained through evaluation of a clinical case. This treatment planning case presentation will include clinical conditions commonly found in everyday practice. Participants will be shown a simple but effective set of parameters that can be used immediately in their treatment planning process

Learning Objectives:
– Learn simple criteria to distinguish between a routine restorative case and an interdisciplinary case
– Learn how to leverage digital workflows to enhance diagnosis and patient engagment
– Learn how to leverage your interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes

Based on his new textbook series, the COMPLETE Book On Dental Marketing, in this webinar Dr. Phelps will take you through the Attraction stage of the dental marketing cycle. Utilizing Dr. Phelps’ 7 Pillars of Marketing you will learn how to attract the right quantity and quality of new patients to your practice. Learning to become an effective CEO of your marketing department. The lessons learned in this webinar are the same Dr. Phelps’ learned while transitioning his marketing from spending $35,000/month but only netting 60 new patients, to spending 74% less per month and attracting over 300 fee for service patients. A move that helped both of his practices grow by over $1,000,000 each, for two consecutive years.

Objectives:
-Discover the two sides of the marketing coin that you need to master.
-Learn how to identify your target market, really understanding which new patient you want more of this year.
-Create strategic messages that grab your target market’s attention and influence them to want to learn more.
-Use written and visual content that speaks to your target market and targets what stage they are at in the consumer buying cycle.
-Create Offers that don’t discount your services but instead attract a higher quality patient. One who’ll pay your full fee.
-Utilize Dr. Robert Cialidini’s 6 Principles of Persuasion to influence more people to respond to your marketing efforts.
-Learn tips and tricks from the different mediums you can use to find your new patients. From print and online mediums to lead generation, parasite vs symbiote network marketing, to public relations and more.
-Realize the 5 main areas you need to track to verify that you got a positive ROI or “actual” return for your marketing investment.