Our Courses

In 2017, the dental world is full of excitement with all things related to
technology. There are meetings and whole multi-day events dedicated to dental
technology and promoting it’s use in the general practice. The main story on the
front cover of the September2017 issue of Dental Economics is “Evolution of
dental tech (don’t get left behind)”.
The technology available in dentistry is awesome – and so are the price tags!
Careful consideration of all the new technologies for incorporation into a general
practitioner’s office is definitely warranted. However, the latest figures from the
American Dental Association from 2015 show the average income for a general
dentist is $179,960. Before spending tens of thousands of dollars for technology,
it makes sense to boost the income of your practice first. This webinar will show
you how to do just that. Invest only tens of dollars in a low- tech whiteboard to
substantially boost the income of your practice!

Course Objectives

Discover how a simple whiteboard can be used as a powerful tool to:

• Communicate your vision to your team.
• Keep score and make work a game.
• Efficiently control the clinical flow of your day.
• Be a constant reminder of what a great purchase decision you made!

The purpose of the webinar is to review sound surgical management of soft tissues flaps in dental surgery. We will review basic flaps used, instrumentation, and the role of the surgical assistant in flap management, tissue handling, and closure techniques. Once completing the webinar it is the objective for participants to review their current techniques and instrumentation and be able to practically apply the knowledge gained to get excellent surgical results.

Dr Mark Hughes has built the most successful dental practice in London, England, starting from scratch with zero patients and opening its doors for the first time just before the global recession. The Harley Street area of London is home to some of the world’s top medical practitioners, including over 400 registered dentists, within and area less than a quarter square mile! Learn how a practice grew from one dental chair to 9, in the most competitive dental environment in the world.

This 3-part course will give you an insight into how Dr Hughes has built successful practices, covering the key areas of your practice and personal development. Learn the secrets to rapid growth and sustainability.

Part 1 will discuss how important a clearly defined philosophy, set of values and culture is important in every practice. It will focus on the keys areas within your practice that are crucial to help build a successful practice, how to categorize them, score your current performance and then build an action plan.

Course Objectives (Part 1):

–       A Brief History of Practice

–       Values & Culture & Leadership – why is this important?

–       The Pillars of Practice Success

–       The Keys to Practice Success

–       The two most important pieces of equipment in EVERY office.

–       How to ‘Road Map’ your Development

–       How to engage your team to accelerate your growth

• Learn simple ways to outsource dental administrative tasks to increase cash flow in your practice.
• Learn ways to decrease stress by using virtual assistants.
• Learn how to determine if outsourcing makes sense for your practice and your life.
• Learn how to take home several thousand dollars more per month without any additional work and creating less stress with one simple system.

Root canal retreatment is traditionally consider an “all or none” treatment approach. Meaning, all restorative and obturation material must be removed from the entire root canal space of all roots regardless of the individual periapical status. In contrast, surgical endodontics is not viewed as an “all or none” approach. It is a generally accepted that only the diseased root(s) should be addressed via root end resection androot end filling. Knowledge gained from CBCT imaging has introduced a new reasonable treatment option for endodontically treated teeth presenting with post treatment disease. This new concept allows the clinician to make predictable treatment decisions based on the periapical status of an individual root(s) rather than make assumptions about the tooth as a whole. A “selective root retreatment” combines the approach of an non-surgical retreatment with the selectivity of a surgical root resection.

Upon completion of this course, each participants should have a better understanding of the following:

– The current recommendations for root canal retreatment and associated risks.
– The conflict between the root canal retreatment model and the endodontic
surgical model.
– A literature based rationale justifying a more conservative approach to endodontic retreatment.
– The importance of CBCT imaging when determining the presence or absence of periapical pathosis.
– How to use the CBCT image to create a guided precision slot access designed to selectively treat one or more roots of a multi-rooted tooth diagnosed with post treatment disease.

We may be “over retreating” perviously root canal treated teeth that present with recurrent or persistent apical pathology. This presentation is designed to make a reasonable argument using our current “accepted evidence” and logical reasoning to defend the clinician’s choice to approach root canal retreatment in a different way. It is being suggested that retreatment could be limited to a single root or roots clearly demonstrating periapical pathology while leaving the root(s) with no visible or perceived pathology untouched.

This course will demonstrate how intraoral scanning does so much more than simply replace impression material.  Today’s scanning devices are the starting point in our treatment workflow.  They help educate patients, communicate with our laboratory partners, and ultimately allow predictable and efficient dentistry.  This seminar will provide clinical examples demonstrating the power of intraoral scanning.

Root resorption can be a real enigma when diagnosing and treatment planning. Depending on the location and
severity of the resorption, it can dramatically affect the prognosis of the case. There are several different types
of root resorption, but probably the most complicated resorption to manage is the invasive cervical root
resorption. These cases need to be properly assessed. The lines of communication between the different dental
specialties need to be maintained, since the management often necessitates an inter-disciplinary approach. This
course is designed to take the mystery out of diagnosing and treatment planning teeth with root resorption.

Root resorption can be a real enigma when diagnosing and treatment planning. Depending on the location and
severity of the resorption, it can dramatically affect the prognosis of the case. There are several different types
of root resorption, but probably the most complicated resorption to manage is the invasive cervical root
resorption. These cases need to be properly assessed. The lines of communication between the different dental
specialties need to be maintained, since the management often necessitates an inter-disciplinary approach. This
course is designed to take the mystery out of diagnosing and treatment planning teeth with root resorption.

Part 3: CDT Coding for Implants, Oral Surgery and Miscellaneous Services

Correct coding of implant services is critical to prevent revenue loss. When to code for surgical extractions, root removal and the proper record keeping and supporting documentation. Reporting habit appliances and the letters you never use.

Part 2: CDT Coding for Crowns, Build-ups, Endodontics and Periodontics

The correct supporting documentation for crowns, build-ups, root canal therapy and scaling and root planning submitted with claims speeds up reimbursement. How to deal with Delta Dental and Met Life for crown build-ups. Scaling and root planning and the new code, D4346, get paid!