Clinical Dentistry

The course will discuss past, current, and possible future policies that deal with tobacco. The course will also inform participants about the use of pharmacotherapy as it applies to tobacco cessation and information about training opportunities for dental health professionals who wish to learn more about tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy.

Dr. Alonge will guide you through exercises that teach you to become more proficient with surgical instrumentation, routine and surgical exodontia, third molar extractions, and socket preservation grafting. You will return to your office with new skills that will allow you to perform your surgical procedures with greater efficiency and predictability.

The use of CBCT in orthodontics has been a topic of much discussion and controversy, specifically, with regard to radiation dose and public health concerns. Ultra Low Dose CBCT technology is now more than ever a viable and recommended option for clinicians due to the decrease in radiation exposure to patients.  Because of this, clinicians must begin learning to use this technology and become comfortable with the manipulation of and workflow with 3D volumes. 

This course is sponsored by Planmeca.

Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart ceases to pump blood. The victim – unconscious, not breathing, and with no blood pressure – will die unless effective resuscitative efforts are commenced immediately. This program discusses the recognition and management of cardiac arrest emphasizing the importance of basic life support (CPR) and defibrillation (AED) in improving the chances for a successful outcome.

This course discusses the use of radiation within the dental office.  It has been projected that the use of CBCT imaging in dental offices has doubled in the last 20 years.  With this increase in usage, radiation exposure to the patient has also increased.  The increase in radiation requires the dental practitioner to adhere to ALADA, or As Low As Diagnostically Acceptable.  This concept states that the dental practitioner only take images that are required to diagnose a potential problem.  The Low Dose Radiation Protocol can effectively reduce the radiation exposure to the patient, while allowing the diagnostic image to remain the same quality as a regular radiation dosed image. 

This course is sponsored by Planmeca.