Dental CE Course: Hot Topics in Dentistry 2008

Do you wish you had the answers to specific problems encountered in your private practice?

UCLA's Hot Topics format allows different instructors the opportunity to address current dilemmas that occur in everyday practice and offer their insights, solutions, and rationale. This year, six different speakers will provide you with a comprehensive update on the following:

Topics and Speakers:

Modern Management of Dental Caries
Edmond Hewlett
Dentists have for far too long treated dental caries by restoring the teeth damaged by the end stages of this disease. Evidence-based methods now allow dentists to more effectively manage this infectious disease using a medical model. The presentation will provide overview of the Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) and the associated procedures and devices for minimally- and non-invasive caries management.

Endodontic Diagnosis Made Simple
Dr. Bernice Ko
A patient presents at your office with a severe toothache:Most importantly--Which tooth is it? What tests are necessary, and what do you learn from each test?Will your emergency treatment resolve the patient's pain?This step-by-step approach will emphasize the different solutions that can be easily utilized in a clinical setting to diagnose complicated endodontic problems.

Modern Restorative Dentistry
Dr. Brian LeSage
Diagnosis and Treatment planning in the Esthetic Zone. What to look for, and how to plan for success. This will be a summary on what's important with Smile Design. Techniques, tips and esthetic considerations that have to be taken into account for patient acceptance. Effective tools, including communication, that make the difference between success and failure.

Can you name this Pain? How to analyze long standing pain.
Dr. Robert Merrill
This presentation will show how to treat persistent non-odontogenic toothache, cover topics on medications for chronic pain and discuss post-surgical pain following dental procedures. It will cover the UCLA Protocol for treating TMJ Disorders.

Problem solving tips and effective techniques with Implants
Dr. George Perri
Function, esthetics, and most importantly...predictability will be covered. Problem solving tips and effective techniques, such as: treatment planning, proper utilization of surgical and radiographic stents, and provisionalization will enable you to successfully implement implants in your office.

Anesthesia: Dental Therapeutics & Pain Control
Dr. Christine Quinn
This presentation will include the latest information on antibiotic, analgesic, and local anesthetic use in dentistry. Topics include antibiotics drug interactions, and critical comparisons of local anesthesia delivery systems.