Our Upcoming CE Courses

2024 Schedule of Events

• 11/13/2024 – Understanding PPO Insurance Contract Negotiations
• 10/16/2024 – Digital Workflows in Implant Dentistry: A New Standard for Clinical Excellence
• 6/5/2024 – Oral Pathology in the Pediatric Population, Aiding in Medical Diagnosis: Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease
• 4/3/2024 – Wisdom Teeth Unusual Situations, and Pain Management

Understanding PPO Insurance Contract Negotiations

Date: November 13, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Patrick O’Rourke Founder, CEO Practice Quotient, Inc

Location: November 13, 2024 Webinar

Format: November 13, 2024 Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be able to: describe how changes in the industry that finances the delivery of healthcare may impact their revenue, new patient growth, service approach, and overall business strategy of their practice(s)
2. Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be able to: Identify key words and phrases in contract language that may have an adverse financial impact to their practice.
3. Upon completion of this activity, the learner will be able to: Disseminate information regarding trends identified in the course to the appropriate stakeholders within the practice organization for discussion and/or execution of desired 2 actions in response to respective trends.

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Digital Workflows in Implant Dentistry: A New Standard for Clinical Excellence

Date: October 16,2024

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Anthony Sallustio

Location: October 16,2024 Marriott Courtyard Lebanon 300 Corporate Drive Lebanon NJ 08833

Format: October 16,2024 Lecture (2 CE credits)

Course Description:

With mainstreaming of CBCT’s, Intra-oral scanning, advances in software integration, and laboratory milling and printing, planning and delivery of dental implants and prosthetics reduce traditional frustrations often met by clinicians and ultimately their patients. Understanding these applications also help educate patients towards treatment acceptance. Additionally, studies indicate a reduction in overall cost of care with the digital process. It is eminent that dentists merge clinical skills with the advantages of technology as patients will be expecting this integration in their care found commonly in their medical care.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Anthony Sallustio has been practicing prosthodontics and maxillofacial prosthetics in central and northern New Jersey since 1997. He devotes his professional time to private practice, hospital-based dentistry, and dental education. After completing a degree in Biology at Seton Hall University, he attended the State University of New York, School of Dental Medicine. A four-year postgraduate training followed to complete his prosthodontic, maxillofacial prosthetics, and dental oncology specialties.

Objectives:

1. Intra-oral scanning (IOS)
2. Merging of data from CBCT and IOS into software planning and production of surgical guides
3. Understand diagnostic capabilities from IOS
4. Fabrication of prosthetics on implants with scanning: “Are we there yet?”
5. Single tooth, quadrant, and full arch milling and connection to initial planning
6. Improving case presentations and treatment acceptance with this technology.

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Oral Pathology in the Pediatric Population, Aiding in Medical Diagnosis: Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Date: June 5, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Wollenberg

Location: June 5, 2024 Marriott Courtyard Lebanon 300 Corporate Drive Lebanon NJ 08833

Format: June 5, 2024 Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. An overview soft tissue and bone pathology seen in pediatric dental patients. The discussion will focus on clinical and radiographic appearance, differential diagnosis, and treatment of the most encountered pathoses in children.
2. A summary of oral lesions found during routine oral examination that may be indicative of an underlying systemic disease. By recognizing these signs, the dentist has an important role in early diagnosis and treatment of these conditions.

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Wisdom Teeth Unusual Situations, and Pain Management

Date: April 3, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Olumide Olawoye DDS

Location: April 3, 2024 Hampton Inn Clinton 16 Frontage Dr Clinton, NJ 08809

Format: April 3, 2024 Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. Unerupted 12 year molars due to impacted wisdom teeth.
2. Recognize the clinical features of pericoronitis and manage it appropriately.
3. Understand the indications and contraindications for the removal of impacted wisdom teeth, and how to manage post-surgical complications.
4. Explain the intended role of non-opioid analgesics in the management of acute dental pain.
5. Describe techniques useful in developing individualized pain management, strategies useful in identifying potential opioid addiction, as well as situations which may preclude their use, based on a patient’s underlying medical condition.

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2023 Schedule of Events

• 4/19/2023 & 5/10/2023 – The ALL ON 4 Treatment Concept | OVERDENTURE/LOCATOR full arch treatment option
• 9/13/2023 – Hurts So… Swell!
• 10/18/2023 – LOCATOR the most trusted overdenture abutment is also FIXED

THE ALL ON 4 TREATMENT CONCEPT

OVERDENTURE/LOCATOR full arch treatment option

(2 Part Course)

Date: April 19, 2023 & May 10, 2023*

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Patti Williamson, Olumide Olawoye DDS, Kuwata Dental Laboratory

Location: April 19, 2023 Matts Red Rooster Restaurant | May 10, 2023 Kuwata Dental Laboratory for hands on conversion

Format: April 19, 2023 Lecture (2 CE credits) | May 10, 2023 Hands On learning. (2 CE credits)

Tuition: Complimentary and includes two take away models

Objectives:

1. Marketing and finding the right patients.
2. Presenting Financial options to patients
3. Patient considerations, surgical review, restorative considerations, and records.
4. Restorative review with hands-on-conversion.
5. Attendees will take home a model for their office for treatment options

*Registration Closed

Hurts So… Swell!

Management of Dental Pain and Appropriate Opioid Prescribing Practices

This course was approved to fulfill mandatory training for license renewal

Date: September 13, 2023*

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Thomas Viola R. Ph., C.C.P.

Location: WEBINAR

Format: Lecture (Webinar 3 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. Describe the pharmacological and mechanism of action of opioid and non-opioid analgesics.
2. Explain the intended role of opioid and non-opioid analgesics in the management of acute dental pain, as well as situations which may preclude their use, based on a patient’s underlying medical condition.
3. Discuss appropriate prescribing practices for opioid analgesics to utilize in everyday clinical situations.
4. Describe techniques useful in developing individualized pain management as well as strategies useful in identifying potential opioid addiction and counseling on treatments.

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LOCATOR the most trusted overdenture abutment is also FIXED

Date: October 18, 2023*

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Mark Norwood Zest Dental Representative

Location: Juniper Hill Restaurant, 73 Beaver Ave, Clinton NJ 08809

Format: Lecture 2 CE credits

Objectives:

1. Discuss Locator fixed option for patients. How to upgrade current locator patients.
2. Review parts and pieces, along with tooling.
3. Demonstration of workflow 1^st apt, try-in, delivery
4. Discussion of cost and lab fees

*Registration Closed

2022 Schedule of Events

• 4/20/2022 – Firing PPO’s Without Your Patients Firing You
• 5/18/2022 – Growing Your Practice in an Increasingly Competitive Pandemic Environment
• 9/12/2022 – Simplifying Digital Workflow in Implant Dentistry
• 10/19/2022 – A Practice Owner’s Guide to the Business Side of Dentistry

Firing PPO’s Without Your Patients Firing You

Date: April 20, 2022*

Time: 7:00 PM

Speaker: Ben Tuinei-Veritas Dental Resources | Expert Insurance Analyst

Location: Webinar**

Format: Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. This course is designed to teach doctors and their teams how to eliminate restrictive in-network contracts in a way that influences a high patient retention rate.
2. This course unveils the history of how dental insurance plans gained so much control over the dental industry.
3. How can an individual dentist can free herself/himself from insurance control

*Registration Closes 4/13/2022

**All webinars require registration before attending to receive CE credits. An email is required so we can send the registration link to you. Thank you!

Growing Your Practice in an Increasingly Competitive Pandemic Environment

The Covid-19 Pandemic continues to create many challenges for dental practices today. However, we are finding that it also has created many new opportunities for patient acquisition and elective services. The ‘Great Pandemic Migration’ changed demographics and where patients seek care. It affected the way patients find a new dental provider, the kinds of service they are seeking, their adaptation to communications technology, and the evolution of consumer health care expectations.

Date: May 18, 2022*

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Lori Bernardo RDH Senior Marketing Consultant

Location: TBD

Format: Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. the Pandemic actually created NP opportunities
2. How patients are finding new dentists today
3. New technologies that developed rapidly to meet the way patients and providers communicate.
4. Proven marketing strategies that will direct new patients to your practice.
5. Marketing strategies for elective services-dental implants, cosmetics and more.

*Registration Closes 5/11/2022

Simplifying Digital Workflow in Implant Dentistry

Date: September 21, 2022*

Time: 6:30 PM

Speaker: Dr. Nainesh Desai, Prosthodontist

Location:  Seasons 52 Restaurant, 410 Commons Way, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

Format: Lecture (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. Learn intra-oral scanning technology and the applications for various treatments
2. Confidently scan the Encode Digital Healing Abutment
3. The digital workflow to streamline patient chair time and overall patient experience with the ease of use of Encode and Scanning Software

*Registration Closes 9/14/2022

A Practice Owner’s Guide to the Business Side of Dentistry

Date: October 21, 2022*

Time: 6:00 PM

Speaker: Casey Hiers Four Quadrant Advisory

Location: TBD

Format: Lecture / Webinar* (2 CE credits)

Objectives:

1. Uncover the biggest challenges in dentistry
2. Identify areas that prevent maximizing cash¬flow
3. Discover three areas to improve your practice
4. Hear real-life success stories about your peers
5. Overcome poor insurance reimbursements
6. Realize tax surprises should not be acceptable

*Registration Closes 10/15/2022

**All webinars require registration before attending to receive CE credits. An email is required so we can send the registration link to you. Thank you!