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DE0075: Billings Area Dental Program Managers Meeting

 
Date: 4/10/2012 - 4/12/2012
Course Status: Completed
Facility: Hilton Garden Inn
Location: Billings, MT
Instructor: Jeffery Nordin
Director: TRAVIS FISHER
Level: Basic
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists
Quota: 10 - 15 students
Tuition: $0.00
Hours: 8.00 (Total CDE); 8.00 (AGD - 250)
Joint Sponsorship: No
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Summary:

“What’s New in Operative Dentistry” is designed to update the general practitioner in the clinical application of modern restorative materials, esthetic dentistry treatment considerations, and current caries prevention philosophies. Topics include caries risk assessment and preventive restorative treatment planning; periodontal restorative interrelationships; dental amalgam and mercury issues; restoration of endodontically treated teeth; dentinal bonding agents; tooth-colored restorative materials; anterior and posterior esthetic restorations; tooth whitening; and other restorative related issues. A preventive, conservative, and integrated disciplinary approach to restorative dentistry is stressed.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss clinical caries management based on current preventive strategies.
2. Explain the current status of dental amalgam and the controversy surrounding the use of mercury.
3. Discuss the mechanics of resin dentin bonding.
4. Describe the selection of materials and clinical techniques for tooth whitening.
5. List clinical criteria for the selection and placement of posterior esthetic restorations.
6. Describe the placement and finishing of anterior and posterior direct esthetic composite restorations
7. Explain the clinical techniques and selection of materials for placement of indirect veneers [touching on periodontal restorative interrelationships].
8. Discuss some of the advances in digital dentistry – with a brief review of systems, clinical techniques, and materials.

Speaker / Presenter:

Jeffery Nordin — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at jeffery.nordin@aol.com.

Disclosure Policy:

It is the policy of the Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, that faculty/planners disclose any financial or other relationships with commercial companies whose products may be discussed in the educational activity. The Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health, also requires that faculty disclose any unlabeled or investigative use of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Images that have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes are prohibited.

None of the faculty/planners for this activity has a conflict of interest, and there is no use of unlabeled or investigative pharmaceutical products or medical devices. No images have been falsified or manipulated to misrepresent treatment outcomes.The educational objectives, content, and selection of educational methods and instructors are conducted independent of any commercial entity.

Accreditation:
The IHS Division of Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

The IHS Division of Oral Health is an accredited sponsor of continuing education under the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the IHS at IHS CDE Coordinator or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org

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Tuition Payment Information:

Tuition Policy:

Tuition must be paid in full 8 weeks prior to the start date of any course. Request for refunds must be received in writing at least two weeks before the course begins. For each refund request, there will be an administrative charge of $100. No refunds will be made to registrants who fail to attend a course. If IHS CDE program cancels a course, then 100% of the tuition will be refunded.