2026 Catalog: All Courses

This 4-hour CE course introduces the latest digital workflow options for complete denture fabrication. Participants will compare analog and digital approaches, explore key clinical protocols—including the Reference Denture, Record Base with Wax Rims, and Wagner Try-in techniques—and review essential principles of denture design. Digital scanning workflows will be demonstrated, preparing attendees to integrate digital methods into their next complete denture case with greater accuracy, efficiency, and confidence.

At the completion of this program, participants will be able to:
1.   Describe the fundamentals of digitally fabricated dentures compared to analog dentures.
2.   Explain the Reference Denture, Record Base with Wax Rims, and Wagner Try-in techniques.
3.   Apply techniques to modify master impression trays and finalize a Wagner try-in.
4.   Identify and describe digital scanning workflow steps.
5.   Demonstrate readiness to initiate a digital denture workflow in clinical practice.

Christopher Minke — For follow-up questions, please contact the speaker at chris.minke@avadent.com.

The speaker has no conflicts of interest to report.

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.

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

Must be in the Oklahoma Area

Please Make Checks Payable to: Indian Health Service.

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.