New England Regional Seattle Study Club 2024
Doctor Program: April 25-27, 2024
“Communication- Treatment Planning Execution- Complication Management”
Ricardo Mitrani, D.D.S, M.S.D | Greggory Kinzer, D.D.S, M.S.D
James Kachmar: Disability Insurance Considerations for Soon-to-be Practice Owners and Young Dentists
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Understanding the difference between overhead expense disability insurance and individual disability insurance
Understanding key terms of disability insurance policies
True own occupation
Non-cancellable and guaranteed renewable
Understanding different riders for your disability insurance plan
Important considerations when applying for a disability plan and where it all fits in for the banks
Robert Westhoven: Practice Finance…and the Other Things They Don’t Teach in Dental School
This course will detail the banking profile of the modern dental professional. From managing the blurred lines between personal and professional finance to aligning your organizational structure with your succession plan, this interactive discussion will highlight key resources to ensure intentional financial results for the private practice entrepreneur.
Topics Covered: Current Economic Market Discussion, Banking Technology, Financing a Dental Business Acquisition, Real Estate Financing, Business Advisory
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Provide private practice entrepreneurs with access to resources to support the needs of their Practice, Family and Future.
Veronika Kreckova: Dentist and Lab Communication: We Can All Do Better!
This course aims to address the challenges in communication between dental offices and dental labs. It will emphasize the improvement of communication and finding mutual understanding to achieve successful outcomes for patients and dentists. Additionally, the course will cover strategies for creating successful outcomes through effective and efficient communication between dental labs and dental offices.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Effectively communicate, prevent communication, and establish clear responsibilities and leadership within a dental lab or dental office
Establish constructive criticism techniques for both parties involved to enhance outcomes
Master the skill of accurately completing a lab script and comprehending the required information for a prescription
Enhance organization abilities and gain a comprehensive understanding of timelines and turnaround times within the dental laboratory
Prosthetic failure can lead to stress, loss of time and money, and loss of patient's trust. When designing any fixed or removable prosthesis, possible future complications need to be examined, risk reduced as much as possible, and patient informed of the complications. It is also important to understand how to manage these fixed and removable prosthetic complications one arise. In this short lecture, we will discuss what to consider when treatment planning, how to foresee possible complications, and how to manage them if it was to occur in your office. This lecture will focus on trying to increase your ability to achieve more predictable treatment outcomes.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
To understand the importance of reducing the patient’s risk for future prosthetic complications
To predict possible prosthetic complications and obtain informed consent
To manage simple fixed and removable complications
To identify when to refer patients to a specialist
Phase I Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment plays an important role in the growth and development of the dental arches in children ages 6-11. Interceptive Treatment can correct many different dental and occlusal issues, often preventing larger diagnoses like impacted canines, permanent teeth extractions and orthognathic surgical procedures. There are many different modalities for treating the transitional dentition. In this lecture, we will explore when Invisalign can be considered as a treatment of choice for a growing patient and the indications for Invisalign First as a treatment option.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Familiarize with the indications for Phase I Early, Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment
Recognize the unique benefits of Invisalign First
Understand the difference between Early Space Maintenance and Early Space Development
Recognize the limitations of Invisalign First
Identify unique clinical indications for Invisalign First
Lean how to achieve Compliance Success with Invisalign First
Taking clinical steps and day to day techniques from the chairside to the laboratory and downstream effects of poor impressions and lab/dental office communication.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Identify impression types and quality as a base for creating successful restorations
Understanding techniques for good resulting impressions
When certain techniques are needed
Methods of impression verification
Attachments and Implant Dentistry have been a challenging topic for many dentists. This course will give dentists a proper understanding of procedures and steps needed to collaborate and create a successful outcome for patients with attachment restorations. Our main objective will be Novalac system by Straumann with a smaller section covering other attachment systems as well.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Novaloc Attachment System by Straumann- Clinical & laboratory protocols
Understanding attachment systems and their similarities and differences
Creating a clear communication between dental office and laboratory on specific system parts needed
Other attachment systems: ZEST, Locator, RTx, Locator fixed
The goal of the course is to discuss, "What really is a bite splint". The theory and use behind the proper bite splint. We will discuss how to take records for a bite splint, how to have it fabricated, and how to deliver the bite splint to the patient. We will then do a live delivery of a bite splint chairside to Dr Adam Saltz so that everyone can see how it is done. You will never think about a splint again the way you do now.
Digitalized workflows have revolutionized implant dentistry. With the assistance of Straumann, learn how to take and utilize intraoral digital impressions in your practice. These scans can improve surgical and restorative workflows and communication with the lab from treatment planning to delivery of the implant prosthesis. Dental assistants are invited to participate in this hands - on workshop.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Take and interpret intraoral scans for their accuracy and clarity
Utilize a complete, Straumann digitized implant workflow
Communicate with the lab and surgeon to enhance the final implant prosthesis
The prevalence of peri-implant disease is increasing as more implants are being placed today. Early diagnosis of peri-implant disease is critical as the disease process progresses rapidly. This course is aimed at providing the knowledge to properly diagnose peri-implant disease and to understand when it is best to refer the patient to a periodontist.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Be able to diagnose peri-implant mucositis
Be able to diagnose peri-implantitis
Be able to identify risk factors for peri-implantitis
After spending 12 years at Harvard University, Shawn Achor has become one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. His research on mindset made the cover of Harvard Business Review, his TED talk is one of the most popular of all time with more than 13 million views, and his lecture airing on PBS has been seen by millions. Mr Achor has lectured or worked with more than a third of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon and the White House. He is the author of New York Times best-selling books The Happiness Advantage (2010) and Big Potential (2018). Mr Achor has now lectured in more than 50 countries speaking to CEOs in China, doctors in Dubai, schoolchildren in South Africa, and farmers in Zimbabwe.
Most business is done under the guideline that if you work harder you will be more successful, and then you will be happy. This formula is scientifically backward. More than a decade of research shows training your brain to be positive first actually leads to greater success at work. In fact, only 25 percent of job success is predicted by intelligence—the rest is determined by your optimism, social support network, and the ability to manage energy and stress in a positive way. Based on his book, The Happiness Advantage, and research studying top performers at Harvard and the world’s largest banks and fortune 500 companies, Mr. Achor explains what positive psychology is, how much we can change, and practical applications and strategies for reaping the happiness advantage in the midst of change and challenge.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Understand the importance of positivity— that brains in a positive state are more imaginative, responsive and flexible.
Recalibrate and move away from negativity, doubt and worry with practices that elevate their daily experience and maximize happiness.
As the use of dental implants has become the gold standard for the treatment of edentulism, this program will present a systematic decision-making approach to the treatment options of the edentulous arch. In addition, different material choices will be discussed. Current literature will be analyzed to highlight the pros and cons, predictability, and limitations of restorative materials used for the edentulous arch.
Adam Saltz graduated from the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he obtained his Master of Science degree and Certificate in Periodontics. He received extensive training and certification in IV conscious sedation during his residency. He completed his dental training at Nova Southeastern University as part of their accelerated dual admission program. While there, he also received a Master of Public Health degree. Dr. Saltz has published in several scientific journals on periodontal and peri-implant disease, digitized implant workflows, and immediate implant placement and loading protocols in the esthetic zone. He also lectures nationally on this topics. He was a finalist in the 2019 American Academy of Periodontology Balint Orban Memorial Program for his clinical research on immediate mplants. He won the 2020 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Kramer Scholar Award for Excellence, presented to the nation’s top overall graduating resident for outstanding character, service, leadership, and academic achievement. Dr. Saltz was recently appointed as an assistant clinical professor at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine and maintains an active practice in South Portland, Maine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Patients with advanced periodontal destruction pose a unique challenge to the restorative dentist. Tooth loss, increased mobility, and severe attachment loss complicate ways to restore a patient's function and esthetics. Systemic health plays an increasingly important role in the periodontal-restorative interface. Arriving at the proper diagnosis and prognosis for patients with poor oral and overall health will improve the way we rehabilitate an otherwise hopeless dentition.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Stage and grade periodontal conditions using the new classification system
Diagnose and prognosticate cases of advanced periodontal breakdown
Identify and manage systemic diseases during dental treatment
Understand how periodontal surgery can be incorporated into prosthetic reconstructions
Digital dentistry has been evolving rapidly over the past few years. However, removable denture techniques have been slower in the adoption of the digital workflow. In this program, efficient and simple techniques will be presented to facilitate the incorporation of digital denture workflow in private practice. Different applications and indications will be presented which are also the foundation for implant-retained and implant-supported prostheses.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Learn how to develop a definitive diagnosis by combining clinical tests, imaging and patient history
A review of common diagnostic pitfalls
Treatment options for the compromised tooth
How to anesthetize a “hot tooth”
Current antibiotic guidelines
Have you found yourself asking "Is this all there is to life?" Or have you had a sneaky suspicion that you are meant for something greater? The poison is in chasing someone else's version of success.
Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy shares strategies for building a business and a life that allow you to bring your higher self to greater contribution and the realization of your dreams. Redefine what success looks like for you without abandoning years of experience and investment. Rediscover that your happiness is the key to success and how to utilize your skills and expertise to amplify your happiness.
Discover the steps to customize and reimagine your business plan. Learn the Three Permissions of Self-Empowerment through which Tarryn launched her scratch-start practice to enormous success in three years. What is the secret? You.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Identify your core values and the power they hold to define YOUR version of success
Explore practices which empower you to follow your passions and boost your happiness
Recognize the power of curiosity and how to tap into the neurochemical cocktail that catapults success
Develop the skills to customize a values-based business plan for living and working in integrity
Double down on your greatest resource: YOU
Soft tissue deformities present unique challenges for the dental team. Techniques to thicken phenotypes, cover exposed roots, and /or increase the band of attached, keratinized tissue have evolved with the introduction of different graft materials. In more compromised situations, a combine perio-restorative approach can achieve both functional and esthetic outcomes. Learning to readily diagnose and treat mucogingival defects will set reasonable clinical expectations and improve long-term health and marginal stability.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Diagnose mucogingival conditions using the new classification using the new classification system.
Identify site, patient, and esthetic-related risk factors for mucogingival therapy
Avoid and manage a variety of problems in mucogingival surgery
Determine need for adjunctive restorative treatment around soft tissue defects
Occlusion has long been thought as a challenging topic in dental education. This course aims to give you the tools that a general dentist will need to understand occlusion to the extent needed in a day to day treatment.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Be able to describe different occlusal schemes and when to use them
Understand mutually protected occlusion and occlusal trauma
Recognize different types of facebows and when to use one
Understand articulator settings and when to use them
Digitalized workflows have revolutionized implant dentistry. With the assistance of Straumann, learn how to take and utilize intraoral digital impressions in your practice. These scans can improve surgical and restorative workflows and communication with the lab from treatment planning to delivery of the implant prosthesis. Dental assistants are invited to participated in this hands-on workshop.
Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:
Take and interpret intraoral scans for their accuracy and clarity
Utilize a complete, Straumann digitized implant workflow
Communicate with the lab and surgeon to enhance the final implant prosthesis
We will be venturing to Andover, MA for a tour of Straumann USA. Special guest lecturers will be joining us that morning for a review on the latest in dental implant surgery and technology. Be sure to register in advance as space will be limited.
A simple explanation of occlusion and why it matters in everyday Dentistry. The understanding of occlusion allows you to practice dentistry in a more conservative fashion. Our patients have a much longer lifespans than the elderly patients of 30 years ago. As practitioners we have to think in terms of dentistry that lasts a lifetime and not just today. Some presentation with open discussion about the issues affecting young dentists in practice today.
