PACE Center@UTSD Continuing Dental Education Quick-and-Easy Reg stration 713-486-4028 go.uth.edu/CDE Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 Managing Risks in Today’s Dental Practice: Legally Analyzing Clinical Dentistry Boyd Shepherd, DDS, JD and Laura Diamond, JD Shepherd Diamond Course Description is course will cover the TSBDE acceptable “risk-management” course information to include record-keeping and esthetics. By the end of the course, the participants will have a better understanding of clinical approaches that are acceptable. Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 Centric Relation: Past, Present and Future - Separating Fact from Fiction? Charles Hoopingarner, DDS and Robert Spears, PhD, MS Hoopingarner Spears Course Description e basis of occlusal determinations should be anatomic and physiologic rather than philosophic, evidence will be shown that will allow you to make informed choices for your patients based on structural considerations and scientific principle Various techniques will be demonstrated that will enable you to deliver a higher quality, more predictable service more efficiently and comfortably for the patient. Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 Coronal Polishing Certification Course for the Dental Assistant Harold A. Henson, RDH, MEd, PhD Henson Course Description e eight-hour lecture and hands-on lab/clinical course is designed to provide the dental assistant with the knowledge, principles and skills to perform coronal polishing on patients in your office under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. is course meets the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners requirements for coronal polishing for TSBDE Rule §114.5. Prerequisites required for this course: (1) Letter from dentist verifying/acknowledging participant has two years of dental-assisting experience. (2) Current CPR certification. Friday & Saturday Feb. 10 & 11, 2017 Integrating Lasers into Your Everyday Clinical Practice: Juliana A. Barros, DDS, MS, Charles Hoopingarner, DDS, Shalizeh Patel, DDS & Angie (Mott) Wallace, RDH Barros Hoopingarner Patel Wallace Course Description e program is designed to enhance the practitioner’s knowledge and understanding of lasers’ function and roles in patient care. You will gain an understanding of the science, physics and tissue interaction as they relate to the clinical procedures you will be able to perform. is course meets the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners requirements for extension of duties of dental hygienists for TSBDE Rule §115.2. Educational Grants: For their continued support and participation in our sponsored programs, e University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gratefully acknowledges: PATTERSON DENTAL Friday, February 17, 2017 Baby Boomers and Beyond… Oral Health Issues for the Aging Population Annette Wolfe, RDH, BS Wolfe Course Description Older adults make up one of the fastest-growing segments of the world population. No matter the age, we and our patients still feel like and want to live like our young selves with our teeth fully functional. e goal of this course is to provide the participant an understanding of prevalent oral conditions and concerns affecting older patients. is course includes assessment strategies and therapies to manage these prevalent conditions and help patients maintain his/her teeth for a lifetime. Topics include gingivitis, xerostomia, erosion, caries and dentin hypersensitivity. Educational Grants: For their continued support and participation in our sponsored programs, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gratefully acknowledges COLGATE Friday & Saturday, Feb. 10 & 11, 2017 A Comprehensive Overview of Dental Sleep Medicine: Practical Implementation into a General Dental Practice Paul Levine, DDS & Ron Prehn, ThM, DDS Levine Prehn Course Description is course will cover the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of sleep-disordered breathing. It will discuss in detail the treatment of sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy. is course is designed to satisfy the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners requirements for dentists treating obstructive sleep apnea for Rule §108.12. Educational Grants: For their continued support and participation in our sponsored programs, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gratefully acknowledges 3M ESPE and NONIN Friday, Feb. 24, 2017 9 th Annual Claude L. Nabers, DDS, MSD and Blanche Eaton Nabers Visiting Professorship in Periodontics Perio-Chemotherapeutics: e 21st Century Sebastian G. Ciancio, DDS Ciancio Course Description In the 21st century, every general practitioner and hygienist will be treating more elderly patients than ever before. is program will provide a clinical understanding of both beneficial and adverse effects relative to the periodontal and implant tissues associated with medications the patient is already taking, as well as medications prescribed by the dentist. Educational Grants: For their continued support and participation in our sponsored programs, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gratefully acknowledges COLGATE and DWIGHT & CHURCH Friday, January 27, 2017 Oral Effects of Substance Abuse Ashley Clark, DDS Clark Course Description is course is designed to provide an update on the new types of recreational drugs and to describe the oral effects of substance abuse. You will be provided with tools to help you recognize your potential patients abusing recreational substances. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 Getting Your Patients to Say Yes … Predictably René Schubert Schubert Course Description is session will give you enrollment skills to help the patient understand the difference that treatment will make and the importance to his or her health and life. is course gives the doctor the tools of a master communicator, results that not only make a difference for the patient, but also make a difference in the success of the practice and its bottom line. Educational Grants: For their continued support and participation in our sponsored programs, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston gratefully acknowledges FORTUNE MANAGEMENT