Patients are experiencing more health issues due to the populations increase in blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. This two-hour course will discuss the issues our patients face with medications and their bodies. It will also concentrate on the dangers to the oral health when faced with high levels of inflammation brought on by this syndrome.
Have you thought about how medical and recreational marijuana use may impact you as a practitioner? This course will discuss your possible liabilities in the treatment of patients using this drug. With states legalizing marijuana, it will be challenging to address just how to safely provide dentistry to our patients. We’ll discuss how to make common sense decisions on a topic that may prove to be very challenging in the future. We will also discuss the basic history, method of use, myths, and provide a general knowledge of this complex and ever-changing topic.
What do you know about this tobacco-like product? This 1-hour course discusses the history, current devices, ingredients, flavoring, physical dangers and the impact vaping is having on health and the oral cavity. We’ll also discover the Food and Drug Administration’s rules and current concerns over the significant increase in teen-use of these popular electronic devices.
This prevalent condition has been linked to several different environmental products and may not be caused only by tobacco use, second-hand smoke, pollution and asthma. Newer studies indicate that medical professionals are at increased risk due to use of disinfectants and the inhalation of bacteria. This two-hour course will discuss causes, symptoms and treatment considerations for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
This two or four hour course is approved by the Nevada State Board of Dental Examiners and can be brought directly to your dental office. We will discuss the Centers for Disease Control Guidelines for Dentistry and subsequent updates regarding proper infection control standards and recommendations. Believe it or not, this class is fun because it involves your participation as well as mine. I like to have everyone ask questions throughout our time together to keep things interesting and germane to you and your concerns.
This hilarious two-hour workshop investigates four basic behaviors that people exhibit consistently throughout their day. Through an interactive workshop, people will discover the four behaviors and learn how to build excellent working relationships with colleagues and clients. I highly recommend all of the office coming along to have a great time and learn a little about themselves and others.
Aren't you dying to understand why people younger and older than you are just not the same? We will break into groups and explore just why this is so. In two hours, you will acquire a stronger understanding of Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen X'ers and Millennials. You'll not only learn to appreciate the differences, you'll develop a more empathetic approach when building relationships with other generations. This is a great team building workshop and will definitely help improve patient interactions.
This three to four hour class fills the void in current continuing educations courses regarding patients with diabetes. I discuss all of the implications involved with this ever increasing condition and what we can do as practitioners to help treat these clients safely and effectively. The course will cover the definition, signs and symptoms, drugs for treatment, physical and oral implications and medical emergencies. I provide a step by step protocol for managing the diabetics' appointment from blood sugar to current health and diet.
After working in a prosthodontic practice for 12 years, I have learned simple techniques to cleaning implants and implant secured prosthetics. This two-hour course is designed to reveal those pointers I’ve learned over the years. This course will discuss different implants and the armamentarium necessary for treatment. I’ll recommend my favorite instruments and play videos demonstrating how I use ultrasonic and hand scalers to achieve excellent results.
Probiotics have gained steady popularity in holistic and conventional medical applications. In two hours we will define probiotics, discuss their history, and cover examples and treatment modalities especially the newer generation “oral” products. I’ll also give examples of when not to use these good bacteria and demonstrate how they work to prevent dental disease in the mouth.