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Sedation Webinar
Live Webinar via ZoomThis 4-hour webinar will review various modalities, drugs and combinations that can be used to provide minimal to moderate sedation in a child or adolescent. Various drug classifications and descriptions of their unique qualities relating to sedation in dentistry will be outlined. Multiple combinations will be presented and the rationale behind choosing the most appropriate cocktail based on the unique patient, their medical conditions and the practitioner will be discussed. A thorough review of various monitors and monitoring techniques will conclude the course.
Fluoride Controversy: What are the Alternatives?
Live Webinar via ZoomThis course will focus on the current controversies with fluoride. Will the high Xylitol toothpastes or Nano-Hydoxyapatite (nHA) containing toothpastes replace fluoridated toothpastes as effective alternatives? Are there effective alternatives to professionally applied topical fluoride, such as casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (MI Paste, MI Paste Plus) or Iodine formulations? Parent concerns and professional ethics both play a part in recommendations to patients. Recommendations and evidence for these recommendations will be discussed.
Dentistry and the Use of Controlled Substances 2025
Live Webinar via ZoomThe abuse of prescription narcotics has reached epidemic proportions across the nation. Both national and statewide efforts to combat the problem affect the practice of dentistry across the nation. This course will review safe and ethical ways to prescribe and monitor the use of controlled substances as they relate to dental care and how to manage dental pain consistent with standards of care.
