On-Demand Dental Continuing Education with a Dental Lab

National Dentex provides Continuing Education opportunities to thousands of clinicians around the country on an annual basis. We offer a variety of seminars and webinars on relevant topics in dentistry. Check out what programs we have available today!

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Implant Overdenture Overview

Implant overdentures are a great alternative solution for patients who are not satisfied with their dentures and are not candidates for fixed implant prostheses. This course will review indications, treatment planning and execution for single attachment overdentures as well as bar overdentures.

Comprehensive Review of Possible Complications with Implant Restorative Procedures

Sufficient case planning is crucial for successful implant therapy outcomes. However, when restoring implants, clinicians may face various mechanical, biological or technical complications. This course will review potential causes for these complications and outline strategies to prevent repeat failures.

Analog vs. Digital Removable Workflows in Your Practice (2 Part Series)

This two-part series will review foundational concepts for both partials and dentures and will cover analog and digital workflows for both removable products. These courses will also review indications for different materials.

Management of a Compromised Aesthetic Zone

This course will discuss various treatment modalities for fractured, malformed and weakened teeth in the aesthetic zone. The course will highlight the surgical and restorative aspects of therapy. We will present modern concepts such as submerged root therapy with a tooth-borne dental prosthesis, resin-bonded restorations and implant-supported restorations.

Full Arch Implant Prosthetics

Planning and executing full arch fixed implant solutions can sometimes be confusing and complicated. This course addresses some of the most commonly encountered questions and complications with All-on-X restorations. The content will include restoratively driven treatment planning, digital planning for surgical guides and digital restorative solutions.

Building a Healthy Practice with Digital Dentures

This course will provide a guide on implementing digital dentures into your practice. Attendees will compare the workflows of analog denture fabrication with new milling and digital printing technologies. Additionally, we will discuss best practices for using digital dentures to differentiate your practice and expand your client base.

Find Joy in the Journey: Contemporary Denture Workflows

As workflows evolve to incorporate digital dentistry, clinicians can benefit from interweaving components of both conventional and digital dentures. This course will present digital workflows for immediate, copy, reference and traditional complete dentures. The program will also review the evolution of digital denture materials, fabrication methods for more durable, better-fitting dentures and guidelines for delivering dentures in three appointments.

Introduction to Digital Dentures

The growing popularity and rapidly evolving technology of digital dentures have compelled clinicians to explore the associated benefits and challenges. This program aims to provide an overview of all aspects of digital dentures, including indications, materials, workflows and fabrication. Clinicians will leave with the resources needed to start their digital denture journey.

Let's Go Digital!

Patients continue to drive demand for convenience, faster results and a comfortable experience. Digital dentistry helps to answer that call and has become essential to helping patients achieve the health and function that they desire. This course will review the latest digital treatment protocols.

Utilizing the Digital Denture Workflow in Your Practice

This course will explore the analog denture workflow as compared to digital and hybrid workflows. We will also review foundational concepts of denture occlusion, tooth positioning and the advantages of digital dentures. Furthermore, we will introduce a new facial scanning technique that helps us achieve two-appointment dentures.

Increasing Implant Case Acceptance Through Effective Communication

Effectively communicating the benefits and the standard process of implant therapy is critical in gaining the patient’s confidence to undergo treatment. This course reviews implant designs, implant placement and definitive restorations to strengthen the clinician’s case selection and presentation capabilities, ultimately helping to increase case acceptance.

Implants 101: A Technician's Approach for Success (2 Part Series)

This two-part series will highlight key points of the last 30 years of implant dentistry. In this series, participants will learn a 4-step process for pre-surgical treatment planning to help provide predictable results. Additionally, attendees will explore the advantages and disadvantages of different restorative options and will review the steps and considerations for planning and completing a definitive prosthesis.

iTero Digital Workflow for Partially and Fully Edentulous Scanning

Scanning partially and fully edentulous patients has evolved quickly throughout this last year, and we are excited to update you on workflows and key elements to effectively communicate with the dental laboratory. Learn how to develop your own prescription and specific instructions for your digital cases.

3Shape® TRIOS® Scan Path Strategy for Partially and Fully Edentulous Scanning

Scanning partially and fully edentulous patients has evolved quickly throughout the past few years, and we are excited to update you on digital workflows and key elements to effectively communicate with the dental laboratory. Learn how to develop your own prescription and specific instructions for your digital cases.

Digital Workflows for Implant Planning, Placement and Restoration in the Aesthetic Zone

The anterior maxilla holds its own unique set of circumstances when planning, placing and restoring dental implants. Ideal dental implant placement can lead to an aesthetic success or failure. Smile line, buccal bone and tissue profile all must be taken into consideration. This program will utilize a totally-digital workflow to guide the clinician on how to plan, place and restore dental implants in the anterior maxilla to help achieve the best aesthetic outcome.

Treatment Planning And Restorative Steps For Resin-Based All-On-X

This course will cover the use of fixed and removable acrylic-based, full arch implant-supported restorations. We will discuss the critical components of treatment planning, implant placement strategies, prosthetic components and a fixed and removable workflow.

3Shape TRIOS: Advancing Your Knowledge Base

This course will help you navigate scanning crowns under partial workflows, edentulous scanning and will introduce you to 3Shape Trios Excite Apps.

3Shape TRIOS: Taking Your Skills to the Next Level

This course will address challenges you may experience, tips for successful integration and will introduce you to scanning for implant restorations.

Introduction to 3Shape TRIOS: Back to Basics

This course is for first time 3Shape TRIOS users where we will start with turning the system on to running through optimal settings and submitting a single unit crown case. For the best experience, please ensure you are with your scanner as you attend this course

Immediate Full Arch Reconstruction with Guided Surgery and Prosthetics

In this series, attendees will learn how to properly place different stackable guides and prosthetic components, pickup/deliver an immediate fixed temporary bridge and will get a firm understanding of implant placement protocols. Participants will be taught to understand treatment planning, surgical techniques and options for definitive restorations for full arch implant restorations. The course discussion will include details related to case selection, laboratory partnership, team collaboration and will review current literature and technology used in these types of restorations.

Restorative Protocol for the Definitive Prosthesis

This presentation will demonstrate the clinical procedures necessary for fabricating a definitive prosthesis. It will review the steps for the first, second and third restorative appointments as well as discuss what records will need to be taken and provided to the laboratory.

How to Leverage Technology to Increase Production, Quality and Growth

It is common knowledge that new game-changing dental technologies, as well as proven underutilized tools, are key aspects to growing a modern dental practice. Attendees of this course will learn the three stages of technology adoption, coupled with the crucial skills necessary to quickly assess whether a solution is right for an office. This course will also cover how to maximize your office’s technological potential together with how to communicate those benefits.

Using Digital to Grow Your Practice

Today’s patients are more tech-savvy and expect dental practices to provide precision care that is faster, more comfortable and that uses the latest in technology. This program will review all that a digital intraoral scanner (IOS) can provide for your practice, and how IOS workflows can dramatically improve your production, profits and enhance case management.

Prosthetically-driven, Guided Implant Placement and Restoration

A digital workflow can create a prosthetically-driven dental implant restoration and help to achieve an ideal implant and definitive restoration. The goal is to obtain a position that can provide optimal aesthetic and occlusal relationships. This course will teach attendees how to properly capture intraoral scans of edentulous areas and CBCT images, and merge those images together to develop a prosthetically-driven plan for implant placement. Additionally, simple socket grafting techniques will be reviewed.

iTero Element: Advancing Your Knowledge Base

This course will address challenges you may experience, adoption, scan evaluation and correction.

Using Encoded Technology to Improve Aesthetics and Case Management

When taking a digital impression, each implant scan body requires a specific technique. Confirming it is properly seated lays the foundation for the entire case. The challenge is how to create a better environment for the aesthetic solution and meet the patient’s expectations. The Encode Healing Abutment allows for implant coverage, tissue contouring and a method to take a clear digital impression. This course will cover a high- level workflow helping to lead to better aesthetic results that could save a doctor time and money.

iTero Element: Taking Your Skills to the Next Level

This course will address questions you may have after your initial scanning experiences and provide tips for successful integration.

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