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Dr. John Viviano CPAP vs. OAT: Which Is Better?

Speaker: Dr. John Viviano

Significant bias for use of CPAP therapy to manage obstructive sleep apnea has resulted in a polarized, “one treatment” approach. Real world effectiveness will be reviewed for both oral appliance and CPAP therapies, isolating the most important factor required for effective treatment, and reinforcing the benefits of a collaborative physician-dentist relationship.

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 04/20/2023

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Dental Sleep Medicine Implementation in Practice; Testing Patients

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Speaker: Mark T. Murphy, DDS, D ABDSM, FAGD

This course allows the general practitioner to survey the current landscape of medical and dental treatments for sleep apnea and decide how and if they want to evolve into this life saving arena. Discussed is how and why we should test our patients for sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. Various tests that dentists can and should provide are discussed.

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $18

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 0.75

Running Time: 30 min

Release Date: 03/08/2023

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $18

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 0.75

Running Time: 30 min

The Vital Link Between Dietary Patterns and Oral Health

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Speaker: Drs. Ellen & Sara Karlin

Emerging science has identified several key nutritional components which are essential for oral health promotion and oral disease prevention. Healthful dietary patterns are necessary in order to maintain a healthy dentition and periodontium and to prevent oral infectious diseases. Participants in this course will be introduced to evidence-based science surrounding the impact of whole-food dietary patterns on oral health.

Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, and Cariology

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 0

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 12/21/2022

Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, and Cariology

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 0

Running Time: 1 hour

Sensory Processing Disorder and Dental Care: An Overview

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Speaker: Lea Morgan, OTR/L

Have you noticed an increase in atypical behaviors and responses from your patients? Are you struggling with disrupted visits due to patient discomfort? Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is more prevalent in children than autism, and as common as ADHD. Understanding SPD will help you make adjustments in your practice to increase positive outcomes. This course’s practical overview will equip you to facilitate a more positive dental experience for your patients that struggle with SPD.

Pediatric

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 2.25

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Release Date: 11/14/2022

Pediatric

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 2.25

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Creating a Remarkable Dental Practice: Your Digital Presence with your Website and Online Reviews.

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Speaker: Fred Joyal

A well-executed digital marketing presence is critical to practice success in this day and age. This course covers the foundational aspects, which include your website, how to effectively deal with online reviews, and the importance and proper use of videos.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25h

Release Date: 10/19/2022

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25h

Testing Your HR Armor: How To Identify and Avoid Common Compliance Traps

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Speaker: Grace Godlasky

Every year, lawmakers change dozens of employment laws and regulations at the state, federal, and local levels. As an employer, you must be compliant with ALL of the hundreds of laws that apply to you ALL of the time—or risk lawsuits, fines, and penalties.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 2

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Release Date: 08/05/2022

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 2

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Dental Sleep Medicine Implementation in Practice; Screening Patients

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Speaker: Mark T. Murphy, DDS, D ABDSM, FAGD

This course will allow the general practitioner to survey the current landscape of medical and dental treatments for sleep apnea and decide how and if they want to evolve into this life saving arena. Discussed is screening for sleep apnea in our patients as well as the "conversation" that is needed with the patients that we find are at risk for sleep apnea. Examples of how to screen and conversations are given.

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 04/27/2022

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

4 Ways To Grow Your Orthodontic Practice in 2022

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Speaker: Doug Schatz

Are you looking to make huge strides for your orthodontic practice this year, but aren’t sure exactly how to do so? The experts at Market Hardware have been helping orthodontic practices for over a decade and know exactly what it takes to help Orthotown members reach and attract the right new patients.

Marketing

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Release Date: 02/11/2022

Marketing

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Resin-bonded Fixed Dental Prostheses: Minimally Invasive, Esthetic, and Reliable

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Speaker: Dr. Matthias Kern

This course presents state of the art therapy with resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses (RBFDPs) for single tooth replacement. Following the described principles, RBFDPs fabricated from high-strength zirconia ceramic present a favorable, minimally invasive and less costly treatment alternative to single tooth implants with a predictable long-term outcome.

Prosthodontics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 09/29/2021

Prosthodontics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

Dental Sleep Medicine Implementation in Practice: Why and If You Should Treat

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Speaker: Mark T. Murphy, DDS, D ABDSM, FAGD

This course will allow the general practitioner to survey the current landscape of medical and dental treatments for sleep apnea and decide how and if they want to evolve into this life saving arena. Discussed is why we should treat sleep apnea, including how oxygen is often overlooked as an important nutrient. Basic sleep physiology is explained in detail. The problems with current therapies are detailed, as well as what to look for in dental sleep appliances.

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 09/15/2021

Sleep Medicine

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Herbal Interactions with Medications Commonly Used in Dentistry

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Speaker: Dr. Mark Donaldson

Keeping your patients safe and avoiding herbal-drug interactions is becoming a great challenge every day as more and more of our patients seek complementary, alternative and natural therapies versus our traditional pharmaceuticals. This CE course goes over this in detail.

Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, and Cariology

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.25

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 08/11/2021

Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, and Cariology

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.25

Running Time: 1 hour

Creating a Remarkable Dental Practice: Communication and the Patient Experience.

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Speaker: Fred Joyal

Effective communication has a profound effect on the success of the practice, as does the moment-by-moment experience of the patient. This course goes into the most effective ways to communicate with patients and your team, and how you can use small changes in the details of the patient experience to get big results.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25 hr

Release Date: 07/14/2021

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25 hr

Creating a Remarkable Dental Practice: The Physical Environment

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Speaker: Fred Joyal

This course talks about how you can improve the effectiveness of your practice environment, and especially how you can radically increase the results of your front desk.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25 hours

Release Date: 05/12/2021

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1.25 hours

5 Steps to Practicing Dentistry Pain Free.

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Speaker: Dr. Bethany Valachi

Research reveals 5 key areas that are essential to effectively resolving work-related pain in dentistry. This dynamic, interactive CE course introduces ground-breaking education that can help rejuvenate your love of doing dentistry and ensure career longevity!

Health, Wellness and Ergonomics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 01/13/2021

Health, Wellness and Ergonomics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Solutions To Help Your Practice Thrive in Today's New Reality

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Speaker: Dr. Regina Blevins

In today’s new reality, providers are reevaluating how they interact with their patients to ensure safe yet exceptional treatment outcomes. During this 90-minute presentation, Dr. Regina Blevins will share how she has adapted, streamlined and transformed her practice workflow to ensure her practice not only survives, but thrives.

Orthodontics

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Release Date: 12/18/2020

Orthodontics

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Slop-py Work: Calculating Theoretical Torque Loss Utilizing Rectangular and Square-Shaped Archwires

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Dr. Elizabeth R. Michalczyk, Dr. Noam Green and Dr. Alise Senderak Slop-py Work: Calculating Theoretical Torque Loss Utilizing Rectangular and Square-Shaped Archwires

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth R. Michalczyk, Dr. Noam Green and Dr. Alise Senderak

This course describes a method to simply calculate theoretical “slop,” assuming that absolute archwire stiffness, perfect archwires and bracket slot geometry exist. It explores the relative slop between different archwire options and signifies the importance of forces in a clinical orthodontic setting.

Orthodontics

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Release Date: 12/01/2020

Orthodontics

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

The Dental 401k Plan

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Speaker: Mitchell Tuchman

This article details how dental practice owners can implement and manage a best-of-breed 401(k) plan. This includes methods to achieve lower costs and better returns, and how to reduce personal legal risk for the dental owner/operator.

Financial Planning and Investments

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Release Date: 11/02/2020

Financial Planning and Investments

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

New PPE Considerations for Dental Professionals

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Speaker: Drs. Sophia G. Saeed and Edmund Khoo

This course provides a brief summary and reiterates the importance of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 response. In particular, it refers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines for dental settings.

Paradental and Infection Control

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Release Date: 08/03/2020

Paradental and Infection Control

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Pandemic Response in Dentistry to COVID-19: Best Practices for Re-Opening

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Speaker: Dr. Margaret Scarlett

This course provides the basics of pandemic preparedness and response for COVID-19 with best practices for closing and re-opening of dental practice. Dental health personnel are among those at highest occupational risk for COVID-19. Minimizing droplets and aerosols, while avoiding close, prolonged contact can reduce risks of transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Teledentistry, infection control and other measures are outlined.

Paradental and Infection Control

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 05/13/2020

Paradental and Infection Control

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.75

Running Time: 1 hour

COVID-19 – What You Need To Know

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Speaker: Dr. Michael Glick

The recent COVID-19 pandemic is a disruptive force that will change our personal and professional lives for the foreseeable future. We are trusted healthcare professionals, and our patients will look to us for help and guidance. This presentation will provide information and data that will help oral healthcare professionals alleviate fear and parse facts from fiction.

Health, Wellness and Ergonomics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 04/01/2020

Health, Wellness and Ergonomics

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1 hour

Silent Partners Secretly Investing In Dental Practices of All Specialties

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Speaker: Chip Fichtner, Principal, Large Practice Sales

Learn More About: 1. Why now is the time to understand your practice value. 2. What buyers/partners want, what they don’t want and why. 3. Sell all, or sell part and stay to grow? 4. Who are the various buyers? 5. What are real transaction values, not appraised values?

Practice Transitions

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1

Running Time: 1 hour

Release Date: 05/22/2019

Practice Transitions

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1

Running Time: 1 hour

4 Pillars of Modern Orthodontic Practice Management

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Speaker: Dr. Jamie Reynolds

How outdated or leaky procedures could be costing your practice a fortune.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Release Date: 07/25/2018

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1.5 hours

Negotiating a Lease Renewal for Your Dental Practice

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Speaker: Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield

This course details different avenues orthodontists can take when approaching their commercial lease renewal. If you agree to the same terms and conditions as you initially did with your landlord, you may miss out on numerous benefits.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Release Date: 04/01/2018

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: Free

Cost for Credit: $36

CE Credits: 1.5

Hiring and Developing Your Team the Right Way

Course Discussion
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Speaker: Sheri Kay, RDH

Do you hire based on whether you like the person you’re interviewing? Re-imagine your hiring methods and discover proven approaches to attracting, interviewing, and hiring the talent you want. You’ll build a strategic plan to attract the new people you need, and to maximize the gifts and talents of your current team on the way to achieving your vision for your practice.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1h

Release Date: 01/31/2018

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1h

Real Estate: Real Issues for Starting (and Selling) a Dental Practice

Course Discussion
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Speaker: Charles Feitel

This course navigates the complex landscape of commercial real estate and the dental office, by covering topics such start up offices, lease renewals, and buying or selling. In addition, this course includes information about financing, restrictive covenants, site selection, lease negotiation, permits, building, and opening the office.

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1h

Release Date: 12/13/2017

Practice Management, HR and Accounting

Cost to View: $36

Cost for Credit: Included

CE Credits: 1.5

Running Time: 1h

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