Updates in Clinical Dentistry - Raleigh-Durham, NC

8:00 - 8:45                  Registration and Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00                  Welcome and Opening Remarks 
9:00 - 10:00                Advances In Pain Management • Jason Goodchild, DMD      
10:00 - 10:20              Networking Break 
10:20 - 11:20              Let's Grow Tooth: Providing an Environment Where Tissues Can Regenerate • Jack D. Griffin, Jr., DMD          
11:20 - 11:40              Networking Break 
11:40 - 12:40              Hard Cases Made Easy: Implant Treatment & Preparation • Isaac Tawil, DDS
12:40 - 1:30                Networking Break & Luncheon 
1:30 - 2:30                  Digital Denture Design: Streamlining Productivity • David Avery, CDT    
2:30 - 2:50                  Networking Break 
2:50 - 3:50                  Indirect Restorative Materials & Techniques • Lincoln Parker, DMD 
3:50 - 4:50                  It’s A Bug’s Life: A Look at Microbial Challenges in Oral and Systemic Health • Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS    
4:50 - 5:30                  Networking and CE Certificate Pick-up

It’s A Bug’s Life: A Look at Microbial Challenges in Oral and Systemic Health – Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS Ms. Betsy Reynolds will discuss the treatment and understanding of microbial biofilm. She will discuss the overuse of antimicrobial agents and the direct correlation to the rise of periodontal disease.

Hard Cases Made Easy: Implant Treatment & Preparation  – Isaac D. Tawil, DDS
Dr. Isaac Tawil will discuss implant pre-op preparation, surgical preparation, and post-surgical management of implant cases. He will cover the basics of implant dentistry and discuss biological comparisons of natural teeth vs. implants.  

David Avery, AS, CDT, TE
Mr. Avery is owner of David Avery Consulting Services, LLC. He is an ACP Alliance Technician. He is well known in the educational arena as he sits on the advisory board of the Pankey Institute, he is the Dental Technology Editor of JERD, and he is the Continuing Education Director, Inside Dental Technology, an AEGIS Communications property.
The speaker has received an honorarium for his preparation and presentation of this program. 

Jason Goodchild, DMD
Jason H. Goodchild, DMD is a 1994 graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He received his dental training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (DMD, 1998) where he still holds a faculty position as an Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine.  He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the New Jersey Dental School in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Goodchild has received additional training in the topics of oral medicine, (specifically providing dental care for patients with special medical needs), oral sedation, dental implants, endodontics, and Invisalign.
The speaker has received an honorarium for his preparation and presentation of this program. 
    

Dr. Lincoln Parker attended Brigham Young University and went on to dental school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a passionate learner and feels he can only provide the best possible dentistry for his patients. As a dentist, he has sought further dental health education from many of the top educators in the country.
The speaker has received an honorarium for his preparation and presentation of this program. 

Betsy Reynolds, RDH, MS
Armed with degrees in the dental hygiene and oral biology, Betsy presents scientifically-based dental and dental hygiene continuing education programs nationally and internationally. Avidly committed to making the dental sciences understandable and relevant, Betsy devotes time and energy to publishing articles and book chapters designed to enlighten and inspire clinicians. Her continuing education presentations include a variety of topics involving the biologic basis for oral and systemic disease prevention, microbiological and immunological aspects of oral disease, implications of stress on oral and systemic health, oralpathological concerns, oral piercing and body modification considerations in care delivery, head and neck anatomy and scientific developments  affecting oral health care delivery. 
The speaker has received an honorarium for her preparation and presentation of this program. 

Isaac Tawil, DDS
Dr. Tawil has received his fellowship with the International Congress of Oral Implantology, and the Advanced Dental Implant Academy and recognition for Outstanding Achievement in dental implants from the Advanced Dental Implant Academy. He has also received an advanced periodontal training certificate from Harvard school of Dental Medicine, as well as, the President's Service Award for his volunteer work in places like Honduras, Tijuana, and Lima Peru. He volunteered his time along with several other dentists to provide dental care and implants to underprivileged recipients. Dr. Tawil is a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association and the New York State Dental Association.

This program will provide attendees with 6 live continuing education credits, plus access to 6 on-demand courses (each worth 2 credits), at no additional charge, for a total of 18 CE credits.

  
Dental Learning Systems is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Approved PACE Program Provider, FAGD/MAGD Credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement (01/01/2013 to 12/31/2016). Provider ID# 209722.