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Updates in Clinical Dentistry - Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove, IL • Friday, July 22, 2022 • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Today’s foremost dental educators are coming to your area to discuss Updates in Clinical Dentistry, a comprehensive program in contemporary oral healthcare. This series of live continuing education events will feature critical and timely content, networking, and career development opportunities.

Updates in Clinical Dentistry will cover a range of vital subject areas, providing attendees with 6 live continuing education credits (plus access to 6 on-demand courses at no additional charge, worth 2 credits each, totaling 12 extra CE credits).
Location/Venue
Program Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM     Registration and Breakfast
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM     Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM     Advances in Digital Orthodontics for the GP • Jeffrey Briney, DDS
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM     Networking Break
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM     Advances in Digital Dentistry and Laboratory Services • Justin Chi, DDS, CDT
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM     Networking Break
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM     Advances in Direct Restoratives • Payam Ataii, DMD
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM     Lunch and Networking
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM     Advances in Dental Sleep Medicine Kalli Hale, DDS
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM     Advances in Hygiene and Prevention • Mark Hyman, DDS
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM     Networking Break
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM     Advances in Whitening • Sean Pierce, DDS
4:50 PM - 5:30 PM     Networking and CE Certificate Pick-up
Speaker Information
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Payam Ataii, DMD
Payam Ataii, DMD, obtained his dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and completed his dental externship at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Ataii serves the dental community and patients as a speaker, expert witness, and practicing dentist in Laguna Hills, CA. He is nationally recognized as a Key Opinion Leader with multiple peer-reviewed publications during 25 years of private practice. A patent holder of an FDA-cleared oral device, Dr. Ataii continues to innovate and invent dental health solutions that help dental practices reap the rewards of modern technology for their patients. He also serves on multiple dental and medical device company boards.

Jeffrey Briney, DDS
Jeffrey R. Briney, DDS, graduated from Indiana University and completed another year of hospital residency concentrating on all surgical aspects of dentistry. Shortly after leaving Indiana, he opened a practice in Beverly Hills working with the entertainment industry. In 1999, he moved to Orange County to establish a private practice Dana Point specializing in many facets of dentistry harmonized with facial aesthetics to bring the most comprehensive oral and facial healthcare to his patients. Dr. Briney also teaches his techniques for many dental companies and has become the Key Opinion Leader and educator for Biolase Lasers, Coltene Endodontics, and Clear Correct Orthodontics.

Justin Chi, DDS, CDT
Justin Chi, DDS, CDT joined Glidewell Laboratories in 2015 after graduating from the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Prior to that, Dr. Chi received his Bachelor of Science degree in dental laboratory technology from the LSU School of Dentistry, and earned his CDT in crown and bridge in 2007. 

Kalli Hale, DDS
Kalli Hale, DDS received her bachelor's degree in biology and her MPH from Texas A&M University. She earned her DDS from the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston. She is a clinical advocate for Vivas Therapeutics and an accomplished airway dentist. She lectures across the country and is an affiliate fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a certified lnvisalign provider.

Mark Hyman, DDS
Mark E. Hyman, DDS is an accomplished seminar speaker who has lectured internationally at every major dental meeting. He maintained a private practice in Greensboro, NC, for 32 years and currently serves as an Adjunct Full Professor and Special Assistant to the Office of the Dean at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, NC.

Sean Pierce, DDS
Sean Pierce, DDS, is a graduate of the Marquette University dental school and attended UCLA School of Dentistry to complete a post-grad internship program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Since opening Pierce Aesthetics in Tustin, CA, Dr. Pierce has received national recognition for his commitment to pioneering advanced technologies. He serves as Key Opinion Leader for Mavrik Whitening Systems and has played a key role in Neocis Robotics. He was recently recognized as a “Top 40 Under 40 Dentist in America” and was awarded a “Top Doctor” award for his excellence in cosmetic dentistry. Additionally, Dr. Pierce founded and operates California Dental Institute, a fully accredited institution that offers comprehensive dental assistant training and continuing education courses.
Credit Information
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 (01/01/2017 to 12/31/2022). Provider ID# 209722.
Cancellation Policy
CE are administered on an hourly basis. Late arrivals/early departures will have their CE certificated attenuated accordingly. 

CDEWorld reserves the right to close registration when an enrollment limit is reached and to cancel, modify, or alter content or speakers for any course if circumstances necessitate such a change. If we find it necessary to cancel a course, a full refund will be granted. All attempts to contact registrants will be made as soon as possible in the event of a course cancellation. 

In the event of inclement weather (such as a snow emergency) or other extenuating circumstances, CDEWorld may be forced to cancel a course. If a course has been cancelled, we will contact participants by the phone number and/or email address provided. You may call or email our office on the day of the course if you are uncertain of a course’s status.

A full refund will be granted to those cancelling (by telephone or email) 48 or more hours in advance of the event. CDEWorld will not be held responsible for any losses due to travel arrangements made by the registrant.

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Learning Objectives
After viewing these presentations, attendees should be able to:
  • Review the state-of-the-art in esthetic and restorative dentistry, from digital modalities to new materials and whitening techniques
  • Discuss the complex relationship between oral health and systemic health, including the the latest trends in preventive care and the role of the dental practitioner in sleep therapeutics
  • Describe advances in orthodontic therapies, with a focus on clear aligner implementation in the general practice
Target Audiences
This course is intended for dentists. No prerequisites needed to attend. All materials needed provided on-site.

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Miscellaneous Information
NOTICE REGARDING COVID-19: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, senior citizens and attendees with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By attending an Updates in Clinical Dentistry educational event you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.

WARNING: Participating in Updates in Clinical Dentistry does not necessarily qualify you to integrate new techniques or procedures into your practice. Dental Learning Systems LLC, expects attendees to rely on their judgement regarding their clinical expertise and recommends further education when necessary before trying to implement any new procedure.