Northern California Dental Society

Principles of Adhesion to Take Your Practice to the Next Level – Zoom Webinar
2021-02-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ZOOM Webinar
Troy Schmedding
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Principles of Adhesion to Take Your Practice to the Next Level – Zoom Webinar Troy Schmedding, DDS
Dentists are faced with many challenges when implementing adhesive dentistry into their day to day direct and indirect restorations. Dr. Schmedding’s lecture will include the most recent information on bonding agents as well as utilization of bulk fill materials to help achieve predictable results in a time-saving manner. Cementation protocols of non-metal-based indirect restorations will be discussed to help alleviate the confusion that lies between silica-based ceramics and non-silica-based ceramics. Advanced adhesion techniques can be implemented on a daily basis to help improve your outcomes and grow your confidence in minimally invasive dentistry. You will learn:

The latest bulk fill products and the best utilization
An understanding of the world of today’s ceramics
Predictable adhesion techniques to take back your practice.
Temporization techniques for non-retentive preparations

Exploring and Managing Communication Behavior – ZOOM Webinar
2020-11-06 09:00 - 12:00
Steve Swafford
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Exploring and Managing Communication Behavior – ZOOM Webinar (3 CE) Steve Swafford
This course is a ZOOM Webinar, prior registration is required. In this session, you will discover your individual behavior and conflict styles and how this affects communication within your practice. Focus will be on identifying behavior styles in others and learning to communicate with behavior style in mind. Author Peter Senge’s concepts of “Ladder of Inference” and “mental models” will be used to illustrate the lenses leaders look through when communicating and making decisions. Values will also be discussed and used to illustrate the differences leaders bring to the team.
Learning:

Learn how to identify behavior styles in others and how to communicate them.
Understand the differences leaders bring to the team.
Identify different conflict styles for co-workers and how this impacts the patient experience.

Nuts & Bolts of Veneers – ZOOM Webinar
2020-10-16 09:00 - 12:00
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Nuts & Bolts of Veneers – ZOOM Webinar (3 CE)
Todd Snyder
This course is a ZOOM Webinar, you must have prior registration to participate. The consumer’s interest in cosmetic dentistry is increasing every year with billions of dollars being spent to obtain a perfect smile. The ability to place believable porcelain veneers is crucial to a good cosmetic dental program. The numerous dental products and myriad of materials that are currently available to dentists can yield some incredible results, but can often times be overwhelming and or confusing. Without a blue print and instructions to show the process from start to finish and all the steps in between, it can be quite challenging for many.
This presentation will discuss all of the Nuts and Bolts necessary to fabricate amazing, life-like veneers and when to utilize them. This course will discuss the veneering procedure from diagnosis and treatment planning to preparation, provisionals, try-in and cementation.
Learning Objectives:

Diagnosis.
Proper preparation design and no preparation techniques.
Ceramic materials.
Provisional techniques.
Try-in and cementation.
Legal documentation via photos, models and consent forms.

Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office – ZOOM Webinar
2020-09-11 09:00 - 12:00
Tom Lenhart, DMD, DADBA, FICD, FACD
Tom Lenhart, DMD, DADBA, FICD, FACD / Bay Area Anesthesia
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This course is a 3 hour ZOOM Webinar, prior registration is required. Medical Emergencies can and do happen in the dental office. Preparation and practice, along with reviewing patient’s medical histories and vital signs, will help dental teams assess risk and appropriately respond to medical emergencies. This course will focus on the critical roll of the Dental Team and their roll as healthcare providers during life threatening emergencies.

Cybersecurity and Your Dental Practice
2020-09-04 09:00 - 11:00
George Passidakis
Gustavo Mastroianni
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George Passidakis & Gustavo Mastroianni
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This course is a 2 hour ZOOM webinar (2 CE Credits), offered to Dentists Only, unless prior approval is given to office managers. This course will present the latest data on the Cybersecurity threat facing Dental Practices today. It will also provide practical knowledge and an understanding of the coordinated approach required to protect your practice. It will cover all three areas that must be considered for securing your practice; People, Process & Technology. Regulatory compliance with HIPAA and CMIA will be included. A Cybersecurity Self-Assessment will provided for you to quickly score where you are within your practice.
