Real-World Occlusion: It's Not Just the Teeth

  • Saturday 1/27/2024
  • Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
  • Course Code: 726SH
  • Cost: $375
  • Room Location: BCEC Room 152
  • Credits: 3 CE Hours
SORRY, THIS COURSE IS SOLD OUT!
speaker
Chad Anderson, DMD, MS is a research instructor in the department of prosthodontics and operative dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He maintains three private practices in Fresno, CA, and will be opening a fourth practice in Boston, MA.
speaker
Gerard Kugel, DMD, MS, PhD is an associate dean of research and a professor of at the department of prosthodontics and operative dentistry at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He also maintains a private practice in Boston, MA.
speaker
Noshir Mehta, DMD is the associate dean of Global Relations, professor in the department of Public Health and Community Service, and senior advisor to the Craniofacial Pain, Headache, and Sleep Center at Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA.

The instructors will bring their clinical experiences to help blend the concepts of esthetics, function, and dysfunction into your everyday treatment regimen. This course will cover a step-by-step guide to 3-D examination of the occlusion, as well as splint fabrication. Attendees will gain experience in record taking for transfer from the mouth to the articulator that accurately records the position you have chosen.

In this course attendees will:
  • Discuss the evidence related to occlusal concepts
  • Review the role of parafunction and sleep disorders on the longevity of dental stability
  • Discover why dental changes can affect occlusal stability
  • Understand how, when, and why to use occlusal splints
  • Gain experience in record taking for transfer from the mouth to the articulator that accurately records the position chosen
This course is also offered on Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00 am, 705SH
Recommended Audience: Assistant, Dentist, Technician

Thanks to Great Lakes Dental Technology for course materials.

OTHER COURSES BY:

OTHER COURSES ABOUT:

ADA CERP

The Massachusetts Dental Society 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.