Today Dental Skills Must Be Constantly Improved Upon; Educate, Train, Learn

Dentists, Dental Assistants, and Hygienists expand your clinical skills and health knowledge with convenient, advanced, wide ranging online or off line courses, exams as well as E-books.

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• Improve your clinical skills.

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Some of the many online and correspondence courses and exams are Featured below are Niche Dental Collaborate is able to provide dentists and dental professionals through our strategic education partner.

For specific information, the most up to date list and the cost of each course and other elements (not mentioned here), click the following link.

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Dental CE Requirements By State  •  Esthetic/Restorative Dentistry Coursework

 
CE Continuing Education Coursework

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ESTHETIC, Aesthetic, COSMETIC DENTISTRY including COMPOSITES, Porcelains and RESINS

• Esthetic Dentistry Utilizing Cerec Technology - Dentist Presenter*

• Esthetic Direct Composites Made Simple - Dentist Presenter

• Esthetic LUMINEERS - Dentist Presenter
 
• Esthetic Restorative Excellence with Inlays/Onlays - Dentist Presenter

• Esthetic Veneers: Preparation and Material Options - Two Dentist Presenters

• Ultimate Esthetics with Freehand Composite Bonding - Dentist Presenter

• Patient-Driven Conservative Esthetic Dentistry
- Dentist & a Certified Dental Technician Presenter 

• PART 1 Functional Esthetics: Predictable Techniques for a Complete Ceramic Rehabilitation
- Dentist & a Certified Dental Technician Presenter 

• PART 2 Functional Esthetics: Predictable Techniques for a Complete Ceramic Rehabilitation
- Dentist & a Certified Dental Technician Presenter 

• PART 3 Functional Esthetics: Predictable Techniques for a Complete Ceramic Rehabilitation
- Dentist & a Certified Dental Technician Presenter 

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ANTERIOR TEETH, ALL-CERAMIC RESTORATIONS

• Anterior All-Ceramic Restorations - Dentist Presenter*
 
• Conservative Esthetic Dentistry-Clinical Challenges - Dentist Presenter


• Conservative Prep for Anterior Porcelain Veneers  - Dentist Presenter

• Creating Exquisite Anterior Provisionals - Dentist Presenter

• Creating Exquisite Posterior Provisionals  - Dentist Presenter

• Crown and Bridge: The Esthetic PFM  - Dentist Presenter
 
• Direct Composite for the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant  - Dentist Presenter

• Art and Science of Direct Resin Restorations  - Dentist Presenter

• Comprehensive Adhesive Dentistry to Restore the Adult Crowded Dentition - Dentist Presenter

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Blog written and Posted by

Dick Chwalek
Marketing Consulting for Dentists

Owner, developer of 
NicheDental.com and NicheDentalCollaborate.com

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Dick is also a co-founder and member of NorthernDentalAlliance.com

ALSO Watch for various offline dental CE opportunities, hands on courses, and seminars near you and cross country.

Michigan Dentist Completes Fellowship Program in Dental Implants

Dental implants save smiles, transform health and rejuvenate lives.

Once you realize how many people loose their teeth by the age of 65 in this country and you quickly understand the value of this service.

I have worked with dental laboratories and implant dentists for over almost 14 years. It still amazes me how many people just don't know about or appreciate what implant dentistry can do for people who have lost teeth, which occurs very often because of untreated gum disease.

Something like 50% of adults 20 and over - who are not considered in poverty have gingival bleeding (HHS Dental Health Data). Bleeding gums are an early sign of periodontal disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults.

When this tooth ravager has had its run of your mouth for more than a few years, the teeth start to loosen and the jaw bone turns to mush. Dental Implants offer the only way back out of this devastating predicament.

Just read a few stories about dental implant patients and then look into the science of this treatment. Then when a dentist says it will cost a couple thousand dollars or so to replace a tooth, rather than balk at the high fee - think about what it will cost you to say good bye to your ability to chew as well as watch in high def your jaw recede farther back than your hairline.

It might bite when your dental bill knocks your saving account for a loop, but think about how no bite is is much worse...

Remember, there is very little need to spend all your health care dollars on Bob Dole's E-D remedy when gumming your food during the next candlelight dinner once again graphically diminishes that see Alice moment.

Also no good reason to plunk down all the green for Joan Rivers' plastic surgery when spitting your dentures into your girl friend's handbag occurs every time a handsome dude across the room winks at you.

NOTE: Of course, if someone has a phobia of toothpicks, it's obvious this blog is mostly barking up the wrong tree about the need for teeth. Inversely that would mean a good bite is worse than a bark.

That is Why Touting Dentists and their Training is PR EVERY Consumer NEEDS To know about. Public Relations for Public Health awareness. Bringing NEW meaning to the old Dental News adage - if it BLEEDS it LEADS to tooth loss.

Blog entry by Dick Chwalek

- Niche Dental Marketing Coach and Communication Consultant

MICHIGAN IMPLANT DENTIST COMPLETES FELLOWSHIP

Traverse City dentist Dr. Brian Klym recently completed the Misch Implant Institute yearlong Fellowship training program. This comprehensive series of post graduate dental courses is recognized as the implant training gold standard.

Founded in 1984, the world-renowned Misch Institute helps set and elevate the level of implant dentistry using a hands-on training approach. Dentists attend classes on diagnosis, implant case planning and patient evaluation, and all phases of dental implant treatment. Each course includes lectures and hands-on laboratory sessions for both removable and fixed prosthodontics.

Dr. Klym started his implant hands on coursework many years ago, receiving a fellowship from the ICOI in 1998 (International Congress of Oral Implantologist). His patients are receiving an ever higher level of care and his continued implant training will help insure long-term, healthy results for his patients.

Actual Patient Results Achieved With Dr. Klym's Implant Dentistry Training:First, Dr. Klym’s patient M. H. had congenitally missing teeth - central and lateral incisor - left side and front of smile. The teeth were moved with orthodontics to make room for placing dental implants, which were restored with 360 degree porcelain veneers. The patient came in with a partial denture, which she had worn most of her adult life.

This type of denture is called a flipper because of the visual effect it produces. In online examples, Dr. Klym provides photos showing how well the gum tissue healed around the implant site.

Another patient, Tom, discussed his implant care: “About a year and a half ago my tooth broke. While it affected my chewing and eating, what had the most effect was how embarrassed I was about missing a tooth. Essentially, I quit smiling. Since I was going to need an implant, I was also glad Dr. Klym had training in oral sedation dentistry.”

After Treatment, Tom commented, “I can chew and eat just like I could before. Even though having the dental implant (with a natural looking restoration) has increased my confidence a lot, I need to learn to smile again.” His dental implant treatment photos are found on NorthwoodDentalTC.com

Brian P. Klym, DDS, is the owner of Northwood Dental in Traverse City. He has certification from DOCS—an oral conscious sedation program, which means he can provide a high level of comfort to his patients during implant treatment. Visit Dr. Klym’s website to learn more about his background and the comprehensive services he provides.

Effective Dental Patient Scheduling: Part 1 of 3

Getting the “most prepared patients” for cosmetic, restorative and implant dentistry in the door is the ultimate goal of the dental office scheduling process. Of course, identifying those patients can be difficult if certain criteria are not decided upon by the dentist and dental office team to differentiate who are the best-prepared patients.

The following information will make the dental patient selection process more effective; thereby increasing new patient numbers for high-end dentistry and improving smile makeover case acceptance.

Dental Care Visit Caller Discovery Process (Part 1 - below)

The "Fully Prepared" Prospective Dental Patient 

(Part 2 - 4/26/09)
The "Unprepared" Prospective Dental Patient 

(Part 2 - 4/26/09)
The "In Between" Prospective Dental Patient 

(Part 3 - 5/02/09)
Dental Patient Communication Conclusion 

(Part 3 - 5/02/09)

Dental Care Visit Caller Discovery Process

The dental team phone answerer must determine – by the questions asked and not asked where the person is at in their appreciation and understanding of high-end dentistry value. It will also be evident by the tone of the voice or by the urgency of the issue – how “far along” the caller is.

Another key element of the discovery process for the dental office phone answerer is listening attentively for what the prospective patient understands about Dr. Dentist Of Dentistry’s expertise and care philosophy (or his/her brand). Has the prospective dental patient build up any trust in the dentist (you) previous to their first dental visit? This is not easy to do, but neither should it be considered overwhelming to accomplish.

The dental office phone answerer must focus on increasing their proficiency and not dwell on individual situations or missed opportunities. Learning from each caller and new patient call situation, taking detailed notes, and asking key questions is more important at this juncture than interacting successfully on each call. Bear in mind that even a partial improvement in scheduling effectiveness can benefit your dental practice, so there is no reason to rush the process.

The caller will often have many inaccurate, under researched and/or naïve perceptions about dentistry. It isn’t efficient or productive for ALL of those questions to be answered during the phone call. The reality is few consumers can be transitioned unless they are prepared at many levels. The phone call is usually an early point in the preparing process especially if dental marketing has been absent from the prepping groundwork.

The scheduling qualifiers for prospective dental patients, noted below, are more important than the specific questions asked of each caller. The new dental patient, phone-answering concepts, discussed below, will help your front desk person understand the caller’s stage of case acceptance “readiness” and manage calls more effectively.

The caller should know they are not calling “a” dentist; they are calling the Dr. Expert Dentist Of Dentistry, YOU! The telephone answerer must understand AND value this distinction to effectively qualify these dental patients.

The caller (prospective dental patient) must be informed of this distinction, understand it and then "qualify themselves" before they are scheduled for a dental appointment. When they get to the dental practice, the new patient should be guided to the most efficient resource for moving up the “prepared” ladder.

Topics Covered in Part Two...

• The "Fully Prepared" Prospective Dental Patient
  
• The "Unprepared" Prospective Dental Patient 
  

Continued - in 4/26/09 • Niche Dental Marketing Blog Post