Courses

The Essentials of Monitoring the Sedation Patient is designed for sedation team members in Missouri (minimum of 2) to meet the regulations to qualify for a moderate sedation site certificate. This course also meets the requirements for renewal of the site certificate as set by the Missouri Dental Board. Presented by Dr. Allan Schwartz, DDS, CRNA, and DOCS Education, this course will address the protocols and requirements for monitoring a dental patient undergoing sedation. Team Members will earn 15 CE credits. 

Sedation offers hope to anxious, fearful, and phobic patients. It is safe for most patients and rewards provider dentists with a host of benefits. But it requires knowledgeable patient care and monitoring from the beginning of the sedation appointment until the conclusion. Join world-class educator Dr. Anthony Feck, DMD for an informative DOCS Education course on the important components you and your team need for safe and effective sedation. It is worth 3 CE.

As dental schools teach less and less oral surgery, general dentists need it more and more. In this information-packed course, Dr. Karl Koerner will present ways to do surgery better and faster. How can you begin to offer more “surgical extractions” and other minor dentoalveolar procedures to your patients who need it and want YOU to do it? He will help you address those needs now, and for the long term, he shares a plan to become more competent and confident. Oral sedation is an important part of this. It is worth 2 CE.

Do you know where to draw the line between providing oral sedation to your pediatric patients and when to bring in a specialist? In this 90-minute, information-packed course, renowned pediatric dentist, Dr. Roger Sanger, DDS, MS, and Dr. Steve Yun, MD, an anesthesiologist and pediatric specialist, will provide the framework to answer this question.
You will learn about minimal/moderate pediatric oral sedation protocols that dentists may administer in-office, as well as how to determine when to introduce deep sedation – or general anesthesia – with a qualified, permitted anesthesiologist. It is worth 1.5 CE.

This course consists of 3 modules. You’ll earn 4 CE credits upon completion. Knowledge of the factors that cause complications and failure in fixed prosthodontics enhances our ability to develop effective treatment plans, facilitates success, promotes optimal doctor-patient communication regarding anticipated treatment outcomes, and provides early diagnosis of problems encountered during long-term maintenance.

Learn to identify the different clinical complications that can occur with dental implants in this comprehensive four-part course. Dr Charles Goodacre provides invaluable knowledge including surgical and mechanical complications, soft tissue and esthetic issues, as well as the factors affecting implant loss. Understand how to prevent, manage or minimize implant complications for more successful outcomes in restorative dentistry. It is worth 7 CE.

This course consists of 1 module. You’ll earn 1.25 CE credits upon completion. In order to optimize success with resin-bonded prostheses, it’s critical to understand the factors that cause complications and failure in fixed prosthodontics. This knowledge enhances your ability to develop effective treatment plans, facilitate success, promote optimal doctor-patient communication regarding anticipated treatment outcomes, and provide early diagnosis of problems encountered during long-term maintenance.