Courses

If you need to renew your pediatric sedation dentistry permit, or just update your training, our 7-hour online course offers a convenient, cost-effective way to accomplish your goals. Either our PSD course (25 hours) or a pediatric residency are a pre-requisite to taking this online course. It is worth 7 CE hours.

Nitrous Oxide is the safest anesthetic that you can administer to a patient. This odorless and colorless gas has been used in dentistry since the mid-1800s. This 1.5 CE credit hour online presentation led by DOCS Education's Dean of Faculty, Dr. Anthony S. Feck will delve into the fundamentals of providing safe and comfortable dental care to patients using nitrous oxide.

1.5 CE hour

What does a dentist need to provide minimal sedation safely? At first glance, not much: a proper reading of the state board requirements, basic training, and a pulse oximeter. True patient care, though, requires planning, observation, and clear judgment. In this two hours of CE course, Dr. Anthony Feck teaches you how to keep patients comfortable using minimal sedation protocols.

2 CE hours

Dentists are tasked with delivering a reasonable standard of care to all patients. When allegations are raised against a dentist or their care, Standard of Care Investigators (SCI) conduct an examination and weigh the evidence to determine if a license infraction occurred and requires punitive action by the dental board. In this fast-paced, hard-hitting presentation, you'll learn from an SCI veteran John Dovgan, DDS about the top 10 things that can cause your license to be revoked or suspended. It is worth 1 CE.

A comprehensive training program that incorporates 4-hours of didactic training on medical emergencies and airway management. This course meets Florida’s recently enacted rule: 64B5-14.004 Continuing Education Requirement for active sedation permit holders. It is worth 4 CE.

Medical emergencies in the dental setting are rare, but it’s vitally important to be prepared in the event of unforeseen occurrences. Learn the essential components of an emergency response dental team in this course presented by Jim Bovia, EMT-P. Jim Bovia will share a recording of an actual team training for a cardiac event, while explaining the six positions of a high-performance emergency team. Participants will review the different roles of dentist and team during an emergency and how to practice effective closed-loop communication. It is worth .5 CE.

This presentation will review a simple neuromuscular procedure for making accurate implant overdentures with little to no post-operative adjustments. Contrary to the conventional anatomically designed prosthesis, this advanced concept eliminates the majority of the over-denture problems that dentists have encountered for the last 100 years. Presented by Joseph J. Massad, DDS.  It is worth 1.5 CE.