Courses

Learn to care for anxious and fearful patients using oral conscious sedation. This gateway course is one of our most popular; it provides the necessary training to administer sedation to healthy adults. Sessions are taught by renowned faculty who are also practicing doctors — a Harvard Medical School professor and distinguished practicing dentists — and cover everything you need to know to integrate adult oral sedation into your practice. Class format consists of informative and engaging lectures and discussions. 25 CE hours.

You want to provide your patients with the safest, most-advanced, comprehensive care available. If your state requires you to obtain a permit to offer minimal sedation or moderate enteral sedation, you must meet your state’s oral sedation recertification qualifications. This class fulfills 8 CE credit hours and completely updates and refreshes attendees on the pharmacology and proven DOCS Education oral sedation protocols that you must have to keep your patients safe. You'll have 4 hours of online pre-course study followed by 4 hours live training, either by our Interactive (((Live))) Streaming platform on Saturday afternoon or in-person at one of our live events on Saturday morning. 8 CE hours.

Advances in both dentistry and medicine are constantly occurring and it’s vital for the dental professional to stay apprised and understand developments that may impact patient care. This year there are substantial changes, including the recent fanfare surrounding Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound. It’s clear that dentists will be seeing a lot of these medications, either in treatment for diabetes or as designer drugs for weight loss. Dr. Leslie Fang, MD, PhD, and DOCS Medical Director, presents a comprehensive review of the latest in medicine in Pay to Starve: You Are What You Eat. Discussion includes the newest medication options for diabetes mellitus and weight loss management, their impact on cardiovascular conditions, and the oral complications for patients on chemotherapy or immunotherapy – plus more up-to-date information from the 14th Edition of The Ultimate Cheat Sheets. 2 CE

Learning how to identify whether a patient is a good candidate for oral sedation dentistry is one of the most basic and important steps in practicing safe and effective oral sedation. This course 2-hour CE course will help you build confidence in your patient assessment abilities.

2 CE hours

Sedation dentists treat patients with a variety of diseases. Some of those medical issues, like asthma and diabetes, are commonplace and well-diagnosed. Others, like sleep apnea, are common but go largely undiagnosed. Special dental management is also required for cardiac patients on antiplatelet drug therapy. You’ll earn 4 CE credit in this 3-module course that addresses the treatment of those with compromised health.

4 CE hours

Presented by the world-renowned pharmacology and physiology expert Dr. Leslie S.T. Fang. This course teaches the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioid drugs and includes the practices for pain management in dentistry, regulatory requirements for prescribers and dispensers, and dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients. It is worth 3 CE hours.

Even experienced dentists who administer sedation can feel overwhelmed at times by the patient monitoring process. That’s because of constant changes in technology, guidelines, and best practices. In this 4 module, 4 CE credit hour course, Drs. Fang, Feck, and Silverman distill a library of patient monitoring information into easy-to-understand principles.

4 CE hours