May Course

The Diagnostic Sciences Review

This course will include the latest findings in head and neck cancer. It will include the diagnosis and treatment of contemporarily significant oral disorders. Diagnostic procedures will be discussed as well as the treatment of many disorders.

Upon completion of this course the participants should be able to:

• Recognize the early signs and symptoms of numerous forms of pathology affecting the head and neck
• Describe various ways to biopsy oral lesions
• Describe the diagnosis and treatment of selected disorders affecting the head and neck
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of bone disorders affecting the head and neck
• Describe treatment and its modifications for patients.

6 credit hours/Lecture

Speakers: Bernard Levy, D.D.S., MSD; Li Mao, M.D., Ph.D., ENT; John Basile, D.D.S., DMSC; Timothy Meiller, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Mark Scheper, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: University of Maryland Dental School
                  650 West Baltimore Street, Ground Level
                  Baltimore, MD 21201

Tuition: Early bird pricing on or before May 1, 2010
               Dentist: $265.00

               Hygienist/Auxiliary: $170.00

               General pricing on or after May 2, 2010
               Dentist: $295.00

               Hygienist/Auxiliary: $200.00

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June Course

Treating Class II Cases in Class I Time: Latest Advances in Fixed Functional Therapy with the Advanc Sync Appliance

Course Outline:

• Are All Fixed Functional Therapeutic Regimens The Same? - A Review
• Literature Review of Herbst Appliance Therapy
• The Advanc Sync Appliance: Full Bracketed Orthodontic Treatment Simultaneously with Dentofacial Orthopedics, Saving 6 -9 Months of Treatment Time
• The Dischinger Protocols - Nearly 30 Years of Clinical Application
• Step-by-Step Case Management Presentations
• Question & Answer Period 

Speaker: Dr. Terry Dischinger

Date: Friday, June 11, 2010

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location:  University of Maryland Dental School
                   650 West Baltimore Street, Ground Level
                   Baltimore, MD 21201

Tuition: Lunch and course materials are included
Orthodontist.............$300                              UMDS Alumnus......................$250

Staff...........................$125                              Orthodontic Resident...............$50

Faculty......................$150                               Non-Orthodontidt....................$475

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June Course

Implants and Esthetics: A Treatment plan and template driven surgical and restorative guided outcome

Upon completion of this course the participants should be able to:

• Discuss views of esthetics
• Review the relation of tooth size and shape to anterior esthetics
• Evaluate restorative and surgical space
• Upgrade treatment planning modalities and skills that can be immediately integrated into a practice
• Learn to fabricate a radiographic diagnostic template
• Discuss the impact of guided bone and tissue regeneration as it relates to a treatment plan
• Discuss an uncomplicated method to document work and present a treatment plan to a patient
• Discuss the latest technology in CAD/CAM restorations that offered improved esthetics 

Speaker: Dr. Bob Bagoff

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010

Time: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: University of Maryland Dental School
                  650 West Baltimore Street, Ground Level
                  Baltimore, MD 21201

Tuition: Early bird pricing on or before May 28, 2010
               UMDS Alumnus: $359.00

               Non-Alumnus: $509.00

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June Course

Practice Logic: Be Informed before You Perform

Getting tired of a cookbook approach to treatment? This hands-on, interactive workshop will introduce cutting-edge technology with new treatment approaches that will enable you to maximize patient care and decrease personal burnout. Key topic areas will include: hand and power instrumentation, gaining access to challenging areas, new designs in debridement instruments, sharpening techniques, magnifcation and visual enhancement, ergonomics and implant care. Participants will be exposed to dental school simulation lab while acquiring hands-on experience of the information gathered during the morning session.

Upon completion of this course the participants should be able to:

• Experience how new designs in debridement instruments, visual enhancement, ergonomics and fiber optic technology can enhance the delivery of patient care
• Identify the specific features of periodontal instruments that provide improved acess and effective adaptation for difficult to reach areas
• Recognize how treatment area organization, instrument selection. sharpening techniques, casette packaging and other logistical abd peak performance concepts can enhance effective patient care delivery
• Incorporate techniques to preserve the integrity of implants through effective instrumentation and the integration of desirable home-care aids

Speakers: Lisa Bress, RDH, MS; MaryAnn T. Schneiderman, RDH, MS; Janet Weber, RDH, MEd

Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: University of Maryland Dental School
                  650 West Baltimore Street, Ground Level
                  Baltimore, MD 21201

Tuition: 
               UMDS Alumnus: $185.00

Early bird pricing on or before May 28, 2010

               Non-Alumnus: $200.00

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