The UMSOD Office of Continuing Education offers nearly 400 hours of continuing dental education courses each year. We are dedicated to lifelong learning and want to help you achieve your goals. Check this site often, as more courses are added frequently.

Have a question? Email umsodce@umaryland.edu or call 410-706-2282. We hope to see you at an upcoming course.

• Adhesive Materials and Techniques
  This fast-paced webinar will include a comprehensive discussion of the ever-changing world of dentinal adhesives and light curing instruments.
• Static Computer-Assisted Implant Surgery
  In the past 25-years, imaging and surgical techniques have developed both in accuracy and methodology. While these developments seem to be promising, a more comprehensive understanding is required for proper preparation and execution of computer assisted implant surgery.
• Variants of Normal Anatomy that May Simulate Disease on Conventional and Advanced Images
  This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of the normal variations of the oral and maxillofacial region that may be misinterpreted as pathology. A variety of imaging modalities including two-dimensional conventional radiographs and three-dimensional advanced images will be used to illustrate different views of these normal variants.

• The dark side of the screw: Complication Management in Implant Prosthodontics
  This presentation will provide an overview of the most commonly observed restorative complications of fixed and removable implant prostheses. Risk factors, prevention and diagnosis as well as management options based on current evidence will be discussed. Specific focus will be given in providing clinical tips for diagnosing and managing the most commonly encountered prosthesis-related complications in implant dentistry.
• Systemic Factors Affecting Pain Experience 
  The experience of pain anywhere in the body is influenced significantly by systemic factors including, but not limited to, genetics, nutritional status, metabolic diseases, psychological factors, immunological conditions, endocrine disorders, sleep disorders, and more recently, COVID-19 infection. This 2 hour presentation is meant to enumerate the salient features of systemic diseases affecting pain experience.
• Current Concepts in Dental Sleep Medicine 
  This lecture provides an overview of the current concepts on dental sleep medicine. Participants will learn about the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea, and the role that a dentist can play in the management of obstructive sleep apnea as part of a multidisciplinary team approach.
• Implicit Bias in Dentistry: What we don't think we think 
  This webinar will explore implicit bias and research studies showing the prevalence and potential impact of implicit bias on students' clinical and learning environments. Evidence-based strategies and skills will be discussed to mitigate our own biases and provide a safe and unbiased clinical environment for the patients.
• Advanced Multi-Disciplinary Uses of CBCT Technology 
  Dental Cone Beam CT (CBCT) has been commercially available for more than twenty years. In this course, we will review several emerging multi-disciplinary uses for CBCT beyond its original primary use in dental implant planning.

• Common Lesions of the Oral Cavity: Diagnosis to Management 
  This course will provide a brief overview of those lesions that are common to the oral cavity with a discussion on etiologic factors, clinical presentation, and relevant demographic information that can aid in establishing an accurate provisional clinical diagnosis.
• Trigeminal Nerve Injuries in Dentistry 
  Injuries to the trigeminal nerve branches are a known and accepted risk in dentistry. It is important for practitioners to explain these risks to patients as part of the informed consent process and to recognize and document the presence of nerve injuries. Patients should be treated in a timely fashion or referred to practitioners skilled in microsurgical techniques for optimal sensory improvement.
• Laser Applications for the Dental Hygienist 
  This course will discuss laser applications performed by a dental hygienist in a general practice setting. The use of various diode lasers (Sirona SIROlaser, Gemini, and Picasso) will be discussed including the proper dosage parameters for clinical applications. NOTE: this is NOT a laser safety course.
• The Oral-Systemic Connection – an update
  This course will provide a summary of present knowledge about the connections between oral diseases, such as periodontitis, and a variety of systemic diseases and conditions such as atherosclerosis, respiratory infections, diabetes, and cognitive impairment.  
• Minimally Invasive Dentistry Based on Evidence 
  This course will cover current evidence and evidence-based solutions regarding the main pillars of Minimally Invasive Dentistry: Prevention of carious lesions, minimal destruction of tooth structure, repair of defective restorations, and partial removal of caries tissue.

• Pediatric Dentistry and Opportunities for Digital Dentistry
  This course will provide practical information on applications of digital dentistry from diagnostics to restorations and appliances that can be adopted in your practice.
• I Found an Ulcer During My Intraoral Exam, Now What? 
  This course will focus on developing a process for the clinical evaluation of an oral ulcer that can be used with every case and ultimately lead to the final diagnosis.
• The All-on-X Revolution: A Graft-Avoiding Protocol for Full-Arch Rehabilitation 
  Oral rehabilitation of patients with hopeless dentition or edentulous state represents a therapeutic challenge for many clinicians. During this lecture, the speaker will highlight the absolute surgical and prosthetic variables to be considered for successful outcomes.
• How to Manage Patients Before, During and After Cancer Therapy 
  This course provides a practical clinical guide as to which group of oncology patients need dental clearance prior to their medical treatment and covers some of the most common sources of dental pain for patients undergoing oncological treatment.
• Dental Zirconia Explained, From Porcelain-Covered to Monolithic-Multilayered Restorations 
  Zirconia based dental restorations grew popular in the last two decades. This can be attributed to them being less expensive options and less time consuming when compared to porcelain fused to metal restorations.

• Digital Workflow - Single-tooth Replacement 
  

  This presentation will focus on sound treatment philosophy incorporating the latest technology and digital options. Patient presentations highlighting step-wise planning and treatment will concentrate on clinical situations focused on single tooth replacement with a focus on immediate implants and esthetic outcomes.

• Hot Topics in Dental Pharmacology 
  

  An update on current issues focusing on biologic agents (monoclonal antibodies), pain management and antibiotic therapy.

• Bioactive Materials for Pulp Protection and Pulp Capping 
  

  This presentation will provide a brief overview of the materials clinicians have available for pulp protection, their mechanism of action, and overall success rates of pulp capping therapies in adults.

• Turning Patient Questions into Opportunities: Effective, Evidence-Based Communication for a Covid World 
  

  A conversation with a patient is not an intellectual exercise.  It is an opportunity to deliver specific messages to an interested audience. This course will examine the science of communication and the art of understanding.

• The Art and Science of Endodontic Diagnosis 
  This seminar will review how to acquire a comprehensive history from the patient and methodically and systematically conduct clinical and radiographic tests in order to arrive at an accurate diagnosis.
• Class II Restorative Complications and Solutions 
  

  The go-to material of choice for posterior Class II restorations is resin composite. Despite our best efforts, complications with the direct placement of composite happen—sensitivity, marginal overhangs, chipping, and de-bonding just to name a few. Dr. Brock combines over twenty years of clinical experience in private practice with original research by his team at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry to provide practical solutions to these far too common complications.

• Busting Biofilm: Classic to New Age Solutions 
  Biofilm management is a principal goal of preventive and nonsurgical periodontal therapy.  As part of maintaining optimal oral health, biofilm management requires daily patient self-care in combination with routine professional care for biofilm removal.  As oral health care professionals we must also stay up to date with biofilm removal products that best meet each patient’s needs.
• Diagnostic Tests in Periodontics: Concepts and Applications 
  

  This course aims at presenting a review of periodontal disease progression concepts and the rationale behind some of the markers and biological fluids used in periodontal diagnostic tests. Additionally, basic principles of the biotechnological tools used to detect and quantify these markers are to be presented, along with their relative advantages, limitations, and potential pitfalls.

• Surgical Microscope Enhancing Periodontal and Implant Treatment Outcomes 
  

  This course will focus on the principles and rationale of using the surgical microscope for periodontal and guided bone regeneration, supplemented by case demonstrations.