Practical Real World Dentistry
The River Region Study Club 2017-2018 program highlights topics we encounter in everyday practice, including interesting treatment challenges, regulatory compliance and communicating effectively with our patients and our team.
September 7th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Kickoff Event
Dinner with RRSC Member Doctors
Employment Law
Presenter: Stuart Oberman, Esq.
Lecture - 2.5 CE Credits
In the dental industry, human resources and risk management are some of the most difficult issues today. Course content will help guide dentists through the challenging areas of human resources, risk management, OSHA and HIPAA compliance, malpractice prevention and employment law compliance (state and federal).
October 12th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Capitol Dental Designs
Lecture - 2.5 CE Credits
Black Triangles/Diastema - CaseFlix High Intensity Learning Series
Presenter: Dr. Marcos Vargas
While the success of a restorative treatment in anterior teeth depends on the esthetic integration between soft and hard tissues, direct restorative techniques can be applied to avoid "black triangles" for an optimal result. Participants will receive background and technical information to understand how freehand direct resins and composites can provide an esthetic and conservative approach for closing diastemas.
November 9th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Montgomery Country Club
Lecture - 2.5 CE Credits
Airway Management and the Sleep Apnea Patient
Presenter: Dr. Cindy Adelstein
Participants will be able to begin to screen, evaluate and treat snoring and sleep apnea patients. Recommendations will be discussed on how to integrate this new modality into a busy general practice. Doctors will be better able to decide if the world of medical billing suits their particular needs. Offices will also be able to choose which diagnostic tools are best for their office.
January 18th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Capitol Dental Designs
Hands-on/Participation - 2.5 CE Credits
Encountering Dilemmas with Full Mouth Failing Restorations and Occlusal Destruction: CaseFlix Series
Members will review a Seattle Study Club™ case study of a 67-year-old patient with a long-span traditional bridge with full mouth functional and periodontal breakdown with extensive caries and failing restorations. Treatment plan options will be discussed using an integrated general/specialist approach.
February 23rd
8:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Montgomery Country Club
All-Team Interactive Program - 5 CE Credits
Your Sixth Sense: Understanding the Art of Persuasion, Body Language, and Human Decision Making for improved treatment acceptance.
Presenter: Dr. Chris Ramsey
Unlike anything in dentistry, the elements of non-verbal communication are shown to help dental teams guide their patients toward ideal treatment. As dental professionals continue to improve technically, understanding the elements of the M.A.S.T.E.R.™ program prove to be the largest elements for long term success.
The objectives of this course are to provide participants with the tools necessary to ‘see’ what others do not in everyday communication and a simple understanding of "Body Language" cues which allow for better communication.
March 8th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Capitol Dental Designs
Lecture - 2.5 CE Credits
Single Area Dilemmas: Clinical Challenges Workshop
Interactive discussion in which each participant is asked to anonymously submit 1 clinical dilemma for group discussion and troubleshooting. At the conclusion of the discussion, the study club coordinator will compile a list of the ‘tips and tricks’ for distribution to study club members.
May 10th
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Trammell Periodontics
Participation - 2.5 CE Credits
Live Patient Treatment Planning Session
RRSC Group Participation
Members will experience a multi-discipline treatment planning session firsthand with a live patient and have the ability to discuss diagnosis and treatment options with peers in a non-threatening environment. By the end of this session participants will begin to feel more comfortable treatment planning their own cases while enhancing their case presentation skills.