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Solea Summit Course

Core Training with Solea: Associates
The fundamentals are the building blocks of fun! Learn and practice techniques so you can use Solea with confidence. Gain the knowledge needed behind the 9.3μm wavelength to integrate it seamlessly into your everyday practice. This certification class will start from turning the laser on to basic laser safety. You’ll get ample hands-on opportunities to practice hard and soft tissue procedures on extracted molars and pig jaws.

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Crown Lengthening: Leveraging Technology to Create Optimal Results
This class will provide participants with a comprehensive ‘how to’ for both functional and aesthetic crown lengthening, including case selection, coding, diagnosis, treatment planning (incorporating radiographs & CBCT, biologic width, aesthetic evaluation), and technique (anterior vs. posterior crown lengthening). Participants will also gain hands-on experience utilizing Solea to sculpt soft and osseous tissue.

Learning Objectives:

•Review case selection criteria and effective patient communication techniques to increase case acceptance

•Discuss coding best practices to maximize production

•Learn how to perform a comprehensive clinical and aesthetic evaluation incorporating other technology

Periodontal Surgery for the General Practitioner
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than half of the U.S. population over the age of 30 has an advanced form of periodontal disease. This course will provide participants with an introduction to evaluating and performing periodontal surgery with Solea. Dr. Rohde will discuss a range of topics including clinical evaluation, case selection, coding, as well as treatment planning, steps and techniques. The course will also review a typical clinical case from start to finish so you can grow confident in your ability to start utilizing Solea for this treatment in your practice!

Learning Objectives:

•Review clinical evaluation, diagnosis criteria, and case selection

•Discuss treatment planning and flow•Understand coding best practices and narratives

•Identify what should be included in your treatment armamentariumReview treatment steps and techniques

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Functional Frenuloplasty: An Advanced Approach
Ankyloglossia (or tongue tie) is an orofacial disorder that can significantly affect a patient’s health and quality of life, from difficulty breastfeeding to disrupted sleep to altered craniofacial development. This intensive course will provide doctors with a foundation for the correction/release of ankyloglossia including diagnosis, patient communication, step-by-step surgical techniques using Solea and post-treatment care.

Learning Objectives:

•Review of tongue and frenum anatomy

•Understand why, when & how to perform frenectomies

•Learn how to build a referral network & work with specialists

•Review follow-up care including myofunctional therapy to prevent frenums from growing back

A to Z on Infant Frenectomies: From Partnerships to Treatment Planning to Post-Surgical Care
Tongue ties (ankyloglossia) affect more than 5% of all babies born in the United States. Restrictive oral tissues that prohibit the baby from latching and breastfeeding can have significant negative consequences for both the baby and the mother. In this course Dr. Poplin will cover anatomy, diagnosis, treatment planning, patient communication, referral building as well as post-treatment care.

Learning Objectives:

•Review of tongue and frenum anatomy

•Understand treatment planning

•Learn how to on build a referral network and work with lactation consultants •Review post-treatment care

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Laser Light: Taking Your Practice to the Next Level Through Photography
Transform your practice with dental photography by learning how to capture, evaluate, and integrate high-quality images into comprehensive and cosmetic workflows. This course emphasizes team member approach, ensuring that every member plays a role in achieving consistent, efficient and predictable results.Discover how to use photography for treatment planning, patient education, and case acceptance, while streamlining workflows for more efficient and predictable outcomes. From what photos to take and why, all the way to what type of equipment do I need. Whether you’re looking to get your first camera and start integrating photos into your existing ecosystem or take your practice brand to new heights, this course will give you the tools to make photography the essential catalyst within your digital workflow.

Laser Printers: Unlocking the Power of Cosmetic Workflows with 3D Printing and Digital
3D printing in dentistry is quickly becoming the buzz word for a myriad of dental procedures. From increased efficiency to enhanced patient experience with better clinical outcomes, discover how cutting-edge digital technologies are transforming cosmetic dentistry as we explore the latest advancements in digital smile design workflows. Learn how to maximize 3D printing, photography, intraoral scanning and Solea laser applications to enhance precision, profitability, efficiency, and patient outcomes.

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Advanced Surgical Procedures in the Pediatric Practice
Imagine making surgical extractions feel as easy as regular ones. Or being able to offer a less invasive approach to expose and bonds. Or performing excisional biopsies with confidence so your patients can have that experience in the comfort of your office. Let’s explore how to perform these and other surgical procedures that could be difficult and make them much easier with Solea.

Learning Objectives:

•Review techniques for advanced pediatric surgical applications with Solea

•Discuss how to best implement these applications into your practice

Advanced Hard Tissue Procedures
What if you didn’t have to numb hypoplastic teeth? You achieved such profound analgesia that you couldn’t remember the last time you numbed for a hard tissue procedure? You could offer less invasive treatment options by leveraging Solea’s superior bond strength? You could do crowns with minimal to no high speed drill use? Let’s see how we can use Solea to answer these and other questions in a way that gives a smoother experience for both our patients and us.

Learning Objectives:

•Review techniques to achieve analgesia with more confidence and consistency

•Discuss patient communication best practices

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Beyond the Basics: The Next Steps in Treating Sleep Apnea in Your General Practice
This lecture is focused on the next step in your sleep apnea therapy journey. Many clinicians understand the basics of sleep apnea, the need for screening, and the functionality of oral appliances but few are fluent in the financials and the appointment-by-appointment protocols. Take a deep dive into crucial subjects such as bite-taking techniques and a medical insurance overview.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the fundamentals of a sleep study review

•Define various treatment options

•Grasp various bite techniques

•Be familiar with appointment-by-appointment treatment workflow

•Know what documentation is required

•Get overviews of medical insurance & financial considerations

Toothaches, Implants, and Sleep, Oh My! A Tale of a Cone Beam Driven General Dental Office
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) has ushered in a new era of 3-D imaging for clinicians. It enables dentists to SEE more, but how does it empower them to DO more? And what does this actually look like in a dynamic dental practice like yours? In this lecture, Dr. Erin Elliott will share best practices about how to optimize CBCT for diagnostic and treatment planning of patients. From implant planning and placement to common incidental findings and sleep apnea, general dentists will leave this program with actionable takeaways.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand diagnostic capabilities of 3-D imaging

•Identify common incidental findings

•Grasp implant case planning and surgical guide planning

•Recognize CBCT’s role in treating snoring and sleep apnea •Consider criteria for CBCT procurement

Sleep Apnea: Time to Wake Up! Introduction to Screening Patients in Your Practice
There are hundreds of undiagnosed patients in your practice suffering from sleep apnea? Guaranteed. Untreated sleep apnea can cause high blood pressure, stroke, heart conditions, and diabetes. Did you know that dentists play a key role in treating sleep apnea? This practical, interactive course is designed to educate you on detecting and treating this condition so you can improve your patients’ health and quality of life while building your practice. This 1.5 hour course is non-fiction, based on a real-life general dental practice. This course isn’t full of impractical processes in an ideal setting. We’ll focus on pragmatism and proven techniques that lead to successful sleep apnea treatment. Go beyond the science and learn a workflow that actually works. The course emphasizes the four vital steps for successful implementation: Awareness, Diagnosis, Financials, and Treatment.

Learning Objectives:

•Overview of sleep & sleep apnea

•Signs, symptoms, & health consequences of untreated sleep apnea

•Create awareness in the hygiene department

•Discuss treatment options for sleep apnea including oral appliances

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Advanced Functional & Aesthetic Crown Lengthening
This course will provide participants with a better understanding of the rationale behind crown lengthening, the knowledge to correctly diagnose and treatment plan. Who wants to wait 3-6 months post-crown lengthening for prosthetic restoration? A majority of this course will focus on the abilities of the Solea laser to achieve predictable outcomes for both functional and aesthetic crown lengthening. Participants will learn how to combine laser and biological technologies to achieve a superior result in an expedited manner.

Learning Objectives:

•Review indications and contraindications of crown lengthening

•Learn about basic concepts of biological width and ferrule

•Understand how to diagnose and treatment plan functional & aesthetic crown lengthening

•Learn surgical techniques with and without Solea

•Learn about available biologics to improve results while decreasing healing times

Treating Chronic Halitosis
Chronic halitosis can be both a social issue as well as a harbinger of metabolic and intestinal pathology. This course is designed to introduce the clinician to new concepts connecting the oral and gut microbiomes as well as introduce new protocols and how solea laser can be used to debride stubborn volatile sulfa producing oral bacteria.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the pathology of chronic halitosis

•Review the connection between oral and gut microbiomes

•Learn techniques to deliver Solea treatments to your patients 

Non-Surgical & Surgical Treatment of Implant Disease
This course will include a review of the etiology and diagnosis of implant complications, as well present current and new biotechnology that can treat implant disease. Both non-surgical and surgical protocols will be presented, and attendees will learn decision matrices to employ the different treatments. Participants will use models to practice both non-surgical and surgical treatment of implant complications. Participants will be exposed to both the Perioguide and contra angle handpieces

Learning Objectives:

•Learn classification for implant prognosis and the effects of technology on prognosis

•Implement Solea into your armamentarium for treating implants complications

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Hard Tissue Reboot
Are you under-utilizing Solea for cavity preps or having trouble achieving consistent analgesia? This is the class for you. Dr. Kim will provide a comprehensive overview of hard tissue best practices, including clinical techniques, laser settings, ergonomics and patient communication. Participants will have an opportunity to apply learnings during the hands-on portion of the course. Increase your confidence in delivering reliably anesthesia-free cavity preps for your patients and your practice.

Learning Objectives:

•Discuss techniques and settings that enable stable and reliable analgesia

•Explore magnification and isolation methods to improve treatment outcomes

•Review laser positioning and ergonomics

•Review patient communication best practices

Coding to Maximize Your Profit
Insurance…a necessary evil that is an important part of your office’s revenue cycle. After this class, insurance processing will no longer overwhelm your daily routine. Manage your information and your claims to minimize delays and rejections. This program is perfect for the new or uncertain coder and reviews coding trends and dental diagnosis codes. Let’s get paid!

Learning Objectives

•Learn dental and medical coding tips to obtain proper reimbursements for procedures

•Understand basic coding

•Obtain narratives and send attachments to facilitate reimbursement

•Understand coding trends and dental diagnosis codes

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Pediatric Applications for the General Practitioner
This course explores how the Solea All-Tissue Dental Laser revolutionizes pediatric dental care by enhancing behavior guidance, preventive strategies, and hard tissue procedures. In addition to detailed clinical tips and laser protocols, participants will work through pediatric dentistry clinical scenarios that highlight common challenges and innovative solutions. These scenarios are designed to improve clinical experiences for young patients by equipping general practitioners with practical diagnostic and treatment techniques that optimize patient outcomes, streamline procedures, and create a more comfortable, positive dental experience for children.

Learning Objectives:

•Learn best practices for pediatric care including communication behavior management

•Discuss innovative solutions to specific clinical scenarios

•Learn practical diagnostic and treatment techniques

Pulp Therapy for the Pediatric Dental Patient
This course will cover the full spectrum of pulp therapy procedures for vital and non-vital primary teeth and vital young permanent teeth - including indirect and direct pulp therapy, pulpotomy, and LSTR (lesion sterilization and tissue repair). This course will focus on clinical indications and protocols for the integration of the Solea All-Tissue Dental Laser to enhance disinfection, precision, hemostasis, and overall healing. Attendees will discover how incorporating Solea laser dentistry can optimize patient comfort, conserve pulp vitality, and elevate treatment efficiency and outcomes, making it an essential update for the modern pediatric dental practice.

Learning Objectives:

•Review the full spectrum pulp therapy procedures

•Understand clinical indications, protocols, and benefits of Solea

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Advanced Operative in the Pediatric Practice: Mastering More than Just Cavities
Traditionally invasive procedures like pulpotomies and stainless steel crowns now can be performed anesthesia-free thanks to the 9.3 μm CO2 laser – simplifying the experience for your team and elevating the experience for your patient. The laser also simplifies other advanced pediatric procedures including extractions, exposures, operculectomies & more! This course focuses on pediatric treatments beyond cavities that you can use Solea to deliver amazing clinical and practice outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

•Learn proper techniques to perform anesthesia-free pulpotomies with Solea

•Gain the skills and confidence to perform stainless steel crowns with Solea

•Discover the techniques necessary to perform primary teeth exposures and extractions with Solea

•Learn effective behavior management tactics for anesthesia-free dentistry

Protecting Teeth with Lasers: An Introduction to Demineralization Reduction
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Solea Protect, Solea’s newest application that helps to inhibit caries development! Solea is used to gently heat the surface of the tooth, resulting in the removal of carbonate impurities within hydroxyapatite. Solea Protect is even more effective when used in combination fluoride. This course will include an introduction to CAMBRA, a review of relevant research, an overview of Solea Protect protocol, technique and workflow, as well as patient communication and marketing strategies.

Learning Objectives:

•Learn and understand the philosophy of CAMBRA in the practice of dentistry

•Learn and understand the disease indicators, biological or environmental risk factors, and protective factors

•Understand how laser energy can enhance caries resistance

•Review relevant clinical and benchtop research

•Review the Solea Protect protocol

•Discover effective ways to communicate and market Solea Protect to patients

•Learn how Solea improves sealant and composite bond strenght

Advanced Surgery: Tori Removal, Extractions & More
From tooth sectioning to tori removal to implant osteotomies, the number of procedures in which Solea effectively can be utilized continues to expand. In this course, Dr. Brantley will present and discuss a series of advanced hard tissue surgical cases with Solea.

Learning Objectives:

•Discover how Solea can be used for a variety of advanced procedures

•Review clinical techniques and cases

Exploring Implants and Implant Osteotomies & More
This course will review and discuss opportunities to integrate Solea into your implant placement and restoration workflow. Participants will also explore the possibility of performing implant osteotomies with Solea, including a specific case study where Dr. Brantley cut a 10mm deep osteotomy with subsequent implant placement.

Learning Objectives:

•Discuss how Solea can be integrated into implant workflow

•Learn techniques for implant restoration with Solea

•Explore an implant osteotomy case study using Solea

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The Compound Effect: Digital Dentistry and Dental Lasers
As the dental industry rapidly evolves, understanding and effectively implementing technology is paramount for enhancing patient care, streamlining workflows, and achieving superior clinical outcomes. During this course, Dr. Rihal will discuss how to leverage your dental laser in conjunction with other technologies, including digital scanners and 3D printing, throughout various stages of the treatment process. Case studies illustrating the seamless integration of these technologies in various dental procedures will be reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

•Describe digital dentistry principles and their applications in modern dental practice

•Evaluate impression techniques and CAD/CAM workflows for designing dental restorations

•Recognize strategies for implementing efficient digital workflows in the dental practice

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Restrictive Tethered Oral Tissues and the Airway
Tongue position impacts breathing, and a tongue-tie can impact tongue position. During the day, a tongue-tie may restrict the passage of air through your throat, leading to mouth breathing. At night, it may contribute to your tongue falling back and closing off airflow, leading to snoring or sleep apnea. This course will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of tongue ties as it relates to overall treatment planning for airway health.

Learning Objectives:

•Review tongue and oral cavity anatomy

•Understand how tongue positioning can affect breathing

•Learn techniques and treatment planning for tongue tie release

Implementing Solea Sleep in Your Practice
Learn how to educate, communicate with, and treat patients with Solea Sleep! Gain the knowledge needed to integrate it seamlessly into your everyday practice. This class will start with a clinical overview of sleep related breathing disorders, then cover the science behind Solea Sleep, and how to integrate the treatment into your practice. Dr. Bolamperti will perform a live patient assessment followed by a mock treatment

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the fundamentals of Solea Sleep

•Learn how patient anatomy plays a role in treatment planning •Discover effective ways to market Solea Sleep to existing and new patients

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Seamless Practice Integration: A Team-Driven Approach
Maximizing the impact of Solea in your practice requires a well-coordinated team approach. In this course, Jennifer Bolamperti will share insights from her team's experience, providing actionable strategies for seamless integration. Topics will include workflow optimization, efficient scheduling, team training, and effective patient communication to enhance practice success.

Learning Objectives:

Explore strategies to engage and empower your entire team in the Solea workflow

. Discover scheduling techniques that enhance efficiency for both patients and staff.

Gain practical communication tools to improve team collaboration and patient experience.

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Mastering the Class II
Everyone loves predictable, efficient, and positive patient experiences. This class will teach you how to reach for perfection when practicing “bread and butter dentistry” with Solea. You will learn what works and what doesn’t for Class II cavity preps and how to make this procedure easier for you, your team, and your patients.

Learning Objectives:

•Discover new approaches for anesthetic-free Class II’s

•Learn techniques to achieve reliable analgesia for your restorative dentistry

•Uncover how prep design and integration of other technologies improve clinical outcomes

Women in Dentistry Lunch: The Search for Support
In the dynamic world of dentistry, female dentists often face unique challenges that require a robust support system both in and outside the office. This presentation, “The Search for Support,” aims to empower female dentists by exploring effective strategies for building a loyal and hardworking dental team. Attendees will learn how to identify team members who embody respect, collaboration, and dedication. Additionally, we will delve into the importance of seeking external support networks to navigate the specific hurdles faced by women in dentistry. The session will also highlight the nuances of leadership among female colleagues, discussing how to strike the balance between being a leader and a friend in the workplace. Join us for an engaging and insightful discussion that seeks to foster a supportive community for women in dentistry!

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Tips & Tricks for Hard Tissue: Deeper Restorations & Faster Prep Times
This course will introduce and review key concepts and techniques to ensure that your practice is comfortable and confident in fully utilizing Solea for its hard tissue capabilities. Dr. Wimmer will introduce best practices, as well as identify common challenges and pitfalls, related to scheduling, patient communication, Solea settings and clinical techniques. Learn how to make all cavity preparations easier and more efficient for you, your patients and your team.

Learning Objectives:

•Learn and review techniques and parameters that enable stable and reliable analgesia

•Explore magnification and isolation methods to improve treatment outcomes

•Review patient communication and scheduling best practices

Periodontal Applications with the Solea Perioguide
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than half of the U.S. population over the age of 30 has an advanced form of periodontal disease. This course will discuss how to use Solea to treat mild to moderate periodontitis and peri-implantitis including techniques and protocols to promote new clinical attachment and sustainable pocket reduction. In this course, attendees will also discuss and learn the benefits of using Solea, techniques with the Perioguide handpiece, and billing. Following the lecture, attendees will use Perioguide on pig jaws. No prior Perioguide experience is necessary for this track. Participation in this course has prerequisite online modules to complete.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the importance of comprehensive periodontal evaluation (CPE) •Identify the steps to treating early and moderate stages of periodontitis

•Learn about periodontal treatment outcomes and maintenance protocols

•Identify proper dental coding for periodontitis and insurance narratives

*This course qualifies as a Perioguide Certification.

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Periodontal Applications with the Solea Perioguide
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that more than half of the U.S. population over the age of 30 has an advanced form of periodontal disease. This course will discuss how to use Solea to treat mild to moderate periodontitis and peri-implantitis including techniques and protocols to promote new clinical attachment and sustainable pocket reduction. In this course, attendees will also discuss and learn the benefits of using Solea, techniques with the Perioguide handpiece, and billing. Following the lecture, attendees will use Perioguide on pig jaws. No prior Perioguide experience is necessary for this track. Participation in this course has prerequisite online modules to complete.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the importance of comprehensive periodontal evaluation (CPE)

•Identify the steps to treating early and moderate stages of periodontitis

•Learn about periodontal treatment outcomes and maintenance protocols

•Identify proper dental coding for periodontitis and insurance narratives

*This course qualifies as a Perioguide Certification.

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Bacteria-Free Predictable Laser Assisted Extractions
The Solea Co2 Laser is an amazing tool you can use with your existing extraction armamentarium. This course will show you how to use your Solea Laser to disinfect extraction sockets and make your patient's recovery much faster and much more painless.

Learning Objectives:

•Describe Solea techniques for tooth extractions, including extracting retained root tips

•Understand how Solea can be used to disinfect extraction sockets and set yourself up for future success with bone grafts and implant restorations

Implant Uncovery and Implant Soft Tissue Management
Solea is an amazing tool in your implant armamentarium. This course will identify and discuss opportunities to integrate Solea into your workflows to deliver better and more predictable outcomes for you and your patients. Dr. Marcano will discuss techniques for the restoration of common implant systems including how to achieve an optimal emergence profile for function and aesthetics.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand how Solea can be used to streamline and enhance basic implant restorations

•Summarize proper techniques for implant placement and uncovery

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Maximizing Revenue with Same-Day Laser Dentistry: A Practical Implementation Workshop
Now that you are clinically confident doing many Solea procedures, let’s do more of them! Enhance your practice's revenue potential by embracing Same-Day Laser Dentistry cases. This workshop focuses on leveraging your clinical expertise to perform procedures efficiently on the same day they're discovered, particularly in hygiene. Think about the value. Patients do not want to take more time off work. And as a practice, we do not have to schedule a block in the future and worry about them cancelling. A true Win-Win. By streamlining processes and communication within your team, you can seamlessly integrate Same-Day Laser Dentistry into your practice, providing added convenience for patients and minimizing scheduling concerns. Join us for a comprehensive discussion on procedures, communication strategies, and essential protocols to successfully implement Same-Day Laser Dentistry and elevate your practice.

Learning Objectives:

•Understand the criteria for identifying cases suitable for Same Day Laser Dentistry cases, as well as discover clinical tips to streamline implementation for optimal outcomes

•Explore the psychological phases patients undergo before accepting proposed dental care, and learn effective pre-framing techniques to address objections and enhance patient enrollment and enroll sooner, rather than later•Learn how to develop effective scheduling systems and processes to support Same-Day Laser Dentistry initiatives, ensuring efficient practice management and maximizing profitability

•Create actionable steps and outline specific details to implement Same-Day Laser Dentistry procedures seamlessly into your practice for expedited success

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Soft Tissue; Technique, Profitability, Workflow
After this hands-on session, you’ll be keeping more soft tissue procedures in your practice. including: Incision, excision w/ biopsy protocol, Gingivectomy, Aesthetic contouring, Treatment of ulcers, and closed Crown Lengthening technique. You will experience hands-on application of the techniques which will produce confident and exceptional results. You will understand and bring home tested protocol for reimbursement as well as understand how to integrate Solea soft tissue care seamlessly into your office workflow.

Learning Objectives: ·

Understand and apply the approach to Solea soft tissue procedure ·

Understand handpiece angle in relationship to tissue cut ·

Confidently integrate Solea soft tissue procedures into your practice: ·

Elevate your patient’s perception of their experience through value added communication ·

Organize your workflow, insurance, and financials to best support reimbursement

· Gain hands on experience applying these soft tissue principles ·

Step by Step Template to bring these procedures back to your office Monday morning ensuring productive and effective care

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Partially Covered Indirect Restorations (Inlays/Onlays)
Learning Objectives:

•Learn how to prep conservative margins for Zirconia and get clear scans without cords

•Learn the Prep Requisites for Partial and Full coverage restorations

•Learn efficient prepping with the right burs

•Learn how to finish and polish different kinds of blocks •Learn proper cementation and bonding techniques

Mastering the Single Central with CAD/CAM
Learning Objectives:

•Learn how to prep conservative margins for Zirconia and get clear scans without cords•Learn the Prep Requisites for Partial and Full coverage restorations

•Learn efficient prepping with the right burs

•Learn how to finish and polish different kinds of blocks

•Learn proper cementation and bonding techniques

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The Neurology of the Swallow
Proper swallowing function is regulated by a complex network of neural circuits involving several key brain regions, including the brainstem, motor cortex, cerebellum, insular cortex, and the autonomic nervous system. These circuits allow for the fine-tuned coordination between voluntary and involuntary phases of swallowing, sensory feedback processing, and autonomic regulation. Effective swallowing function is not only essential for nutrition and safety but also supports broader neural circuit regulation, including emotional regulation, digestion, and cognitive-motor coordination.

Learning Objectives:

•Identify the key neural structures involved in swallowing, including the brainstem, cranial nerves, and cortical regions.

•Describe the phases of the swallowing and their neurological control.

•Understand the impact of neurological components on swallowing function.

Myofunctional Therapy: Pre- & Post-Frenum Release
The importance of myofunctional therapy in the preparation & rehabilitation of a tongue-tie release cannot be overstated. Pre-release, myofunctional therapy is critical to preparing muscles for surgery. Post release, myofunctional therapy improves recovery and helps to minimize frenum reattachment. This course will outline key therapies for the tongue, head, neck and jaw muscles to ensure you are delivering the best possible care and outcomes to your frenectomy patients.

Learning Objectives:

•Review of tongue and frenum anatomy

•Understand the role that myofunctional therapy plays in preparation and rehabilitation of a tongue-tie release

•Identify key therapies that to support optimal recoveries & outcomes

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Mastering Soft Tissue Surgery in the General Practice
Learn advanced techniques related to soft tissue ablation, incision/excision and de-epithelialization that will help you expand the number and quality of surgical procedures performed in your office. Dr. Kelly will also discuss relevant practice management concepts including scheduling and insurance best practices. This course will discuss and provide hands-on experience with a wide range of soft tissue surgical procedures, including gingivectomies, biopsies, uncoveries, depigmentation and more.

Learning Objectives:

•Review essential surgical principles to achieve consistent aesthetic & clinical results

•Understand closed crown lengthening and how to account for biologic width

•Understand how to achieve a proper emergence profile when restoring implants

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Feeding, Function & Frenectomies: What Every Provider Should Know from an IBCLC’s View
This presentation will highlight the critical role lactation care plays in the collaborative process, from pre-procedure preparation to post-surgical feeding outcomes. You will learn how to use evaluation tools to evaluate tongue ties such as the Martinelli, BTAT, and Hazelbaker tools.

Learning Objectives:

•Review Tongue and Frenum Anatomy Related to Feeding Function: Gain a comprehensive understanding of tongue and frenum anatomy and how anatomical variations impact infant feeding, breastfeeding efficiency, and overall oral function.

•Understand the Role of an IBCLC in Treatment Planning: Explore how International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) contribute to the assessment, diagnosis support, and development of individualized treatment plans for infants undergoing frenectomy procedures.

•Differentiate Key Feeding Indicators of Tongue Tie from Similar Symptoms: Learn how to assess feeding behaviors and maternal symptoms that may be mistakenly attributed to tongue tie but could be resolved through lactation support and intervention by an IBCLC, ensuring appropriate and timely referrals for surgical evaluation only when necessary.

•Identify Key Therapies to Support Optimal Recovery and Outcomes: Understand essential post-frenectomy therapies, including lactation support strategies, feeding re-education, and oral exercises that promote healing, prevent reattachment, and support long-term functional success.

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Mastering the Class II
Everyone loves predictable, efficient, and positive patient experiences. This class will teach you how to reach for perfection when practicing “bread and butter dentistry” with Solea. You will learn what works and what doesn’t for Class II cavity preps and how to make this procedure easier for you, your team, and your patients.

Learning Objectives:

•Discover new approaches for anesthetic-free Class II’s

•Learn techniques to achieve reliable analgesia for your restorative dentistry

•Uncover how prep design and integration of other technologies improve clinical outcomes