Essential Surgeries to Grow Your Dental Practice
Sunday mornings - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (3 CE credit hours per session)
Register here for one or more sessions
Designed to accommodate your busy dental practice schedule, this Sunday morning CE course with Dr. Philip Kang consists of elevent sessions which can be taken separately or as a whole. Through a series of concise lectures that get to the core of the technical aspect of each procedure, and includes a strong emphasis on hands-on training of various methods, learn surgical procedures that can be incorporated into your general or specialty practice. Series discount applies for every third session taken.
Select from one or more classes: (scroll to bottom of page for learning objectives for each session, plus pdf version)
- Atraumatic Extraction and Socket/Ridge Preservation – July 21, 2019 CLOSED
- Implant Surgery for the General Practitioner – Sept. 22, 2019 CLOSED
- Immediate Implant Surgery – Oct. 6, 2019 CLOSED
- Laser Therapy in Periodontics (didactic) – March 22, 2020 (new date)
- Digital Dentistry in Implantology (didacic) – Nov. 10, 2019 CLOSED
- Crestal-approach Sinus Grafting – Nov. 24, 2019
- Lateral-window Sinus Grafting – Dec. 8, 2019
- Treatment of Peri-implantitis (didactic) – Jan. 12, 2020
- Crown Lengthening Surgery (didactic) – Feb. 2, 2020
- Implant Surgery for Anterior Teeth – Feb. 23, 2020
- Periodontic Surgery for the General Practitioner – March 8, 2020
Fees:
$280 - Didactic/hands-on, model-based training classes;
$180 - Didactic sessions (Oct. 27, Nov. 10, Jan. 12, Feb. 2)
Note: Every third class taken receives a series credit* - Standard CDM Alumni/Faculty/Staff discounts also apply.
*CDM Alumni and non-affiliated participants: $100 towards third, sixth and ninth sessions taken; CDM Faculty/Staff $50 towards third, sixth and ninth sessions taken.
COURSE DIRECTOR: Dr. Philip Kang is a diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Currently, he is serving as program director of Postgraduate Periodontics at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Prior to Columbia, Dr. Kang held a faculty position at the University of Pennsylvania as clinical assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics. He received his dental degree at the University of Michigan and then certificates in AEGD and in Periodontics at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively. Dr. Kang is an adviser to numerous dental implant manufacturers. He has been lecturing on implant-related topics as well as traditional periodontal therapy to general dentists and specialists nationally and internationally. He is involved in multiple clinical research trials evaluating immediate placement, immediate provisionalization and loading, surgical protocols, designs of dental implants, and management of complications.
CLASSES / LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Atraumatic Extraction and Socket/Ridge Preservation - July 21, 2019 CLOSED
- Technique of minimally invasive extractions
- Proper instruments
- Bone and socket wound healing
- Flap vs. flapless technique
- Selection of bone grafts and/or membrane
- Suturing principles
- Management of complications
- Insurance coding and billing
- Includes hands-on, model-based training
- Supported in part with materials from: Geistlich Biomaterials; Zimmer Biomet
2. Implant Surgery for the General Practitioner - Sept. 22, 2019 CLOSED
- Easy-case selection criteria
- Treatment planning sequence
- Informed consent process
- Surgical armamentaria
- Incision and flap design
- Drilling sequence review
- Healing abutment selection
- Post-operative management
- Insurance coding and billing
- Includes hands-on model-based training
3. Immediate Implant Placement - Oct. 6, 2019 CLOSED
- Atraumatic extraction principles and techniques
- Flap vs. flapless principles
- Osteotomy preparation based on socket shapes
- Selection of proper implant size
- Graft vs. no graft
- Immediate provisionalization
- Complication management
- Insurance coding and billing
- Includes hands-on model-based training
4. Laser Therapy in Periodontics (lecture) - March 22, 2020 (new date)
- Review of available dental laser wavelengths
- Indication and contraindications for each laser types
- Clinical protocols of each laser units
- Frenectomy
- Successful marketing strategy fo the practice
- Cost benefit analysis for the practice
- Insurance coding and billing
5. Digital Dentistry in Implantology (lecture) - Nov. 10, 2019 CLOSED
- Review of digital workflow
- Review of available software
- 3-D printing technology
- Guided surgery principles
- Case reviews
- Insurance coding and billing
6. Crestal-approach Sinus Grafting - Nov. 24, 2019
- Case selection guidelines
- Review of currently available tools
- Osteotomy preparation
- Techniques for lifting the Schneiderian membrane
- Bone graft selection criteria
- Post-operative complication management
- Insurance coding and billing
- Includes hands-on, model-based training
7. Lateral-window Sinus Grafting - Dec. 8, 2019
- Case selection guidelines
- Lateral-window osteotomy preparation with various tools
- Techniques for lifting the Schneiderian membrane
- Management of Schneiderian membrane perforation
- Bone graft and membrane selection criteria
- Pre- and post-operative medication guidelines
- Insurance coding and billing
- Includes hands-on, model-based training
8. Treatment of Peri-implantitis (lecture) - Jan. 12, 2020
- Diagnosis of peri-implant mucositis vs. peri-implantitis
- Review of currently proposed treatment modalities
- Timing of intervention
- Non-surgical debridement vs. open flap debridement
- Decontamination methods utilizing various instruments and chemical agents
- Guided bone regeneration guideline
- Explanation tools and techniques
- Insurance coding and billing
9. Crown Lengthening Surgery (Lecture) - Feb. 2, 2020
- Functional vs. esthetic crown lengthening
- Indications and contraindications
- Basic principles of biologic width and ferrule effect
- Incision and flap designs
- Osseous re-contouring technique
- Suturing technique
- Insurance coding and billing
10. Implant Surgery for Anterior Teeth - Feb. 23, 2020
- Clinical and radiographic evaluation
- Incision and flap design
- Minimally invasive osteotomy preparation
- Simultaneous bone grafting
- Selection of bone grafts and membrane
- Suturing technique
- Includes hands-on, model-based training
11. Periodontal Surgery for the General Practitioner - March 8, 2020
- New classification
- Diagnoses and treatment planning
- Incision and flap design for open flap debridement
- Suturing technique
- Includes hands-on, model-based training