May
LIVE WEBINARS
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This presentation will focus on two different wavelengths of all-tissue lasers: Er:YAG and CO2. Tissue interactions will be compared for each wavelength and supported by clinical cases. Techniques highlighted will include restorative dentistry and surgical procedures.
Friday, May 30, 2025 | 8 AM - 9:30 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
Explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) and its impact on dentomaxillofacial radiology. This lecture will break down the basics of AI, demonstrate its role in improving image interpretation, and highlight future trends that could reshape healthcare, especially in diagnostics.
We’ll also discuss how AI should influence decisions when adopting new CBCT technology.
June
LIVE WEBINARS
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 8 AM - 10 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This course aims to provide dental practitioners with a practical, evidence-based approach to managing various types of dental trauma. The course will cover the classification, diagnosis, and management of dental injuries, focusing on best practices for immediate and long-term care. Participants will gain insights into the latest techniques and materials used in trauma management, improving patient outcomes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This lecture provides an in-depth exploration of the fundamentals of surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy, designed for dental professionals aiming to enhance their clinical practice. Participants will delve into the core principles and essential techniques that underpin this surgical approach, which combines surgical procedures with orthodontic treatment to achieve elevated patient outcomes.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This course will share some strategies to effectively engage with your patients to understand their needs, desires, expectations, questions and objections to successfully navigate the treatment plan presentation process using techniques from marketing, negotiation, neurosciences and shared decision-making principles.
Saturday, June 21, 2025 | 12 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This course will discuss the importance of traditional and newer root canal irrigants with evidence-based irrigation protocols required to accomplish the debridement of the root canal system, which is essential for the predictable success of endodontic cases. By the end of this course, the participants will be equipped with the knowledge to implement advanced irrigation techniques, and protocols ensuring predictable and successful clinical outcomes.
Friday, June 27, 2025 | 8 AM - 10 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR
This course outlines evidence-based possibilities and provides an applicable understanding of the different digital clinical workflows in a ready-to-use format so you can hit the ground running when you return to practice. This program is geared towards any dentist, hygienist, or dental technician, regardless of previous knowledge surrounding digital technologies, interested in improving their knowledge, gaining evidence-based protocols of digital workflows from data acquisition to subtractive/ additively manufacturing devices and restorations.
September
HANDS-ON COURSES
Friday, September 26 - Sunday, September 28, 2025 | HANDS-ON AT UBC | Limited Enrolment
This hands-on course offers instruction in all aspects of adult minimal sedation to include nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation and oral sedation, as well as effective methods in dealing with anxiety control in general practice. Participants will learn various techniques and will have the opportunity to try several types of nitrous oxide and oxygen delivery units. The three day course satisfies the requirements for state or provincial dental boards or colleges who require 21 hours of continuing education to certify for combined inhalation and oral adult minimal sedation. The two day course is designed to achieve certification in nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation, with 14 hours of continuing education.
OCTOBER
LIVE WEBINARS
October 2025 - June 2026 | LIVE WEBINAR, MONTHLY STUDY CLUB | Limited Enrolment ~ On-going study club, registration for this event is open and new members are welcome!
This study club will guide dental professionals to develop an approach to recognize and manage oral soft tissue changes that can be incorporated into their daily clinical practice. The group will examine case studies of oral soft and hard tissue lesions that have been seen in dental clinical settings. Each case will be reviewed with respect to the process of recognizing the tissue change and establishing the process for moving to a final diagnosis. Participants in the course will be encouraged to bring examples from their own private practices and all cases reviewed will have been initially identified in a general dental practice.
CERTIFICATE IN DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Building a Business Worth Smiling About
October 24 - 26, November 28 - 30  &  January 9 - 11, 2026 (Three 3-day modules, held Friday to Sunday)
As in all successful organizations, the efficient management of systems, costs and revenues is critical to success. For dental professionals, understanding how to manage these factors and improve customer retention through quality of care, are key to developing a sustainable, patient-centric practice. Designed and delivered by UBC Sauder professors and successful dental practitioners, and based on industry best practices and key measurements, the concepts and skills presented in this certificate program will help you work more effectively with your staff, streamline your systems and make smart decisions for the future.
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UBC Continuing Dental Education reserves the right to cancel courses if necessary due to low enrolment, instructor cancellation, or other unforeseen issues. In the case of a course cancellation, a full refund will be issued.
Please be advised that UBC Continuing Dental Education (CDE) does not provide T2202s to participants. Our programs do not meet the criteria established by CRA for the issuance of such forms