CDE Calendar of Courses

February

STUDY CLUB: Clinically Applicable Oral Pathology with Dr. Charles Shuler

October 2024 - June 2025  |  LIVE WEBINAR

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.

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TRAVEL & LEARN

ANNUAL SKI SEMINAR, WHISTLER Mark Parhar and Kirk Sutton

February 28 - March 2, 2025  |  TRAVEL & LEARN

We hope you'll join us on slopes of Whistler this winter. Please click on the 'View Program' Button below to learn more about this program.

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LIVE WEBINARS

Monday, February 10, 2025 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This course explores essential concepts in dental implant therapy with a focus on achieving long-term success through a biological and restorative approach with immediate implants in the esthetic zone. Participants will learn how to plan immediate cases by visualizing key aspects of the soft and hard tissues, enhancing precision in implant placement and restorative treatment. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the impact of implant positioning on peri-implant tissue health and how to manage both hard and soft tissues to ensure durable, functional, and esthetic outcomes.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

Despite advances in legal and social acceptance, much remains unknown about the impact of cannabis consumption on general and oral health. As oral health is integral to overall health dental providers must become knowledgeable, not only about the effects of cannabis on the oral cavity but also about how patients use cannabis to manage medical conditions including chronic pain and/or anxiety. This lecture will provide an update on the medical indications and oral implications of cannabis use to better facilitate person-centered care for this growing population.

Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 8 AM - 9:30 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This course is designed to educate healthcare practitioners on the rapidly growing vaping phenomenon and its impact on both oral and systemic health. Participants will explore the chemical composition of vaping products, their harmful effects on the body, and the specific risks they pose to oral health. In addition, the course will cover the diagnostic challenges faced when treating patients with vaping-related illnesses, particularly EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury) during the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of this course, clinicians will gain practical strategies for managing and guiding patients who use vaping products, with an emphasis on prevention and cessation.

March

LIVE WEBINARS

Saturday, March 1, 2025 | 8 AM - 9:30 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

The course will explore selected techniques of regenerative surgery, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the indications and contraindications for regenerating lost periodontal tissues. The course will also cover essential topics such as bone grafts, guided tissue regeneration (GTR), and the role of biologic mediators in enhancing regenerative outcomes.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This course will focus on the etiology, transmission, oral manifestations and management of a HIV infected patient. Medical and dental considerations when performing procedures on a HIV infected dental patient will be discussed. Application of the principles of infection control in protection of the dental health care professional and the patient will be emphasized. Post-exposure prophylaxis of occupational injury while treating a HIV patient and currently available treatment will be discussed.

Friday, March 14, 2025 | 8 AM - 9:30 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will critically review the latest available evidence on restoring pulpless teeth and suggest practical guidelines for the clinician.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This course focuses on treatment concepts and modalities for medically complex patients particularly with hemodynamically unstable conditions like cardiac and valvular diseases, hematological disorders, patients on cancer therapy as well as uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension. Current available guidelines for dental treatment of such conditions in a safe environment reducing post operative complications will also be discussed. In addition, the focus on preventive modalities in general and particularly for such patients so that dental disease is prevented by adequate home care will be covered.

Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 11 AM - 1 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This two hour course offers a comprehensive understanding of direct restorative management in dentistry, focusing on the essential principles and steps involved in cavity preparation in operative dentistry. The aim is to equip dentists with the knowledge and skills required for effective cavity preparation and caries removal.

April

HANDS-ON COURSES

Friday, April 11 - Sunday, April 13, 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.
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Saturday, April 12 - Monday, April 14, 2025 | LECTURES & CLINICAL OBSERVATION | Limited Enrolment

In this Continuing Education course, practical tips will be discussed for managing common clinical scenarios in complex older adults, with a focus on skills that can be used in private practice. This three day course will provide you practical, up to date, and clinically relevant information in Geriatric Dentistry with two days of lectures at UBC and a half day observing clinical activity in a dental clinic, located at a long-term care facility in downtown Vancouver.
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Saturday, April 26, 2025 | HANDS-ON at UBC | Limited Enrolment

The course will include a lecture component (morning) and hands-on (afternoon). The morning lecture will focus on principles and step by step protocols for digital denture workflow for complete dentures. The hands-on component will include edentulous arch intraoral scanning and a review of the full digital denture workflow.
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May

HANDS-ON COURSES

Saturday, May 10 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 | HANDS-ON AT UBC | Limited Enrolment

This two day course is designed to teach dentists the procedure of lateral ridge augmentation via guided bone regeneration. Bone healing patterns, grafting materials & membranes, indications & management of complications, atraumatic extraction and socket preservation with bone grafting will be addressed in detail. Participants will attend didactic lectures on Saturday. Sunday’s session includes two interactive video presentations of surgeries by the course mentor(s) and hands-on surgery training, in simulation with animal mandibles.
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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