CDE Calendar of Courses

ON-GOING (October 2023 - June 2024) | LIVE WEBINAR

New members are always welcome! Dr. Shuler's study club starts in October and meets once a month.

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.

Friday, December 8, 2023 | 8 AM - 9 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will help in the identification of both common innocuous and the more clinically significant lesions, including atypical presentations that vary from classic textbook pictures.

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 | 5 PM - 6 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This course will discuss how the use of 3D imaging, intraoral cameras, intraoral scanners, 3D printers and milling machines can be used in a dental practice with different digital workflows that will better fit to a specific practice mainly focusing on restorative dentistry and prosthodontics.

Thursday, January 11, 2024 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This lecture will showcase the basic principles of 3D imaging and how the technology has been applied to the dental office through the years. The lecture will guide the attendee through detailed and illustrated examples of three dimensional patient management strategies in the context of the daily practice. The lecture also addresses growth changes of the craniofacial region, basic orthodontic treatment, surgical prediction and 4D jaw tracking.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

The presentation will cover some of the more common oral soft tissue and radiographic lesions seen in dental offices. Proper terminology will be reviewed. Differential diagnoses will be discussed. It is intended to be an interactive course involving problem-solving and critical thinking.

Sunday, January 28, 2024 | 8 AM - 10 AM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This webinar will review implant complications including implants that are salvageable, ailing or failing.

Thursday, February 1, 2024 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will explore new approaches to interdisciplinary treatment planning that leverages digital technology while still adhering to the conventional interdisciplinary treatment planning methods.

February 5 - 9, 2024 | TRAVEL &LEARN, Maui

UBC CDE will be traveling to the Fairmont Kea Lani Resort on the island of Maui, February 5 -9, 2024, for our annual ‘Adventure and Learn’ program. Click on 'View Program' for more details.

Monday, February 5, 2024 | 5 PM - 6 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will review how oral leukocytes are key clinical biomarkers of oral inflammation, the role of an oral leukocyte count as an effective screening tool for oral inflammation similar to a white blood cell count serving as a screening tool for infection, how oral inflammation impacts the systemic immune response and the future or screening for oral inflammation in the dental setting.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will clarify the most common clinical patterns of oral candidiasis and present other disease entities with similar symptomology and clinical appearance.

Thursday, February 15, 2024 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will include current understandings of etiology factors, treatment strategies of peri-implant diseases, and factors affecting treatment success.

Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 5 PM - 6 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

This presentation will make you rethink how you engage with patients. You will learn how to revitalize patient education by applying simple concepts of readability, plain language, and communication techniques.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2024 | HANDS-ON AT UBC | LIMITED ENROLMENT

Limited Enrolment

The course caters to clinicians with varying expertise levels within fixed prosthodontics. Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of digital impression techniques, encompassing intra-oral scanning methods for both implant-supported and tooth-supported restorations. The program covers a range from straightforward to complex scenarios, facilitating mastery of intraoral scanning techniques, including quadrant and full arch scans. Participants have the option to attend the full day, hands-on program (tooth-supported and implant-supported restorations) or the morning only, hands-on program (tooth-supported restorations).

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 5 PM - 7 PM (Pacific) | LIVE WEBINAR

The presentation is designed to give dentists and hygienists who administer local anesthesia an update on some newer concepts including buffering agents, intranasal tetracaine and long-acting injectables. The second portion of the presentation will discuss various clinical dilemmas and useful pearls that practitioners typically encounter in everyday practice.

March 1 - 3, 2024 | ANNUAL SKI SEMINAR, WHISTLER

UBC CDE will be traveling to the Four Seasons Resort, Whistler, March 1 - 3, 2024 for our 'Annual Ski Seminar'. Click on 'View Program' for more details.

Saturday, April 20 & Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 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 and indications & management of complications 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. Participants will practice atraumatic extraction (with periotomes), socket preservation (with or without bone grafting), lateral ridge augmentation in single site cases with the use of bone substitutes and the appropriate suturing techniques.

This course is most beneficial for the beginner and intermediate implant dentist.

Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024 | 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.