Agenda:
Registration – 7:30 a.m.
General Session – 8 – 10:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions – 10:30-2 p.m.
Dismissal – 2 p.m.
*Breakfast & Snacks Included
General Session includes the following 2 courses:
Course Title #1: Revolutionizing Patient Care and Practice Profitability with AI
Course Description #1:
This program is designed to help dental professionals unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive profitability and efficiency in their practices. By focusing on real-world applications, attendees will learn how AI can simplify insurance workflows, optimize reimbursement rates, and enhance overall financial performance. The course will demystify AI, presenting it as an approachable, game-changing tool rather than a complex, intimidating concept. Participants will gain actionable insights and practical strategies to seamlessly integrate AI into their practice operations, ensuring smoother administrative workflows and improved bottom-line results
Course Objectives #1:
- Identify specific AI-driven solutions that enhance diagnostic accuracy and reduce administrative bottlenecks, leading to higher insurance approval rates and better case outcomes.
- Learn practical steps to implement AI technologies in your practice to maximize profitability, minimize errors, and improve patient satisfaction.
- Explore how AI supports effective practice management by automating repetitive tasks, reducing overhead costs, and enabling teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.
CE: 1 Lecture CE Credit
CE Code: 550
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Mike Buckner
Mike has spent the past 12 years growing dental software technology companies that are designed to streamline office efficiency, and increase overall production while elevating the standard of care for your patients. He led business development and partner strategy for Solutionreach, back when offices were just starting to text patients to confirm appointments. He then helped grow dental intelligence, focusing on providing valuable insights to practices allowing them to focus on vital key performance indicators to improve overall practice health. He then joined Weave while it was in its infancy, leading partnership growth strategies. His most recent endeavor finds him as the executive vice president of revenue at Pearl, the first company to bring artificial intelligence into the dental space with comprehensive FDA clearance to assist clinicians and team members in reading and detecting pathologies in 2D X-rays (bitewings and PAs).
Course Description #2: Lasers: The Best Decision You Will Ever Make
Lasers are becoming widely accepted in dental practice today. They can improve treatment outcomes, make your life as a clinician easier, and increase your business profitability. The purpose of this introduction is to cut through the marketing and learn what laser(s) you should consider to make your procedures more efficient, your business more profitable, and your days more enjoyable.
This course will review many treatments that can be done with a laser including using fractional laser therapy for snoring and airway-challenged patients; surgical applications like implants, vestibuloplasty, and tongue ties; general restorative procedures like troughing and cosmetic improvements; periodontal applications both surgical and non-surgical; and TMD disorders.
Being able to offer your patients the benefit of a laser is one of the most profitable tools you could add to your bottom line
Course Objectives #2:
- Understand why chromophore is everything in lasers
- Understand why wavelength, power, and pulse matter
- Discuss available options for treating sleep challenges
CE: 1 Lecture CE Credit
CE Code: 135
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Scott Parker DDS
Dr. Parker has educated thousands of clinicians across the U.S. and internationally. In that time, he has advocated for increased standards in aesthetic and restorative procedures, minimally
invasive techniques, and dental technology. Having taught more than 1,200 hours in didactic course as well as 1000 plus hours of hands-on surgical courses, Dr. Parker is well versed in
teaching and hands-on training. In addition to speaking and training, he has written or is listed on more than 30 patents or patents pending and has published many articles in dental journals.
In 2011, after 16 years of dental practice experience, Dr. Parker transitioned from clinical dentistry into leadership roles in the dental industry and most recently serves as the Vice President
of Clinical Affairs for DEKA Dental Lasers, where he oversees clinical education, hands-on in-office clinical laser training, and emerging technology applications.
Dr. Parker has a deep, hands-on understanding of dental aesthetics, lasers, implants, functional reconstruction, and dental technologies. His professional affiliations include or have included:
The Academy of Laser Dentistry, Academy of Laser Dentistry Education Committee, Academy of RV Tucker Study Clubs, The American Dental Association, American Society for Dental Aesthetics
(accredited), and The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. When not teaching, he enjoys spending time with his family, riding his bicycle, playing music, and woodworking
Break-Out Sessions are the following 4 courses:
Breakout Session #1 Course Title: Hygienists and Doctors Working Together: The Ultimate Combination for Success
Breakout Session #1 Course Description: As lasers continue to become more widely accepted in dental practice today, the clinical team must understand what the hygienist’s role is to fully utilize this asset. Every doctor’s goal should be to have multiple lasers running all day for a wide variety of procedures, including full utilization in hygiene. Unfortunately, much of the emphasis in laser education is in helping the doctor understand how to do doctor procedures and hygienists how to do hygiene procedures.
This course is designed to help hygienists understand what a doctor is looking for and how they, as front-line clinical team members, can use appropriate co-diagnosis skills and proper verbiage for massive clinical success in hygiene as well as in the doctor’s chair. Adding this skill to a hygienist’s toolset can elevate any practice into an extraordinary practice and solidify the hygienist’s role as a team leader.
During the presentation, Dr. Parker will review a wide variety of laser treatments that hygienists should be screening for in addition to general hygiene applications. Topics to be discussed will range from using fractional laser therapy for snoring and airway-challenged patients, tongue ties, gaining keratinized tissue to improve areas of recession, as well as a general overview of soft tissue procedures like cosmetic enhancements, operculectomy, and other periodontal applications, as well as TMD disorders
Breakout Session #1 Course Objectives:
- Understand what a dentist really wants from his hygiene team (it’s not what you think)
- Learn new applications that are quick and profitable for a practice
- Discuss the differences in diagnosis and co-diagnosis with lasers
- Learn about fractional ablation and High-Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT)
- Discuss why treating sleep challenges will become more and more important
CE: 1.5 Lecture CE Credits
CE Code: 135
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Scott Parker DDS (Biography above)
Breakout Session #2 Course Title: Laser Surgery, Airway, and Regenerative Therapy: It Matters
Breakout Session #2 Course Description: Most dental patients have some type of soft tissue challenge. Many have more than one. In the past, our options in dealing with these inflammatory and disharmony problems were limited. Today, we live in a time of great advances in technology that allows us to address these imbalances effectively and efficiently. This course will review many treatments that can be done with a laser including using fractional laser therapy for snoring and airway challenged patients, intra-oral surgery applications like frenectomies and tongue ties, and non-surgical regenerative applications including TMD disorders. During the presentation, Dr. Parker will be sharing the latest in laser technologies including data that confirm that these therapies work and can benefit our patients and improve treatment outcomes. Join him as he shows cases and techniques to help diagnose and treat some of our more difficult patients.
Breakout Session #2 Course Objectives:
- Learn how technology can improve treatment outcomes
- Understand why chromophore is everything in lasers
- Understand why wavelength, power, and pulse matter
- Learn the difference between LLLT and HILT
CE: 1.5 Lecture CE Credits
CE Code: 135
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Scott Parker DDS (Biography above)
Breakout Session #3 Course Title: Medical Billing in a Dental Practice: Can it really be this difficult?
Breakout Session #3 Course Description: The session’s goal is to provide the participants with beginner’s knowledge and concepts to ethically and practically bill medical insurance in the dental practice. This includes a basic understanding of what medical billing is, how it works, and what types of services performed in a dental office are appropriate to bill to medical insurance. After this session, attendees will have all the information needed to start implementing medical billing at their practice while also providing solutions to create revenue for their practice.
Breakout Session #3 Course Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of medical billing
- Gain a fundamental understanding of medical billing in a dental setting
- Learn the principles of CPT and ICD-10 coding
- Implement a basic medical billing workflow in your office
- Offer solutions to accomplish medical billing successfully
CE: 1.5 Lecture CE Credits
CE Code: 550
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Petar Tofovic DMD MPH
Petar Tofovic, DMD, MPH, is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Tofovic went on to complete a general practice residency (GPR) program at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. After a few years as an associate, he opened up his 4-operatory PPO dental office in 2011, where he started using medical billing in 2014. Dr. Tofovic puts great emphasis on continuing education, research based dentistry, and improving the patient’s dental experience by incorporating the latest applicable technologies and advancements. Led by his passion for technology’s role in dentistry, Dr. Tofovic is also an adjunct Dental Medicine of Illinois at Midwestern University and a visiting faculty at Spear Education in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Charlotte, N.C.
Breakout Session #4 Course Title: Dental Implant Basics and Maintenance
Breakout Session #4 Course Description: Once considered an elective for the privileged few, dental implants are now provided as a routine dental service. Long-term success for these patients is dependent on a collaborative effort with the dentist and dental hygienist, however, there is limited formal education about dental implant maintenance in the current US dental hygiene curriculum. Even if a practice does not routinely disease and advancements in technology it is not uncommon for dental hygienists to express uncertainty about patient care. This program will review decision-making factors leading to maintenance protocols for implant cases ranging from a single tooth to full arch screw-retained restorations.
Breakout Session #4 Course Objectives:
- Review the history of Osseointegration
- Define treatment options and considerations for single-tooth and full-arch treatment concepts
- Distinguish dental implant components
- Establish treatment workflows for surgical referrals and total solution providers
- Evaluate Home care protocols for post-surgical aftercare, recall maintenance, and prevention of Peri-implantitis
CE: 1.5 Lecture CE Credits
CE Code: 690
Prerequisite: None
Meet the Instructor: Lynn Pencek RDH MS
Lynn Pencek brings a unique balance of industry knowledge and clinical experience to her presentations. As a member of the Nobel Biocare team, she helped offices bring in new technology and develop efficient workflows for dental implant treatment. Lynn has experience with surgical assisting, clinical workflows, digital case planning for guided surgery, account and inventory management, marketing, and patient education for case acceptance. As a dental hygienist, Lynn wanted to learn more about the care and maintenance of dental implants than what was provided. Having a passion to unravel the questions and common misunderstandings dental hygienists have about dental implant maintenance Lynn has founded her company “Practice at your Best”. Lynn started her clinical career as a graduate of Broome County Community College Department of Dental Hygiene. She is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University’s Department of Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate program and received her Master of Science in Dental Hygiene from The University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Lynn has held Dental Hygiene faculty appointments at Thomas Jefferson University and Community College of Philadelphia. She has served as a Corporate Council member for Dimensions in Dental Hygiene representing Nobel Biocare and Orascoptic. As a past president of the Philadelphia Dental Hygiene Society and a 10-year attendee of Career Fusion, Lynn has spent her career helping dental professionals explore options for having their best careers.
