Dr. Joshua Austin 

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Session 1 - The True Value of Digital Dentistry: A Four Step Revolution for Your Practice

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Break – 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

As clinicians we often look at digital scanners, as a replacement for impression material. While this is a fantastic attribute of digital scanners, this is a short-sighted view. How can we maximize the return on investment of our digital scanning? The answers are astoundingly simple and help us realize the true value and power of digital technology communication.

In this course, participants will learn how innovation and enhancements in intraoral scanning contribute to improved practice workflows, and enhanced patient experience. Discover how these devices can close the gap of patient communication by allowing you to easily share digital images and provide a better understanding of dental procedures for your patients. You will also realize the true power of digital for your practice and how it can help you work smarter, not harder. Join us and take your dental practice to the next level!

Learning Objectives: 

  • Explore the latest innovations and enhancements in intraoral scanning.
  • Learn how improved scanning amplifies practice productivity.
  • Discover how these devices can close the gap of patient communication.
  • Realize the true power of digital for your practice.

Session 6 - What’s New?  Materials and Tech that Expedite Excellence

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

In this fast-moving market, advertising makes every product appear to be the panacea.  However, some of the best products and services don’t enter the market with much fanfare.  Dental professionals can become bogged down or confused when trying to decipher which new materials and technologies are right for their practices.

As editorial director with Dental Economics magazine, Dr. Joshua Austin authors the column, “Pearls for Your Practice”, and has personally worked with most new products and technologies that have entered the market.  In this interactive, fast-moving course, Dr. Austin shares the current trends in dental materials and technologies.  Learn how materials have changed over the past few years and how those changes can affect your procedures and practice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Illuminate growing trends and discover the best new products and innovations on the market.
  • Explore the impact new products/technologies have on the practice’s bottom line.
  • Gain a formula for assessing time savings vs. financial output in your purchasing decisions.
  • Analyze how bulk fill posterior composites compare to their traditional counterparts.
  • Discuss time saving placement techniques for bulk fill posterior composites.
  • Review universal adhesives and their advantages.
  • Explore the three etching techniques and learn when each are appropriate.
  • Review current cements and identify which classes are superior.
  • Discuss when luting is an appropriate choice instead of bonding.
  • Explore many other products and items that can make your life easier and your dentistry faster.

Session 10 - The Mental Dental Connection: The Secret to Being a Better Clinician and Leader

3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Anxiety, pain, depression, burnout.  Dentistry can be difficult and take a toll.  Studies show us that dental professionals experience a high incidence of mental illness. Additionally, many dental professionals don’t clearly understand the mental health conditions that our patients present with, which red flags to watch for, or what to do/how to intervene.

Presented in Dr. Austin’s trademark comedic style, this course explores strategies for working together to improve mental health so we can be our best.  Learn how to recognize triggers and warning signs.  Identify essential tools and resources. Discover how and when to refer to a mental health professional.  Explore and understand mental health terms, common treatments, and therapy options.  Gain coping mechanisms and learn how to manage expectations – both our own and those of our patients.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define mental health terms and analyze mental health statistics.
  • Discover mechanisms for coping with our personal and professional challenges.
  • Illuminate common DSM-5 diagnoses and characteristics.
  • Learn how to choose professionals for our own personal wellness team.
  • Identify and examine our psychological triggers and their importance.
  • Explore the benefits of psychotherapy.
  • Consider today to be Dental Mental Health Day!