Contact
UB*CDE
aphalen@buffalo.edu
Phone: (716) 829-2320
Fax: (716) 829-2484

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Course Details
9am-4pm, Friday, May 18, 2012
Breakfast 8:30am (lunch provided noon)


Venue:

Holiday Inn Airport

4600 Genesee Street

Cheektowaga, New York 14225

Phone: (716) 634-6969 

Directions


Tuition*:
UB Alumni or AO Member $195
Nonmember Dentist $225 

Team Member $95

* Metropolitan Dental Study Club, please call CE office

(716) 829-2320.


CREDIT HOURS: 6 CE Hours




Guest Faculty:

Dr. Don Reid lectures internationally on the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of bite disorders, facially generated treatment planning and the health-centered Volitional practice.  He teaches hands-on programs for treating the worn dentition as well as advises colleagues with clinical dilemmas.  He is published in leading dental journals and magazines.

 

Dr. Reid is the creator of BiteFX software animations which depict the destructive effects caused by malocclusions or temporal mandibular disorders.  Dr. Peter Dawson’s Center, as well as universities and private institutions around the globe, are using Dr. Reid’s software to enhance student’s comprehension of the human masticatory system.

 

Dr. Reid is a fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology, graduate of the Center for Advanced Dental Studies, Misch International Implant Institute and is both a pioneer and a founding Father of the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry.  He is a long standing member of the American and California Dental Associations, Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Holiday Inn Airport, Buffalo, NY




UB School of Dental Medicine

in conjunction with Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity

with support from the

Sanford B. Sugarman Fund, present...


RESOLVING OCCLUSION CONFUSION...

Occlusion for Dummies!

 

If the destructive forces from occlusion scare you, you are not alone! Exposure to complicated techniques and equipment, a profusion of philosophies, and meaningless rules intensifies confusion which prevents otherwise capable dentists from performing complex dentistry.

 

This course will help you see how simple occlusion understanding is when broken down into its bare elements of teeth, bones, muscles and a joint! You will gain confidence to solve bite problems and use the same principles to predict successful outcomes whether restoring single teeth or full arches.

 

What you can learn...
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of Occlusal Disease and how to discuss them with a patient at the examination.
  • When altering an existing occlusion makes sense.
  • The benefits of border positions in the front and back of the mandible.
  • How teeth contacts cause TMD.
  • A simple method to differentiate intra and extra articular disorders.
  • When an occlusion demonstrates orthopedic stability.
  • How to alter tooth form to ensure restorative success.
  • What TMJ noises look like in 3D.
  • How and when to change Vertical Dimension.
  • Learn to use appliances to locate, register and capture excellent bite records.
  • Several techniques to capture centric relation bite records.
  • What to do and say when treating a severely compromised occlusion.

 

This course illuminates every cause, effect and treatment of destructive bite forces. Dr Reids passionate style utilizes theory, 3-D animations, and clinical examples to help attendees gain confidence / skills in this controversial arena. As a General Practitioner that treated over two thousand destructive occlusions, Dr Reid conveys relevant information that can be used on Monday morning.

 "I am a general dentist and I attended your equilibration course at NSequence on April 6, 2012  I found myself a "grateful" recipient patient of an equilibration by Dr Don Reid.  I'd been experiencing SEVERE  temporal headaches & earaches EVERY day for at least a year. I was taking 1-4 aspirin a day for pain relief  to no avail.  I had multiple chiropractic adjustments thinking it was my neck radiating to the temporal & ear area with temporary relief.  I had some excellent dentistry done by a colleague this past year so I didn't think I could have a dental interference. I even checked out a possible tooth abscess, also to no avail.  During the course Dr Reid could see the pain on my face as the day progressed and he inquired about it .  Dr Reid asked if he could do a TMD exam & possibly equilibrate if necessary.  I would try anything as I was desperate to try to gain any pain relief.  Within 1 hr. of his tx I was experiencing amazing pain relief I haven't had this pain since and haven't taken any otc anti-inflammatory drugs since.  I realized that I need to provide this amazing service & treatment for my patients. I would like to continue to study with Dr Reid and his courses so I can accomplish this for my patients and practice such a valuable service.                                             ~ Grateful, Deanna Brothers DDS

 



The Sanford B. Sugarman Fund


The untimely death of Sanford B. Sugarman, DDS in 1979, at the age of 50, resulted in the establishment of a memorial fund through the UB Foundation. The purpose of this fund was to institute a continuing dental education annual program in perpetuity. The topics for these programs will be of current clinical interest to the practicing dentists as determined by a committee of practicing dentists.

Dr. Sugarman was an avid supporter of continuing dental education throughout his lifetime. He particularly stressed the importance of assisting general practitioners to pursue the latest development in those areas of health sciences, which might affect their practices.

Over the past 27 years, the Sanford B. Sugarman Continuing Dental Education program has co-sponsored programs with the UB School of Dental medicine and the Buffalo Gilead chapter of the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity.