Cone Beam CT Certification
Program For Dental
Assistants & Hygienists
COURSE OUTLINE:
Cone Beam CT (CBCT) is one of the fastest growing technologies in dentistry, with
approximately 100% growth per year since 2005. The applications of this technology
span every dental discipline and specific functions in implant planning, TMJ, airway
analysis and pathology. While there are courses on CBCT for dentists, there are very
few available for dental assistants and hygienists. Yet, most offices rely upon the staff
to be involved with the various aspects with the various aspects of CBCT imaging of
patients. This program is designed to fulfill a need for continuing education on the
topic of CBCT imaging and includes practical information for the utilization of CBCT.
Key topics include the fundamental technology behind CBCT, operational parameters,
patient management and positioning strategies, data management and reformatting
radiation hygiene and dosimetry.
The program includes a 2 hour workshop for hands on training on 3-D visualization.
Participants will be provided 3-D viewing software and practice cases to “walk through”
with guidance from the presenter. Participants will be required to carry a fully charged
laptop for this course (no MACs, your PC will need a graphics card with a minimum of
256 Mb of RAM). Course material will be emailed a few weeks prior to course date.
AGENDA:
1.
CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRPAHY INTRODUCTION
Fundamentals of CBCT
Operational Parameters
2.
CONCEPTS OF JAW LESION INTERPRETATION
3.
PATIENT MANAGEMENT, POSITIONING & DATA REFORMATTING
Fields of View
Techniques to Reduce Motion Artefacts
4.
IMPLANTS, ENDO & PERIO
Implant Goals: PreOp, Qualitative, Quantitative and PostOp
Endio Diagnostic Challenges
Perio Diagnostic Challenges
5.
WORKSHOP: CBCT SOFTWARE, ANATOMY & CASE ASSIGNMENT
(Participants will be required to carry a laptop, that is fully charged and has
256 Mb of RAM)
COURSE DATE:
March 20, 2015
PRESENTERS:
Dr. James Mah, DDS, MSc, DMSc
Dr. Robert Langlais, BA, DDS, MS,
FRCD(C)
LOCATION:
University of Alberta
Edmonton AB
FEE:
$325
SPECIAL NOTE:
Participants will be required to carry
a fully charged laptop for this course.
(no Macs, graphics card with
minimum of 256 MB of RAM
required)
Cone Beam CT Certification
Program For Dental
Assistants & Hygienists
Continuing Dental Education
5-566 Edmonton Clinic Health
Academy
University of Alberta
11405 – 87 Avenue NW, Edmonton,
AB T6G 1C9
PH: 780.492.5391
FAX: 780.492.8973
EMAIL: [email protected]
Download Registration Forms at:
www.dentistry.ualberta.ca/CDE
PRESENTERS:
DR. JAMES MAH BIO: Dr. James Mah is a Clinical Professor and
the Program Director in Orthodontics at the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas. His research is focused on 3-Dimensional
imaging and modeling for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment
planning and therapeutics as well as anthropology and forensics.
He has been involved in the research and development of 3-D
facial imaging devices, intra-oral scanners, CAD/CAM applications in dentistry and
cone-beam CT scanners. He obtained his Doctorate of Dental Surgery, Master of
Science degrees and his Certificate of Specialization in Orthodontics from the
University of Alberta. Following he graduated from Harvard Medical School with a
Doctorate of Medical Science degree and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in
the Department of Orthopaedics at Children’s Hospital, Boston. Dr. Mah has
authored numerous publications, textbooks, and book chapters and regularly
presents nationally and internationally. In addition, his work has been featured in
the Los Angeles Times, The National Post, Tech TV and Men’s Health. He also
reviews for the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, the American Journal of
Orthodontics & Dento facial Orthopedics and other dental journals.
DR. ROBERT LANGLAIS BIO: Dr. Langlais has been married to
Denyse Paré for 43 years. They have 2 sons: Paul age 39 is a PhD
researcher at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix AZ and Mark age 36 is a
District Manager for Planmeca and lives in Kansas City. Dr. Langlais
graduated from the University of Montreal (BA) and McGill
University in Quebec, Canada (DDS) and obtained his MS degree from Indiana
University and the PhD from the University of the Western Cape in South Africa in
March 2014. His thesis research project was done in Japan and in the USA under
the tutelage of Professors Akitoshi Katsumata DDS, PhD of Asahi University in Gifu,
Japan and Sudesne Naidoo BDS, PhD of the University of the Western Cape in
South Africa. This research involved the characterization of a new Photon
Counting Cadmium Telluride digital x-ray sensor for several dental applications. He
has written 11 first edition textbooks on the subjects of Oral Medicine and
Radiology some of which have undergone multiple editions as well as numerous
foreign translations. He has published some 110-120 scientific papers. He is Board
Certified in Oral Medicine in the United States and Canada, FRCD(C) and Board
Certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology in the USA. He is Professor Emeritus at
the University of Texas at San Antonio, a partner in Advanced Dental Board, a
company supplying CBCT radiology reports and CEO of Emeritus Enterprises, a
research company. He speaks English, French and Spanish and is licensed to
practice Dentistry where he lives, in Texas. Current presentations deal with digital
imaging, panoramic bite wings and periapicals and CBCT including CBCT head &
neck pathology.
REGISTRATION FORM (DEN06)
CONE BEAM CT (CBCT) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
FOR DENTAL ASSISTANTS & HYGIENISTS
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
MARCH 20, 2015
7:30 AM
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
REGISTRATION
PROGRAM
*Detailed schedule to be provided
on first day of course
TOOLS REQUIRED:
PLEASE NOTE: Participants will be
required to carry a fully charged
laptop for this course.
(No Macs, graphics card with a
minimum of 256 Mb of RAM)
COURSE LOCATION:
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB - Room TBD
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NOTE: Cancellations are subject to a $100 FEE, as this is a limited attendance course. Refunds are made only if notice of
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