CONTINUING EDUCATION

Pediatric Dentistry Fruit Salad - Basics, Cutting Edge, and What You Haven't Thought of Yet
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Bonnie Nelson, DDS
Friday, October 21, 2022
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
8:00 am - 10:00 am

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  Dr. Bonnie Nelson attended Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, receiving a            Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1988 and completed the Pediatric Dental Certification              Program at Oregon Health Sciences University in 1990. She is currently the Chair of            Loma Linda University Pediatric Dentistry department, Chief of Hospital Dentistry for        LLU Children’s Hospital and LLU Medical Center. As the Chair of the department for            fourteen years, she has experience and training in leadership, establishing strategic          direction, developing areas of training, employee evaluations, interviewing and                  employment opportunities. She has taken courses in leadership and completed the          American Dental Education Association  Leadership Institute training, reinforcing the        skills to effectively continue my responsibilities as Chair. She has participated in                  numerous mission trips around the world, including Roatan, Honduras, Saudi Arabia,          and Nicaragua.

​COURSE SYNOPSIS

During this presentation the treatment sequence in the application of digital work flow for dental implant surgery and implant prosthodontics will be outlined, identifying the elements that make these procedures practical and predictable in the treatment of patients with dental implants.  

COURSE OBJECTIVES

-To Understand the digital work flow involved in the treatment of patients for single implants

-To Understand the digital work flow involved in the treatment of patients for partial and complete edentulism

-To Evaluate the current status of conventional impressions vs digital impressions in all implant dentistry applications

Indications, Techniques and Management of Patients Requiring Maxillary Sinus Grafts and Dental Implants
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COURSE SYNOPSIS

This presentation will focus on the diagnostic phase and execution of treatments for patients with complete and partial pneumatization of the maxillary sinus.  From complex to simple procedures for grafting of the maxillary sinus, the participant will be able to identify the various treatment options for the maxillary sinus with dental implants.  
COURSE OBJECTIVES
-To Understand the diagnostic procedures for pneumatized maxillary sinuses

-To Identify the various treatment options for grafting the maxillary sinus

-To Understand the sequence involved in the healing process of grafted maxillary sinus before implant placement
 
Ortho for General Dentists:
Various interceptive treatment Objectives and Methods to consider, when providing Orthodontics as part of your repertoire of child and adult family dental services


​Dave Rynearson, DDS, MS
Friday, October 21, 2022
8:00 am - 10:00 am

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Dr. David Rynearson received his DDS degree from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry and after practicing 10 plus years as a family dentist, an MS degree in Orthodontics from the Graduate School of LLU. He has been teaching 2 days per week at LLUSD for 30 plus years and practices 3 days per week at his orthodontic practice in Moreno Valley, CA.  He lectures to Graduate Orthodontic students as well as the predoctoral students.  He is the Course Director for Growth and Development and other courses.  He enjoys being one of the Attendings in the Graduate Orthodontic Clinic.  He has been the author/participant in over 50 orthodontic research projects including: Corticotomy orthodontics, animal, and human research studies; Cyclosporine and infant heart transplant growth and development studies.  He is also a past member of the LLU Craniofacial Team.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and a past president of the Southern California Edward H. Angle Society, of which he is their editor.
COURSE SYNOPSIS​
COURSE OBJECTIVE
This lecture will present various interceptive orthodontic treatment Objectives and Methods that are applicable to diagnosing and treating a growing child’s malocclusion.  Also, the lecture will include orthodontic treatment Objectives and Methods for diagnosing and treating the non-growing adult’s malocclusion.  The lecture presentation will present orthodontic scenarios and techniques that should be in the realm of child and adult family dental services. 
 1.  To help the family dentist recognize a child’s malocclusion and comprehend the need for interceptive orthodontics in growing children and provide the service to correct or aid the correction of the malocclusion.

 2.  To help the family dentist recognize an adult’s malocclusion and comprehend the need for possible minor tooth movement in adults and provide the service to correct or aid the correction of the malocclusion.

 3.  To help the family dentist comprehend the limitations of removable acrylic aligner orthodontic therapy and choose wisely the cases in which to offer aligner therapy.