Continuing Education
​NASDAD Northwest Chapter
Camp MiVoden Week
July 28-August 4, 2024 

After confirming your spot at Camp MiVoden for the Medical/Dental week, here is the information you need to know for the Continuing Education for Dental Professionals.
  1. Create or Renew your NASDAD Membership
  2. Complete the Continuing Education Registration Form from NASDAD
​Topics in Oral Surgery & Implantology for General Dentists
​Ashish P. Sharma, B.D.S, M.S.D.
​Dr. Sharma received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree from Christian Dental College in Ludhiana, India, and worked as a general dentist at Ruby Nelson Memorial Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists in Jalandhar. Later at Loma Linda University, he completed a Certificate in Advanced Education in Implant Dentistry, earned his Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD) degree, and completed his Maxillofacial Surgery residency. He also served as Assistant Professor in the department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville. Currently, he is an Oral Surgeon at ClearChoice Dental Implant Center in Spokane, Washington.
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Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wife, our young son and our energetic mini-cocker spaniel, hiking, camping, photography and playing guitar.
This course aims to provide basic principles pertaining to clinical practice of oral surgery dentistry.
OBJECTIVES
  1. Provide knowledge in the field of oral surgery and implant dentistry for practicing general dentists.
  2. Seeks to provide analytical skills in Implant Treatment Planning.
  3. Provide tools for application of information provided in clinical practice.
OUTLINE
  • Medical assessment of patients seeking oral surgery and dental implants
  • Oral cancer screening and basic oral pathology
  • Integration of prosthodontic principles in Implant Surgery
  • Biomechanics in Implant Dentistry
  • Treatment planning and communication tools for general dentists and oral surgeons
  • Simple to complex oral surgery procedures in relation to Implant Dentistry
  • How to optimize Implant Success and avoid failures
  • Complications in Dento-alveolar surgery and Implant Surgery
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