Continuing Dental Education - University of Toronto

Get a head start on your 2024-2025 CDE course planning: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses Many of our course offerings are already posted but check back regularly as we will continually be adding new courses over the coming weeks.

Over the weekend, Drs. Bettina Basrani, Pavel Cherkas and their team of endodontics residents ran a wonderful course called: "Success in Evidence Based Endodontics: A Comprehensive Review Course." 🦷 Thank you for the help of our course sponsors Brasseler Canada, , , ,
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That's a wrap on Dr. Beatrice Leung's, "Ultimate 7 Day Prosthetic Implant Certification" course with surgical instructional days led by Dr. Jim Lai. Special thank you to our course sponsors and for their expertise and supplies for this course. This program will be run again in October 2024 & April 2025 -- check our website for details!

We will be at the ODA Annual Spring Meeting! Visit us at booth #1444 for you chance to win a $500 credit toward a future course 💸

Fantastic course and a wonderful trip. We can’t wait for the next one.

First day at our Travel and Learn March break program in Curacao. Can’t wait for tomorrow!

Another successful session Orthodontics for Dental Assistants on the books! Special thanks to our course sponsors for demonstrating the iTero lumina intraoral scanner and to American Orthodontics and Reliance Orthodontics for their material support.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the most common cause of non-dental orofacial pain. In January 2024, we ran a 2-day TMD course presented by Dr. Iacopo Cioffi, Dr. Bruce Freeman, and Dr. Sid Lisser for general practitioners and dental specialists with the most updated evidence-based information about diagnosis and management of TMD. We will be running this course again in Fall 2024!

to our Travel and Learn Cruise 🛳 in December 2023! Over 20 dentists and their families enjoyed a holiday cruise in the Caribbean. We offer a variety of travel courses annually where you can enjoy a vacation and earn CE credits, too 🏝.

Upcoming webinar on peri-implant disease -- to register: https://web.cvent.com/event/967cc072-64dc-46c9-b580-d750b5daf42f/summary

This program is about real dentistry for real people by a real dentist! You will learn the various aspects of moving from Reparative dentistry to Restorative dentistry.
To register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/i-have-ityou-need-it-materials-and-techniques-move-us-reparative-restorative-dentists

Just over a month away from Dr. Beatrice Leung's course on everything to do with crowns!

For more information and to register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/tips-and-tricks-restoring-crowns-single-units-multiple-units

We have an upcoming webinar Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 @ 11am, 2 CE points (Category 2) presented by Dr. Hoda Yousef from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine.

Topic: Implant Complications: Salvageable, Ailing or Failing?

Understand how implant restorative design, initial stability, long-term tissue integration, and proper occlusion is essential in preventing to have complications in Implant dentistry.

For more information and to register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/ACDE-joint-webinars

The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and practical skills in utilizing nitrous oxide as a safe and effective sedating agent for paediatric patients in dentistry.

Register here: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/.../nitrous-oxide...

Happy Holidays from CDE! Our office will be closed from 12pm December 20 and will reopen at 9am on January 3, 2024. 🎄🎅☃️❄️

This program is about real dentistry for real people by a real dentist! You will learn the various aspects of moving from Reparative dentistry to Restorative dentistry.
To register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/i-have-ityou-need-it-materials-and-techniques-move-us-reparative-restorative-dentists

The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding and practical skills in utilizing nitrous oxide as a safe and effective sedating agent for paediatric patients in dentistry.

Register here: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/nitrous-oxide-paediatric-patient

The veneers looked great! Thanks again for a fantastic course.

A great start to our two-day hands-on veneer course - The Art and Science of Multiple Veneer Solutions to Common Cosmetic Challenges. A big thanks to all the dentists attending and to Dr. Belcastro, Dr. Mancuso, Durban and Shaw labs! Can't wait for tomorrow!

Congratulations to our 2023 class on completing the Implant Residency for Practicing Dentists program! We had a blast having you, and wish you all the best on your dentistry journey 🌱 May your days be filled with many successful implants 🦷😁💪

We have two CORE 1 courses on December 1, 2023 presented by Dr. Amir Azarpazhooh -- register for both and receive a $50 credit towards a future course.
To register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/cracked-tooth-keep-it-or-remove-it or
https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/endodontic-restorative-continuum-recommendations-and-considerations-based-best-available

We had another excellent moderate sedation course this weekend. Thanks to all the great dentists who attended, particularly those from out side the GTA, including from the Maritimes, out west, and even a dentist from Mexico! We also want to thank the fantastic sponsors - Benson, Dent-Gas, HuFriedy, and Maggas.

Did you know we offer Travel & Learn Courses?

March Break Resort: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/travel-and-learn-2024-curacao

Holiday Cruise: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/travel-and-learn-cruise-2023-periodontics-and-implant-update-what-you-need-know-your

It's not an Orthodontics course without big smiles! 😁 Last weekend's Orthodontic Procedures course for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists was full of fun learning. If you would like to join the next one in Feb 2024, do it soon! Spots filling up fast 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

For more info: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/orthodontic-procedures-level-ii-dental-assistants-and-dental-hygienists-feb-2024

Do tetracyclines cause teeth staining or affect dental health in children younger than 8 years?

POEM Bottom line Doxycycline and probably minocycline are suitable for short-term use in children. There is no evidence that either doxycycline or minocycline causes teeth staining in children younger than 8 years when taken for less than 2 weeks. Staining can occur with tetracycline but at doses much hi...

Dealing with dental trauma is stressful for both the patient and the dentist. We have a course to help you! For more information and to register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/doc-ive-broken-my-teeth-what-do-we-do-now

What is the relationship between oral hygiene and stroke?

A recent study found that in patients with recent stroke/transient ischemic attack and PD, there was not much difference between the outcome of intensive PD treatment and standard PD treatment in the prevention of stroke/myocardial infraction/death. Both treatments were found to result in overall improvements.

Click below for the full study!
https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/2023-10/Sen%20et%20al%20%282023%29%20Periodontal%20Disease%20Treatment%20After%20Stroke%20or%20Transient%20Ischemic%20Attack_%20The%20PREMIERS%20Study%2C%20a%20Randomized%20Clinical%20Trial.pdf

Join us in Toronto October 27 - 29, 2023 for a comprehensive oral surgery course led by Dr. Marco Caminiti and his team. 22 Category 2 CE credits. To register: https://cde.dentistry.utoronto.ca/courses/basic-and-advanced-skills-oral-surgery

Calling all dental hygienists! Join Continuing Dental Education at the University of Toronto for two interactive sessions on November 17, 2023. These sessions will enhance your knowledge of gingival recession and teach you leading-edge practices for delivering aerosol-reduced therapy. TO REGISTER--> https://shorturl.at/dikLR and https://shorturl.at/ckvQ9