Your Source for Louisiana Continuing Dental Education

This is the “next step” for assistants who want to expand their capabilities in dental practice. This course is designed to provide dental assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law.

This course will provide you with the tools, materials, and techniques to allow you to create durable, predictable, and esthetic restorations for both posterior and anterior teeth. The hands-on workshop includes step-by-step bonding protocol form tooth cleaning to finishing, fabrication of simple and complex posterior and anterior teeth, composite restorations including essential matrix systems, and polishing techniques to high shine restorations.

Appearance and self-esteem have long been intertwined. So, as our social media and selfie culture continues to grow, it’s no surprise that more and more people are seeking out cosmetic dentistry as a way to enhance their appearances. The dental world has taken notice and we need to respond with conservative ways to satisfy our patient’s desires for ideal smiles.

This is the “next step” for assistants who want to expand their capabilities in dental practice. This course is designed to provide dental assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law. Hands-on exercises will be performed in the laboratory to reinforce the material presented in the lectures.

The course will focus on 7 topics including immune-mediated lesions, traumatic lesions, radiographic lesions, pigmented oral lesions, skin lesions, neoplasms and infections. Numerous clinical images will be provided to give the clinician a thorough review of the selected topics. The instructors will review appropriate therapy and management suggestions of these lesions.

This is the “next step” for assistants who want to expand their capabilities in dental practice. This course is designed to provide dental assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law.