Henry Schein, ADA, ADEA offer online CE from ADA meeting

Sep 30, 2009

Henry Schein is joining with the ADA and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) to provide dental students and faculty with remote access to select live-patient continuing education (CE) courses held at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 ADA annual meetings.

The project will allow pre- and postdoctoral dental students and dental school faculty to view state-of-the-art clinical procedures that may not be typically available to them, according to the company.

"The ADA Annual Session has always been a showcase for technology that is advancing the practice of dentistry -- technology that includes not only the revolutionary CAD/CAM, digital x-ray, intraoral imaging, and dental laser products on the exhibition floor, but also this state-of-the-art educational program, which enables dental students across the United States to benefit from demonstrations of procedures performed in Hawaii," said Tim Sullivan, president of Henry Schein Dental.

Dental students and faculty will be able to log on and view the live-patient courses in the Education in the Round format, beginning with a 20- to 30-minute presentation by the lecturer that reviews the procedure and the patient's history.

The procedure is then performed and images are displayed on large flat-screen monitors via intraoral and handheld cameras. The courses held at the ADA meeting will be shown in real-time and remain accessible for 30 days postevent for viewing.

The live Web site will allow viewers to interact in the course by asking questions of the presenters, which will be posted in real-time and answered by the doctors. In addition, students can interact with each other by posting real-time blogs on the Web site.

The live webcast schedule for the 2009 Annual Session includes the following:

October 1, 12:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m. Central time: "Create Success in Providing Periodontal Treatment" presented by Dr. Samuel Low
October 1, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Central time: "Crown Lengthening for Restorative Dentistry" presented by Dr. Jon Suzuki
October 2, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central time: "Implants for the Terminal Dentition: Yes, You Can Do It!" presented by Drs. Steve Ratcliff and Jorge Ramirez
October 2, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Central time: "A Simplified Yet Accurate Impression Technique When Splinting Multiple Implants" presented by Drs. Lee Ann Brady and Peter Fay
October 3, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Central time: "TMD Treatment 2009: What Works, What Doesn't and Why" presented by Dr. Terry Tanaka
October 3, 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Central time: "Solving Anterior Esthetic Restorative Challenges with Composite Resin" presented by Dr. Wynn Okuda