NMDA Fiesta Registration Kit 2021

17 June 17–19, 2021 2021 Fiesta NMDA Register online at www.nmdental.org New Mexico Dental Association designates this activity for the continuing education credit(s) noted. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp. Please be advised about the potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating techniques and procedures into your practices, especially when the course has not provided a clinical experience in the technique or procedure to ensure that participants have attained competence.  Workshops  Lectures Friday, June 18 Peter Auster Dr. Peter Auster strives for his seminars to be “uplifting, inspiring, and educational” as a recent testimonial sum- marized. The latest technology, materials, and techniques are combined in a free moving, collaborative day where audience participation is embraced and videos, hands- on, and the tailored needs of the particular audience are honored. Dr. Peter Auster continues thirty years of experi- ence in cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry in his pri- vate practice in Pomona, NY. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Auster has lectured from Portland, ME to Port- land, OR and internationally. He frequently participates in national podcasts and webinars. He has been quoted in Women’s Health, OK!, Glam Bellezza , and Natural Health magazines and voted a “Top Dentist in the Hudson Valley” by his peers for the last 10 years. He is published frequently. PRESENTATION Tackling a Changed Dental World: COVID Edition 9–11:45am, Friday 6/18 LOCATION: BRAZOS TYPE: LECTURE CEU: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION How do we tackle our forever changed dental world and become better den- tists at the same time? Our new normal requires more efficiency and greater speed, using skills and materials we may not have used three months ago. This fast-paced presentation provides concrete tips to make every dental day better via new techniques, practice management tips, and the best, most economi- cal products for every task. Experience a streamlined process to create sound cosmetic dentistry no matter how difficult the case. Expect lots of gems and rock-solid information to use on Monday morning! OBJECTIVES • How to calm patient and staff fears in person and by phone • Bring your practice back with exquisite, productive dentistry • What lessons have other dentists learned since we have returned? • Incorporate 30 better, more economical products for our post-COVID world • How composite onlay phasing can gain large case approval • Why Bioactive products make so much sense now • Brand new rules for cementation and differentiating hybrid, Y5 zirconias • A streamlined process to break down every case PRESENTATION Try THIS Instead of THAT, 2020: An Interactive Guide to Exquisite Dentistry Sponsored by Shofu Dental Cooperative 1–4pm, Friday 6/18 LOCATION: BRAZOS TYPE: LECTURE CEU: 3 Peter Auster, Cont. COURSE DESCRIPTION Dentistry is changing…really fast. This rapid moving, info-driven presentation will send attendees home with lots of pearls to move your practice into the 2020s. Better, less expensive products; Delta busters; brand new techniques; digital alternatives; large equipment to buy or not to buy —all come together in a fun, interactive day. OBJECTIVES • Learn how to cut through the marketing and find the best products • Experience groundbreaking new composites, bulk fills, post cores, and perfect contact matrixes • How to pick the right digital scanner for your practice or none at all • Learn why I sold a brand-new diode laser on eBay and bought a better one • Discover better/less expensive loupes • Why are zirconia crowns falling off? Discover the right cements and cement protocol for every material, 2020 (new update!) • Bioactive, biomimicry basics—starting now • Learn about an amazing treatment for anterior decalcification • Fight back at PPOs within house plans, better coding, and fee negotiators • The best practice management tips to bring patients in and keep them Shelly Fritz Shelly Fritz retired from dentistry the end of 2018 serving the profession for 47 years as a hygienist and dentist. She was the editor of the New Mexico Dental Association Journal from 2001 to 2020 and the past presi- dent of the NMDHA, NMDA, NMAGD, and other community and national organizations. PRESENTATION Write Your Own Code of Ethics—Al Mulliken Lecture 1–4pm, Friday 6/18 LOCATION: GALISTEO/AZTEC TYPE: LECTURE CEU: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION A code of ethics controls your past, present, and future. Your code makes decision making simple. It keeps you from getting into trouble. It helps you be successful. It defines who you are. OBJECTIVES • Identify key values and ethics • Draft your code of ethics • Implement your code of ethics