Coming to ADA members this fall
Orlando鈥擜n outreach program that brought live patient courses from the ADA’s annual session in October to dental schools in North America via webcast will be expanded at the 2010 annual session in Orlando鈥攐ffering continuing education live webcasts to every ADA member.
“We are excited about taking this initiative to the next level and offering the live webcast to every ADA member who is unable to attend the meeting,” said Dr. Stephen W. Carstensen, Council on ADA Sessions chair.
When clinical presenters, including Drs. Terry Tanaka and Wynn Okuda, demonstrated live patient procedures in October during the ADA’s Education in the Round courses at annual session, students and faculty at more than 40 North American dental schools logged in to view the course via live webcast from the Hawaii Convention Center.
EIR participants attending annual session view live-patient procedures in a fully functional dental operatory through live, high-definition video images and interact with speakers during the courses. In 2009, more than 800 participants attended six different courses.
A total of 43 dental schools logged on for the inaugural webcast program, a cooperative effort between the ADA and the American Dental Education Association, and sponsored by Henry Schein Dental. Participants could view the courses in real time and ask the instructor questions during each presentation. The EIR presentations were also accessible as a webinar for dental students, residents and faculty to watch for 30 days after the event.
“By working with ADEA and obtaining sponsorship from Henry Schein Dental, we found a way to carry live patient Education in the Round to every dental school in North America this year,” said Dr. Carstensen. “These future ADA members were exposed to the best education we have. This helps create excellent learning and makes a very positive statement of the value of our meeting.”
Five EIR courses are planned for the meeting Oct. 9鈥?2
Orlando鈥擣ive Education in the Round live patient courses will be available via webcast to members who can’t attend annual session Oct. 9-12. Courses include:
- Managing the Periodontal Patient with Advanced Ultrasonic and Laser Therapy, by Dr. Samuel Low;
- Digital Impressioning: A Clinical Demonstration of a Preparation and Digital Scan for a Single Crown, by Dr. Brian Schroder;
- A Team Approach to Implant Rehabilitation: How Digital Modeling Changes Everything, by Drs. Stephen Schmitt and Benjamin Young;
- Implementing Laser Fundamentals in Your Dental Practice: A Live Patient Demonstration, by Drs. Don Coluzzi and Charles Hoopingarner;
- Oral Appliance Delivery, Adjustment and Management of Side Effects, by Dr. Richard Drake.
Registration and housing for the ADA’s 151st annual session opens April 7. Watch the ADA News and ADA.org for more information.