Nebraska Dental Association Annual Session

April 21, 2023

Booth #14

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Dr. Marc Geissberger

The Oral Cavity Under Acid Attack: Identifying, Understanding and Treating Caries, Erosion, and Other Acid Related Diseases.

As a dentist, personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist, Dr. Geissberger brings a unique perspective to the subjects of caries, diet and the oral environment. Through this enlightening program, Dr. Geissberger will discuss various disease conditions that plague the entire dental population, and identify several at risk populations. The importance of oral pH will be discussed and strategies for altering an unfavorable oral environment will be outlined. Additionally, the dental team will learn progressive strategies to help their patients achieve oral balance and curb their disease processes.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the difference between a balanced oral environment and one that is susceptible to disease.
• Develop strategies which can be implemented in your practice to help patients achieve oral balance.
• Develop a program for caries eradication that can be easily implemented into private practice.
• Develop strategies to begin to discuss the oral implications of poor eating strategies and provide some tips.

Learn which materials should be used and how to properly restore dentitions plagued with the effects of erosion, abrasion, GERD and bulimia

Quarterbacking Difficult Restorative Cases in Tumultuous Financial Times

Has your practice seen a decline with our downturn in economic growth? Most practices have experienced between a 10-25% decrease in revenue over the last two years. Now more than ever, excellent communication, dazzling case presentations and a complete understanding of patients is essential for survival. Through and exciting, fun and entertaining program, Dr. Geissberger will teach you the necessary skills in patient communication, treatment plan development and delivery that will propel you and your team to new levels of productivity and ultimately improved patient care.

During this program practitioners will learn:

• How to assess patient desires and how to customize their case presentations to maximize case acceptance.
• How to fully diagnose loss of vertical dimension, compensatory eruption, altered passive eruption, wear, gerd, bulimia and other non-caries related dental diseases.
• How to manage and restore these disease processes.
• How to incorporate the latest technology into practice to maximize clinical productivity and outcomes

Dr. John Massey and Dr. Todd Stull

Opioid Education for Dentists

CE mandated by NE law for controlled substance prescribers

Dr. John Massey is a pain specialist physician specializing in the treatment of opioid use disorders and Dr. Todd Stull is a psychiatrist with a long experience of treating addictions. Together they will present an overview on opioids and opioid use disorder, including the epidemiology of substance use disorders, pain management, communication with patients, screening tools, reviewing the prescription drug monitoring program, and other relevant topics for dentists who prescribe opiates.

This training will cover the three hours of training on opioids mandated for prescribers by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-145(6). Participants will be able to demonstrate the following competencies upon completion of the training: – An understanding of the epidemiology of substance use disorders – Effective and safe methods of pain management – Communicating with patients about pain and opioid use disorder – Screening for substance use disorders when necessary – How to use the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)