Cone Beam (CT) Radiography - School of Dental Medicine

Sponsored by:
JULY 24-25, 2015
Friday-Saturday (8 am-5 pm)
(Registration/Continental breakfast 7:30-8 am)
Tuition:
$995.00
CE Credits: 16 (2 days)
SYNOPSIS:
With the introduction of cone beam CT (CBCT) in dentistry comes the
responsibility for adequate training and education on its utilization to
both maximize its diagnostic and therapeutic potential while considering
the risk/benefit of ionizing radiation to patients.
A laptop with a minimum of
4GB of RAM and a 256 MB
discrete video card is
required to operate the 3-D
viewing software.*
This course is for dentists who are using or plan to use cone-beam CT
imaging. It will provide fundamentals of diagnostic imaging as well as
clinical guidelines. A workshop component allows dentists to obtain
Register early, seating is limited!!
“hands on” training with visualization software and become competent in
common applications such as measurement of bone height and width for
implant planning, examination of the temporomandibular joints and visualization of impacted teeth. The course
culminates with a multiple choice examination. Participants will receive a certificate indicating they have successfully
completed the cone beam interpretation educational process.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand the basic fundamentals of cone-beam CT technology, principles of operation, need for multidimensional imaging and comparisons to conventional imaging devices.
2. Understand the effect of ionizing radiation on biologic matter, radiation dosimetry, radiation hygiene and
strategies to reduce effective absorbed dose to the patient.
3. Become familiar with radiographic craniofacial anatomy and variations.
4. Understand clinical indications for CBCT and be able to prescribe appropriate operational parameters for imaging.
5. Be able to utilize computer software to visualize CBCT images and select appropriate methods of visualization.
6. Be able to provide a basic interpretation and report of CBCT images.
James Mah, DDS, MSc, DMSc
Dr. James Mah is a Clinical Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is a pioneer in 3-D imaging technologies and is
active with CBCT development, clinical utilization and research. His research is focused on virtual 3-D craniofacial patients for
diagnosis and treatment planning as well as forensic anthropology. He serves as a reviewer for several journals and has served on
committees developing clinical guidelines on utilization of CBCT.
Robert Danforth, DDS
Dr. Robert A. Danforth is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and is a Clinical Professor in
Residence at the UNLV School of Dental Medicine. He has taught oral and maxillofacial radiology since 1979 and has been in the
dental x-ray laboratory business since 1982. He is one of the early users of CBCT imaging beginning in 2002 and has been providing
interpretative CBCT reports since that time.
* Please contact Anatomage
(http://www.anatomage.com/) at (408) 885-1474 if you
have computer related questions.
July 24-25, 2015 (8 am – 5 pm)
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TUITION:
$995
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Day 1:
7:30 – 8:00 am
8:00 – 10:30 am
10:30 – 10:45 am
10:45 – 12:15 pm
12:15 – 1:15 pm
1:15 – 3:15 pm
3:15 – 3:30 pm
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Registration/Continental breakfast
Introduction, Fundamentals of CBCT and 3-dimensional
imaging, Evolution of dental imaging, Clinical need for
improvements in imaging (Dr. James Mah)
Break
Effect of ionizing radiation on cells and tissues, Radiation
dosimetry, Strategies to reduce patient dose (Dr. James
Mah)
Lunch
CBCT reviews for pathology and incidental findings (Dr.
Danforth)
Break
CBCT reviews for pathology and incidental findings (Dr.
Robert Danforth)
Day 2:
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Make checks payable to: Board of Regents
7:30 – 8:00 am
Registration/Continental breakfast
8:00 – 10:00 am
Anatomic Variations and Pathology found by CBCT
Examination (Dr. Robert Danforth)
10:00 – 10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15 pm
Device differences, Machine settings and operational
parameters (Drs. Mah and Danforth)
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 4:00 pm
WORKSHOP – COMPUTER REQUIRED* -- Hands on data
management and Visualization, Review for pathology,
Cases with implant planning, TMJ and Impacted teeth
4:00 – 5:00 pm
City
Multiple Choice Examination
PLEASE NOTE – REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY – You may
register up to the date of the course if there is space available. We
reserve the right to cancel courses 30 days or more in advance of the
scheduled course date. We recommend that you delay reserving air
flights and hotel rooms until this deadline passes, as expenditures for
this purpose are not reimbursed by UNLV. Any course cancelled by
the school will result in a return of course registration fees or fees may
be credited to future courses. If you cancel at least 30 days prior to
the course date, your total course fees will be returned. If you cancel
within 30 days, but more than two weeks prior to the course date, a
20% administrative fee will be assessed. Any fees paid by check will
be reimbursed by check and may require four to six weeks. Credit
card payments will be credited to the card used for course registration.
If you cancel within two weeks of the course date you will not receive a
refund, but your payment can be applied to a future course. Course
credit must be used within one year from original program date.
* Please contact Anatomage
(http://www.anatomage.com/)
at (408) 885-1474 if you have
computer related questions.
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If paying
by credit
card, call
or fax to:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
School of Dental Medicine
Division of Continuing Education, MS 7420
1001 Shadow Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Contact Roxane Santiago:
Ph: 702-774-2822; Fax: 702-774-2820
Email: UNLVDentalCE@unlv.edu
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