Office of Continuing Education

Tuition: Early Bird Special - $449 per dentist and $349 per auxiliary. After August 18 - $499 per dentist and $399 per auxiliary.

Monday, September 1

Prosthodontic Tips and Tricks

Kenneth A. King, D.D.S.

Objectives:  To learn to think outside of the box when doing prosthodontics.  After the course, the dentist and staff will learn to use common dental products in a slightly different manner.  Different prosthodontic techniques will also be discussed.

Topics covered will include:

1)       Utilization of vinyl poly siloxane materials not just for impressions anymore.

2)       Crown preparation techniques, back to basics, Lava, Procera, Cercon.

3)       Cast post and cores vs. prefabricated metal posts vs. fiber posts

4)       Removable prosthodontic techniques

Dr. King graduated from Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry in 1981.  He completed a one year GPR Program at Loma Linda University and Jerry Pettis VA Hospital, receiving a certificate in 1982.  After his residency, he associated for one year in Fairfield, California.  From 1983 to 2002, Dr. King maintained a private practice in Carmel, California.  During this time he was an active member in the Carmel Rotary Club and volunteered at the Big Sur Health Center.  In 2002, he joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Prosthodontic Division.  After 5 years at the University of Tennessee, Dr. King accepted the position of GPR Program Director at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, Department of Hospital Dentistry.  He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry in the Department of Restorative, Prosthodontic Division. 

Tuesday, September 2

New Horizons in Periodontics

Dr. Jacob Shiloah

1.   Risk Factors for Periodontal Diseases

2.   Periodontal Medicine: The Oral-Systemic Disease Connection

3.   Treatment of Periodontitis: The Non-Surgical Aspects

Wednesday, September 3

Cosmetic Dentistry - The Periodontal Link for Success

Dr. Jacob Shiloah

1.     Crown Lengthening

2.     Ridge Augmentation

3.     Reconstruction of the interdental papillae

4.     Root Coverage

5.     Socket Preservation

Dr. Jacob Shiloah is a Professor in the Department of Periodontology at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry.  Dr. Shiloah received his dental degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and his certificate in periodontics from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Thursday and Friday, September 4-5

Practical Oral Pathology for the Dental Practitioner – Two Half Days

K. Mark Anderson DDS, MS

The course is designed to provide the dental practitioner with a basic review of the more common pathologic entities manifested in and around the oral cavity.  Topics will include the indications and accepted procedures for biopsy, immunologically mediated conditions, premalignant and malignant lesions, as well as bone and soft tissue pathology.  Differential diagnoses of various clinical entities will also be discussed.  In addition to an overview of basic conditions, current information on patient management will be presented to keep clinicians abreast of recent developments in the understanding and treatment of oral disease.

Dr. Anderson is a 1989 graduate of the University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry.  After eleven years in private dental practice, he began his residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology at The Ohio State University.  Upon completion in 2003, he returned to the University of Tennessee, where he is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biologic and Diagnostic Sciences.