Dr. Odiatu has a Bachelor of Arts (psychology) and is a Doctor of Dentistry (DMD). He is a certified fitness leader in resistance training for older active adults. Dr. Odiatu is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and a certified trainer with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a certified Nutrition & Wellness Specialist by the Canadian Association of Fitness Professionals.

 

KEYNOTE: "Get Fit--Get SMART: Keep Your Edge at any Age": Could you be smarter in as little as 60 minutes? Of course you can! Maximize your brain potential with some new strategies & simple exercises to age-proof your mind and have some fun in the process. Attend this inspirational session and increase your BDNF--Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (Miracle Gro for your brain!).

 

"Inflammation 911: The Body - Mouth Connection": There's new evidence behind the inflammatory cascade and systemic disease. How does this influence you as a clinician? To give the best care, we must recognize the global connections that are woven throughout the human body. The dental team and the patient need to know poor eating habits and a sedentary life support inflammation across the entire body--the oral cavity included. Attend this fast-paced inspirational session and put out the fire!

 

"Take This STRESS and LOVE It!": Has your get up and go, got up and left? Are your clinic days fuelled by caffeine? Are your patients wound up? This entertaining and informative program will inspire you to TAKE ACTION and reclaim your energy. The unrelenting pressure and stress from demanding clinical treatments, patient relations, and staff challenges can drain the reserves of the most well-intentioned individual. The consequences include: poor sleep, overeating, accelerated aging, periodontal disease, lack of productivity and feelings of overwhelm. This empowering session is uniquely crafted to balance and energize the lives of the dental team.

 

 

A former dentist, Dr. Doherty established the largest fee-for-service dental practice in New Jersey before turning his attention to helping dentists dramatically improve their practices and lifestyles. To that end, Dr. Doherty founded Doctor's Financial Network, a company dedicated to assisting health professionals develop personal, professional and financial strategies. Dr. Doherty's varied background as a Certified Financial Planner, Investment Advisor, national lecturer, author, management  and financial consultant/coach to the dental profession gives him a unique advantage in the speaking arena.

 

For New Dentists 0-10 years out of dental school: "The Business of Practice for the New Dentist": This program will demonstrate what are the essential make-up's of operating a dental practice exactly like a small business "for profit". The only thing that succeeds in "for-profit" context is business, no matter how much you want your practice to be about excellence in dentistry, or how much you wish it could be all about the most exquisite and the latest techniques. This program will provide the answers to dilemmas with excellent coaching and guidance in management, marketing, ownership and leadership. 

 

"Bring Your Practice to the Next Level": This is the perfect opportunity for the entire dental team to participate together to help identify what's missing in your practice, regardless of your current level of success. By the end of the program both doctor and the team will develop a game plan about what needs to be done to bring your practice to the next level.

 

 

Dr. Hermsen is a 1975 graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. He received his M.S. degree and Certificate in Endodontics in 1980 from the same institution. Since graduation, Dr. Hermsen spent 18 years in full-time private practice and 19 years teaching at Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha. In 1990, he became involved in forensic dentistry as a member of the Nebraska Forensic Dental Identification Team.

 

"Inside View of Forensic Odontology": Forensic dentists play an important role in assisting law enforcement and coroners in the identification of the deceased when identification cannot be reliably made by other means due to burns, advanced decomposition or trauma. This course will present a brief history of forensic dentistry and discuss the "why" and "how" of modern forensic dental identification. Examples will be shown of the types of cases requiring dental identification including "routine"dental identification and the role of the forensic dentist in mass incidents.

 

"Endodontic Problems-Diagnosis & Anesthesia (Or Why Some Days I Would Rather Have Been a Plumber)": All of us who are actively engaged in endodontics know those days when we have questioned the intelligence of deciding to perform endodontic therapy. Most often the frustration comes from two sources...diagnosis and attaining profound anesthesia. This course will address these two troublesome issues. The first segment will discuss the factors that can make diagnosis difficult and suggest strategies that may help the operator move from a differential diagnosis to a definitive diagnosis. It will also suggest strategies to consider when a definitive diagnosis is unattainable. The second segment to consider when faced with an acutely inflamed pulp that won't go numb by describing the inflammatory processes that work against the anesthetic and suggest some options and strategies to help address those situations.

 

 

Ms. Wann joined the dental profession in 1985 and worked as a Practice Administrator for a general dentist for 14 years. She founded Modern Practice Solutions in 2000, specializing in compliance issues of the dental profession.

 

"OSHA Annual Update": OSHA requires training on the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard every 365 days. Understand the documentation requirements and the necessary safety policies required for a dental office setting. We incorporate the latest guidelines for infection control from CDC including step-by-step instrument processing. Learn how to implement a quality control system that effectively minimizes your risk and promotes patient safety. Topics include Bloodborne Pathogens, Post Exposure Management, Safer Medical Devices, Hazard Communication, Workplace Violence, Fire Prevention & Emergency Evacuation, Waste Management and others.

 

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Mr. Mangelson is an expert in the area of asset protection. He has authored and co-authored several publications and training manuals. As one of the nation's top asset protection advisors, Mr. Mangelson has spent over 30 years helping dentists properly structure themselves for lawsuit protection and tax reduction. 

 

"Advanced Lawsuit Protection & Tax Reduction Strategies for Dentists": This course teaches proven and effective strategies to prevent and protect against lawsuits, allowing dentists the peace of mind necessary to focus on improved patient care. Tax reduction and estate planning strategies adapted to dentists are also taught.

 

 

Dr. Crossley is Professor Emeritus at the University of Maryland Dental School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island in 1964. Dr. Crossley later was awarded the Master of Science (1970) and Doctorate degrees (1972) in Pharmacology. The University of Maryland Dental School awarded Dr. Crossley the D.D.S. degree in 1980.  He has become nationally and internationally recognized as an expert on street drugs and chemical dependency as well as the clinical pharmacology of dental drugs.

 

"Street Drugs Exposed: What Your Patients and Your Kids are not Telling You": The dental team is in a unique position providing dental care to a patient population that may be regular users or experimenting with mood altering drugs. This dynamic, brutally honest, and graphic presentation will take you from the street and into the office to help you identify and manage the substance abusing patient. Discussion includes the origins, types, mechanisms of action, and signs and symptoms of commonly abused prescription, OTC, and illicit drugs.