Pinnacle Dental
Study Club
2015-2016
Continuing Education
Ben Calem, DMD,
Study Club Co-Director
Mario Canal, DMD,
Study Club Co-Director
Angela Cocco & Dawn Mary Ogan,
Study Club Coordinators
Jackson Road Commons, STE A-5
30 Jackson Road, Medford, NJ 08055
856-439-1200
What is the Pinnacle Dental Study Club?
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An affiliate of the Seattle Study Club, a national organization with over 250 such
affiliates, started by Dr. Michael Cohen, a Seattle periodontist.
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A dental study club providing high quality programming designed to enhance our
members' professional growth and development.
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Unique forum combining didactic and clinical session in a small group setting:
dedicated to educational excellence and higher quality patient care.
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Educational program featuring:
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National and local speakers
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Full day courses
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Evening, clinical and hands-on sessions
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Laboratory support provided
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Staff training and Practice management programs
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Affordable, fully accredited programming.
What is the Pinnacle Dental Study Club?
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Membership is limited which allows for greater interaction between
members.
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Limited membership promotes individualized learning in a
non-threatening informal format.
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Offers an enjoyable environment for professional and personal
relationships to develop and flourish
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Involves
staff sessions
to provide a 'unified team'. Which include training
in patient and management education
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Provide its members with access to its
Advisory Board
, a select group of
practitioners from the dental community for assistance in total case
management.
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Entry to the
Seattle Study Club Network
including the
national
symposium
and individual programming with fellow clubs.
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Access to the National Speaker’s Bureau of the Seattle Study Club, which
provides national speakers for our program in an interactive manner
rather than the traditional “lecture hall” format
Dr. Brady earned her DMD from the U Of FL College Of Dentistry. She has worked in a variety of practice models from small fee-for-service offices to large insurance-dependent practices, as an associate and as a practice owner. She owns Desert Sun Smiles Dental Care, a private restorative practice in Glendale, Arizona. Outside of her private practice, Dr. Brady is the Director of Education for Clinical Mastery, a series of hands on education programs focused on occlusion/restorative dentistry. She presents at meetings internationally, and writes a clinical dental education blog on her website at www.leeannbrady.com.
She joined the Pankey Institute in 2005 as the first femaleresidentfacultymemberandwaspromoted to Clinical Director. Sept 2008 she joined Dr. Frank Spears as the Executive VP of Clinical Education where she managed the development and delivery of all programs and taught until June of 2011. In 2010 Dr. Brady was recognized by Dental Products Report as one of the “Top 25 Women Dentists in the U.S.” in the category of dental educators. She is on the editorial board of Inside Dentistry, DentalTown magazine and The Journal of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Brady is a guest presenter at The Pankey Institute and teaches CE for the U of Florida CollegeofDentistryandUofMinnesota.
She has published articles in Dentistry Today, Seattle Study Club Journal, Oral Health Journal (Canada), Women Dentist Journal, Private Dentistry (UK), and other print and web publications. Dr. Brady is a frequent presenter at local, state, national and international dental meetings such as the ADA Annual Session, AACD Annual Meeting, Chicago Midwinter Meeting, Yankee Dental Congress and FloridaNationalDentalCongress.
Beingalifelonglearner,Dr.Bradydedicatescountless hours to studying and understanding occlusion, restorative dentistry and dental materials performance. She enjoys researching and teaching these clinical disciplines as well as patient communications, case acceptance and team development. She is passionate about solving complex cases, understanding the needs and concerns of her patients, facilitating the success of colleagues, and helping dentists find balance in their lives.
Friday
September 18
th
, 2015
The Mansion, Voorhees, NJ
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
5.5 CEUs
Doctors
Dr. Lee Ann
Brady
“Top Tips for
Clinical Success”
With so many materials and clinical
techniques
being
presented
in
dentistry today, restorative therapy can
be overwhelming. Today's discussion
will attempt to make the restorative
process easier with respect to selecting
and utilizing materials, as well as
provide
"Clinical Tips"
ranging from
tooth preparation to impression
techniques. Caries treatment, post-op
sensitivity,
cosmetic
bleaching,
provisional fabrication, and even bur
selection will be addressed using both
clinical and evidence based literature.
Dr. John Nosti practices full time with an emphasis on Functional Cosmetics, full mouth rehabilitations, and TMJ Dysfunction. His down to earth approach and ability to demystify occlusion and all ceramic dentistry has earned him distinction among his peers. He has lectured nationally on occlusion, rehabilitations, and advanced diagnostic technology (JVA/JT and T-scan).
He is the Clinical Director of “The Clinical Mastery Series” a continuum geared towards advancing dentists knowledge in comprehensive and esthetic restorative dentistry.
Dr. Nosti holds Fellowships in the Academy of General Dentistry, Academy of
Comprehensive Esthetics, and International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He has been named to “Dentistry Today’s Top Leaders in Continuing Education” 2013-2015.
Wednesday
October 28
th
, 2015
The Mansion, Voorhees, NJ
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2.5 CEUs
Doctors
Dr. John
Nosti
The Edentulous Maxilla”
“Treatment Planning:
Over 60 million people in the United States alone
have denture(s), while recent surveys demonstrate a
significant amount of the denture wearers reported
household incomes over six figures. Patients’ desires
to no longer have a removable prosthetic, along with
the public’s increased knowledge of implants, more
patients are electing implant retained prosthetics
over their conventional denture counterpart.
Join Dr. John Nosti as he discusses the processes in
determining the Treatment Plan rationale for implant
prosthetic recommendations in the maxillary edentulous
patient.
Learning Objectives:
Learn a step by step process in treatment planning
maxillary edentulous patients.
Understand Key Implant Position.
Understand the rationale to choose the number of
implants are required.
Determine if fixed removable or fixed is best for your
patient.
Learn how to set fees for your patient.
Dr. Robert A. Jaffin received his D.M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and completed his post-graduate training at Columbia University. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. He is a highly regarded surgical specialist in the area of periodontics and osseointegration (dental implants). Dr. Jaffin has lectured both nationally and internationally, including the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, New York University, and Temple University. Over the years, Dr. Jaffin has published many articles as well as developed new techniques. Through his efforts, many patients have substantially improved their quality of life, and Dr. Jaffin continues to dedicate his practice to this end. Specialty License #2089, C.S. #007
Wednesday
December 2
nd
, 2015
The Mansion, Voorhees, NJ
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2.5 CEUs
Doctors
Dr. Robert
Jaffin
Loading Options for Edentulous
“Accelerated Placement and
Patients: When to Hit the Gas and
When to Hit the Brakes”
Accelerated placement of implants has
become more commonplace as a result of
newer micro-roughened surfaces and the
publication of long-term studies on
immediate loading. This lecture will focus
on the parameters for loading implants in
various clinical situations. The biologic
and clinical rationale for “when to hit the
gas and when to hit the brakes” will be
explained .
Complications associated with immediate
and delayed loading will be addressed as
well as how they were handled.
After graduating from NYU College of Dentistry in 1978, Dr. Pompa completed a GPR at Long Island Jewish Hospital, followed by specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Lincoln Hospital, NewYorkMedicalCollege.
He has been a guest lecturer at both Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and New York University College of Dentistry, presenting "Fractures of the Mandible: Diagnosis and Treatment" and "Blow-out Fractures of the Orbit: DiagnosisandTreatment."
Dr. Pompa has lectured extensively, including the NationalMeetingoftheAcademyofOsseointegration, the International Interdisciplinary Congress on Craniofacialand SkullBase Surgery,and has frequently presentedattheGreaterNewYorkDentalMeeting. Dr. Pompa is an author, having published in such journals as the Journal of the American Dental Association and Dentistry Today, where he has also been listed as one of the "Leaders in Continuing Education." These published articles provide the basis for his current presentation: "Apical Surgery: To Pull or Not to Pull." This lecture discusses all the options when a tooth is ailing or failing, and has been presented to the Queens County Dental Society, in New York. He also presents "Medical Emergencies: How to Save a Life, Including Your Own" throughout the New York area with interactive live demonstrations, hands-on drug administration and with a multimedia presentation format. His lecture "The Single Tooth Implant: The Ultimate Creative Challenge" has been presented to attendees from Dental Societies throughout New York City. Dr. Pompa can be reached at [email protected].
Wednesday
February 3
rd
, 2016
The Mansion, Voorhees, NJ
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2.5 CEUs
Doctors
Dr. Daniel
Pompa
“To Pull or Not to Pull:
Current Concepts on
Periapical Surgery vs. Implant
Replacement”
This course will describe the indications and contraindications,
for performing or referring a patient for Apical Surgery. With the
correct history, radiographic and clinical evaluation, the decision
to perform an Apicoectomy, will be weighed against further
evaluation, a re-treatment option, or extraction and
replacement with an implant (immediate or delayed). Then a
decision is more accurately made as to whether an Implant or a
Fixed Bridge (Fixed Partial Prosthesis), a Removable Prosthesis
(Fixed or Transitional Temporary Prosthesis), or doing nothing
would be the final treatment plan offered to the patient. This
specific workup (check list) is frequently overlooked, leading to
a less than ideal outcome. This course discusses and reviews all
the options when a tooth is ailing or failing.
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:
1) Learn the radiographic technique to use when evaluating a
tooth for a fracture.
2) List the seven step workup consisting of procedures and tests
that should be used when performing or referring a patient for an
apicoectomy.
3) Understand the principles of GBR and for the use of membranes.
4) Recognize that the location of a fistula is a key critical diagnostic
indicator for the final prognosis.
5) Identify the sings to differentiate between an endo/perio vs.
perio/endo lesions and to understand the difference as it related
to the final prognosis.
Robert G. Ritter DMD, has a practice that focuses on adhesive esthetic dentistry. He promotes esthetic dentistry as part of his mainstream dental care. He was raised in Palm Beach County and now resides in Palm Beach Gardens. Dr. Ritter received his dental degree from The Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine in 1994. He has been the program leader of PowerPAC for the Pacific Aesthetic Continuum(P.A.C.~Live.)He has taught at TEAM dental seminars and 3:1 Foundation hands on programs helping dentists implement the newest esthetic dentistry into their offices. He is Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, Dental Research Administration at Tufts School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Ritterhaspublished manyarticlesonadhesive and cosmetic dentistry in several publications, including PPAD, Signature, Spectrum, Dentistry Today, DPR, Contemporary Esthetics, Inside Dentistry, and is on theeditorialboardofInsideDentistryandTheJournal of The Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. In addition, Dr. Ritter is an Editorial Board member ofREALITY, a publication to keep dentists up-to-date with advances in the products, techniques and research of esthetic dentistry. He isalso aproductconsultanttonumerous dental manufacturers. He has lectured nationally as well as internationally on cosmetic dentistry, implant dentistry, new materials, joint based dentistry and digital technologies in and for the modern dental office.
Dr. Ritter gives over 30 lectures a year and takes over 200 hours of continuing education a year to stay on the cutting edge of the rapidly changing world of cosmetic dentistry. He is a member of
The American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and The American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He is a member of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, as well as The American Dental Association. In addition he is a board member and Past President of The Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is a member of the Seaside Study Club, a component of the Seattle Study Club. He is a member of the
International Association of Dental Researchers. Dr. Ritter and his wife Isabelle have a daughter Olivia and enjoy golf, tennis, the beach, water sports, and movies.
