FDC2023 Session Directory
The High-Tech Dental Assistant
Course Code: C77
Speaker: Dr. Debra Willis, DMD
CE Hours: 1.50
Start: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 3:30 PM
Track: ASSISTING, TECHNOLOGY
Audience: Assistants
Speaker: Dr. Debra Willis, DMD
CE Hours: 1.50
Start: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 2:00 PM
End: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 3:30 PM
Track: ASSISTING, TECHNOLOGY
Audience: Assistants
REGISTRATION CATEGORY |
EARLY 4/14 |
REGULAR |
ONSITE 6/16 |
ASSISTANT |
$29 |
$39 |
$49 |
Description:
Dental assistants are such an integral part of the dental team. This review of digital dentistry will give an overview of the array of digital technology that dental assistants will encounter, discuss the benefits of using such technology and detail the applications they have at their practices. With new dental technology continuously coming out, it is beneficial to keep up with the trends. A competent dental assistant is a high-tech dental assistant!
Dental assistants are such an integral part of the dental team. This review of digital dentistry will give an overview of the array of digital technology that dental assistants will encounter, discuss the benefits of using such technology and detail the applications they have at their practices. With new dental technology continuously coming out, it is beneficial to keep up with the trends. A competent dental assistant is a high-tech dental assistant!
Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- understand and utilize digital charting.
- perform patient intake forms and referrals.
- assess digital radiology.
- discover the latest in CAD/CAM and 3D imaging.

About the speaker: Dental degree, University of Florida College of Dentistry; general practice residency, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto; adjunct faculty, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health and University of Washington School of Dentistry.
Disclosure: Neither I nor members of my immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to this presentation.
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