Virginia Museum of History & Culture
428 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23230
Total 15 CE Units
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Commonwealth Oral & Facial Surgery will select the presenters and content that members of our study club will experience, with three in-person programs each year. We work hard to ensure the presenters and moderators are maintaining strict scientific integrity, providing a unique opportunity for our members to network and gain CE credits.
We make sure any co-sponsors who provide speaker honorariums won’t control or limit content, and we comply with the AGD/PACE provisions. In addition, the CE Program committee has agreed that co-sponsor sales representatives will keep their materials in a separate room from the educational lectures, so there is no exposure to commercial interests unless our members seek them out!
- To bring new technology to the dental community.
- To promote a free exchange of ideas within the professional community.
- To thereby raise the collective patient benefit in the community as a result of the free exchange of ideas and of the increased knowledge within the community.
2024 Season
2024 Session #1
April 12, 2024
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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Joseph Stith, Director of Business Development at WEO Media
Innovative Strategies in Dentistry for Accelerating Practice Growth
Morning Session: Building a High-Performance Work Team with Your Competitive Advantage
- Learn how to reduce common pain points in every aspect of practice management.
- Redefine technology to achieve a unique innovative advantage and better prioritize practice objectives for growth.
- Learn how to transform your team culture and convert your vision into motivation and positive momentum.
- Consider essential skills for attracting, building, and retaining a High-Performance Work Team.
- Explore advanced leadership concepts with realistic methods for implementation.
- Understand how Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) can be converted to “Gamification” for increased morale and performance.
- Learn how soft-skills and emotional intelligence represent the heart of your practice and how you can make learning these skills an on-going adventure in growth.
Afternoon Session: Reputation Management and Digital Marketing Strategies
- Evaluate critical online review factors that influence decision making and inspire trust with current trends in the way people now rely on reviews in healthcare.
- Learn why and how your website forms the foundation of your entire marketing effort.
- Understand professional protocol for responding to online reviews and the impact of social media on your reputation.
- Learn how reputation management technologies can impact Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how to maximize those benefits.
- Rediscover the power of video for enhancing your practice image and searchability.
- Consider various aspects of social media and learn how to implement and manage your posting activities.
Speaker Bio
A leadership coach for over 30 years in dentistry, Joseph now teaches large audiences sharing the concepts he used to help practices accelerate their growth from one level of production to the next. Having worked directly with thousands of dental professionals, he speaks on organizational change strategies and marketing with a refreshing new twist. He is an expert on dental practice leadership skills essential in every economic model with a focus on putting people first.
Joseph is an early adopter of The Arbinger Institute since 2001. He is a licensed Arbinger Facilitator and a graduate of the Choice in Coaching Course. Since 2018, Joseph has worked directly with WEO Media as Director of Business Development to advance their opportunities to speak as CE providers through AGD PACE. Their commitment is to expand dentists understanding and appreciation of marketing in today’s ever changing digital, high-tech world.
Joseph’s leadership experience began while serving in the United States Marine Corps as a Drill Instructor training Marine Recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. He resides in South Jordan Utah.
2024 Session #2
September 27, 2024
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Kyle Gazdeck DDS, MS, FACP, Durham Prosthodontics
Predictable Success: An Essential Guide to Treatment Planning and Executing All-on-X Cases
Program Summary
Implant supported fixed complete denture (ISFCD) therapy can have a significant impact on patient quality of life but can also be accompanied by challenges and complications. Proper diagnostic and treatment planning minimizes risk. Important factors and clinical workflows will be addressed to increase the likelihood of successful outcomes when treating the edentulous or terminal dentition patient.
Learning Objectives:
- Navigate through different treatment workflows for All-on-X Cases
- Understand the importance of proper treatment planning and information gathering
- Recognize important prosthetic considerations that can increase treatment predictability
Speaker Bio
Dr. Gazdeck is a private practice maxillofacial prosthodontist in Durham, NC. He completed his DDS degree at UNC Chapel Hill, prosthodontics residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a maxillofacial prosthetics fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in NYC. He is Board Certified and a Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontics and American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics. He maintains an assistant adjunct position at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry and lectures locally and nationally for Nobel Biocare.
2024 Session #3
November 1, 2024
8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Sarah Glass, DDS Assistant Professor, VCU Oral Diagnostic Sciences
The Fantastic World of Oral Pathology
Program Summary
This presentation is a case-based exploration of oral pathology to expand your differential diagnosis and perfect diagnostic skills.
Learning Objectives:
- Define new described entities and refine diagnostic criteria for selected conditions
- Design thoughtful differential diagnosis with case examples
- Discuss treatment plan recommendations for oral pathologies
Speaker Bio
Dr. Sarah Glass is a graduate of VCU School of Dentistry and is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist. She works as an assistant professor at VCU, where her responsibilities include teaching, practicing in the biopsy service, seeing oral medicine patients, and conducting research.
