April 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Pricing
| ADA Student Dentist | $0.00 |
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| Non-Member | $75.00 |
| San Gabriel Valley Dental Soc Member | $25.00 |
| OCDS Member | $25.00 |
| HDS Member | $25.00 |
General Information
| Provider | Harbor Dental Society |
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| Location |
GotoWebinar
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| Speaker | Dr. Cherlyn Sheets, DDS |
| Type/Category | core |
| Credits | 1 |
'live CE Webinar: Assessing Structural Integrity of Teeth & Implants Using AI and Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics (QPD) and Business of Dentistry Hot Topic: 7 Steps to Negotiating PPO Fees BONUS: Firing PPO's without your Patients firing you
'live' CE Webinar 6pm-8pm PST (via GotoWebinar) 1 CEU core
CE Speaker: Dr. Cherlyn Sheets, DDS
CE Topic: Assessing Structural Integrity of Teeth & Implants Using AI and Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics (QPD)
One of the more challenging diagnostic efforts in dentistry is the assessment of the structural integrity of teeth and dental implants. Cracked teeth, deteriorating/fracturing restorations, loss of cement seal or loss of osseointegration are often hard to diagnose until the results are advanced or catastrophic. Quantitative Percussion Diagnostics (QPD) has been shown in over 28 peer reviewed studies in engineering and dental journals to be an accurate and reliable test for determining the structural wellness of teeth or implants. QPD is a mechanical test similar to evaluation methods used in engineering for assessing structural stability of objects, in contrast to visually based dental diagnostics such as radiographs and visual examination. The mechanism that creates QPD data has been illustrated by Finite Element Analysis of novel models of uncracked and cracked teeth. QPD, FEA modeling plus the addition of AI and Machine Learning are currently creating a future for dentistry of predictive diagnostics, where structural problems can be diagnosed early and rated as to type or severity. Preventive or therapeutic steps can then be instituted earlier in the damage cycle prior to the occurrence of advanced or catastrophic results, providing dentists with a new aid to diagnosis.
CE Learning Objectives:
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Understand how percussion can be a diagnostic risk assessment aid
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Know the scientific foundation of QPD
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Envision the power of AI/ML combined with increasing amounts of QPD DATA
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Determine the synergistic clinical possibilities of QPD/FEA/AI
Business of Dentistry Speaker: Ben Tuinei, Insurance Industry Analyst, Veritas Dental Resources
Business of Dentistry Hot Topic: 7 Steps to Negotiating PPO Fees
Bonus: Firing PPO’s Without Your Patients Firing you
This course will provide details on a proven step by step process on how to successfully negotiate fees with insurance companies. Participants will also learn about "leasing arrangements" PPO's have with each other and how that could impact fees for dental offices in both a positive and negative manner.
While negotiations in every industry are different, this webinar will teach basic negotiating skills that are specific to dealing with dental insurance companies. Participants will leave this course with knowing a better understanding of how insurance companies determine reimbursement rates and how they (the participants) can negotiate better reimbursement terms from most dental plans.
While the vast majority of dentists and medical doctors despise how insurance carriers treat them, it is a known fact that the insurance industry has done a fantastic job at spreading rumors that you (the dentists/medical doctors) need them more than they need you. It is a common misconception that if you drop an insurance plan you will lose all patients that have that insurance. We’ve observed thousands of dental practices terminate their agreements while still retaining patients who have that particular insurance plan.
You and your dental team will learn how to eliminate restrictive in-network contracts in a way that influences a high patient retention rate. This course unveils the history of how dental insurance plans gained so much control over the dental industry and how an individual dentist can be free from insurance control.
More about our Business of Dentistry Speaker: Ben Tuinei founded Veritas Dental Resources after recognizing an underserved need in the dental industry: effective negotiation with third-party payors. With over 18 years of experience as a professional public speaker and having worked with over 5000 dentists to influence more than a billion dollars of newly negotiated revenue, Ben's expertise is unmatched. His journey began in 2007, and since then, his proprietary PPO optimization strategies have revolutionized dental practices across the nation.