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Occlusal Medicine: Why Haven’t You Been Taught This Stuff?
Date(s)Ian W. Tester, DDS, MSc
Subject: 180 Myofascial Pain/Occlusion
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Tuesday, Nov. 4: 7–8 p.m. CST
Audience: Dentists, Residents, Students
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
This webinar introduces the topics of occlusal medicine and functional dentistry and emphasizes the importance of comprehensive diagnosis and treatment-planning in all aspects of dentistry.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the terms occlusal medicine and functional dentistry.
- Recognize the importance of function and the steps necessary to ensure it is optimized.
- Know how to recognize dysfunction.
- Know how to diagnose and treatment-plan simple and complex cases.
Ian W. Tester, DDS, MSc, is a member of numerous dental organizations, including the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. He practices general dentistry in St. Catharines, Ontario, with a focus on treating the complex patient using interdisciplinary treatment. In 2004, he received a master’s degree in dental sciences from Donau University in Krems, Austria, studying with Dr. Rudolf Slavicek. Tester lectures internationally and is a senior clinical instructor in the advanced prosthodontic therapy program with the Vienna School of Interdisciplinary Dentistry.