Our Philosophy on Continuing Education

The Casco Bay Study Club is affiliated with the Seattle Study Club network, an international collaboration of dentists dedicated to promoting excellence in comprehensive dentistry. The Casco Bay Study Club (CBSC) is a group of Maine dentists who enjoy sharing ideas, discussing treatment concepts and learning from leading experts. We share the same philosophy on continuing education:

The most successful outcomes result from total case management, an understanding of the overall picture and how each treatment or technique functions within it.

Our highest levels of comprehension are achieved as a direct result of participation and interaction rather than observation.

Learning from and with one's peers in a structured, supportive environment is the best way to reach one's highest potential in the field of dentistry.

Membership

Members of the Casco Bay Study Club are dedicated to the advancement of team treatment planning and total case management as the optimal tools for achieving the best patient care. We meet monthly to review the latest technological advances and treatments, and share new techniques and styles of serving patients. We also collaborate on challenging cases so that our patients reap the benefits of an entire team of knowledgeable dentists on on includes full day lectures from kers all around the world. Interactive, s-on programing that includes the whole l team.

Regular Tuition: $3,250.00

Dennis Tarnow

Immediate Extraction Socket Management In the Esthetic Zone and Molars. What we know, what we think we know, and what we don't know about

Immediate placements of implants into extraction sockets is an exciting treatment alterniative for our patients. However, there are many potential short and particularly long term risks which the practitioner must be fully aware of. This presentation will focus on the potential problems and benefits both clinically and biologically when the choice of immediate socket placement is made for single and multiple sites. This will be an evidence based presentation that will be objective about the best and simplest way to treat these type of cases.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Identify what type of healing takes place against the implant in immediate socket placement

Know how to minimize recession with immediate provisionalization

Know the proper crown contour for immediate provisionalization

Interdisciplinary Management of Aesthetic Problem Cases

The treatment planning of complex cases requires the highest level of knowledge and skill of the treating team. It is an orchestration of procedures including proper sequencing and timing that makes the difference. An envisionment of the final case before starting is required to know where the goal of treatment will be directed. This, in conjunction with the patients needs and clinical situation comprise the decision-making process for what is the best treatment for the patient.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Which teeth to save or extract?

Should implants be placed immediately or in a delayed protocol? Should multiple implants be placed in the aesthetic zone?

September 29, 2023

Meeting: 8:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Portland Country Club In person

FLORIN COFAR + ERIC VAN DOREEN

Circumventing Digital Workflow Bottlenecks in Comprehensive Treatment Planning

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

Shift the timeline in case design to create more flexibility in digital workflows.

Communicate more effectively with interdisciplinary team members in comprehensive case planning and treatment.

October 4, 2023

Meeting: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Portland Country Club

In person with online livestream

Travis Campbell

Simplifying Dental Insurance Management

Managing dental insurance claims can be frustrating and time consuming

The main challenges creating these frustrations are unnecessary and come from common myths surrounding insurance These myths and misunderstanding are what drive offices to spend too much time fighting claims that can be easily approved with changes in documentation. This course will focus on understanding how to simplify the process, improve collections, and ultimately have happier patients who enjoy the more favorable reimbursements you can achieve for them

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

Understand how to avoid most insurance denials, especially on periodontal issues and crowns.

Understand how to spend time less with claims and improve collections

October 10, 2023

Meeting: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Portland Country Club

In person with online livestream

SAM BAKURI

Full Arch Critical Team Success (FACTS)

Full-arch dental implant treatment has become a viable treatment option for a significant percentage of our dental patients. Despite the growing demand for this treatment, dental clinicians all over the country are not performing this treatment at a frequency that meets the population’s demand

Successfully meeting the demand for full-arch implant treatment requires a strong and specific plan to introduce this treatment option to both the patients and to the referring dentists. Executing this treatment with confidence and ease is essential on both the surgical end as well as the restorative end. When patients have a positive experience and a positive outcome, they will spread the word of their life-changing experience Referring doctors will look forward to their next exciting case with you!

October 20, 2023

Meeting: 8:00am - 12:30pm

Location: Portland Country Club

In person

Treatment Planning Tuesday With The Masters

October 24, 2023

Meeting: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Zoom Online

Gordon Chee

DOCTORS + DENTAL ASSISTANTS

Achieving Exceptional Dental Photography with Simple Workflows

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

Understand predictable photography techniques to achieve high quality imagery in the dental office

Identify ways to leverage the use of dental photography to increase patient understanding of case presentations, resulting in higher case acceptance.

November 7, 2023

Meeting: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Portland Country Club

In person

Frank Celenza

Seeking Interdisciplinary Excellence

Interdisciplinary dentistry is proving to be the most effective means by which we can deliver the highest level of service to our patients Whether addressing specific cosmetic concerns or providing advanced rehabilitation, through coordinated efforts at the specialist level, we can raise our game and provide a better end result. This seminar will communicate to orthodontists, periodontists, prosthodontists, oral surgeons and all dentists through the demonstration of carefully documented clinical cases and specific literature citing. Areas in which the various specialists can work in concert to better serve our patients will be illustrated Examples, such as the use of forced eruption, coordination of gingival margins, implant placement and utilization in tooth movement will be examined.

Orthodontic interactions with implant dentistry will be examined in detail. Orthodontic implant site development, both from a tissue modification standpoint and establishing correct special relations, will be illustrated

Further, the use of implants as orthodontic anchorage will be illustrated in depth, both from direct and indirect strategies From that bod of knowledge, future directions for miniscrew usage will be shown, including aligner therapy and advancement in that arena.

November 17, 2023

Meeting: 8:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Cliff House Maine

In person

uilding a Bullet Proof Team

' ve all heard of the great quit and an imminent recession. Your failure or cess will depend on how you navigate these uncertain times Cave in and e an overpaid body to fill the void, or lean in and build a bulletproof team t can take your practice to the next level This program will walk ticipants through how to build and keep a team to be proud of.

on completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

Identify ways to attract the right team to reduce friction and yield greater performance outcomes. Design incentives and create a culture improving the retention of your A-Team.

December 7, 2023

Meeting: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Portland Country Club In person

Androscoggin Bank

Beyond Comparison: The Utility of Practice Valuation in Growth and Succession Planning

December 12, 2023

Meeting: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Zoom Online