Welcome to Orange County Dental Society Online Learning!
 
Featured Training
COLTENE
Utilizing Digital Dentistry in Today's Dental Practice
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VOCO America
Endodontically Treated Teeth in the Esthetic Zone
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GC America
Open Wide and Look Inside: Oral Anomalies and Pathologies in Children and Adolescents
Live Dental Webinars  (Showing Next 5 Upcoming)

Using Clear Aligners to Set up a Great Restorative Outcome
Presenter: Dr. Sheila Samaddar
Sponsor: Bisco
Tue  9/16/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Tue  9/16/25    11:00 PM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
Restorative dentistry often delivers the best results when teeth are ideally positioned before treatment begins. This 1-hour CE webinar explores how clear aligner therapy can be used strategically to create a foundation for long-lasting, esthetic, and functional restorative outcomes. Participants will learn how to identify cases where minor tooth movement simplifies restorative procedures, reduces invasiveness, and enhances patient satisfaction. The webinar will cover treatment planning principles, sequencing aligners with restorative phases, and effective patient communication to encourage acceptance of pre-restorative orthodontics. Through case examples, clinicians will gain practical skills to integrate aligner therapy seamlessly into everyday restorative care.


The pH Party in Your Mouth that You Weren't Invited To
Presenter: Shannon Nanne, RDH
Sponsor: VOCO America
Wed  9/17/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Wed  9/17/25    11:00 PM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) affects your quality of life and your overall health. The ability to safely swallow is vital for adequate nutrition and hydration, and it prevents foods and liquids from entering your lungs, where they can cause pneumonia. Depending on which part of the swallowing process is affected, dysphagia can be described as: • Oral dysphagia — when the problem is in the mouth, usually due to the movement of the tongue • Pharyngeal or oropharyngeal dysphagia — when the problem is regarding food passing through the throat • Esophageal dysphagia — when food is unable to move down through the esophagus Swallowing disorders can lead to tooth decay and other oral health issues if they cause food or liquid to remain in the mouth. This can increase the risk of cavities and other oral diseases.


Enhancing Operational Readiness: Optimizing SOPs, Documentation, Continuity Planning
Presenter: Sherrie Busby, EDDA, CDSO, CDIPC
Sponsor: Solmetex
Thu  9/18/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Thu  9/18/25    11:00 PM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
In a fast-paced and ever-evolving work environment, well-maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are critical to ensuring consistency, efficiency, and resilience. This CE webinar equips teams with the tools and strategies needed to evaluate, update, and manage SOPs effectively—ensuring they are clear, accessible, and aligned with current workflows. Through real-world examples and collaborative exercises, this course empowers participants to identify gaps, implement improvements, and foster a culture of preparedness and knowledge sharing.


Stop Watching and Start Preventing
Presenter: Dr. Joy Void-Holmes, RDH, BSDH, DHSc
Sponsor: Centrix
Mon  9/22/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Mon  9/22/25    11:00 PM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
The conventional “watch-and-wait” philosophy for caries management has become increasingly obsolete in clinical practice. Contemporary dentistry demands a proactive paradigm that leverages advanced preventive and therapeutic modalities to mitigate disease progression. Passive observation of early carious lesions exposes patients to the risk of untreated progression and potential tooth loss. Current best practices advocate for interventions that prioritize prevention and early management, utilizing evidence-based protocols such as silver diamine fluoride. These approaches enable immediate response when caries is detected, arresting lesions and optimizing patient outcomes. For individuals at elevated risk, the critical question shifts to identifying which preventive strategies—beyond traditional diagnostics or age-based recommendations—will offer the most robust protection. The future of caries care is personalized, risk-based, and tailored to each patient’s unique clinical needs, guided by individual risk factors rather than generalized guidelines or insurance limitations.


Most Common HIPAA Violations of 2024/2025
Presenter: Dr. Karson Carpenter
Sponsor: Compliance Training Partners
Tue  9/23/25    7:00 PM ET    4:00 PM PT
Tue  9/23/25    11:00 PM UTC
CE Credits: 1 Interactive CEU
In this one-hour CE webinar, Dr. Karson Carpenter, President of Compliance Training Partners, will review the most common violations seen by his organization over the past year. In addition, information will be provided on how to conduct a detailed HIPAA Audit of your facility, to quickly see where you are in compliance and where you are not. In addition to being a requirement, the audit will dramatically reduce the liability of your business.


Featured On-Demand CE Webinars






Simple Strategies that Make the Most Common Dental Procedures Easier
Presenter: Dr. Ankur Gupta
Sponsor: VOCO America
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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Scanners, scopes, printers, and CBCTs are all great, but do they really make life easier when a patient can barely open, decay is subgingival and difficult to access, blood and spit are everywhere, and you are already running behind? In this informative and entertaining one hour CE webinar, Dr. Gupta will demonstrate simple, cost-effective, and highly accessible strategies to make these situations easier and more predictable.







Simplifying Treatment Mechanics, Increasing Efficiency and Practice Profitability with the Complete Clinical Orthodontics System
Presenter: Dr. Antonino Secchi
Sponsor: GC America
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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Incorporating the right bracket/wire combination with the Complete Clinical Orthodontics (CCO) systematic approach to treatment mechanics, has already helped hundreds of practices around the world to become more efficient, profitable, and more importantly, reducing the stress commonly seen in our everyday practices. In this CE webinar, Dr. Secchi will give an overview on how he has developed and incorporated the CCO into his own practice, and how this has improved his work/life balance.







Cleaning the Pipes: Insights About Your Suction System You Never Knew You Needed to Know
Presenter: Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH
Sponsor: Air Techniques
CE Credits: 1 CEU (Self-Study)
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In this CE webinar, we will dive into the critical world of dental suction systems, discovering the vital information you didn't realize you needed to know. We will explore the inner workings of these unsung heroes of dentistry and learn essential maintenance practices. Gain insights into different vacuum systems, plumbing configurations, enzymatic cleaning procedures, and troubleshooting techniques that will empower you to keep your dental clinic running smoothly.


Featured Podcast Episodes
Series: VOCO America CE Credits: 0.5
Guest: Dr. Brian Novy
According to Dr. Brian Novy, the application of fluoride varnish is, hands down, the most significant procedure we can do for our patients. But as with any procedure, there’s a right way—and a wrong way—to apply fluoride varnish. Dr. Novy will shed light on common mistakes that can undermine its effectiveness, a phenomenon he calls the "fluoride bomb." We’ll discuss what can go wrong during application, how to avoid these pitfalls, and what steps you can take to ensure your patients receive the full benefits of this essential preventive treatment. Dr. Brian Novy is a practicing dentist in Boston MA. He is President of the National CAMBRA Coalition, faculty at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Western University of Health Sciences, and consumer representative for the US Food and Drug Administration Dental Products Panel. To can reach Dr Novy at whollymolar.com.

Series: COLTENE CE Credits: 0.5
Guest: Dr. Christopher Pescatore
One of the most valuable steps a new dentist can take is finding a mentor—someone who’s been in the field for 25 years or more and has learned through experience, including their own mistakes. A mentor offers the chance to see what lies ahead, helping you avoid getting caught up in the moment and make well-thought-out decisions about the kind of practice you want to build and the investments you’ll need to make. Today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Chris Pescatore, a general dentist with over 30 years of experience. He has been a pioneer in digital dentistry since the early ’90s and has seen it all when it comes to creating aesthetic restorations. As you listen to Dr. Pescatore’s insights, we hope you gain invaluable advice to help guide you as you embark on your own dental career.

Series: Bisco CE Credits: 0.25
Guest: Dr. Alex Vasserman
Most of us have started using zirconia as a material for our indirect restorations. We either mill it chairside or send it out to the lab to be fabricated. Either way we need to make sure that our technique is perfect when delivering it to the tooth, especially if we are working with a non-retentive prep. If we need to rely on adhesion, we have to understand the nuances of bonding zirconia to tooth structure. To tell us all about it is our guest Dr. Alex Vasserman. Dr Vasserman is a respected clinician running his own practice on the Upper East side of Manhattan.

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Today's Webinar(s)
Using Clear Aligners to Set up a Great Restorative Outcome
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Behavior Management for the Pediatric Dental Patient
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Advancements in Pulpal Therapy for Primary Dentition
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Silver Diamine Fluoride for Patients of All Ages
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Open Wide and Look Inside: Oral Anomalies and Pathologies in Children and Adolescents
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The Truth About Occlusion and Rethinking "Normal"
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