Aspen Dental Online For Credit CE Courses Available to U.S. Dental Professionals
Offerings include more than 1,200 ADA CERP-approved CE selections; and Aspen Dental practitioners offered three-part implant training using virtual learning platform
CHICAGO-- During this unprecedented time, Aspen Dental Management, Inc. (ADMI), the dental support organization (DSO) behind the Aspen Dental practice network, is offering all U.S. dental professionals access to its ‘for credit’ continuing education (CE) library of more than 1,200 live and on-demand webinars, free of charge, encouraging learning that allows professionals to deliver quality care. The credited ADA CERP-approved CE is available virtually, meeting dental professionals where and when it’s convenient.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ADA and state officials have temporarily limited in-office treatment to emergency and urgent care needs, encouraging safety and keeping dental emergencies out of the traditional healthcare system to help reduce stress on an overburdened system. This restricted care guidance combined with shelter-in-place protocols that are evolving across states, have cut many dental practices’ schedules, creating an opportunity to pursue professional development and earn credits toward CE unit requirements.
The online learning portal features CE credits in clinical, business and leadership skills across a range of tracks, including Practice Management, COVID-19 and Infection Control, Implant Placement, Direct Restoratives, and advances in crowns, bridges and veneers, giving dental providers access to education content that can improve patient care outcomes.
To-date, more than 1,500 dental professionals in 51 states and territories have registered for over 370 different courses via www.AspenDentalCE.com. Over 400 dental professionals have already completed courses for credit, and more than 1,500 credits have been awarded:
The most popular course categories include:
• Direct restoratives
• Endodontics
• Crown, bridge, veneers, indirect
• Digital imaging
• Adhesives & cements
• COVID-19
• Practice management
• Implants
The top ten most popular courses (in order) are:
• The Restorative Decision Tree: What Products When and Why
• Simplifying Adhesion and the Placement of Direct Composite Restorations
• Three Dimensional Imaging and Three Dimensional Endodontics
• From Vital Pulp Therapy to Anatomically Directed Root Treatment: Everything is Changing
• Orthodontics: Early Treatment and When to Refer
• Learning to Trust Bulk Filling for Class II Restorations
• Update on COVID-19 and Infection Control
• Responsible Radiation: Separating Fact from Fiction
• Teach Me to Be a Laser Dentist: A Crash Course on Diode Lasers and Restorative Dentistry
• Canceled Appointments Are Holding You Back
Through the first quarter of 2021, dental professionals can access the free online CE content at www.AspenDentalCE.com/welcome. Participants create an account and then register for online courses for CE credits.
New virtual programs for those across the Aspen Dental network support implant and clear aligner training
For the network of independent Aspen Dental practitioners, ADMI has also pivoted to offer CE and extensive coursework for two common and effective treatment options: clear aligners and dental implants:
• The online implant coursework follows ADMI’s February commitment to offer implant learning to Aspen Dental professionals in the U.S. The “Implant Continuum,” a three-part web-based, self-paced program offers support with treatment planning and dental implant restorations: ◦ Parts one and two include an average of 40-50 cumulative hours for a total of 24.5 CE credits.
◦ The third track includes a live series of learning webinars with Dr. Sundeep Rawal, Senior Vice President, Implant Support Services at ADMI. Participants must complete parts one and two to move onto these advanced live courses.
• ADMI offers the Aspen Invisalign Academy with a full roster courses that include “Case Selection Guides,” “Attachment Identification,” “Fixing Posterior Open Bites,” “Orthodontic Virtual Care,” and more. These courses are supported by Dr. David Galler, Senior Vice President, Orthodontic Support at ADMI, a leading lecturer on clear aligner therapy.
A portion of the implant education available to Aspen Dental doctors was already available online and we quickly adjusted, making the in-person, hands-on learning available as a live virtual session, so stay-at-home guidelines do not prevent practitioners from having access to the learning tools they need to offer patients quality care.