Dr Wael Garine graduated from Cairo University School of Dentistry in Egypt. He joined the Dental School at the University of Western Ontario, London Ontario where he earned his dental degree. Dr Garine graduated first in his class, and received the Dr Gerald Z. Wright Award for excellence and he later on joined the Eastmen Dental Center at University of Rochester, in NY where he spent three years specializing in the area of Prosthodontics. Dr Garine's research in implant dentistry has received several awards and was published in the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants.
Dr Parag Kachalia is the former vice chair of simulation, technology, and research, at the University of the Pacific. He is a fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. Dr Kachalia is also a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society. In addition, he is a researcher, as well as a published author in the areas of dental technology, digital diagnostics, contemporary fixed prosthodontics and financial management. In 2017, Dr Kachalia was selected as one of the Top 10 Young Educators in Dentistry in the United States. He has lectured internationally in the areas of adhesive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, photography, CAD/CAM technology, fixed prosthodontics, treatment planning, erosion and digital diagnostics.
Do you fear checking the office voicemail Monday morning or looking at your email inbox knowing patients are cancelling or rescheduling appointments? Do you have difficulty getting patients to complete their forms prior to the appointment? Do you hate having to remember which patients may need treatment when you are trying to fill the schedule? These, along with many others, are practice issues we confront daily. While there is no magic wand to make these issues disappear, we may be able to leverage technology to ease our workflows and get back to focusing on caring for patients. This program will focus on how technology can be leveraged today to create more office efficiencies. We will look at a host of technologies, ranging from bill pay via text message to artificial intelligence that can search every radiograph taken in the last 18 months and provide a report identifying patients that may benefit from and scaling and root planning.
Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:
Identify various technologies and services that can be utilized to optimize business efficiencies.
Compare and contrast technology that can help patients understand their treatment more appropriately and gain greater acceptance