VIP Lecture – The Versatile, Indispensable Panoramic Image

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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 Whether you use film, digital or even “ConeBeam” panoramic images, the image information available to you for your clinical decision-making is amazing. See the anatomy you’ve been missing. See how current panoramic technology can even open interproximal contacts! Come see why panoramic images have become indispensable. Come see why some dentists think you may never have to do intraoral radiographs again! Come see how selecting these images for your patients is also the most cost-efficient, revenue producing service you will perform in your office every day! Dr. Miles presents this information in a fun, practical and office-friendly/office-useful manner. Bring your staff and come have some fun. Your office will be more profitable if you do!

Learning Objectives

From this presentation you will learn:

•  Useful panoramic anatomy
• How panoramic imaging has dramatically inproved
• How Cone Beam CT (computed tomography) works for panoramic images
• Why you can place far fewer image receptors in patient’s mouths again

3 hours

The “The Rocky Horror Implant Show”:  Cone Beam Technology for Implants

 Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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Dentists and dental specialists use x-ray imaging every day to assist their clinical treatment planning for implant placement. Cone Beam imaging helps dental specialists assess pre-surgical implant sites more rapidly and place their implants more precisely.  The data from these scans can also be used to create surgical guides to simplify the surgical procedure and reduce the clinician’s risk of damage to an anatomic structure.

Cases will be presented illustrating the power of this imaging and demonstrate failures when Cone Beam Imaging was not used. Simple software applications to quickly plan sites will be demonstrated.

 Objectives: this program will enable the dentist to:

•  Understand the principles of CBCT
• Visualize more precisely selected pre-surgical implant sites
• Understand the role CBCT can play your dental practice
• Observe demonstrations of powerful 3D software
• Understand the potential liability of using cone beam scans

3-4 hours

“The Agony and the Ecstasy of CBCT”

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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Why all the “buzz” about Cone Beam Imaging?

• What does it do?
• How much does it cost?
• How would I use it?
• What is the liability

 We use x-ray imaging every day in our office to help our clinical treatment decisions. Now the most amazing, cost effective method – Cone Beam Imaging – is simply explained by Dr. Miles. Come see these incredible images and learn how to treat your patients more efficiently, expertly and confidently using this technology.

 Objectives: this program will enable the dentist or auxiliary to:

• Understand the principles of CBCT
• View and understand the wide variety of applications for this modality
• View cases involving implants, TMJ, third molar impactions and root canal assessment
• Manage your potential liability inherent with this technology

3-4 hours

Risky Business”: Dental X-rays – Are they Safe? Are they Necessary?

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

This talk is designed for the lay public to help your patients understand x-ray risks. It can be presented in local communities at libraries, schools or community centers

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As patients and parents of children you may think that dental x-rays are dangerous. X-rays can be. But modern dental offices use techniques to minimize the risk and ensure the safety of your examination. This program will identify types of x-ray exams, discuss their risk in comparison to daily activities and other risks we take EVERY DAY. The talk is fun, informative and designed to explain in understandable terms the REAL risk of dental x-ray examinations.

Radiographic Signs of Significant Systemic Diseases

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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Diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease are common systemic disorders dentists encounter. Radiographic manifestations for these problems are frequently present and identifiable if you know where to look. This course will review systemic diseases and give you the tools to recognize the radiographic manifestations on multiple imaging modalities. Come see what you may have been missing and improve your management of patients with significant systemic diseases!

Digital X-Ray Imaging: Making Sense of Your Sensors

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)
Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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Anyone thinking of “Going Digital” should attend this program. In his dynamic and entertaining style, Dr. Miles makes understanding digital imaging FUN!

This fun, informative, multimedia program makes digital imaging simple to understand. It addresses ALL types of digital x-ray images: solid-state, phosphor and scanned images. Dr. Miles presents material on the available systems, digital image acquisition, image storage, Internet use of digital information for patient management and the integration of digital imaging into your practice. Electronic image processing to make disease features more detectable is demonstrated.

Objectives: this program will enable the dentist and auxiliary to:

 understand the principles of digital image acquisition
 understand the advantages of digital imaging
 understand the applications of digital imaging to better dental disease detection
 differentiate between “wired” (solid-state) and “non-wired” (phosphor) digital systems
 understand how profitable digital x-ray imaging is in their practice

3-4 hours

Cone Beam Anatomy: Let’s Review What You May be Missing

Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C)  Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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 As dentists we use imaging every day in our office to help refine our clinical treatment decisions. Now there’s an amazing, low cost, effective “CT” modality for dentistry.  But do you understand it? This 3 hour anatomy review session will build your confidence for reviewing your cone beam data sets.

 Dr. Miles presents principles and applications of Dentistry’s newest and most advanced imaging technology – Cone Beam “CT” (computed tomography). He  reviews large and small volume anatomic structures in detail like you’ve never seen it before.

Come see what you may have been missing.

 Objectives: this program will enable the dentist or auxiliary to:

Learn cone beam scan anatomy to help you understand the images you take or receive

• Visualize anatomical detail in 2D and 3D
• Understand the importance of reviewing ALL of the slice data

3-4 hours

Dental X-Rays and Meningioma, “Risky Business “or Not? A response to the recent claim by Claus et al. Dale a. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C) Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Recently (2011), Claus et al, epidemiologists, reported, in the journal Cancer, a “possible” link between dental x-rays and the benign tumor, meningioma. Their study – based on interviewing patients about their recall of dental x-ray history – concluded that some types of dental x-rays are linked to this tumor. Calling dental x-rays an “environmental risk factor”, they found that:

“Exposure to some dental x-rays performed in the past, when radiation exposure was greater than in the current era, appears to be associated with an increased risk of intracranial meningioma”.

Before addressing some of the many problems of the study, let’s examine other citations and published works looking at radiation risk.

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Dental X-Rays and Meningioma, A response to the recent claims

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The CE program “The Comprehensive Cone Beam Program “ will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 4-6, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (http://www.ritzcarlton.com/Phoenix).

This CBCT experience consists of a three day comprehensive CE program for potential CBCT buyers AND existing owners of cone beam machines who want additional training with this technology.

18 hours of CE credit are offered for the complete program. The cost to attend this course is $1995.00. The fee includes the new, 2nd edition of Dr. Miles Cone Beam CT Atlas.

This is the most comprehensive CBCT program available.  Download the full brochure:  CBVT training brochure 2012

Please complete the Registration form before August 15, 2012.  

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Dale A. Miles BA, DDS, MS, FRCD(C) Diplomate, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

It used to be that panoramic images could not be used for interproximal carious lesions detection because of the overlap in the bicuspid region secondary to the image acquisition. Thankfully this is no longer the case. And, in addition to the excellent “extraoral bitewing” images that are obtained, collimated panoramic images from these new machines are also excellent periapical images from the cuspid back to the second molar region. This means that the only intraoral images necessary for some patients would be the remaining anterior periapicals – the easiest ones in the oral cavity to take.
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Put Your Panoramic Imaging on Steroids While Reducing Patient Dose