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    • Business Ownership Acumen (2 CEs)

    Live/Virtual Webinar

     Description:

    Whether you are a dentist who is considering ownership, or you are currently an owner who is considering retirement and potentially selling your practice, there are always ways to maximize your profitability and earning potential at each stage. This business acumen course will review key takeaways at each stage of practice ownership and cover ways to increase practice profitability so you can remain competitive in today’s dental landscape.

    Learning Objectives: 

    • How to Negotiate your Next Contract to Secure your Financial Future
    • How to Track KPIs to Better Understand the State of Your Practice
    • How to Create a Culture That Creates Longevity in Your Team
    • How to Analyze and Strategically Increase your UCR Fees to Improve your Profitability
    • How to Evaluate In-Network Insurances (PPOs) to be a Part of a Successful Business Strategy
    • How to Leverage your Code Utilization to Maximize your Reimbursement
    • How to Know When Your Practice is Ready for an Associate Dentist
    • How to Prepare Your Practice for Sale
    • How to Evaluate your Expenses and Negotiate Vendor Contracts to Reduce Overhead
    • How to Increase your Practice’s Profitability and EBITD

    Fees:  Member $100, Non-Member $200, Dental Staff $75

    Instructor: Meghan Conger

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    • Infection Control in the Era of Emerging/Re-emerging Disease(s) (3 CE’s)

    Live/Virtual Webinar

    The cluster of severe pneumonia cases caused by a novel coronavirus first reported in Wuhan, China in December of 2019 has now circled the globe. To date, millions of cases have been reported and the number of cases in the USA as well as worldwide are increasing at an alarming rate. The cause of these infections was shortly identified as a novel of coronavirus similar to the SARS coronavirus that emerged in 2003. Although similar to SARS this new virus has been identified as a novel, never reported virus now called SARS-CoV-2. This virus causes a severe acute respiratory syndrome in some patients and this disease has been named COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019). Unfortunately, this virus is capable of very efficient person-to-person transmission and was declared a pandemic by March of 2020. The alarming spread of this infection in the USA has had a dramatic adverse impact on dental practice. This program will provide dental providers with the latest information on the epidemiology, testing, treatment and management of COVID-19. The latest COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination strategies will be discussed. Additionally, this program will provide dental providers with the latest information on the management of COVID-19 in the dental office. Paramount to controlling this pandemic are the principles of respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette and enhancements in respiratory protection that may need to be implemented. Emphasis will be placed on compliance issues and how a practical, cost effective “safe workplace” can be achieved in 2024. This course fulfills CDE requirements for infection control and requirements for annual OSHA training.

    Instructor: Dr. Lou DePaola

    Fees: MSDA Member $100, Non-Member $200, Auxiliary Staff $75

    Conflict of Interest Disclaimer: The author has no commercial or personal affiliation with any of the products in the program, they are used strictly for educational purposes and do not imply an endorsement.

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    CPR Renewal for the Dental Practitioner

    MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United States

    Designed for all members of the dental team who need to renew CPR requirements for relicensure. CPR Instructors are affiliates of the American Heart Association (AHA). Upon suc­cessful completion of this training, participants will receive an American Heart Association (AHA) course completion card with a suggested retraining date of two years. This course fulfills CDE requirements for CPR certification renewal. This course is not awarded CEU. CPR class is held in person, at the MSDA office.

    Instructor: Kay Hickman

    Fees: MSDA Member Dentist $100 / Non-member Dentist $200 / Dental Staff $75

     

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    P.A.N.D.A. (2 CEs)

    Live/Virtual Webinar

    P.A.N.D.A., which stands for Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness, started in Missouri in 1992 to address the lack of child abuse reporting by dental professionals even though between 65-75% of all physical abuse involves injuries to the head, neck, and mouth. This course is designed to educate dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and others about the problems of child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse and neglect, and human trafficking. This course aims to teach recognition of the indicators of abuse and neglect, inform about the legal and ethical responsibility in reporting and referring victims, and educate to become knowledgeable to recognize, report and refer.

    Learning Objectives: 

    • Upon completion of the Mid-Atlantic P.A.N.D.A. course, participants will be able to:
    • Describe the background of abuse, bullying, and neglect and effects of maltreatment of children, adults, vulnerable adults, the elderly and trafficked victims.
    • Distinguish findings of abuse and neglect, explain the oral health care provider’s role, ethical responsibilities in reporting, and identify when and how to refer to local and national agencies.

    Instructor: India Chance, RDH, CDIPC

    Location: Live/Virtual

    Fees: MSDA Member Dentist $100 / Non member Dentist $200 /  Staff $75

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    • Proper Pharmacologic Prescribing & Disposal for Dental Practitioners (2 CEs)

    Live/Virtual Webinar

    Maryland dentists need two hours of a “Proper Prescribing and Disposal” course. This course is approved for providing the necessary two hours of instruction mandated by the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.  The goal of this course is to articulate and inform Maryland dental licensees about the role dental practitioners play in preventing prescription drug abuse, prescription drug addiction and ways of mitigating addiction through Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs).

    Objectives: 

    • Write a prescription in proper format for an opioid pain reliever
    • List the nonopioid drugs as opioid alternatives for post-surgery pain control
    • Know the 5 DEA schedules of drugs and the important drugs within each
    • List the most abused prescribed drugs
    • Recognize dependent patients and doctor shoppers
    • Know best practices for handling and disposal of controlled substances
    • Be familiar with support services for dependent practitioners

     

    Instructor: R.L Wynn, PhD

    Location: Live/Virtual

    Fees: MSDA Member Dentist $100 / Non member Dentist $200 / Staff $75

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    CPR Renewal for the Dental Practitioner

    MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United States

    Designed for all members of the dental team who need to renew CPR requirements for relicensure. CPR Instructors are affiliates of the American Heart Association (AHA). Upon suc­cessful completion of this training, participants will receive an American Heart Association (AHA) course completion card with a suggested retraining date of two years. This course fulfills CDE requirements for CPR certification renewal. This course is not awarded CEU. CPR class is held in person, at the MSDA office.

    Instructor: Kay Hickman

    Fees: MSDA Member Dentist $100 / Non-member Dentist $200 / Dental Staff $75

     

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    • BOTOX ADVERSE EVENTS: HOW TO AVOID, RECOGNIZE AND TREAT COMPLICATIONS (3 CE)

    Hybrid Event (In-Person & Live/Virtual Options) 8901 Herrmann Dr, Columbia, MD, United States

    Complication confidence: What every toxin injector must know. You’ve mastered injection techniques—but are you prepared when things don’t go as planned? This 3-hour program covers the critical skills often overlooked in basic training: recognizing, managing, and preventing adverse events associated with botulinum toxin treatment. From common complications to rare but serious events, you’ll learn the advanced protocols that separate experienced injectors from truly expert ones.

    At the conclusion of the program, participants will be better able to:

    ● Describe the most common toxin complication and how to avoid it

    ● Discuss management of eyelid ptosis

    ● Describe paradoxical masseteric hypertrophy etiology, and management

    ● Discuss the mechanism of xerophthalmia and lagophthalmos when treating orbicularis oculi

     

    Instructor: Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD

    Location: This course has a virtual or In person option

    Fees:  IN-PERSON MSDA Member Early Bird: $229
    IN-PERSON MSDA MEMBER: $279
    VIRTUAL MSDA Member: $299
    IN-PERSON Non-Member: $329
    VIRTUAL Non-Member: $349

     

    TARGET AUDIENCE: 

    Clinicians with prior training and experience with neuromodulators interested in advancing their knowledge base and skills with cosmetic and therapeutic toxins.

     

     

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    • Infection Control for Dental Professionals (3 CEs)

    Live/Virtual Webinar

    Infection prevention is essential to patient safety, team protection, and OSHA compliance. This 3-hour webinar connects CDC guidance and OSHA requirements with real-world dental practice. Participants will learn to identify common infection control gaps and workplace safety risks, strengthen existing protocols, and apply practical strategies to improve compliance and create a safer clinical environment.

    LIVE/VIRTUAL via Zoom

    Presenter: India Chance, RDH, CDIPC

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    • THE COMPLETE FACE: BOTOX (8 CEs) **IN PERSON**

    Live/Virtual Webinar

    THE COMPLETE FACE: Botox Live Patient Training Certification Course (8 CEs) 

    For dental practitioners who already own the lower third, training that stops at the forehead misses the mark. The Complete Face is the only Botox certification that covers the upper, middle, and lower face, along with masseter, temporalis, and TMJ indications — all in a single program. It’s built on established literature, facial anatomy, and contemporary evidence-based clinical practice. Not add-ons. Not shortcuts. The complete face. Unlike large-scale courses designed around volume, The Complete Face is intentionally built around clinical depth: live instruction, facial anatomy, treatment planning, dosing judgment, and one-on-one hands-on patient guidance. You’ll learn to evaluate the face through a sophisticated diagnostic lens — assessing asymmetries, understanding functional anatomy, and recognizing the muscular etiology behind each concern. Injection mapping and dosing are taught as clinical decisions guided by anatomy and judgment, not by a templated “dot equals dose” approach. One course. The complete face. No second level required.

    At the completion of training, the participant should be able to:

    • Recognize facial esthetic concerns that may be addressed with toxin treatment
    • Discuss evidence-based toxin indications for TMD-related conditions
    • Conduct a thorough patient consultation to assess suitability for tox treatment.
    • Avoid, recognize and manage adverse events
    • Demonstrate proper photographic and written documentation for tox treatment

    Presenter: Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD

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    BOTOX REFRESHER COURSE (4 CEs) **IN-PERSON**

    MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United States

    ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT A CERTIFICATION COURSE. 

    Your injection skills probably aren’t the problem. But your knowledge base might be. If you’ve been injecting for two years without a refresher, you’re working with a two-year-old curriculum — in a field that’s moved on. Techniques evolve. Protocols get refined. FDA approvals change. And the community standard looks different than it did when you were trained. This half-day didactic refresher is designed for practicing injectors who want to stay current — not just in their technique, but in the clinical knowledge that informs every treatment decision they make. The curriculum mirrors the rigorous, literature-based content taught in the FACES Education full-day certification course, updated continuously as new evidence is published. No hands-on component. Just a focused, efficient update for the practicing injector who takes their clinical standards seriously.

    At the conclusion of this course the attendee should be able to:

    • Discuss the mechanism of action of current FDA approved neurotoxins
    •  Identify dosing recommendations for cosmetic and therapeutic indications
    • Estimate dosing ranges for facial expression muscles and TMJ
    • Describe proper storage, handling, and reconstitution of neurotoxins

    Presenter: Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD

    THIS REFRESHER COURSE IS APPROPRIATE FOR PRACTITIONERS WITH PRIOR TOX TRAINING.

    REQUIRED: To be eligible to enroll, you should have completed at least 6 hours of a hands-on foundational Botox course and 1 year of injection experience. This refresher course only covers theory and anatomy and does not include a hands-on treatment component. This is not a certification course. 

    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Participants must provide proof of completion of a minimum of 6 hours of a hands-on Botox course. (CE certificate or Authentic wall certificate supplied by educator which shows dates and CE hours earned)

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    THE COMPLETE FACE: Dermal Filler Certification (8 CEs)

    MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United States

    THE COMPLETE FACE: Dermal Filler & Live Patient Training Certification Course (8 CEs) **IN PERSON*

    Dermal filler isn’t beginner material simply because someone calls it a beginner course. FACES Education’s Dermal Filler training is designed to give injectors the clinical foundation they actually need: facial evaluation, proportion, anatomy, patient selection, product selection, safety protocols, and adverse event prevention and management. Ethical filler training means teaching the techniques, standards, and safety principles the field demands — not a stripped-down version of them. Most foundational programs don’t include blunt-end cannula training, offering it instead as a separate upsell. FACES Education includes both needle and cannula techniques in all filler courses, teaching you when, where, and how to use a cannula as part of vascular occlusion risk reduction as well as enhancing patient comfort. You’ll leave the program prepared to perform a thorough facial evaluation, select the right product for the treatment you’re rendering, avoid and recognize adverse events, manage complications using current protocols, and start your filler practice with safe, sound clinical judgment.

    At the completion of training, the participant should be able to:

    • Identify facial concerns appropriate for dermal filler treatment
    • Conduct a thorough patient consultation to evaluate candidacy and treatment suitability
    • Identify danger zones and clinically relevant neurovascular anatomy
    • Avoid, recognize, and manage adverse events including vascular occlusion

    Presenter: Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD

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    DERMAL FILLER REFRESHER COURSE (4 CEs) **IN PERSON**

    MSDA Office 8901 Herrmann Drive, Suite A, Columbia, MD, United States

    ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT A CERTIFICATION COURSE. THIS REFRESHER COURSE IS APPROPRIATE FOR PRACTITIONERS WITH PRIOR DERMAL 

    In the field of dermal fillers, standing still is falling behind. New products enter the market.  Placement protocols get refined. Adverse event management standards evolve — and if you’re not current on those and a complication arises, that’s not just a clinical problem. It’s potentially a legal one. This half-day didactic refresher is designed for injectors who want to stay at the leading edge in a field that doesn’t slow down. The curriculum mirrors the rigorous, evidence-based content taught in the FACES Education dermal filler certification course. A program that’s updated weekly as new evidence is published —not frozen in time in a video module.

    At the conclusion of this course the attendee should be able to:

    • Describe the characteristics of hyaluronic acid fillers and how they affect duration
    • Outline the current available HA dermal fillers and their clinical applications
    • Give examples of facial anatomical danger zones and possible adverse events
    • Describe how hyaluronidase is used and the current protocol for vascular occlusion

    Presenter: Gigi Meinecke, RN, DMD, FAGD

    REQUIRED: To be eligible to enroll, you should have completed at least 6 hours of a hands-on foundational dermal filler course and 1 year of injection experience. This refresher course only covers theory and anatomy and does not include a hands-on treatment component. This is not a certification course. 

    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Participants must provide proof of completion of a minimum of 6 hours of a hands-on dermal filler course. (CE certificate or Authentic wall certificate supplied by educator which shows dates and CE hours earned).

    Please log into the registration website to see pricing and registration options.

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