Live Lecture: 7 CE

Splint therapy is a major source of frustration for many dentists. The question is often the same, “How can something so seemingly simple be so difficult and unpredictable?” Dentists often feel confused about what type of appliance to prescribe. The clinician is unsure if they are making a nightguard, a testing device, or just something to give to a patient when they just don’t know what to do, but they know they need to do something.

There are also questions about how it should be designed and fabricated. And there is the concern of patient comfort and compliance. Factor in the confusion about the length of treatment as well as the goals of splint therapy, and you have a recipe for frustration. All of the above about splints can be summed up by a great quote from Dr. Peter Dawson, “In spite of its popularity as the most common treatment for orofacial pain related to TMJ disorders, it is still considered by many as a ‘mysterious treatment’ that no one really understands.”

The reality is that appropriate splints do work. Unfortunately, splints can also make a patient worse when the wrong appliance is prescribed or when they are improperly designed.

Interchrome is excited to offer this study club for new dental graduates to provide a quality educational environment to encourage development of new skills and understanding, promote personal and professional growth, and facilitate collaboration. The group meets on the last Tuesday of each month from 6PM – 8PM at The Forum at Inter-Chrome Dental Lab located at 2697 International Pkwy Pkwy 2, Suite 200, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Visit the New Graduate Study Club page for upcoming 2022 events.

Join us on June 10th, 2022 from 8am to 12:30PM – Topic: The Gift of Phasing Optimal Care with Transitional Bonding, by Dr. Roxzanne J. Amos, DMD – Learn multiple ways to use composite resin to stage dentistry for your patient so that quality can be the constant and only time is the variable. 2 CEs for this event. Approach Management Group is offering this special Women in Dentistry event with a speaker, drawings and door prizes, lunch served and more.

Our Pizza & Beer Nights are usually held from 6PM – 7:30PM. Check back with us soon for our next event and to register.

Join Interchrome Dental and Zimmer Biomet’s Chad Ladd at this patient-oriented seminar where you will:
-Discuss treatment options for edentulous patients
-Learn a good, better, best treatment plan approach
-Practice converting a denture using locator abutments
Event Information:
December 10, 2021 from 9:30 – 1PM
The Westin at Town Center in Virginia Beach
RSVP by December 2, 2021: Heather Weiker (314) 591-2840
Download the flyer for more information.