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Course Description

Come in and Catch it: The Review that Sticks
This is the perfect review course that covers the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of the 26 soft tissue lesions that every dentist and hygienist should know and treat appropriately. A number of the entities only require recognition. The classic lesions that have been forgotten since school will be brought back to life and your diagnostic confidence will be re-energized. At the end of the course the management of xerostomia will be discussed. Dr. Svirsky makes oral pathology fun!

1. 26 Soft Tissue Lesions to be discussed:
   1. Leukoplakia
   2. 1. Materia Alba
      2. Aspirin burn
      3. Cotton roll burn
      4. Candidiasis
   3. Linea alba
   4. Leukoedema
   5. Morsicatio baccarum (cheek chewing)
   6. Nicotine stomatitis
   7. Tobacco pouch keratosis
   8. Lichen Planus
   9. Traumatic ulceration
   10. Aphthous stomatitis/ulceration
   11. Fibroma/lipoma
   12. Hemangioma
   13. Papilloma
   14. Epulis fissuration/papillary hyperplasia
   15. Fissured tongue
   16. Erythema migrans/geographic tongue
   17. Pyogenic granuloma
   18. Recurrent herpes labialis (Herpes Virus Type 1)
   19. Mucocele
   20. Ranula
   21. Angular cheilitis
   22. Lingual tonsils/lymphoid aggregate
   23. Amalgam tattoo
   24. Oral melanotic macule/labial melanotic macule
   25. Salivary gland tumors
   26. Xerostomia

25 Shades of Grey and a Whole Lot Less Risqué
This course is designed to be a full review of radiology for Dentists and Dental Hygienists. Dr. Svirsky will walk the audience through a number of common cases as a way of reacquianting the audience with key radiographic entities common to the dental practice. There will be an emphasis on common radiolucent and radiopaque lesions. In addition, Dr. Svirsky will spend some time highlighting the bizarre and unusual cases he’s encountered throughout his career.

By the end of this course, attendees will be well equipped to go back and make a difference in the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases. This is the perfect course for dental professionals wanting a thorough review of radiology - everything you’ve learned in school, brought to you in shades of grey!

2. Common/Important Radiolucencies
1. Periapical Pathosis (cyst, granuloma, abscess, scar)
2. Dentigerous Cyst
3. Residual Cyst
4. Odontogenic Keratocyst
5. Traumatic Bone Cyst
6. Lateral Periodontal Cyst
7. Nasopalatine Duct Cyst
8. Central Giant Cell Granuloma
9. Ameloblastoma
10. Lingual Mandibular Bone Defect
3. Common/Important Radiopacities
   1. Condensing Osteitis
   2. Osteosclerosis
   3. Impacted Tooth
   4. Root Tips
   5. Odontoma
   6. Supernumerary Tooth
   7. Sialolth
4. Common/Important Radiolucencies/Radiopacities
   1. Osteomyelitis
   2. Periapical Cemental Dysplasia
   3. Florid Osseous Dysplasia
   4. Central Ossifying Fibroma

Dr. Svirsky’s sessions will include a lecture format to present the subject information incorporating numerous clinical examples to highlight the material. Personal anecdotes, lessons learned, and audience participation will accentuate key points. The interactive approach will include opportunities to ask questions, share information, and have further discussions throughout the day."

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What People Are Saying

• "Dr. Svirsky was very knowledgeable and engaging with the audience"
  Penny B. - RDH
  Atlanta, GA
  
  
• "Dr. Svirsky has a gift of speaking and drawing people in!"
  Jennifer E. - RDH
  Athens, GA
  
  
• "Great subject, great lecture, great speaker - good sense of humor!"
  Alicia K. - RDH
  Des Moines, IA