Plan to attend the February course on Friday the 9th with Dr. Bruce Bavitz: Contemporary pain control, update local anesthetic and sedation, and what’s new in oral surgery. We hope to post handouts prior to the course.

Dr. Bavitz is Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgical Specialties at the University Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry and has been practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery in Lincoln since 1988. He is a 1984 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, completed his oral/maxillofacial surgery residency in Pittsburgh in 1988, and became board certified by the American Board of Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery in 1990. He is past president of both the Lincoln District Dental Society and the Nebraska Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, a fellow in the American College of Dentists, and currently is editor of Practical Reviews in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has given over 135 lectures to practicing dentists throughout the country on advanced anesthesia, oral surgery, bone grafting and implants, has published ~ 25 papers, obtained a United States Patent on a dental implant aligning device and has provided patient care at St Elizabeth Hospital/CHI and the VA Medical Center in Lincoln for over 30 years. While at Nebraska, he has been fortunate to help train approximately 1700 general dentists and 200 specialists. His research interests include evidenced based dentistry, alveolar bone reconstruction, tooth autotransplantation and procedural sedation.

Location:  Marriott Riverfront – South Sioux City

Time: Registration begins at 7:30am, Program begins at 8:00am (Continental breakfast snacks served with each program)

The course on Clear Aligners with Dr. Regina Blevins that was cancelled last week due to weather has now been rescheduled to April 26, 2024. The course will be held as was planned in the Marriott Riverfront, South Sioux City with an 8am-noon morning session and 1-3pm afternoon session.

The January 12 course has now been cancelled. We are working on coordinating with the speaker and event space with the hopes to reschedule in April. We’ll post when details are available.

Thanks for your understanding and we will see you on Feb 9, 2024 for the course with Dr. Bruce Bavitz

• Contemporary Pain Control, update local anesthetic and sedation, and what’s new in oral surgery

Join us on January 12 for a course on Clear Aligners with Dr. Regina Blevins.

Dr. Blevins started her career in dentistry in 1980 as a Dental Hygienist. She received her DDS in 1987 from the University of Michigan, and her Master’s Degree in Orthodontics from the University of Minnesota in 1991.

Dr. Blevins is co-owner of an orthodontic practice with 13 locations and is adjunct faculty in the orthodontic department at the University of Minnesota. She has authored white papers on Early Treatment with clear aligners and helped develop Invisalign First.

Her professional memberships, awards, and associations include:

·       American Association of OrthodontistsMinnesota Association of Orthodontists (2013-2014 vice president) 

·       Minnesota Association of Orthodontists (2014-2015 president) 

·       #1 Invisalign Provider in Minnesota and #1 provider of Teen treatment worldwide

·       Invisalign Provider – Diamond Plus Status 15,000 cases

·       Align Tech Faculty member and was awarded Master Faculty status by Align Technology in 2018

·       International Lecturer on clear aligner techniques

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