Randy F. Huffines, DDS, FRCSEd

ArkLaTex Academy of Dentistry

 Friday, March 3, 2017

Simplifying the Medically Complex Patient (morning)

Millions of dental patients have significant medical conditions that impact their treatment. Unfortunately, the dental literature is full of myths and unnecessarily complicated regimens for managing these patients. By showing video clips and images of treating his actual patients, Randy will share practical clinical strategies he has developed over the years to make this part of your practice rewarding, efficient, predictable, and less stressful. Learn how to simplify the treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, organ transplantation, bleeding disorders, cancer, respiratory problems, and hypertension. Learn the dos and don’ts of efficient medical consultation.

Pills, Pastes, Potions, and Lotions (morning continued)

Hold on to your seats and join Randy for a fast-paced comprehensive update on adult dental pharmacotherapy. Learn to intelligently choose between the vast numbers of therapeutic agents available for treating common oral conditions you encounter in daily dental practice. Learn techniques to avoid potentially dangerous medication interactions.  Evaluate resources you should have in your office to aid you in quickly and more effectively making decisions in pharmacotherapy. Learn the essential bottom line information on antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, analgesics, herbals, probiotics, local anesthetics, sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics, immunotherapeutics, anticoagulants, thrombolytics, and more.

Prosthodontic Pearls for Older Patients (afternoon)

 Removable prosthodontics is both an art and a science. Many useful techniques are not found in textbooks but are passed down by colleagues, laboratory technicians, or residency programs. Discover practical pearls Randy has accumulated over the years that make removable faster, better, and simpler. Learn techniques in the areas of repairs, impressions, implant-retained overdentures, interocclusal records, patient management, healing long-abused tissues, relines, esthetic dilemmas, post-insertion troubleshooting, overlay partials, pre-prosthetic surgery, and more that you can immediately use in your practice.

Course objectives

1. Learn clinical strategies for efficiently and effectively treating medically complex patients.
2. Prevent pitfalls when seeking medical consultation.
3. Learn to properly treat patients before and after chemotherapy, radiation therapy and transplantation.
4. Properly manage patients on “blood thinners” (anticoagulants and antiplatelets).
5. Evaluate new analgesic protocols to reduce opioid use while optimizing pain control.
6. Discriminate between the various oral fungal infections and their effective treatment strategies.
7. Implement local anesthetic protocols to maximize patient comfort and safety.
8. Understand the impact of residual ridge resorption on removable prosthetic design.
9. Avoid esthetic and functional problems in implant-retained removable prostheses.
10. Learn techniques in repairs, impressions, interocclusal records, and post-insertion troubleshooting.