1. Gain familiarity with CBCT manipulation and diagnosis.
2. Learn how to create cross sections and reformations for your personal diagnostic needs.
3. Develop a deeper knowledge of the oral and maxillofacial complex as is necessary in your practice.

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1. Identify role of imaging in the assessment of lesions of endodontic origin.
2. Recognize the advantages and limitations of conventional 2D imaging and CBCT in endodontics.
3. Understand scientifically based guideline regarding the use of CBCT in endodontic treatment.
4. Understand the importance of incidental imaging findings.

1. Understand the value CBCT imaging adds for orthodontic patients.
2. Understand the information given by our CBCT imaging.
3. Clarify the purpose of diagnostic portfolios and diagnostic radiology reports.
4. Learn how to explore systematically our CBCT images.

1. Increasing knowledge of anatomy to increase efficiency and accuracy of CBCT analysis and diagnosis.
2. Learning the most common locations for pathology as well as tips and tricks to identifying normal from abnormal.
3. Applying the anatomy knowledge to dental treatment planning.

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1. Increasing knowledge of anatomy to increase efficiency and accuracy of CBCT analysis and diagnosis.
2. Learning the most common locations for pathology as well as tips and tricks to identifying normal from abnormal.
3. Applying the anatomy knowledge to dental treatment planning.

At the end of this session, the dentist should be able to:

1. Understand key CBCT imaging terms including pixel, voxel, resolution, imaging planes and field of view.
2. Understand the importance of these concepts in common clinical scenarios.
3. Confirm understanding through questions to the instructor.

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1. Understand the anatomy of the airway.
2. Understand the spectrum of obstructed airway/sleep hypopnea/sleep apnea for adults/kids.
3. Definitive diagnosis of sleep apnea.
4. Understand the role of imaging in the diagnosis/treatment planning.

1. Learning the methodology of obtaining clinically correct cross sections for accurate measurements.
2. Identification of important anatomy for implant placement.
3. Discovering radiographic risk factors for implant failure prior to implant placement.

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1. Developing a systematic method for evaluating the upper respiratory tract.
2. Increasing knowledge of anatomy to increase rate of detection of abnormality in the airway.
3. Identifying the radiologic risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in the craniofacial complex.

Do you need a refresher on interpreting panoramic images?  This is the course for you! 

At the end of this session, the dentist should be able to:

1. Identify soft and hard tissue     anatomy on panoramic images.
2. Complete a search pattern to allow     for optimal review of images.
3. Understand and differentiate     between "Real," "Double," and "Ghost" images.

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1. To provide an analytic process that can be applied to the interpretation of CBCT images.
2. Understand the importance of optimal image acquisition by selecting proper scanning protocols and quality assurance.
3. Understand how and what type of artifacts are present in CBCT imaging and how to correct them.

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1. Becoming familiar with the normal radiographic appearance of the TMJ.
2. Understanding the process of Internal derangement and degenerative joint disease through MRI and CBCT.
3. Learning how TMJ dysfunction affects the rest of the craniofacial complex.