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“Patient, Clinician and Practice Benefits of Hard and Soft Tissue Laser Dentistry”

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Lasers have been a part of the dental armamentarium for over a quarter of a century. The important question facing the modern dentist is… “Are dental lasers worth the hype or are they just expensive tools that do what I already do with my handpiece and scalpel?” This course will show the advantages of lasers for both the practitioner and the patient. It will give the dentist the information needed to make a financially and clinically sound decision regarding implementing lasers into their practice. All major dental laser wavelengths will be presented and the advantages and disadvantages of each will be discussed. Clinical cases will be presented to show the role of lasers in every discipline of dentistry.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the basic science behind lasers and tissue interactions; distinguish between the many dental laser wavelengths and their advantages and limitations.
• Recognize the laser’s role in minimally invasive dentistry and identify laser procedures across all dental disciplines.

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THE SPEAKER

Dr. Steve Pohlhaus is a 1989 graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School. He completed his general practice residency at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs hospital in 1990. Dr Pohlhaus has had a private practice in Linthicum, Maryland for 25 years and he also taught part time in Oral Diagnosis at the University of Maryland from 1992-2012. Dr. Pohlhaus has been using lasers in his dental practice for 15 years. He has experience in multiple laser wavelengths. Dr. Pohlhaus has been teaching about lasers in dentistry since 2004 and has trained dentists for three different companies. His dental practice is focused on laser dentistry where he uses laser to benefit his patients across all disciplines.