DAWSON Study Clubs

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Continuous Learning & Support

Study Clubs For All Dental Professionals

Dawson Study Clubs redefine the learning experience for dentists at every career stage. Find a Dawson Study Club tier that is the best fit for you.

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Starter Study Club

Open to all dental professionals

Virtual Access

Starter Study Clubs are fully virtual.

Open to all

No prior Dawson course history required to join.

Resident Study Club

Exclusively for Mini-Residency Enrollees

Virtual Access

Starter Study Clubs are fully virtual.

Mini-Residency Access

Reserved for active Mini-Residency Students only.

Scholar Study Club

For Dawson Scholars Graduates

On-site or Online

Enjoy the option to pick your Study Club location.

Dawson Scholar Exclusive

Only Dawson Scholars may enroll.

Why Dentists Love Dawson Study Clubs

Hear from dental professionals who have found the right tier for their needs — gaining support, growth, dental CE, and lasting professional connections.

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How do I join a Dawson Study Club?

New to The Dawson Academy? Dive into the Starter Study Club, connecting with Dawson Faculty and other Starter Study Club members through monthly virtual meetings led by our faculty. Earn CE credits, access our rich learning portal, and enjoy savings on other programs. Mini-Residency participants explore the Resident Study Club, while Dawson Scholars have exclusive access to the Scholar Study Club.

Study Club Benefits

Convenient Locations & Access
Looking for a local Dawson Study Club? We can help place you in it. Maybe you’re looking for a virtual study club, we can accommodate that too. With multiple tiers and locations, we have a club for everyone.
Camaraderie & Local Support
Interact with like-minded individuals through a combination of meetings, virtual interaction and social media to help with your day-to-day practice challenges. Get recommendations on treatment planning your toughest cases from your peer network.
Savings
Special savings depending on the Study Club of your choice.
Continued Learning
On top of learning at study club meetings, gain access to our 90+ online videos, webinars and CE courses that cover topics such as dental insurance, airway disorders, TMD and digital workflows. Explore resources independently and then interact with other study club members in and outside of your own club.

How Study Clubs Work

We encourage all general dentists, specialists, dental lab technicians and dental consultants to join. No prior Dawson class history is required, making Dawson Study Clubs open to all.

In general, a membership is 365 days of benefits, punctuated by meetings. The number of times and how long a Study Club meets varies per club but is based on 24 total credit hours annually.

We offer three tiers of study clubs. Study clubs combine discussions, and sometimes a hands-on case study, member challenges, or even a speaker, but the foundation is the instructional video module on specific topics. We believe this offers a leader and their members a great deal of flexibility within the basic structure.

The three tiers of clubs, are defined by experience and history with The Dawson Academy’s courses.

Some common options for frequency and length of general study club meetings are:

  • 4 times per year for ~6 hr meetings
  • 6 times per year for ~4 hr meetings
  • 12 times per year for ~2 hr meetings

Virtual Study Clubs never meet in person and consist of 24 annual CE credits earned through several shorter video meetings, discussions through the online portal and independent viewing of online modules and webinars.

Hybrid Study Clubs are a combination of both general and virtual study club elements, and consist of 24 annual CE credits earned through in-person meetings, independent watching of online modules, and virtual discussion boards. The meetings may be in-person or the club may alternate virtual and in-person meetings.

Study Club Leaders may opt to extend the hours of each meeting or to continue discussions virtually between meetings, to provide time for speakers or for members to bring and discuss cases. For all clubs, the Online Learning Portal is central to communication, learning and receipt of CE certificates.

Your club is your support community in and between meetings. Interaction is encouraged!

Yes. A study club year provides up to 24 hours of CE, with additional CE opportunities available.

Meetings may be in-person, virtual, or a combination of the two within the same club. In general, study club content includes structured training through modules with open discussion. Each meeting may include one or more of the following: lecture, case presentation, discussion and hands-on exercises. Some study clubs may opt to have guest speakers at meetings or participate in virtual speaker opportunities. Members are encouraged to share their own cases.

Meeting topics will vary per club. Study Club Leaders pick from a library of club meeting content. The following are a few examples of study club meeting topics found in the Study Club Library:

  • Various treatment planning cases
  • Implants
  • Lab communication
  • Practice management and marketing
  • Integrative Dental Medicine (Bacteria, Sleep Apnea, Inflammation)

The yearly Study Club fee is $2,500 for dentists and specialists and $1,250 for lab technicians.

You can split the fee into 4 payments. Our only requirement is that it is paid in full prior to the final meeting. To join, call The Dawson Academy at 1-800-952-2178 or fill out the form here.

Starter Study Club

Open to all dental professionals, no Dawson courses history needed.

Resident Study Club

Exclusively for Mini-Residency Enrollees

Scholar Study Club

For Dawson Scholars Graduates

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Scholar Study Club

For Dawson Scholars Graduates

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The Dawson Academy is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

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