28 hours of CE credit, over $500 worth of savings, and virtual access. Discover modern occlusal workflows built on our everlasting principles. Now including our new introductory course!
This dental CE collection is accessible on computers, tablets, and smartphones. You will be able to watch and review 28 hours of occlusion content from anywhere for 6 months. Upon registration, you’ll receive access to these courses in our online learning portal.
Please allow 1-2 business days after purchase to receive instructions on how to access your portal.
Functional Occlusion - From TMJ to Smile Design
Functional Occlusion – From TMJ to Smile Design is an online course. Discover the cornerstone seminar led by Dr. Peter Dawson that’s been improving lives for decades. You’ll get the timeless blueprint and resources necessary to start diagnosing and treating the various problems that surface from occlusal disharmony.
This dental seminar is the recommended first step in our dental seminars. As the foundational seminar in the “Concept of Complete Dentistry® Series,” you will learn the timeless message that good, esthetic, and Complete dentistry must begin with a thorough understanding of dental occlusion and the functions of the masticatory system.
The cornerstone of The Dawson Academy philosophy is a comprehensive understanding of how the TM joint, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another. Regardless of the latest trends in techniques or materials, these principles will remain the foundation of quality and complete dentistry. You will gain insight and understanding that will change not only how you practice, but your enjoyment of the practice, as well.
Functional Occlusion - Protocols to Put Your Practice in the Top 10%
Functional Occlusion – Protocols to Put Your Practice in the Top 10% is our brand new introductory seminar where occlusal foundations are paired with updates in implementation, fee-for-service insurance, patient communication and more. Students will learn our fundamentals of functional esthetic dentistry that places practices within the top percentiles in their communities.
You will understand the protocols for success following our founding occlusal principles with added focus on practice implementation in this updated course. Students will be given practical advice on becoming less insurance dependent to boost their bottom line. Is your insurance working for you, or are you working for them?
In this course, a sharpened eye has been placed on The Dawson Academy’s Concepts of Complete Dentistry and how to implement this knowledge into your practice after attending. With a collection of take-home resources and checklists, you will learn the requirements for occlusal stability to improve your practice–from examination and records to treatment planning to practice management–as you envision yourself in the top 10%.
Added material in this occlusion-led course includes patient communication, case acceptance, converting to fee-for-service insurance, and more.
Our timeless principles remain the foundation of quality care dentistry. True long-term success, otherwise known as predictability, in restorative care is the merger of esthetic, functional, and phonetic parameters. The foundation of The Dawson Academy’s philosophy is a complete understanding of how the TM joints, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another. Since 1979, we’ve been setting the bar to help dentists understand this intersection of function and esthetics.
Bonus content will be presented catered to implementation and business management. Students will understand how integrity and fulfillment are intertwined to create the most efficient and predictable outcomes and results. This course will give you an insight and understanding that will change not only how you practice and manage, but your enjoyment of practice as well.
Dr. Leonard Hess is the Clinical Director at The Dawson Academy and joined the faculty in 2009. He owns Union County Center for Comprehensive Dentistry in Charlotte, North Carolina, and practices full time in addition to teaching continuing education courses. He is a member of the editorial board for Inside Dentistry and has had over 17 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, AACD, ADA, AES, and NCDS. Dr. Hess began teaching continuing education courses in 2005 on topics including occlusion, smile design, treatment planning, preparation design, and practice integration of Complete Care Dentistry. He’s taught full-day continuing education courses at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s national meeting, The Greater New York Dental Meeting, AACD National Meeting, Pacific Dental Conference, Ontario Dental Association meeting, and The Yankee Dental Conference. Dr. Hess has taught courses in Japan, Germany, Poland, China, and Canada.
Dr. Hess hosts Functional Occlusion – Protocols to Put Your Practice in the Top 10% online alongside Dr. Doyle Freano.
Dr. Peter Dawson is considered to be one of the most influential clinicians and teachers in the history of dentistry. He is the author of the all-time best-selling dental textbook, Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Occlusal Problems, as well as, Functional Occlusion: From TMJ to Smile Design released in 2006, and The Complete Dentist Manual released in 2017. He is the founder of the “Concept of Complete Dentistry® Series” as well as The Dawson Academy. In 2016, Dr. Dawson was presented with the ADA Distinguished Service Award. In addition to numerous other awards and recognitions, Dr. Dawson is the past president of the American Equilibration Society, the Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.
Dr. Dawson passed away in 2019 and brings a lifetime of experience and achievement to his capstone online seminar, Functional Occlusion – From TMJ to Smile Design.
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 ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp.
The Dawson Academy designates this activity for 28 credit hours continuing education credit.
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.
