2023 Sessions
The Star of the North conference offers a wide range of professional development seminars that allow dental professionals to earn CE credits. Click on the buttons below for more detailed information about our speakers and sessions. You may also view our Schedule At A Glance for a more general overview.
Pediatric Oral Radiology: From Radiation Safety to Lesions & CBCT
- Juan Yepes, D.D.S., MD, MPH, MS, DrPH
This seminar will provide the attendee the most common radiographic lesions that are presented in infants, children, and adolescents. The seminar will use case-presentation as the learning and discussion format and will cover the entire spectrum of oral radiology in pediatric dentistry. Topics such as radiation safety, digital radiology, CBCT in pediatric dentistry, radiographic interpretation, and common radiographic lesions in children will be covered in this seminar.
Learning Objectives:
1) Understand the importance of “building” a differential interpretation in radiology.
2) Learn the most common radiographic lesions in infants, children, and adolescents.
3) Learn the indications of CBCT within the frame of practicing pediatric dentistry.
4) Understand the importance of radiation safety in the practice of dentistry with children and adolescents.
Course Number: S2222
Recommended for
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dental Therapist
- Dentists
- Student Dentists
About the speaker
Juan Yepes, D.D.S., MD, MPH, MS, DrPH
Dr. Yepes is a Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Indiana University School of Dentistry. He is a dentist and a physician from Javeriana University at Bogota, Columbia who moved to the USA in 1999. He is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Buffalo.
Credits
| Fundamental CE Credits | 2.5 |
| Elective CE Credits | 0 |
| DANB Credits | 0 |
| Core CE Credits | 0 |
| Core Topic | N/A |
Fees
| Dentist Early Bird Fee | $35.00 |
| Staff Early Bird Fee | $35.00 |
| Dentist Regular Fee | $45.00 |
| Staff Regular Fee | $45.00 |