Location of Choice

Some study clubs or groups have chosen a geographic area that is comfortable for them. Tanner Mahan courses are adaptable to any geography of your choice.

Course information is also available by contacting Fred Cory at fred@tannermahanstudy.com, Bill Massey at bill@tannermahanstudy.com, or Michael Kadair at michael@tannermahanstudy.com.

Head, Neck, & TMJ Dissection

Instructor: Henry Gremillion and Frank Dolwick; assisted by Fred Cory and Michael Kadair
Length: Two days
Scheduled: August 10 & 11, 2012
Place: Massey Dental Studio, Ft Collins, Colorado
Fee: $2,500

Course Objectives:

• Brief review of osteology of the skull
• Lecture on anatomy of the oral cavity
• Dissection of the oral cavity, face & TM joint
• Lecture on anatomy of the face, mandibular muscles & the TM joint
• TM joint internal derangements, diagnosis & treatment
• Examinations of a participant's occlusal function
• TM joint arthritis lecture
• Review of current surgical treatment of the TM joint
• TM joint imaging, types & uses
• Splint therapy & its use in diagnosis & Treatment

Instructors: Michael Kadair and Fred Cory
Length: Two days

Course Objectives: Each participant will make and refine his/her own personal splint. The presenters will provide individual assistance with construction, relining, adjusting, and transferring. There will also be time to seminar any case you are treating or have treated.

Additional objectives in the course curriculum:
• Diagnosis & Treatment of head and neck pain
• Appropriate Treatment - Reversible vs irreversible
• Patient Understanding and ownership of their problem
• How the splint differs for the Class I, II and III patients
• How to use the splint as a communication and diagnostic tool, treatment appliance and night guard
• How to handle unusual occlusal schemes
• Solving the pain of deep overbite & end to end occlusion/crossbites

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Advanced Tanner Appliance Therapy

Instructors: Michael Kadair and Fred Cory
Length: Two days

Course Objective: Each participant will make and refine his/her own personal splint. The presenters will provide individual assistance with construction, relining, adjusting, and transferring. There will also be time to seminar any case you are treating or have treated.

Additional items in the course curriculum:
• Appliance Refinement
• Troubleshooting Difficult Pain Situations
• Optimal adjustment of your own Tanner Appliance optimally
• How to handle unusual occlusal schemes in appliance therapy
• Problem Solving concerning construction, relining, adjusting and transferring
• How to handle unusual occlusal schemes
• Seminar any appliance case you are treating or have treated.
  Note: Please be sure and bring all of your necessary narratives and mounted study casts including a lower cast with the appliance in place

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Challenging What You Were Taught about Perio

Instructor: E.B. Whillock
Length: Two days

Course Objective: This seminar is designed to help participants prepare a studied, qualitative approach based on quantative methods to accurately ascertain the difficulty they, the dental practitioner, may be experiencing with their perio patients.

The course curriculum will include:
• Microbiology
• Role of Occlusion
• Understanding what Works (and what doesn't)
• Scrapeodontics and Soft Tissue Management
• Host Modulation
• Efficient use of scope and tv monitors

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Dental Team Building

Instructors: Sandy Parrott and Fred Cory
Length: Two days (Staff Participation Course)

Course Objective: This seminar is designed to apply proven concepts to increase profit and enjoyment of the dental practice. Emphasis is placed on understanding and developing productive and rewarding intraoffice relationships between doctor(s), staff, and patients with clearer, easier and more effective communication techniques and skills.

The course curriculum will include:
• Definition of Team Objectives
• Staff Involvement - How?
• Utilization of Staff Strengths
• Integration of Proven Methods
• Marketing Tools -- Internal & External
• Appointment Management
• Dentistry - A Wonderful, Difficult Profession

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New! Occlusal Study for Hygienists and Assistants New!

Instructors: Bill Massey and Fred Cory
Length: Two days

Course Objective: This seminar is designed to expose participants to occlusal problems and solutions through hands-on model examination and refinement. The education of hygienists and assistants as team members will help prepare them to better address patient questions and suggest possible treatment to the dentist.

The course curriculum will include:
• Increased Awareness of Functional Occlusion
• What are Occlusal Wear Patterns?
• When are Occlusal Wear Patterns considered Excessive?
• Why do Anterior Teeth Wear Irregularly

Instructors: Ron Presswood
Length: Two days (Staff Participation Course)

Course Objective: This seminar is designed to acquaint the participant with the rationale, technique didactic experience to diagnose, prepare and deliver anterior cosmetic restorations of excellence. Slide and seminar sessions will be used to familiarize the participant with the course material. The art and science of cosmetics and function will be covered: the use of slide presentation tooth preparation, impression systems, construction and completion of refined provisionals, analysis and harmonization of anterior tooth function and color rendition and shade selection.



The course curriculum will include:
• The relationship of tooth morphology to tooth preparation design
• The relationship of tissue position to tooth preparation design
• Segmental tooth preparation design
• Proper tissue management for excellent cosmetic results
• Color science and its application to dental restorations of beauty
• Proper contour of dental restorations for cosmetic, esthetic and physiological success
• “Smile” design, arrangement and modification
• Tooth position and arrangement for maximum cosmetic appeal
• Communication dynamics necessary to obtain results exceeding the patient’s expectation
• Laboratory communication dynamics and relationships – proper expectations

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Restorative II

Instructors: Ron Presswood
Length: Two days (Staff Participation Course)

Course Overview: This course is intended to present the participant with very conservative restorative procedures using the most current technique, materials and concepts. The use of adhesive materials to restore small carious lesions while strengthening the tooth is a major step forward in restorative dental procedures.

When larger areas must be restored, conservation of tooth structure is always indicated and the use of durable and serviceable materials is of utmost concern.

Course Objective: Display, demonstrate and practice the techniques used in conservative posterior restorations. The participant will be familiarized with the concept of ‘micro’ and ‘tunnel’ fillings using adhesive materials that strengthen the tooth and resist new decay. These techniques will be practiced on special mannequins that allow for accurate simulation of the techniques described and demonstrated. Inlay, onlay and overlay preparations for cast gold restorations will be practiced on special models designed to allow for the most accurate simulation of the techniques described.

The course curriculum will include:
• Concepts of micro-restorations
• Instruments used for micro-restorations
• Preparation design for micro-restorations
• Materials used for restoration of micro-restorations
• Concepts for conservative cast restorations
• Preparation design for conservative cast restorations
• Impression techniques and materials
• Placement and finishing of conservative cast restorations
• Esthetic (Cosmetic) considerations – Yes, they will accept gold!
• Maintenance and longevity

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