Speaker: Bruce Peltier, Ph.D., M.B.A. This presentation explores the nature of pain and dental anxiety, as both are common in endodontic practice. It concludes with practical behavioral recommendations and best practices. Interactions with patients who are anxious or experiencing subjective pain can be difficult to work with, and this causes stress and strain on the practitioner and office team.

Presenter: Judy Kay Mausolf Would you like to learn leadership strategies that increase employee engagement, level of optimism and team accountability? If you want a happier, more cohesive and higher performing team, this course is for you! It may sound like a fantasy, but trust me, it's real. You can have a team who is focused, engaged and accountable!

Presenters: Anthony S. Feck, D.MD The most common reason patients seek dental care is pain, while the most common reason patients avoid dental care is anxiety. Conscious sedation is an effective adjunct to providing pain-free care, and a solution to dental anxiety.

Presenters: Jason E. Bowling, M.D. Antimicrobial drug resistance is an increasing problem in the United States and globally. This issue is exacerbated by the decreased production of novel antimicrobial agents. There are significant consequences in health care for both providers and patients.

Presenter: Jim Dahle, M.D, FACEP Doctors are assumed by their family, friends, society at large and even themselves to be rich, but most begin their careers hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. Come learn how careful financial planning.

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD| Considerable excitement exists for developing dental applications that employ postnatal stem cells and concepts of tissue engineering. A particular focus will include recent studies on the differential outcomes in immature teeth that have undergone trauma.