Looking forward to some CE for me this year! I have to say that the last few years seem to have been a blur. I've been so caught up the whirlwind of cerecdoctors.com and training classes that I haven't been doing as much of the other CE that I typically do annually. Being a general dentist, I did have a bit of a slowdown in my practice this year, so I have decided that 2011 will be more CE-focused for me. I have a few courses coming up over the next eight months that I will be blogging about.

First, I've just finished the Sirona Speakers Academy, a fantastic three-day course on speaking with Dr. Paul Homoly. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.

The next course I'm targeting is six-month smiles. I'm not necessarily into doing ortho, but I do some Invisalign. I'd like a little more control at times and I think offering this to patients could be a great benefit to them and to me. I'm continuing to add to my offerings so that my patients do not have to go elsewhere for some of the more simple things. I have heard really nice things about the course from friends and peers, and will likely be taking it at the townie meeting in May.

The last thing that I will be doing is almost embarrassing to admit here. By that I mean I'm not embarrassed to admit I'm taking the course, but rather that it's taken me so long to sign up for it! This August, I will be taking Facially Generated Treatment Planning with Dr. Frank Spear at Scottsdale Center for Dentistry. I'm most excited about this course because of all the amazing feedback I've heard from people I respect tremendously in our field.

I'll be giving my opinions on these as 2011 unfolds, but I can say one thing right now: I'm very excited for the things I have planned for this upcoming year!