Hands-on Workshops
Multi-day, deep-dive clinical intensives to build and refine your skills.
The Workshop Experience
Join our best-in-class education partners who focus on specific areas of clinical expertise. Learn advanced approaches, techniques and tools.
Connected approach
Learn in a small group setting with hands-on expert guidance at this multi-day event.
Cutting edge skills
Take new clinical approaches back to your practice and elevate patient care.
Easy-to-visit destinations
Beyond the Surface: The Hidden Factors That Make-or-Break Restorative Success
Modern restorative dentistry extends far beyond simply placing restorations it’s about designing treatment plans that ensure long-term success, function, and aesthetics. While materials and techniques continue to evolve, the real key to predictable outcomes lies in understanding the often-overlooked factors that influence failure and longevity.
This two-day immersive program takes a deep dive into the hidden variables that impact restorative success, from treatment planning and material science to biomechanical considerations and long-term maintenance. Attendees will gain insight into how small adjustments in approach; whether in occlusion management, material selection, or patient education, can dramatically improve restorative outcomes.
With a balance of evidence-based lectures and hands-on workshops, participants will refine their skills in both direct and indirect restorations while learning how to integrate a proactive maintenance mindset into every case.
Over the course of the workshop, you will learn how to:
- Develop Predictable Treatment Planning Strategies
- Optimize Material Selection for Longevity
- Master Posterior Composite Excellence
- Develop Advanced Composite Techniques for Aesthetic Longevity
- Excel in Indirect Veneers and Partial Coverage Restorations
- Elevate Composite Restorations for Longevity
- Protect and Maintain Aesthetic Restorations
2-DAY WORKSHOP
The Waterfront Beach Resort, Huntington Beach, CA
Join the Beyond the Surface workshop led by Dr. Parag Kachalia at The Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach, September 12–13, 2025.
2-DAY WORKSHOP
The Citizen Hotel, Sacramento, CA
Join the Beyond the Surface workshop led by Dr. Parag Kachalia at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento, November 15–16, 2025.
The Dentist’s Role in Sleep Related Breathing Disorders: From Initial Screening to Final Follow Up
Helping patients with sleep related breathing disorders can be one of the most rewarding services in the dental practice. As a clinician, you can play a critical role in helping to improve your patients’ overall health and quality of life. In this two-day course, you will learn a straight-forward approach for incorporating screening, referral and treatment of sleep patients into their general practice. You will gain a thorough understanding of how to screen for sleep apnea, as well as how to obtain sleep apnea diagnosis, gain patient acceptance, choose and provide proper oral appliance therapy, avoid side effects, and provide long term follow-up. You will gain practical knowledge with hands-on, model-based exercises using various sleep appliances. Medical billing and partnering with physicians will also be covered.
Over the course of the workshop, you will learn how to:
- Screen patients and identify snoring and sleep apnea issues
- Select the appropriate sleep appliance for treatment
- Implement bite registration and properly adjust oral appliances
- Recognize, manage and prevent potential side effects of oral appliance therapy
- Understand the informed consent process
- Assess the pros and cons of medical billing
- Build relationships with local medical colleagues
2-DAY WORKSHOP
Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA
Join The Dentist’s Role in Sleep Related Breathing Disorders workshop led by Dr. Jamison Spencer at the Santa Clara Marriott, October 17–18, 2025.
Hands-On Workshops FAQ
No; however, CDA members benefit from exclusive discounts. Not yet a member? Consider joining today.
See individual workshops for pricing and details.
Some meals are included. Lodging is not included.
Yes, workshops are C.E.-eligible. See individual workshops for details.
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CDA 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.
CDA designates each activity for a specified number of C.E. units. These courses meet the Dental Board of California requirements for continuing education units.