Dennis Mihalka D.D.S. - Life Smile

Continuing Education

Continuing Education has been Dr. Mihalka's passion throughout his professional career.

The following is a list of courses attended since 2001:

2008

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• Regulatory Topics in Dentistry - OSHA
• My Implant Practice Playbook - Dr. P.K. Clark - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL SOCIETY
• Ozone in Modern Dental Practice - Julian Holmes, BDS Course # 08-3569-0821
• OSHA Review Poster Set-up 2008 Update
• Adhesion Dentistry Seminar - Geoff Knight, DDS, Ray Bertolotti, DDS
• Ozone in Dentistry - Bill Domb, DDS
• E4D Dentist Elements - Richardson, TX - Training on the E4D CAD CAM

2007

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• "Periodontics for the New Mellinnium" - NO. CALIF. DENTAL SOCIETY
• "Predictable Anterior Esthetics" - ACADEMY OF COSTMETIC AND ADHESIVE DENTISTRY
• "Esthetics and Materials" - ACADEMY OF COSMETIC AND ADHESIVE DENTISTRY
• "Creative Anterior Composites - Hand on Course" - NORTHERN CALIF. DENTAL SOCIETY
• Advanced Adhesion & Esthetics 2007 - FRONTIER DENTAL LABORATORIES
• Conference on Dental Marketing and Web Optimization - ACADEMY OF COMPREHENSIVE ESTHETICS
• New Standard for Caries Management: Dr. Douglas Young - NO. CALIF. CENTAL SOCIETY
• The Dental Practice Act - NO. CALIF. DENTAL SOCIETY
• Teaming up to Understand, Implement and Monitor Infection Control and Occupational Safety - NO. CALIF. DENTAL SOCIETY
• Dentistry in the 21st Century Topic: Ozone - EDWARD LYNCH
• Durathin Live - Dr. Dennis Wells Brentwood, TN - Durathin Veneers Course
• Center for Cosmetic Dentistry: Mini Implant Training (Dr. Todd Shatkin)
• Center for Cosmetic Dentistry: Full Mouth Reconstruction (Dr. Jeffery Hoos)
• Center for Cosmetic Dentistry: In-op Demonstration & Hand : Full Mouth (Hoos)
• Center for Cosmetic Dentistry: In Office C-RP Blood Screening (Dr. Ron Schefdore)
• Center for Cosmetic Dentistry: Nutrition Round-Table
• Fifth Quarter Seminars - Adhesion Dentistry (Dr. Ray Bertolotti)

2006

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• Hands On Preparation Training Course: porcelain and ceramic restorations on maxil. Central incisors
• Advanced Adhesion & Esthetics 2006 - FRONTIER DENTAL LAB
• Adhesive Dentistry Simplified - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Achieving Predictable Esthetics - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Mastering Digital Dental Photography - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• "Achieving Success with Direct Composite Resin" - RAY BERTOLOTTI, DDS
• "The Art of Direct Resin" - RAY BERTOLOTTI, DDS
• "Creating a Cosmetic Practice within your General Practice" Dr. Gary Radz - NO. CALIF. DENTAL SOCIETY

2005

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• Aesthetic Dental Treatment & Materials - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL SOCIETY
• Leadership - MERCER
• Transition - MERCER
• Practical Clinical (DVD) Course - CLINICAL RESEARACH ASSOCIATES
• Uncomplicated Occlusal Equilibration - CLINICAL RESEARACH ASSOCIATES
• Art of Photography and Marketing - Dr. Rhys Spoor - SEATTLE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
• Advanced Aesthetic & Restorative Management - Dr. Rhys Spoor - SEATTLE RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
• Dental Make Over "Live" - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY (AACD)
• Esthetic Dentistry in Action - Nash- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY (AACD)
• Conbining Smile Design with Function- Dawson- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY (AACD)
• Addressing Challenges in the Esthetic Zone with Dental Implants - Dr. Mills - AACD
• Bread, Butter and Caviar…Techniques for Successful Posterior Restorations - Dr. Michael Koczarski - (PAC-live) AACD
• Achieving Predictable Excellence with Porcelain Veneers - Dr. Malone - AACD
• Direct Bonded Bridges in Transient & Permanent Restorations - Dr. Sunil Bhoolabhai - AACD
• Creating Distinctive Smiles with Ceramic Laminate Veneers - Dr. Nixon - AACD
• The art & Science of Treatment Planning & Treating Esthetic Dilemmas - Dr. Spear- AACD
• Advanced Esthetic Artistry - AACD
• Journey to Excellence: Intermediate Laser Course - Gloria Monzon, RDH - Advanced Laser Hygiene
• Esthetic Zone Ratio (EZR) Method of Smile Design - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Freehand Composite Bonding: How to Achieve Ultimate Esthetics - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• California Law - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Local Anesthesia: Pharmacology & Technique Update - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Infection Control - CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Technology in Dentistry - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
• Health Care Provider CPR Course
• "Occlusion for Dummies" - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION

2004

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• Risk Management 10
• Perio Exams -- What Dr & Staff need to know
• The Dentist's' Role in Ethical Problems
• Infection Control/OSHA
• Implants
• 3M ESPE
• Fundamentals of Veneer Preparation - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• Esthetics for Life - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• The Esthetic Rehabilitation - A Systematic Approach - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• The Esthetic Rehabilitation -Present And Future - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• How to Create the Perfect Picture - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• Esthetic Hygiene: Out Of The Box Thinking - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY
• So You Have The Perfect Picture, Now What? - AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY

2003

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• Implant Protected Occlusion - Carl Misch, DDS, MDS, REDDING ADVANCED DENTAL STUDIES FORUM
• Problem solving & Treatment Planning - REDDING ADVANCED DENTAL STUDIES FORUM
• Taking Your Practice To The Next Level - David Schwab, PhD
• Academy for Reconstructive Perio
• Real World Endo - Drs. Brave and Koch - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL SOCIETY
• Recipes for Successful Anterior Esthetics
• Hands on/ Face Bows & Articulators - REDDING ADVANCED DENTAL STUDIES FORUM
• Imaging Applications in Dentistry - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL SOCIETY
• Real World Implant Prosthetics for the General Practice - REDDING ADVANCED DENTAL STUDIES FORUM
• Creating the Esthetic Anterior Implant - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PERIODONTOLOGY
• Cosmetic Review - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DENTAL SOCIETY: Paul Belevedere, DDS
• Cementation Guidelines for Implant Prosthesis - Russell Holpuch, DDS, MSD
• Successful Anterior Aesthetics - Gerald Chiche, DDS
• Implants, Restorative Interfaces - RADD, Avishai Conference
• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Annual Conference
• American Dental Association Annual Conference
• Leadership in Difficult Times - General Norman Schwarzkopf
• Leadership Lessons Learned - Rudy Giuliani

2002

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• Adhesion Dentistry for the new Mellennium - California Dental Association
• OSHA Review and True Compliance No. Calif. Dental Society - Tom Terry
• Imaging Applications in Dentistry - Dr. David Hatcher - No. Calif. Dental Society
• Legal Considerations in High-tech dentistry & Implants
• Patient Care - Start to finish - Redding Advanced Dental Studies Forum
• Hands On Veneer Preps & Fixed Prosth - Redding Advanced Dental Studies Forum
• Treatment Planning Workshop - Dr. Henry Nichols
• Implants & the Otrhodontic Patient: The Art, The Science, The Future
• How to present a Case for Treatment
• Real world implant prosthetics for general practice - Redding Advanced Dental Studies Forum
• AdHesion Dentistry - Fifth Quarter Seminars - Ray Bertolotti, DDS
• Patient Guided Esthetics - Freedman, DDS
• Creating the Ultimate Smile - Drs. Moreno and Wright
• Combining Esthetics and Occlusion - Dr. Eubank
• Ultimate Occlusion - Pac-Live, Drs. Hornbrook, Koczarski, Montgomery
• The Magic of the Smile: Indistinguishable Beauty - Dr. Dave Hornbrook
• Treatment Planning for Aesthetics and Function - Dr. Frank Spear
• Diagnostically Driven Treatment Planning - Dr. John Kois
• Extraordinary visions - DeWitt Jones

Seattle Study club annual Meeting:

• Dr. Frank Spear: Treatment Planning for Aesthetics and Function
• Dr. John Kois: Diagnostically Driven Treatment Planning
• DeWitt Jones: Extraordinary visions
• Small Group: Treatment Planning Sessions

2001

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• Evolutionary Hygiene - JP Consultant's Institute
• Lab Challenges and Introduction to New Implant Technology - Russell Holpuch, DDS, MSD & David Weber, CDT
• Creating Value for Comprehensive Esthetics - Dr. Michael DiTolla, Summit Dental Study Group
• An Evening of Diagnostics - Timothy Franz, MD, Ent., Robert Shoff, DDS., Dr. Russell Holpuch, DDS, SMSD
• Understanding Esthetic Design - Northern California Dental Society
• Cone Scan Radiology - David Hatcher, DDS and Craig Dial, Radiology Technician: Redding Advanced Dental Studies Forum
• Implant Workshop - Sulzer Dental - Academy for General Dentistry

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World Service

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