Effective Learning for the Dentist
“Orthotic Bite Comfort"
Since most dentists who do large-case, rehabilitation dentistry are looking for a specific, step-by-step solution to make sure the final result will be comfortable for the patient, it makes sense to look at this issue dispassionately and plan a way to help them, rather than pulling out your hair and running for the nearest exit when you see them on the schedule.
This will be a workshop centered around the experiences of Dr. Mac Lee in creating an easy and reliable way to find a comfortable bite position for the creation of orthotics. And... a way to open the bite for a rehabilitation.
Mac had been telling me how much fun he was having in solving pain issues with his TMD patients, coming from all over the area, using his combination of Tekscan, Neuromuscular Dentistry and some South Texas cheapskate ways of helping people. (He has trademarked the "South Texas Cheapskate" meme, by the way! :)
After listening to him, I realized that many of the methods I have tried are somewhat arbitrary. Therefore, I want to gather some good dental friends together and have Mac lead a sort of Mastermind Group.
This is a special invitation meeting for dentists only. I'm sorry not to include wives and team members for this one, but since it will be held in my office, there is absolutely no extra room. Of course, spouses are welcome to come and enjoy a glass of wine with us on Thursday evening and dinner on Friday evening.
Dates
The meeting will be on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, 2022. We will begin both mornings at 8:00. Friday will go to about 4:30 and Saturday will be over about noon.
Lunch will be served both days.
Thursday evening (March 24), Melinda and I would like to invite you to our home in the Cascades for a glass of wine and an appetizer from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. (Please email for specific address.)
Friday evening (March 25), we will meet for dinner at 1836 Texas Kitchen (2467 Crow Road, Tyler, TX 75703).
Speaker
Dr. Mac Lee
Dr. Mac Lee graduated from Baylor in 1972. He was a pioneer in teaching non-surgical periodontics in the eighties, inventor of ORA5, co-founder of Dental Boot Camp along with being a dental advisor to Dr. Oz until he started correcting Oz. He is Pankey, Dawson, and Kois trained and now an executive director of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics (ICCM.org).
Sponsor
Williams Dental Lab (Bob Clark) will sponsor our Friday night dinner. "Thank you, Bob!"
Accreditation
We will offer CE credit for The International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO).
Meeting Location
The meeting will be held at Dr. Rick Coker's office, 921 Shiloh Rd., Ste. A-100, in Tyler, Texas.
There are daily flights into Pounds Field Airport (TYR) via Dallas (DFW) on American. Southwest does not fly into Tyler.
You can also fly into Dallas or Shreveport and rent a car.
We are about a 2-hour drive from Dallas, a 90-minute drive from Shreveport, and a 4-hour drive from Houston or Austin.
Schedule
THURSDAY
6:30 - 8:00 - Wine and Appetizers at the Coker's home (We will email you the address when we get your registration.)
FRIDAY
8:00 - 12:00 - Meeting
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch will be brought in to the office
1:00 - 4:30 - Meeting
7:00 - Dinner at 1836 Texas Kitchen
SATURDAY
8:00 - 12:00 - Meeting
12:00 - Formal meeting adjourned
Course Outline
The Nuts and Bolts of Neuromuscular Dentistry
· Almost everything we do in dentistry is neuromuscular
· Some TMD assaults the joint and ear area
· Some TMD assaults the muscles of the head and neck
· A combination of joint and muscle pain also occurs
· Learn how to recognize and how to explain this life robbing pain to your patients
· Learn a common, economical, and predictable protocol for diagnosis/treatment
· TMD can destroy a mouth; learn protocols for full mouth restorations to the correct jaw to jaw relationship.
Attendees
This meeting will be limited to a small number of dentists as it will be held in my office where we can use the treatment rooms as necessary. Dental websites are linked in case you would like to connect with anyone regarding travel plans, etc.
- John Highsmith
- Mark Sweeney
- Jack Weiss
- Tom Hale
- Dean Hutto
- Marc Whitmore
- Eric Koch
- John Hackbarth
- Sylvia Jernigan
Hotels
Hilton Garden Inn - Phone # is (903) 509-1166.Registration
Once your payment is received, you will be registered. (Registration will be closed once we are full.)
Workshop tuition will be $895.00 per dentist which will cover Mac's honorarium and lunches.
Payment
To pay by credit card, click the Buy Now button above to be taken to PayPal's secure site. It will ask you to "sign in" to your PayPal account, but go below that where it says "pay with debit or credit card." Your credit card statement will read "with Splash." There will be a $35 refund fee if you need to cancel before the workshop begins.