Dental Resource Center

Cybercriminals are rapidly changing the way they target individuals and businesses, using artificial intelligence, sophisticated phishing, impersonation, stolen credentials, and other forms of social engineering to make scams more convincing than ever.

In this engaging and practical presentation, retired FBI Special Agent Jeff Lanza explains how today’s most common cyberattacks and fraud schemes work and, more importantly, how dental professionals can recognize and prevent them. Using real-world examples and lessons from his FBI career, Jeff will demonstrate how criminals use email, text messages, phone calls, artificial intelligence, and compromised accounts to gain trust and access sensitive information.

Attendees will leave with simple, actionable strategies they can use to better protect themselves, their dental practices, their employees, and their patients from cybercrime, identity theft, and fraud.

Local anesthesia has come a long way, and pain management is evolving well beyond simply getting the patient numb.

This program explores the emerging evidence, technologies, products, and techniques changing how dental professionals approach pain before, during, and after treatment. Designed for dentists and dental hygienists, this fast-paced course moves beyond the fundamentals to examine innovations that may not have been part of traditional dental education.

Participants will explore advances in anesthetic formulations and delivery, buffering strategies, and new injectable agents entering the dental market. We’ll investigate natural ingredients and novel approaches for managing intraoperative and postoperative discomfort, emerging “dental pain eraser” technologies, and evolving applications of botulinum toxin for masseter pain, clenching, and other conditions.

From the injection to recovery and beyond, discover the science, strategies, and emerging innovations reshaping how dentistry thinks about, and manages, the patient pain experience.