About the Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA): Hands-On Microscopic Dentistry Training & More

Becoming a dentist means seeking to be a lifelong learner. This is not only because of the ever-changing nature of dentistry, but every state dental board has continuing education requirements to renew your license each renewal period.

As dentists, its fair to say it’s important to stay up-to-date with the latest methodologies, technologies and techniques. In some instances, CE credits in the form of an online training or webinar will deliver useful nuggets of information to help inspire innovation and ways to improve efficiency, accuracy, precision, and overall practice success.

And yet, when it comes to adapting to a new technology or methodology, or learning ways to further refine and enhance your skills, it’s hard to beat true hands-on training. This is particularly true when it comes to tech you may have not been exposed to as regularly in dental school, such as a dental microscope.

To help new users of any technology get the most from their equipment and maximize its advantages, many doctors seek professional training to expedite their proficiency. Keep in mind, seeking training isn’t only for new microscope users, experienced users as well as those just researching if a microscope is right for them can also find ways to continue their education.

Fortunately, there’s never been a better time to find in-person, hands-on as well as virtual trainings on a dental microscope.. with more dedicated users there are more teachers and training facilities than ever before. To help you find a training near you, we’ve selected most frequent educational facility referrals in our article: Where to Get Professional Training on a Dental Microscope.

Today, we’re going to review one of these selections in greater detail, the Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA). Their offerings go way beyond microscopic dentistry, so today we’ll help you understand the offerings, benefits, and unique features of this esteemed educational institution.

Why Choose IDEA?

The Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA) is driven by dentists for dentists. IDEA has become recognized as a premier provider of dental CE by proving intensive hands-on training in a small class size.

IDEA does things differently to ensure your success. They’ve partnered with world-leading experts in their respective fields to bring you the very best instructor in a hands-on learning experience. They structure every course they offer around your success, teaching you in a state-of-the-art simulation lab with ONLY 15 other colleagues.

Their philosophy is that an intense hands-on training and one-on-one sessions is critical to your success in achieving clinical excellence. They believe by attending their hands-on training, regardless of specialty, your experience will bring an immediate impact on your practice.

What Types of Courses Are Available through IDEA?

IDEA focuses on training courses in which they can ensure your success, matching world-renown faculty with the tools, equipment to make a controlled environment for your growth. They bring the world’s best clinicians, who can “do it”, can “teach it” and are nice human beings. Most of them are significant researchers, with published articles and even some with bestselling books in their field of dentistry.

They will teach you the breakthroughs in their filed, and dos and dont’s of the techniques to achieve predictability and longevity in your cases. Here is a list of the courses available through IDEA, with a personal mentor to match each course subject:

• Microscopic Dentistry
• Mini-Residency in Endodontics
• Occlusion, TMJ, and Function
• Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
• Esthetic Restorative Dentistry
• Implant Dentistry
• Esthetic Periodontal Surgery
• Concepts in Bone Grafting
• Craniomandibular Orthodontics
• Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry

IDEA Microscope Training Courses for 2023-24

If you’re looking to sharpen your skills with a dental microscope, look no further than the IDEA Endodontic and Microscopic Dentistry hands-on courses. Currently, all courses are held at their beautiful training facility in Foster City, CA near the San Francisco Bay Area.

Again, led by the very best in their field, these courses have so much to offer from new users to experienced users, to even those just looking at potentially starting with a dental microscope.

Here, you’ll get hands on training on a Global A-Series Dental Microscope with leaders who have found their success with scopes in their practice. The expectation is that after any of their 2-day hands-on microscope training, you will feel ready to incorporate the dental microscope into your routine.

Below is a schedule of their upcoming dental microscope training courses for early 2024:

• Pierpaolo Cortellini, MD DDS: Periodontal Regeneration around Compromised Teeth and Implants: Theory, Video Demonstrations, and Hands-on February 21-24, 2024
• John West, DDS MSD & Jordan West, DDS MSD Mini-Residency in State-of-the-Art Endodontics: Taking Your Endodontics BEYOND the Next Level March 6-9, 2024

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Many premier dental training opportunities like those offered at IDEA continue to grow each year thanks to continued interest and support from the greater dental community. Your thirst for knowledge and education makes these events such a success year after year.

As you sit down to plan your training schedule, consider these IDEA courses as a way to further your career.

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And, if you’ve never experienced the benefits of a dental microscope first-hand but are eager to get started or have questions, we are here to help! Reach out to a sales representative today by reaching out to us at 800-861-3585 or by clicking the button below.