Subject:  Restorative/Caries  |  Audience: All Attendees  |  CE Credits: 3 hours Lecture

Course Description:

For decades, “watch and wait” has been the standard response to early enamel lesions — but in modern dentistry, that approach is no longer acceptable. Advances in diagnostic imaging, AI technology, and minimally invasive treatment protocols now allow clinicians to identify and arrest carious lesions before cavitation occurs. This course challenges outdated thinking and provides a clear, evidence-based roadmap for early intervention. Learn how to move beyond guesswork with traditional radiographs and explorers, implement cutting-edge diagnostic tools, and deliver noninvasive restorative treatments that halt the caries progression and promote partial to full remineralization of the affected lesion. Discover how to stop the “caries cycle” once and for all — improving patient outcomes, preserving tooth structure, and elevating the standard of care.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize why “watching” early enamel lesions is outdated and identify the limitations of conventional caries diagnostics
• Integrate advanced technologies, including 2D AI and enhanced diagnostic tools, to detect early lesions with greater accuracy and confidence
• Apply a predictable, three-minute restorative protocol that arrests up to 90% of early lesions and promotes remineralization
• Establish a modern, noninvasive approach to managing incipient caries and breaking the cycle of repetitive drilling and restoration
• Elevate patient communication by emphasizing early detection, early intervention, and long-term tooth preservation as the most conservative approach to treatment

About the Speaker:

For the past 35+ years, Dr. Graham has practiced dentistry in Chicago, Illinois. As dentistry evolved throughout his career, he remained at the cutting edge and incorporated many of these changes into both his multi-group specialty practice and his clinical courses. Dr. Graham’s course offerings incorporate the latest diagnostic technologies into everyday treatment planning and clinical care to ensure the best options and treatments are presented to each and every patient.

Throughout his career, his goal has always been to get teeth to their 75th birthday. With such, Dr. Graham’s emphasis has always been based on trust with the patient and conservative dentistry. His courses highlight many of the restorative options in dentistry today along with an emphasis on customized approaches to periodontal care, implants, laser dentistry and treatment for the ever-expanding geriatric population.

Dr. Graham is the founder of Catapult Education, now composed of 30+ speakers including clinical evaluators of the latest dental products and technologies with over 38,000 education subscribers.

Dr. Graham is a published author and is the former Dental Director of the University of Chicago’s Department of Dentistry.

Financial Relationship – None Reported