2025 Southwest Dental Conference: Elevating Dentistry

Aug 22-23 - Check out all the CE available and register your team now for engaging speakers, varied topics, networking and exhibits!

April General Membership Meeting

Apr. 15: A Practical Approach to Oral Cancer and OPMD's, a two-hour continuing education course, will be presented at this meeting by Paras Patel, DDS.

DCDS Book Club

Apr. 23: Drs. Bill & Lynne Gerlach will lead a dynamic exploration of Atomic Habits by James Clear during this DCDS Book Club meeting at the DCDS Executive Office.

Annual Shred-a-thon

Apr 25: Free on-site shredding and e-destruction services in the DCDS back parking lot.

Preparing for the Non-Financial Side of Retirement

Apr 29: Gain new insights and ideas around preparing for life after retiring with Sue Mintz, a certified retirement transition coach.

DCDS Installation Ceremony & Dinner

May 15: In honor of Andrew Read-Fuller, DDS, MD as incoming President and the 2025-2026 Board of Directors, Officers and Committee Members and in recognition of outgoing board and committee members of Dallas County Dental Society.

Welcome to the Dallas County Dental Society

Dallas County Dental Society (DCDS) is a professional association for licensed Texas dentists committed to giving the community reliable, trustworthy information and access to accredited dentists. DCDS is the local component to the Texas Dental Association and the American Dental Association.

Our mission is to serve the professional needs of our members. As part of this mission, DCDS proudly sponsors the annual Southwest Dental Conference and DCDS Dental Assisting School.

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Provisional Fabrication Skills

Address: 13633 Omega Road, Dallas, TX

Contact: Angela Bush

Email: angela@dcds.org

Phone: 972-386-5741

THIS DATE IS SOLD OUT!

DCDS is pleased to provide dental assisting skills training through the DCDS Dental Assisting School. This course is a four (4) hour CERP-Certified course intended to enhance the clinical skills of licensed dental professionals. To register, please email Angela Bush, DCDS Dental Assisting School Program Director, at angela@dcds.org.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Hold a current licensed issued by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners as an RDA, RDH, DDS, or DMD.
  • Submit a completed application
  • Pay the seminar fee

SEMINAR (WORKSHOP) FEE:

The fee for the four (4) hour course is $125 which includes all necessary PPE, supplies, and supplemental materials.

CANCELLATION and REFUND POLICY:

  • The cancellation/refund deadline is a week (7 days) prior to the course.
  • A 20% administrative fee will be assessed for all cancellation requests on or prior to this date.
  • Since this is a limited attendance course, “no shows” will forfeit the full course fee.
  • No refunds will be granted after seven (7) days prior to the course.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this workshop, students will be able to correctly fabricate and cement provisional crowns and bridges during patient care.

STUDENTS WILL LEARN:

  • How to take a quality preliminary impression
  • How to choose the proper shade for provisional coverage
  • How to select the appropriate cement and obtain luting consistency
  • How load and dispense resin type temporary material
  • How to fabricate acrylic provisional crowns, trim, and polish
  • Proper trimming to maintain margins and contacts
  • How to clean cement
  • Delivery of post-op instructions

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Dental Assistants are in Demand!
October Class

Give us 16 hours a week for 12 weeks, and we'll give you a forever career as a dental assistant! The next session begins October 9, 2024. Discover more at www.dcdsdas.org.