The Dental Update 2026

The Dental Update is organized by American Educational Institute (AEI) and will be held from Sep 29, 2025 - Sep 25, 2026 at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America.

Course Objectives:
After completing The 2025-26 Dental Update you should have acquired the knowledge that will better enable you to:

• Understand the essential principles of diagnosis, treatment planning, and foundational techniques in root canal therapy.
• Identify, diagnose and treat ulcerative changes to oral mucosal soft tissues.
• Understand and meet today’s practice challenges.
• Better understand how to compare dental laser technologies to determine the most appropriate tool for specific soft- and hard-tissue procedures in clinical practice.
• Identify and manage substance-abusing patients.
• Identify financial controls to prevent fraud and increase revenue.
• Identify and manage substance-abusing patients.
• Understand the terms and implications of alternative associate agreements.
• Understand recent innovations and core principles in endodontics to enhance the effectiveness and predictability of root canal therapy.
• Enhance early detection of oral cancer through effective screening, risk assessment, and diagnostic examination techniques.
• Identify the characteristics of a great dental practice culture and team.
• Identify insurance gaps and litigation stress management techniques.
• Identify dental considerations relating to cannabis.
• Identify legal and practical issues associated with buying or selling a dental practice.
• Understand the comparative outcomes of implants versus endodontic therapy, emerging regenerative endodontic techniques, and systematic diagnostic protocols to improve treatment planning.
• Identify and evaluate the clinical signs of ankyloglossia and maxillary labial frenula in infants, understand their impact on breastfeeding, and determine when surgical intervention is appropriate.
• Recognize, diagnose, and manage endodontic emergencies and traumatic dental injuries using evidence-based approaches.
• Understand the oral impact of and treatment approaches for acid airway reflux and DM2.
• Understand the legal and ethical pitfalls of salivary diagnostics and genomics.
• Discuss the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of acute pain.