Mastering Occlusion: The Introduction to Occlusion Course

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Mastering Occlusion: Achieve Confidence for Everyday Dentistry, All-on-X, Reconstruction and TMD Management

Drs. Dan Selner D.D.S., Ken Peters, D.D.S., Kyle Griffith, D.M.D., M.B.A.

Registration is through Metro Denver Dental Society. Click below to register.

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Informational Course Overview

Course Dates TBD, November 2025

For more information, contact Dr. Dan Selner at 303-877-1461

Location: Mountain West Dental Institute, 9th and Lincoln (925 Lincoln Street) in the Beauvallon Building in Denver

21 CE Hours: 15 hours lecture, 6 hours hands on workshop

Course Dates:
TBD, November 2025

Three Day Course, Lecture and workshop

(Prerequisite course for IPSO’s Mastering Occlusion: The Occlusal Appliance & Equilibration Course and Applied Occlusal Principles 1 Course) Dentist $1,995 prior to May 15th. $1,995 *includes a $500 deposit to hold a spot after May 15th. Lab Technician $718
Previous attendees of IPSO’s Mastering Occlusion: Intro course; Occlusion in Everyday dentistry course; Applied Occlusal Principles 1 or 2 courses $718
Additional Staff Member (Does not include employee dentists) $718
Student $518

How you and your practice will benefit:

  • How managing occlusion will make your dentistry more predictable and profitable
  • How managing occlusion can increase patient loyalty
  • Increase your referral base with occlusion management
  • Why an “ideal appearing” occlusion can precipitate problems
  • TMD symptoms… find the hidden practice within your practice
  • When to treat a malocclusion and when not to treat
  • Learn why centric relation is so important, and gain confidence using it
  • Why occlusal splints work, and why they don’t
  • How occlusion and airway are interrelated
  • IPSO provides practical, effective and economical hands-on training

Topics to be covered:

  • An Occlusion Overview | How managing occlusion will make your dentistry more predictable and profitable, and can increase patient loyalty
  • Occlusal Concepts | Critically important concepts which will help you provide excellent, long lasting results
  • Occlusal Disease | Gain confidence knowing etiology and treatment modalities
  • The Joint Position for Restorative Dentistry | Where it is and how to find it
  • Centric Relation or Habit Bite | When is each appropriate?
  • Ideal Occlusion | Become known as a dentist in your community that excels with occlusal principles
  • Complex cases | Gain more confidence with difficult restorative cases
  • Implant Cases | What is the ideal occlusal scheme, and how do we achieve it?

IPSO is a recognized ADA CERP provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by Boards of Dentistry.

IPSO designates this course for 21 hours of CE – 15 hours lecture, 6 hours hands-on workshop. ADA CERP approval through December, 2028.

Presenters have received no outside support, financial or otherwise, for this program, nor have any other associations that that pose a conflict of interest.