Dental Lasing: Bringing Beams of Energy into Your Practice

Featuring: John K. Zalesky, DMD, MBS, FICOI, FAGD

Thursday, April 23, 2027, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm MST

Location: The University of Utah, School of Dentistry,  530 S. Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108

Breakfast: 8:30 am to 9:00 am; Presentation: 9:00 am to 12:30 pm

CDE Hours Awarded: 2 Lecture Hours

Conflicts of Interest: No Conflicts

Education Methods:  Live Lecture

Required Experience: Dental Professional

AGD subject codes: 135

External Funding: CAO Group

COURSE INFORMATION & WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

While dental lasers have been around for many years, they have recently become a hot topic, piquing the interest of many dentists and hygienists. Finding a laser that fits your practice in every aspect of patient care requires education, and this program will do just that.

After completing this program, the dental professional should be able to:

• History of dental lasers.
• The science of laser dentistry.
• Types of lasers in dentistry today.
• Applications of soft tissue lasers in everyday practice (surgical, restorative, periodontal).
• Supercharging the hygiene department: How your hygienists can perform like never before.
• Minimally invasive periodontics.
• Applications of dental lasers in aesthetics.
• What else can I do with a laser?

Featured Speaker: John K. Zalesky, DMD, MBS, FICOI, FAGD

John K. Zalesky, DMD, MBS, FICOI, FAGD, received his Master of Biomedical Science from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Biomedical Sciences. He earned his DMD from Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine and completed a General Practice Residency at Denver Health Medical Center. Dr. Zalesky then completed a second-year advanced training program as Chief Resident in the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine General Practice Residency, focusing on implants and complex prosthodontic cases. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

Currently, he divides his time between his comprehensive private practice and teaching part-time as a faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. He is the Immediate Past President of the Colorado Constituent of the Academy of General Dentistry. He now resides as the Executive Director and Treasurer for Region 14 of the Academy of General Dentistry. He is a Key Opinion Leader for Dexis LLC, DEKA Dental Lasers, Ultradent Products, Carestream Dental, Kettenbach, and Bio Horizons. He is a Clinical Advisor for AMD and a speaker for Catapult Education’s Speakers Bureau and is consistently listed as one of Colorado’s Top Dentists by 5280 magazine. He was also named to Incisal Edge magazine’s 2023 Top 40 Under 40.

Disclosure: 

*Neither the speaker(s), planner(s), nor anyone in control of content for this live activity has any financial relationship with commercial products or services discussed.