TMFD Dental Academy & Webinars


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"...one of the best webinars that I have seen with the potential to change drastically the way I restore implants. It was awesome! Thanks for putting this together..."
- John Marinovich BSc DDS


Past webinar programs

Please note: Attendees must stay for the full duration of the TMFD Academy live webinars to receive CE credits. Credits cannot be earned through video replay.

Name of Provider: TMFD Financial
Locally Approved PACE Program 
Provider for FAGD/MAGD Credit. 
Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority for AGD endorsement.
(07/01/2023 to 06/30/2025) 
Provider ID # 409385



TMFD ACADEMY: Contemporary Approaches for Soft Tissue Grafting Around Teeth with Dr. Matthew Galli

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • Etiology and risk factors for recession and mucogingival defects around teeth 

  • Identifying mucogingival defects and decision-making surrounding when to treat with soft tissue grafting vs. monitoring 

  • Benefits of soft tissue grafting in relation to planned orthodontic treatment 

  • Allograft vs xenograft vs autogenous tissue – what's the gold standard, and do they all work the same? 


TMFD ACADEMY: Risk Managing Your Practice with Dr. Lionel Lenkinski

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • Understanding Informed Consent

  • Record-Keeping Requirements

  • Electronic Record Keeping

  • Record Transfer

  • Patient Dismissal When & How

  • Risk Managing Your Electronic Communication


TMFD ACADEMY: Estate Planning 101 with Meghan O’Neil

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • Importance of estate planning and how to get started

  • Why you need an estate plan

  • What is probate tax planning

  • Estate planning traps to watch out for

  • The basics of trusts


TMFD ACADEMY: What They Didn’t Teach You At Dental School About Selling or Buying a Dental Practice with Bill Henderson

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • What goes into the valuation of a dental practice

  • Proven ways to build the value of a practice before selling or after buying

  • How current trends, including cost inflation, staffing shortages, interest rates, the new federal Canada Dental Plan and the growth of dental corporations are impacting the market and your sale or purchase


TMFD ACADEMY: Top 5 Reasons Dentists Need to Understand Zygoma Implants by Dr. Lesley David

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • To highlight our role as dentists in patient education

  • To learn about zygoma implants in general

  • To understand patients’ various treatment options for failing dentition/full arch rehabilitation

  • To understand the indications for zygoma implants


TMFD ACADEMY: You Can’t take it with You - Plan, Live & Give,” with Nicola Elkins

Learning Objectives – this webinar will cover the following:

  • Overview of charitable giving in Canada

  • Challenges to your wealth

  • Ways to give strategically

  • Donor Advised Funds


TMFD ACADEMY: Interesting Multidisciplinary Case Presentations

Learning Objectives – over the course of this webinar, Dr. Arlin will review:

  • Multidisciplinary cases including Periodontics, Orthodontics, Conventional Prosthetics, and Implant Dentistry

  • Cases with unusual diagnostic challenges and treatments

  • “Patient-Centered Treatment,” i.e. not always the “idealistic approach.”

  • Cases with up to 30+ years of follow-up


TMFD ACADEMY: Embracing Implant Prosthodontic Solutions for Patient-Centred Care:

Learning Objectives – over the course of this webinar, Dr. Zarb will review:

  • Identifying the barriers to implant prosthodontic care

  • Same-day solutions—attractive implant prosthodontic options for patient-centred care

TMFD ACADEMY: Systematic Endodontic Diagnostic Protocol: Cracked Tooth Syndrome/ Vertical Root Fractures and Endo/Perio Case with Dr. Gary Glassman

Learning Objectives – over the course of this webinar, Dr Glassman will review:

  • To predictably carry out pulpal and periapical tests in a logical and efficient sequence

  • To make a pulp and periapical diagnosis according to the American Association of Endodontists classification

  • To discuss and present cases of Cracked Teeth, Vertical Root Fractures and others of Endo/Perio significance, differential diagnosis and treatment

  • To be able to differentiate between odontogenic and Musculoskeletal (MSK) origin of symptoms


TMFD ACADEMY: Life insurance: Beyond Death Benefit with Sanjiv Tidke

Learning Objectives:

Take a deep dive into Life insurance and understand how a Tax-exempt Life insurance contract can work for you.

Learn how this planning tool can be used for 

  • Tax-sheltered growth of funds

  • Extract tax-free capital dividends from corporation

  • Leveraging cash values for business or personal retirement

  • Estate Equalization

  • Creditor Protection and Privacy of giving


TMFD ACADEMY: MINIMALLY INVASIVE STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING PERI-IMPLANT SOFT TISSUE ARCHITECTURE IN ESTHETIC IMPLANT DENTISTRY

Objective – to provide an overview of:

  • The importance of presurgical planning in esthetic implant success.

  • The types of tissue deficiencies encountered in the esthetic zone.

  • Contemporary digital strategies utilized for esthetic implant therapy.

  • Minimally invasive bone grafting and cosmetic crown lengthening Approaches to reduce soft tissue distortion in the esthetic zone

  • Partial extraction therapy and its effect on esthetic success.


TMFD ACADEMY: SOLUTIONS TO HYGIENE OPEN TIME

Learning Objectives:

  • Know your hygiene KPI’s

  • How to avoid short-notice cancellations and no shows

  • Let your software help you keep your chairs full

  • Discussion about HR relating to hygiene department


TMFD ACADEMY: INSURANCE WITH SANJIV TIDKE

Learning Objectives:

  • Get an overview of various personal insurance options

  • Learn about their significance at various stages of life


TMFD ACADEMY: INCOME SPLITTING

Learning Objectives:

  • Discover why income splitting is advantageous as a tax planning technique

  • Discover different methods of income splitting

  • Identify opportunities for income splitting within your family

  • Identify common pitfalls to avoid


TMFD ACADEMY: DENTAL ANALGESIA AND ANAESTHESIA

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the different levels of sedation and anesthesia

  • Appreciate that sedation and anesthesia is a continuum

  • Understand some of the methods in which different levels of sedation can be achieved

  • Identify the indications of sedation and anesthesia in dental practice

  • Appreciate the new changes to the RCDSO Standard of Practice in the “Use of Sedation and General Anaesthesia in the Dental Office.”


TMFD ACADEMY: WHY INTRA-ORAL CEMENTATION IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR IMPLANT RESTORATION WITH DR. EMIL SVOBODA

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the Prevalence of Peri-Implant Disease

  • Know the Risk factors for Peri-Implant Disease

  • Understand the problems associated with the Screw-in prosthesis Installation Technique

  • Understand the problems with the current Cement-in technique

  • Learn how to mitigate the root causes of complications by design and installation protocol

  • Learn how to make dental treatment better


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