Oregon Dental Conference

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ADA CERP

The American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program, which reviews and recognizes CE providers. Dentists checking whether Oregon Dental Conference courses count toward licence renewal should look for the ADA CERP provider statement on each course listing.

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AGD PACE

The Academy of General Dentistry's Program Approval for Continuing Education, a second common approval route for dental CE. Courses may carry both ADA CERP and PACE recognition, so check the credit statement attached to a specific session.

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CE credit hour

A unit of continuing education, usually one contact hour of instruction. Licence renewal in Oregon and most other states requires a set number of CE hours per cycle, which is why dentists and hygienists plan their conference schedule around credit-bearing sessions.

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CDT Code

Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature, the procedure coding set used for dental claims in the United States. Practice management vendors on the exhibit floor typically demonstrate how their software maps and updates CDT codes.

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DSO (dental support organization)

A corporate entity that provides business and administrative services to dental practices while clinical care stays with licensed dentists. DSO and group-practice buyers are a distinct purchasing segment at dental trade exhibitions.

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Intraoral scanner

A handheld device that captures a digital impression of teeth and soft tissue, replacing trays of alginate or vinyl polysiloxane. Scanner demonstrations are a standard hands-on feature of a dental exhibit hall.

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CBCT (cone beam computed tomography)

Three-dimensional X-ray imaging used for implant planning, endodontics and airway assessment. It sits alongside panoramic and intraoral imaging in the diagnostics category of the exhibition.

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CAD/CAM dentistry

Computer-aided design and manufacturing of restorations, typically scanning, designing in software and milling or printing the crown, inlay or appliance. Chairside milling units and furnaces are core equipment categories at dental meetings.

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Prophylaxis (prophy)

A preventive cleaning procedure, and in the exhibition context the family of prophy angles, paste, cups and polishing products sold to hygiene teams.

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Periodontal charting

Recording probing depths, bleeding on probing, recession and attachment levels to stage and grade periodontal disease. Digital charting modules are usually shown alongside hygiene instrumentation.

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Endodontics

The dental specialty dealing with the pulp and root canal system. Rotary files, apex locators, obturation and irrigation systems form a dedicated product group at dental trade shows.

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Osseointegration

The process by which bone bonds directly to an implant surface. Implant system vendors use it as the clinical basis for surface technology and loading protocol claims.

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Clear aligner therapy

Orthodontic treatment using a series of removable transparent trays, planned in software and often produced with in-house 3D printing. Aligner workflow vendors are a large orthodontic category at dental exhibitions.

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Infection control and bloodborne pathogens standard

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules covering exposure control plans, hepatitis B vaccination, PPE and instrument reprocessing in dental settings. Sterilization equipment and compliance services are part of the exhibit floor.

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HIPAA

The US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which governs privacy and security of patient health information. Dental software and communication vendors need to show HIPAA-compliant data handling.

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Revenue cycle management (RCM)

The end-to-end process of claims submission, adjudication, patient billing and collections in a dental practice. RCM modules and outsourced billing services are a common practice-management category.

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Guided implant surgery

Placing implants using a digitally planned, printed or milled surgical guide derived from CBCT and scan data. Guided surgery kits and planning software appear in the implantology section of the exhibition.

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Hands-on workshop

A ticketed session where participants practise a technique on models or equipment rather than only listening to a lecture. These carry separate attendance limits and often separate CE credit.