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Gordon J. Christensen - Practical Clinical Courses® Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.  Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.  6/1/21 to 5/31/24.  Provider ID# 208521

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Gordon J. Christensen - Practical Clinical Courses® is an ADA CERP recognized provider.  ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.  ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

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Proven Simple and Successful Use of Mini Implants

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

This once maligned topic is now PROVEN to be successful and highly valuable! Gordon and his team have been using small-diameter “mini” implants (1.8mm to 2.9mm in...

Reliable, Simple Treatment of Cracked Teeth

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

What is more difficult to treatment plan than a painless or painful cracked tooth? Is the crack superficial in the enamel only, into the dentin, ending subgingiva...

Removable Prosthodontics - Predictable & Enjoyable

You are purchasing the recording of our LIVE interactive virtual course on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

Can removable prosthodontics be predictable and enjoyable? YES!  One challenge that has made r...

Removable Prosthodontics Package

Yes, we know! This has been an area you would like to avoid. How about making complete and partial dentures easier, better, and more satisfying for both you and your patients? Share Gordon’s long expe...

Rescuing Failing Fixed Prosthodontic and Direct Restorations

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Crowns and fixed prostheses are the single most revenue-producing part of a typical general practice, but they are expensive! Wouldn’t you like to make them serve...

Restoration of Complete and Partial Edentulism

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Prosthodontics can and should be a major service and revenue part of your practice! Despite constant education about proper oral hygiene and diet to the over 200 ...

Restorative/Esthetic/Preventive Dentistry

Every practice day, you need to provide practical and profitable preventive procedures; predictable, esthetic long-lasting restorative procedures; as well as single crowns.  This course does that! See...

Retirement Planning - Start with the End in Mind

The ADA says that less than 10% of retiring dentists can retire at the same standard of living as when practicing. Two successfully retired dentists and two mature non-retired dentists share their exp...

Rubber Dam - Still the Best Dry-Field Technique!

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Professional Staff

Contrary to popular belief, rubber dam saves time and frustration, and it significantly reduces airborne-microorganism contamination! It ...

Sealants and Preventive Resin Restorations – When & How

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Are your sealants and preventive restorations achieving the best service potential for your patients?  It has been proven that most sealants being placed today co...

Sedation – Improving Patient Care

Stanley Malamed, DDS & Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Are you using optimal sedation procedures?  Let an international expert update you and your team on the categories and methods for seda...

Shape-Clean-Pack

Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of current endodontic concepts and procedures. It is an excellent update for any practice. The following topics are include...

Simple Temporary Restorations

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Valinda Johnston, CDA, CPT

The quality of final indirect restorations relates directly to the temporary restoration quality!  Most dentists have qualified t...

Simple TMD Therapy for Your Practice

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Diversify your practice by adding this predictable, appreciated therapy!  Up to 80% of TMD patients fall in the muscular TMD category.  It’s easy to successfully ...

Simple, Inexpensive Implant Placement – Guide or No Guide?

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Do you need guided placement for all root-form implants? The answer is yes and no!

Implant placement for healthy people who have an adequate amount of bone usual...

Simple, Inexpensive Implant Solutions for Edentulous Mandibles

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

What is the most frustrating commonly occurring procedure in dentistry? The patient with a resorbed edentulous mandible! These patients can be treated relatively ...

Simplified Third-Molar Impactions

Simplified 3rd Molar Impactions – Indications, Procedures, Complications

Are you removing some third-molar impactions?  When and at what age should impacted third molars be removed and when should th...

Simplifying Complex Treatment

This is the most comprehensive course offered by Gordon!  

Complex rehabilitative needs, with and without overlying occlusion problems, are present in many of your patients. Are you ready to treat th...

Snoring and Sleep Apnea – Prevention and Treatment

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD; Michael DiTolla, DDS; and Jeff Wyscarver, RPSGT

Is this subject really a dental/oral responsibility? In recent years, snoring and sleep apnea have become associa...

Socket Preservation and Bone Grafting

Instructor:  Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

A tooth extraction without socket grafting produces up to 60% shrinkage of bone as the hard and soft tissues heal. In the “smile zone,&rdq...

State-of-the-Art Pediatric Dentistry

Join us from the convenience of your individual home or office for this LIVE course Saturday, September 21, 2024

Want to make pediatric dentistry enjoyable and productive? Appropriate treatment plann...

Strong, Comfortable, Esthetic Rehabilitations with Zirconia

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

In just a few short years, zirconia restorations have nearly monopolized the crown and fixed prosthesis market.  However, these restorations are not without chall...

Successful Isolation of Operating Fields

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Valinda Johnston, CDA, CPT

Many dental procedures require an isolated operating field.  Are you confident you can successfully accomplish this task?  Curren...

Surgical Crown Lengthening Simplified

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

Unfortunately, surveys show that most general dentists do not include surgical crown lengthening in their practices.  Some GPs remove soft tissue using laser or e...

Team-Building Secrets

(formerly called "Igniting the Leader in You!")

Inspired leadership is the foundation for every successful dental practice.  Learn how to build a team that will support your practice vision and build...

Technologies to Change Your Practice - NOW!

This video is from our live webinar.  Available in streaming format only.  This On-Demand Course can be watched multiple times and is guaranteed to be available for one-year after purchase.  

Instruc...

The Best Implant-Supported Restorations

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

You are restoring many implants. Could you do better? Are you using the most proven and adequate techniques, technologies, and materials?  This video includes tec...

The Dental Documents Booklet, 8th Edition

FOR MANY PATIENTS, THE CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT CAUSES ANXIETY.  Patients listen to treatment information and post-treatment instructions, but most of the information is forgotten by the time they have le...

The Dental Documents Booklet, Edition 7

Many dentists want patient informational forms for their patients, but finding the time to create them is almost impossible.  Over the years, we have received many requests for copies of the forms Gor...

The NEW Glass Ionomers Really Work!

Featuring: Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Rella Christensen, PhD

Did you know the “NEW” glass ionomer (GI) restorative materials are the only materials tested by the TRAC division of Clin...

The Pain Puzzle – Avoiding Opioids for the Management of Pain

Recording of live virtual Fireside Chat

Featuring: Doug Green, DDS, NMD, IBDM, AIAOMT

The Pain Puzzle - How to Avoid Opioids for the Management of Post-Treatment Pain



Doug Green is a private prac...

Tooth Preparations Can Make or Break Your Indirect Restorations

Anticipated Release:  June 2024

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Valinda Johnston, BS, CDA

Does one type of tooth preparation fit every clinical situation? No! Different materials and othe...

Top Ten Revenue-Producing Expanded Functions

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD

In most general practices, dental service potential is limited to the procedures that can be produced by the dentist’s two hands. Would you like to do more?  Thir...

Treating the Aging Population – A Frustrating Challenge

As your patients age, they require more dental treatment!  What can be done to make your older patients easier to treat and be more likely to accept preventive procedures?  Combined with less-than-ade...

Virtual Course Subscription

Join us from the convenience of your individual home or office for one year of LIVE, interactive virtual courses!

Over $3000 value for only $999/year.  Includes:



More than 18 CE hours of LIVE virt...

What's the Best Laser for My Practice?

This video is from our live webinar.  Available in streaming format only.  This On-Demand Course can be watched multiple times and is guaranteed to be available for one year after purchase.

Instructo...

When to Kill or Remove a Tooth?

Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD & Valinda Johnston, BS, CDA

Many different philosophies exist on when to do endodontics or remove a tooth. Which ones are the best and most conservative? Shou...

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