Continuing Education Musings

Mark Fleming

13 years ago

As I pointed out last time, I was getting ready for Spear Education's Worn Dentition Workshop. I really enjoyed it. I believe it helped further my skill set in treating my patients better. And it also gave me some other benefits. You see, now I was the student instead of being the instructor. It helped me see how I could be a better instructor. I noticed that maybe at times because of my familiarity of the CEREC software, I may be explaining things too quickly when a participant may be having a difficulty. I'll be more aware of this when I next head out to the Center to help others learn how to benefit from the CEREC technology.

My learning experience also got me thinking about transferring information to my patients. I'm very familiar with dentistry but I still needed some questions answered when I was learning at the Worn Dentition Workshop. Most of my patients have minimal understanding of the technical aspect of dentistry. It is even more important to take my time explaining my recommendations or finding others who do that task better than I can.

So at your next learning experience, be open to other learning possibilities that are not part of that particular program. You may just find those opportunities as just as important!