June 19, 2024
Dr. Chris Stevens with the DINKS
Send us Fan Mail This episode of our Humpday Happy Hour™ featured international practicioner lecturer, Dr. Chris Stevens. Hailing from Marquette University School of Dentistry, Dr. Stevens has dedicated the past several decades to providing education for all kinds of care providers, including dentists, physicians, chiropractors and physical therapists. We sat down with the co-founder of the Multi-Disciplinary Pain Clinic at the Medical College of Wisconsin to get an inside look at why it’s important for clinicians to have CBCT training, including how to approach diagnosis, treatment plans and prognosis in all offices. Reach out to Dr. Stevens to learn more about the benefits of having CBCT in your dental practice: chrisstevens6624@gmail.com 📺Make sure you subscribe to Dentists IN the Know™ to join us live every Wednesday at 8:30 EST! Facebook: / dentistsintheknow Instagram: / dentistsintheknow Website: https://www.dentistsintheknow.com/ ⭐️You can't pass up this awesome offer from PreXion! PreXion is offering DINK members who mention their association using promo code (PXD-0624) a free additional year of labor warranty (a $2,500 value) with their purchase. This means the typical 1, 3 or 5 years of labor warranty will be 2, 4 or 6 years depending on model purchases. This is in addition to the current promotional pricing of Explorer EX and applies to any model purchased. The offer is valid for purchases made by 6/30/2024 and installed by 7/31/2024. Don't forget to take advantage of their $10,000 off a PreXion Explorer EX [large FOV CBCT+ dedicated pan model] discount! This offer is while supplies last, so act fast before it's too late! This episode brought to you by our proud educational partners, PreXion.
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This episode of our Humpday Happy Hour™ featured international practicioner lecturer, Dr. Chris Stevens.
Hailing from Marquette University School of Dentistry, Dr. Stevens has dedicated the past several decades to providing education for all kinds of care providers, including dentists, physicians, chiropractors and physical therapists. We sat down with the co-founder of the Multi-Disciplinary Pain Clinic at the Medical College of Wisconsin to get an inside look at why it’s important for clinicians to have CBCT training, including how to approach diagnosis, treatment plans and prognosis in all offices.
Reach out to Dr. Stevens to learn more about the benefits of having CBCT in your dental practice: chrisstevens6624@gmail.com
📺Make sure you subscribe to Dentists IN the Know™ to join us live every Wednesday at 8:30 EST!
Facebook: / dentistsintheknow
Instagram: / dentistsintheknow
Website: https://www.dentistsintheknow.com/
⭐️You can't pass up this awesome offer from PreXion! PreXion is offering DINK members who mention their association using promo code (PXD-0624) a free additional year of labor warranty (a $2,500 value) with their purchase. This means the typical 1, 3 or 5 years of labor warranty will be 2, 4 or 6 years depending on model purchases. This is in addition to the current promotional pricing of Explorer EX and applies to any model purchased. The offer is valid for purchases made by 6/30/2024 and installed by 7/31/2024.
Don't forget to take advantage of their $10,000 off a PreXion Explorer EX [large FOV CBCT+ dedicated pan model] discount! This offer is while supplies last, so act fast before it's too late!
This episode brought to you by our proud educational partners, PreXion.
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