TUSDM is proud to offer a university-based course so that eligible dentists can receive expert instruction in the use of botulinum toxin and dermal fillers for facial cosmetics. Participants will practice these techniques with cadavers and specially designed simulation heads. The course will conclude with a live patient care session in TUSDM’s state-of-the art clinics.

Today’s practitioners have multiple choices for where to obtain this type of training, including many private CDE providers which host courses in hotel rooms or other similar locations. Here’s what sets the TUSDM course apart:

• The TUSDM course was created by a collaboration of board certified clinicians and experts in related fields (including maxillofacial surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, anatomists, health related law attorneys, and liability insurance experts).
• The TUSDM course includes an innovative and extensive simulation lab that provides the opportunity to practice the techniques on both specially designed simulation heads and cadavers. It is conducted in the Tufts Anatomy Lab under the direct supervision of multidisciplinary board certified surgeons..
• The live patient care of the course is conducted in TUSDM’s state-of-the-art clinics, ensuring that patient safety is maintained and that participants receive an excellent clinical training experience.

This 16 hour course is intended to fulfill the requirements of the Massachusetts BORID’s “Policy Advisory on the Use of Botulinum Toxins and/or Dermal Fillers by Licensed Dentists” and combines online didactic material and a full-day in-person hands-on clinical and simulation session.

Participants will review facial esthetic assessment, standardized photographic documentation, anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology of facial aging, treatment planning, detailed technique analysis, product breakdown and analysis, clinical applications, strategies for avoidance and management of complications, legislature and liability issues, fee compensation options, and marketing strategies.

Course Organization:

Module One (Online): Multidisciplinary didactics – The first 8 hours of the course will consist of online didactic material. Participants will be given electronic access to the teaching material, compiled and created by multidisciplinary faculty, and will be expected to review this material closely. Participants will be required to take an online exam in order to demonstrate comprehension of the material, and must pass this exam in order to perform patient care. The online format will allow for more time to digest and absorb the information from the comfort of your home or office.

The Office of Continuing Education will reach out to participants about one month prior to the course with access information to these online materials.

Module Two (On-Site): Hands-on cadaver and medical models training and live patient treatment. There will be a brief Q&A session, during breakfast, so participants can clarify any possible questions and uncertainties.