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LIVE HANDS ON
Presented by : Dr John Ecternauch
Saturday October 25, 2025
9:00am – 4:00pm – Didactic and Clinical
CE credits-6 hours
Fee: $250.00 for Dental Hygienists
Free for Dentists to attend Didactic Portion
Where: Vermont State University 211 Lawrence Place Williston, VT 05495
Vermont Dental Statutes- section 624. Practice part (d) : A public health dental hygienist, who has completed training approved by the Vermont Department of Health in the silver modified atraumatic restorative technique (SMART), may use SMART to treat patients in a manner consistent with rules adopted by the Board.(added 2011, No.116(Adj. Sess.),section 13; amended 2013, No. 27, section 3; 2019, No. 30, section 10; 2023, No. 77, section 4, eff. June 20, 2023.
A simplified definition of a SMART (Silver Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment/Therapy: Its main objective is to stabilize the carious lesion. This includes using both a bactericidal agent (SDF) and a biomimetic restorative material (GIC). It may result in a restoration with only partial form and function.
Medical Management of Caries (MMC): refocuses the etiology and treatment of dental caries. A “cavity” is a bacterial infection and should be treated as such.
Minimally Invasive Dentistry (MID): removal of some carious material (Infected dentin only) OR no removal at all.
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