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Not Quite Healthy, Not Quite a Cavity – Understanding the Caries Continuum and Treatment Options

Not Quite Healthy, Not Quite a Cavity – Understanding the Caries Continuum and Treatment Options

By: Ankur Gupta, DDS

Post Date: 9/28/2026

CE Amount: 1

Categories: Digital Dentistry, +2 moreRestorative, Infection Control

COURSE OVERVIEW

Advances in imaging, lasers, and artificial intelligence have made it much easier to identify incipient enamel lesions way before they become frank cavitation requiring invasive interventions, usually involving an injection, a drill, and a costly restoration.


These innovations have demonstrated to both dentists and their patients numerous small interproximal or marginal areas of concern, but there has never been much consensus about what to do at that point.

Fortunately, advances in preventative treatment have been just as impressive and innovative as the advances in diagnostic tools.

In this highly pragmatic and entertaining presentation, Dr. Gupta introduces the numerous preventative strategies, when to use them and how to properly implement them in your already busy and productive clinical operation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By attending this webinar you will gain insights on the following:

  • Discover the extremely diverse offerings of topical preventative fluoride, silver diamide fluoride and non-invasive restorative solutions like guided hydroxyapatite generation and what the most appropriate clinical situations are for each

  • Learn about how AI radiology interpretation is a must-have for any cutting edge clinical environment

  • Discover the most up to date research about the best possible home care regimen (this one will surprise you)

  • Realize the financial opportunities that will allow for your new preventative philosophies to maintain clinical profitability

COURSE SPEAKER

Ankur Gupta, DDS
Ankur Gupta, DDS

Ankur A Gupta, DDS, after completing a one-year GPR in Cleveland, started a practice from scratch in 2005. Armed with what he considered adequate dental knowledge, hand skills, and a personable demeanor, he watched as his practice floundered, finances became unpredictable, and his lower back and spirit toward his profession became worrisome. Rather than continue the trend, he made a guinea pig out of his office, family, and self, attempting any and all personal and professional “experiments” in self-improvement.

More than a decade later, he enjoys excellent new patient numbers and case acceptance, a solution-oriented dental team; and most importantly, a meaningful and positive identity. He happily shares the failures and successes with dental and community groups throughout the country, always ending his presentations with practical, implementable, step-by-step ways to be better.

Dr. Gupta graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 2004. In 2005, after completing a one-year General Practice Residency in Cleveland, Ohio, he and his partner Dr. Nisha Gupta started North Ridgeville Family Dentistry. In addition to founding North Ridgeville Family Dentistry, Dr. Gupta is a member of the American Dental Association, Greater Cleveland Dental Society, Ohio Dental Association, ADA Success Speaker Corp, and an active board member and speaker for Catapult Education’s Speaker Bureau. Dr. Gupta is an AGD/PACE-certified provider.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for Dental Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist, and Office Manager from novice to advanced.

EDUCATIONAL METHOD

Self Instructional Online CE Course

IMAGE AUTHENTICITY STATEMENT

No images in this presentation have been altered.

SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT

Information shared in this continuing education activity is developed from clinical research and represents the most current information available from evidence-based dentistry.

KNOWN BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS

Information in this continuing education activity is derived from data and information obtained from the reference section.

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