Special Training

• Cosmetic Dentistry

  Cosmetic Dentistry

  If you’d like to improve your smile, have straighter or whiter teeth, or enhance the appearance of your teeth in any other way.

Continuing Education

Below are listed the top continuing education courses taken by Dr. Rhys D. Spoor, DDS, FAGD. Continuing education is important when looking for a top dentist. Read up on this dentists education and see if he/she is the right dentist for you.

• CORE I
  CORE I

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  A 3 day intense course on how to diagnose and determine bite or occlusal disease. the relationship of body and the bite, the muscles of the head and neck to the teeth. This is the introductory course into how to correctly find the proper bite and recognize complications before they arise.

• CORE II
  CORE II

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This six-day intense course features live-patient treatment where the dentist will bring their own patients to the institute. Recommended cases include 8-10 units of porcelain veneers/crowns or a combination of both for a smile design. These cases are completed under the guidance of a clinical instructor.This intense, hands-on, live-patient treatment program concentrates on developing a critical eye for aesthetic excellence. The dentist will not only benefit from personal instruction on their own case, but they will view and help diagnose over 300 restorative units from the other attendees.

• TMD
  TMD

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This is an intense 3 DAY course of treatment of TMJ. The dentists will learn:
  • how to identify upper airway obstruction in the development of malocclusion , micrognathia and reconstruction failures
  • Describe etiology and correction of tongue thrust
  • Understand the role that malocclusion plays in TMD growth and development of the cranio-facial structures
  • Recognize retruded mandibles and over-closed bites
  • Describe degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) other than systemic disease
  • Understand myofacial pain dysfunction
  • Evaluate the 12 cranial nerves as they relate to the TMD patient
  • Perform radiographic evaluations, diagnose and treat TMJ conditions
  • Interpret records, documentation, and data gathering protocols
  • Treat TMJ neuromuscularly and non-surgically
  • Stabilize the musculoskeletally-comprised patient
  • Understand medical dental legal protocols – how to handle subpoenas, attorneys, depositions, reports, and fees

• SCAN INTERPRETATION
  SCAN INTERPRETATION

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This is an intense 3 day course on using Computerizd Jaw Tracking and reading the tension of the muscles of the head and neck and sonography of the TMJ by the TMD treating dentists. This course will allow the dentists to better understand and diagnose patients with TMJ issues.

• ORTHO I
  ORTHO I

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This three-day course that will enlighten doctors to the possibilities of integrating orthodontics into the dental practice and serve as an adjunct to aesthetic dentistry not previous embellished. Through diagnostic instrumentation and modern orthodontic appliances participants will discover the use of braces and appliances for the occlusal stabilization only found by the application of the principles of neuromuscular dentistry. THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE 3 SERIES COURSES IN THIS FIELD

• LASER CERTIFICATION
  LASER CERTIFICATION

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This course helps the dentists develop a practice that incorporates Laser technology for restorative and hygiene procedures. This two-day program is designed for both the Doctor and Team. The dentists will learn to implement this new technology in various applications safely and effectively and acquire skills by working hands-on with live patients.

• Cosmetic Dentistry
  Cosmetic Dentistry

  Lecturer and Educator

  This dentist spends most of his time training other dentists in the art of Cosmetic Dentistry. This means to you that you are being treated by someone who is one of the leaders in this field.

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Accolades

• AACD ACCREDITED MEMBER
  AACD ACCREDITED MEMBER

  AACD

  A member who has passed the written examination, taken both required workshops and passed one clinical exam. Level 3 of 4 in the AACD process. There are only 264 accredited member of AACD in the world. This means to you that this dentist is very highly trained in the field of cosmetic dentistry.

• FAGD
  FAGD

  Academy of General Dentistry

  To be eligible for Fellowship, you are required to maintain three years of continuous membership within the AGD, Completion of a 400 question examination in all disciplines of dentistry and with 500 hours of Continuing Education completed

• CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
  CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR

  Las Vegas Institute (LVI)

  This is a very special accolade as one is chosen from thousands of highly trained dentists by the Las Vegas Institute to help teach and train other dentists from across the globe the art and science of Cosmetic Dentistry and Full Mouth Rehabilitation as well as TMJ therapy. This means to the patient that this dentist is constantly up to date with the newer and better materials and advances in dentistry. To teach others is one of the best ways for one to improve their skills. These dentists get to oversee over 20 cases at each teaching sessions. These are usually some of the most challenging cases. As a result, you may rest assured that these dentists have seen and helped and completed many cases such as yours or even more complicated.

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