Special Training

• General Dentistry

  General Dentistry

  If you’re just looking for a routine health check for your teeth or need fillings / (caps) crowns / bridges & routine cleaning.

• 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. Nils W. Olson, DDS, FAACD, 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.

• ESSENTIALS I
  ESSENTIALS I

  Pankey Institute

  Exploring occlusal disease and when its management is vital to the success of dentistry and doctor-patient relationship. This is the first part of a 4 part series.

• ESSENTIALS II
  ESSENTIALS II

  Pankey Institute

  Becoming adept at utilizing bite splint therapy diagnostically, therapeutically and behaviorally for the benefit of patients. This is the second part of a 4 part series.


• ESSENTIALS III
  ESSENTIALS III

  Pankey Institute

  Learning how to create harmonious function in even difficult occlusions with predictable, aesthetic results. the dentists will be able to put it all together so they can make it work for their patients. This course helps them refine the principals of anterior guidance and its effect on aesthetics. They’ll learn the importance of exquisite provisionalization as a tool for both themselves 
and their lab technician. And, they’ll learn how to organize the posterior teeth so that they are both beautiful and functional. This is the 3rd part of a 4 part series.

• CONTINUUM LEVEL IV
  CONTINUUM LEVEL IV

  Pankey Institute

  In this course the dentists’ll continue to coalesce their substantial skills and knowledge. The posterior considerations discussed in C4 represent the last piece of the technical riddle; understanding this will allow them to begin solving the behavioral riddle to a higher degree and with greater confidence.

• FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION
  FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION

  The Dawson Center

  This seminar is the gateway to a proven path of clinical and professional excellence. As the foundational seminar in the “Concept of Complete DentistryTM Series,” the will learn the timeless message that good dentistry, esthetic dentistry, complete dentistry must begin with a thorough understanding of occlusion and the functions of the masticatory system. A comprehensive understanding of how the TM joint, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another is the cornerstone of the Dawson philosophy.

  Each student will learn to produce beautiful, functionally correct restorative dentistry in an efficient, predictable and profitable fashion.

• ADVANCED PROBLEM SOLVING
  ADVANCED PROBLEM SOLVING

  The Dawson Center

  This course will provide the participant with the necessary information to solve complex dental problems. A programmed approach to treatment planning will be presented so that each student will learn how to solve the 4 functional and 12 esthetic goals when given any set of circumstances. Extreme occlusal wear, anterior open bites, deep overbites, extreme overjet and Class III malocclusions will be discussed. Neutral zone and vertical dimension will be covered in detail as it pertains to the treatment of the above problems.Special emphasis will be placed on best restorative options, and when orthodontic/orthognathic alternatives should be considered. Each participant will learn how and when to open the vertical dimension of occlusion and when it should not be opened. A programmed approach to full mouth reconstruction, whether it is teeth, dental implants, precision attachment partials or a combination, will be a cornerstone of this program.

• TREATMENT PLANNING I
  TREATMENT PLANNING I

  Kois Center

  This course is designed to focus on the four essential components in the decision making process: esthetics, function, periodontology and biomechanics. An evidenced based scientific approach to risk management will be developed to create more predictable outcomes from treatment. THIS IS THE PART I OF A 9 PART SERIES OF COURSES

• FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION I
  FUNCTIONAL OCCLUSION I

  Kois Center

  Understanding the role occlusion plays relating to wear, mobility, TMD, stability, and restorative failure is critical. By focusing on diagnosis, the practitioner will be able to develop the parameters to create more successful restorative results and know when complex treatment may not be necessary. This course will also provide a hands-on workshop for bite management and jaw relation records following deprogramming. THIS IS PART 2 OF 9 PART SERIES COURSES

• THE PRACTICE OF EXCELLENCE
  THE PRACTICE OF EXCELLENCE

  Seattle Institute

  During the course of the two and one-half days, you will be able to assess the stage your practice is currently, identify and enhance the elements of your practice that you most enjoy now, and learn how to move away from the elements you least enjoy. In addition, a clear, easy-to-learn method of clinical treatment planning will be presented which you can use immediately to raise your confidence in clinical decision making. This will include the development of an initial examination system that is efficient, informative and will clearly identify patients who need additional work-up prior to case presentations. THIS IS PART 1 TO A 6 PART SERIES OF LECTURE COURSES. THE NEXT LEVELS ARE THE MASTERY LEVEL

• STATE OF THE ARTS ESTHETICS
  STATE OF THE ARTS ESTHETICS

  Seattle Institute

  This program is designed to provide the practitioner with methods to achieve the highest-level esthetic results. It will include all the key elements of esthetic treatment planning and clinical techniques. THIS IS PART 2 OF A 6 SERIES OF LECTURE COURSES. THE NEXT LEVELS ARE THE MASTERY LEVEL

• LEVEL I
  LEVEL I

  The Rosenthal Institute

  This is the beginners program for cosmetic dentistry with the Rosenthal Institute. This is a hands on live patient program where the dentists will bring their own patients and will perform smile design on complicated cases using the Rosenthal Techniques.

• PROSTHETIC 1
  PROSTHETIC 1

  Misch Implant Institute

  DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING. THIS IS PART 1 OF 3 PART SERIES OF COURSES ON HOW TO RESTORE OR FABRICATE TEETH FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS. THIS IS FOR DENTISTS WHO PLACE AND RESTORE (PLACE THE CROWNS) ON IMPLANTS OR ONLY FOR THOSE WHO RESTORE.

• ESSENTIAL OCCLUSION FOR ESTHETICS AN ...
  ESSENTIAL OCCLUSION FOR ESTHETICS AN FUNCTION

  The Eubank Institute

  It is essential to understand the rules of function and what a proper occlusion should look like. However, by itself, this knowledge is not enough. There must be a system that is simple enough to be applied routinely in the course of treating our everyday patients. Furthermore, it must be predictable and generate consistent results.

• ADVANCED OCCLUSION IN ESTHETIC PRACTICE
  ADVANCED OCCLUSION IN ESTHETIC PRACTICE

  The Eubank Institute

  In this course DENTIST will learn:
  • How to handle TMD patients in pain and determine which ones should and should not be treated;
  • A predictable step-by-step system for diagnosing and treating the worn dentition;
  • When they should and should not open a patient’s vertical dimension;
  • How to reduce a patient’s bite force;
  • How to know a patient will tolerate opening their bite before they restore the occlusion;
  • How to engineer a patient’s bite for longevity even in bruxers;
  • A joint classification system that is easy to understand and has clinical significance;
  • An occlusal classification system that relates to function and not just tooth position;
  • A method for planning the treatment of complicated wear cases and how to improve their esthetics with predictability and longevity;
  • How to equilibrate complicated occlusions to establish stability.

• 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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  courses

  Various Institutions

  Courses taken in Cosmetic/Ortho/TMJ/Implant dentistry

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Accolades

• FAACD
  FAACD

  AACD

  There are 3 parts to becoming accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. This is one of the most prestigeous accomplishments by a Cosmetic Dentist. Dentists have to first pass a vigorous written examination, then submit several cosmetic cases to the academy to be reviewed by their peers, and then finally an oral examination. Then after accrediation, for Fellowship, one must submit 50 Cosmetic Cases, all done on different patients, and have attended 3 scientific sessions out of the last 5 years. This means that the dentists who have achieved the Fellowship status have been tested by their peers and have proven themselves worthy of being called Cosmetic Dentist. What this means to you is that you will be treated by someone who has great experience and you could feel comfortable that you are in great hands. This is the highest level in the AACD process. THERE ARE ONLY 41 DENTISTS IN THE WORLD WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUCH DISTINCTION.

• 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

• MAGD
  MAGD

  Academy of General Dentistry

  After achieving the Fellowship, completion of 1100 hours of continuing education

• Former President
  Former President

  Frederick County Dental Society

  This is a great honor to be chosen by your peers. This shows that this dentist is well respected in the community by his peers.

• Examiner for Accreditation
  Examiner for Accreditation

  AACD

  This is a great honor to be chosen among all other accredited members to serve as an examiner to judge the dentists who apply for the accreditation process. This shows that this dentist is well respected by his peers nationally both as a leader as well as a clinician.

• Clinical Instructor for Cosmetic and ...
  Clinical Instructor for Cosmetic and Aesthetic Dentistry

  University of Washington Dental School, Seattle

  This is an honor to be chosen to teach dental students the art of cosmetic dentistry. This dentist is well respected by the university to be chosen for this position and shows the dentist’s dedication to stay abreast of the new techniques and materials to be able to teach students. This means to you that this dentist is well trained and up to date in the field of cosmetic dentistry.

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