Center For Dental Studies Successfully Completes $1M Grant Phase

Main Category: Dentistry
Also Included In: Medical Students / Training;  Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery
Article Date: 03 Nov 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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The California Center for Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS) has successfully completed its first graduating class of doctors. Fifteen doctors from all over Northern California have completed a unique ten month educational program designed to advance their clinical skills in the area of cosmetic dentistry. Along with other recipients worldwide, educational grants in the amount of $18,500 were awarded to each doctor in this select group.

Under the guidance of CCADS Senior Instructor/Mentor Todd A. Franklin, DDS; a dentist from Lodi, CA., doctors were taken through a series of study groups, lectures, a typodont program, and two live-patient hands-on programs in San Francisco, CA. Throughout the program, doctors were trained in smile design, preparation design, full mouth rapid cementation, and practice management which involved personal one-on-one training for each doctor and their staff.

With thirteen programs scheduled through 2009, CCADS is the first of its kind offering access to full scholarships worldwide to doctors and their staff for comprehensive training. "Led by the top clinicians and professionals in this field, our program is unsurpassed in the area of secondary post-graduate education, helping to develop, manage and support some of the most prominent programs in the world," said Garrett Caldwell, President of The California Center of Advanced Studies.

"We are very proud of this talented group of doctors. It is rewarding to be able to personally train these doctors on a very special set of skills that they can take back to their practice and provide the best care possible. By awarding educational grants to qualified doctors, we are raising the level of care provided. I'm very excited to start the next series of study clubs so that we can find the right doctors to train," said Dr. Franklin.

On September 1, 2008, the board of the California Center for Advanced Dental Studies announced the approval of a second phase of grants, totaling $277,500.00, earmarked for the San Joaquin Valley based study group. The next opportunity for doctors to join the San Joaquin Valley Cosmetic Study Club will be Thursday November 20th. Doctors seeking information regarding these grant opportunities are encouraged to contact Dr. Todd Franklin or The California Center for Advanced Dental Studies.

The California Center is focused on providing the highest quality of continuing education in a not-for-profit setting. Building on the success of the educational continuum, CCADS has established itself in cities across the United States, Canada and Europe.

California Center for Advanced Dental Studies