With his informative and interactive presentations on restorative techniques and practice management topics, Robert R. Cowie, D.D.S., FAGD, is in demand as a speaker at dental meetings and study groups throughout the country. He has lead over 100 seminars in 27 states. No droning lectures or endless slide shows for Dr. Cowie: he engages his audience and encourages their participation through the use of wireless interactive technology. The interactive component brings dental learning into the new millennium. Handheld wireless keypads, very similar in size to a TV remote, are provided to the participants allowing questions that are asked during the presentation to be answered individually and anonymously. The results are received on a sensor connected to a laptop computer and immediately tabulated and displayed to the audience.

This allows the participants to give truthful responses without fear of exposing their answers and identifying themselves as not knowing something. At the same time participants can see where their knowledge level is compared to their peers. Instead of the presenter intimidating or embarrassing someone who may have fallen behind in their level of care, the individual is motivated to learn more by their own comparison of their knowledge, skill and judgment to that of their peers.

This moves the lecturer away from the level of “look how good I am” to a more effective level of “let’s see how good I can make each of you in the audience”. The interactive capability will take dental seminars to a new level. It will no longer be acceptable to strut and show your stuff. Audiences can expect to learn, understand, and be motivated to provide better care for their patients.

Dr. Cowie is known especially for his three-hour lecture on “A Simplified Method for Full Mouth Rehabilitation.” He explains his unique procedure that enables the dentist to fabricate –quickly and easily--a mockup in the patient’s mouth of the work they’re suggesting for a patient. In as little as 20 minutes of chair time, patients can have an actual acrylic mock-up of their new look to try out in their mouths. More effective than computerized cosmetic imaging, they can actually experience how their improved smile would look and feel. Nine out of 10 patients who have this procedure commit to the cosmetic and restorative treatments. Their spouses and significant others often say, “I don’t care what it costs—just do it!”

Other lecture topics by Dr. Cowie include:

• How Do You Select the Best Material for Your Patients’ Crowns and Bridges
• Restoration of the Severely Worn Dentition
• The Successful Crown Delivery: Analyzing High Bites and Contact Problems
• Making Removables as Predictable as Fixed

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