The Hidden Variable in Restorative, Perio, Surgery & Implant Success

Diet, daily habits, and nutritional supplementation are quietly deciding outcomes your clinical skill can't override — healing time after surgery, tissue response in perio therapy, osseointegration around implants, even how a restoration holds up long-term. Most dental teams were never taught to look here. This session changes that.

You can place a flawless restoration, execute a textbook perio protocol, or place an implant with perfect technique — and still watch it fail. Not because of your hands. Because of what's happening systemically in the patient sitting in your chair.

Meet Your Instructor

Dr. Zunka is a respected clinician, educator, and leader in holistic dentistry. A graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Medical College of Virginia, he has completed more than 14,000 hours of continuing education. For decades he has taught dental and healthcare professionals on topics including nutrition, TMJ dysfunction, dental homeopathy, dento-cranial manipulation and non-surgical periodontics.

A Diplomate of the American Board of Homeopathy in Dentistry, a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a Fellow of the Academy of Stress and Chronic Disease and a Member of the American Society for Dental Esthetics, Fellow of the Cranial Academy, American Academy of Osteopathy, two-time past President of the Holistic Dental Association, Dr. Zunka served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida before establishing his private practice in Front Royal, Virginia in 1976 where he still practices today.

What You'll Learn

During this live one-hour webinar, you'll discover how diet, daily habits, and nutritional supplementation directly influence outcomes in restorative, perio, surgical, and implant care.

Key Topics Include:

✓ The dietary and habit patterns most likely to predict restorative, perio, surgical, or implant complications

✓ Nutritional supplementation that supports healing before and after invasive procedures

✓ How to spot at-risk patients before treatment, not after it fails

✓ Practical, team-friendly ways to bring nutrition into a routine visit without adding chair time

✓ An introduction to the Fordham Page Nutrition Study Club for ongoing learning

Why Dental Teams Love This Approach

• Directly impacts case success, not just patient comfort

• Applies across restorative, perio, surgical, and implant patients

• Practical protocols you can implement immediately

• Strengthens the whole team's role in patient outcomes

• Positions your practice ahead of the curve

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for the entire dental team, including:

• Dentists

• Dental Hygienists

• Dental Assistants

• Front Office Team Members

Because case success starts long before the handpiece touches the tooth.

Course Details

Format: Live Online Webinar + Q&A + Optional Study Club

Duration: 1 Hour + Optional 30-Minute Study Club

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 5:00–6:00 PM CT (optional Study Club 6:00–6:30 PM)

CE Credit: Up to 1.5 ADA CERP recognized credits for licensed professionals (dentists and hygienists)

• 1 CE credit for the live lecture

• +0.5 CE credit when you stay for the 30-minute Stick Around Study Club

What you get:

• Free entrance for all your auxiliary staff (unless you want them to have their own Zoom link and certificate)

• On-demand replay access — available for 30 days following each live session

• Audio recap podcast — a short, listen-anywhere summary, yours to keep

• Session handout — key takeaways and protocols from the session, yours to keep and reference anytime

• 1 CE credit, certificate of completion

Stick Around Study Club

Stay for an extra 0.5 CE credit (1.5 total)

Right after the live session, stay for 30 minutes of real talk with colleagues who get it. Bring a case that's stumped you and ask, "What would you do?" Others in the WHDA community will share how they've handled similar situations with a whole-body, biological approach.

Breakout groups by role
Dentists, hygienists, assistants, and front office each get their own small group, so the conversation fits your seat in the practice. We'll bring a few conversation starters tied to the day's topic, but the group leads the way. If a question from your chair or your phone line is on your mind, that's what we'll talk about.

Open to this session's attendees and all active Whole Team Membership members. Please de-identify any patient details you share.