Here are the 2 major lessons we have learned from talking with you about dental education.

1. Dental education is ridiculously over-priced!
2. No one is really making education fun or more accessible.

So we are tackling both of these problems. At edropin we are build a free dental education/CE platform where you can watch courses on resto/perio/endo/surgery and more and not pay a single dime. 

As of right now you have access to over 100 hours of free quality dental content: http://play.edropin.com/v.


**What is edropin?**

It's free to use and has literally over a 100 hours of quality dental content that you can watch right now. Moreover, as you watch content on edropin, you get credit for every single minute of learning. We built this whole new technology from ground-up called [#MicroCredits](http://play.edropin.com/microcredits). In layman terms, it's an innovative way for us to bundle your watch time across courses. For example, if you watched 30 minutes of one video and then you jumped to another videos and watched that for 30 minutes, you would earn .5 credit for each video in edropin. When you go to export your CE, we bundle those two credits so you can submit 1 CE.

This means, you can watch whatever you like and however long you like, knowing that your time is valued at edropin and that you are earning credits for everything.

**Why is edropin invite-only?**

What we are building is something new both in concept and in technology. As such we are learning a lot from our early testers and pioneers. Moreover, as edropin is not just a learning platform but a community of peers, we feel that an invite-only system allows us to build real connections between our members who are all dentists, dental specialists and dental students. Ultimately, we see edropin as a networking and mentorship platform as much as an education tool.

**How can this be FREE?**

You are right, we obviously have to pay for servers, etc. So if you plan to export CE certificates for licensing in US or Canada, then we do charge a small fee. This helps us pay for certification privileges in these countries. See http://play.edropin.com/buy-credits for details. Our cost-per-ce is so far below what anyone will charge so we believe this is in line with our mission of making dental education affordable. 

This means that you can watch a thousand hours of content on edropin and not pay a penny and if you need let's say 15 CE for your licensure in US/Canada, you can export them for a small reasonable fee.


We want to thank all our early supporters and we are super grateful to our community. We will post updates here in the future, so you can always give us feedback in how we're approaching building this company. Thank you for reading! 🙏🏽

Saj and Sanjay

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Our mission is simple, make quality dental education affordable and accessible to everyone.

This week we invited our first testers to edropin and we are very excited to share our update and early feedback with you.

### 2 updates on edropin as of March 6th/21

1. edropin now has 100 hours of quality dental content on edropin! Our next milestone is 200 hours (ETA. mid-april). View all content here: http://play.edropin.com/v
1. We invited 24 dentists, dental students and specialists this week who watched a combined 162 minutes.

### 3 recommended videos for you
Also I wanted to start providing some recommendations for videos that are new and absolute lit 🔥 that you should definitely check out. So here are my 3 recommendations for this week:

[How to Make a Floss Ligature - Step by Step](https://play.edropin.com/v/282)

1.5 minutes・Step by step guide to placing rubber dams quickly using floss ligatures

[Failed Dental Implant Bridge-Removal & Grafting](https://play.edropin.com/v/191)

12 minutes・In this video, you will see removal of failed implant bridge and grafting. Dr Kuljeet MEHTA-Specialist in Periodontics, FDS RCS (Eng), M. Clin. Dent Periodontics (University of London), MRD (Perio) RCS (Ed).

[Basics of Inlays and Onlays - Conservative Indirect Restoration with CEREC](https://play.edropin.com/v/243)

39 minutes・Conservative Indirect Restoration with CEREC Omnicam and MCXL


Best,
Saj. CEO @ edropin

Rome wasn't build in a day.

Dear Ontario Dentists,

As you know, RCDSO categories courses into 3 bins. Core or Category-1 courses are your foundational knowledge courses and there is a mandatory number required for maintaining you license in Ontario. To help you stay qualified, we at **edropin** have put together a list for all Category-1 CE videos below. Moreover, there are also instructions here on how to get your Category-1 CE certificate once you have completed these courses and how to submit these CE to the RCDSO. 

If you have any questions about this process, please feel fee to email us at help@edropin.com

# All Category-1 CE on edropin
## [The 5 Pitfalls of Cancer Therapy and How to avoid them](https://play.edropin.com/v/10)
Dr. Erin Watson | 3 CE

Dr. Erin Watson discusses how to treat patients in dental clinic before and after cancer therapy. The participant will be able to feel comfortable treating patients that have had cancer therapy.

## [So Your Patient has been diagnosed with cancer...now what?](https://play.edropin.com/v/19)
Dr. Erin Watson | 3 CE

Current statistics suggest that 3 in 5 Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetime. Coupled with trends toward increased survival, dentists will be seeing an increasing number of patients in their practice who have been diagnosed with cancer and are due to start cancer treatment. Dr. Erin Watson discusses the important dental assessments prior to treatment.

## [CSI 2 - Office Implementation of Compliance: Safety & Inspections](https://play.edropin.com/v/18)
Dr. Blake Clemes | 6 CE

This course examines how to implement in your dental office the legal requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and related Regulations that were outlined in the first CSI course. This course can act as a checklist that you have fully and completely done your implementation or help you to now do so. It is suggested that at least one member of the dental team has completed the first CSI course in order to properly understand the content and detail of this course.

## [Chemical Dependency and Addiction: Implications to the Dental Practice](https://play.edropin.com/v/20)
Dr. Aviv Ouanounou | 3 CE

The problem of substance abuse has emerged as a major issue in society and has become an area of major focus for healthcare professionals. Statistically, more than 20 million Americans are affected by substance abuse, which includes the use of alcohol and other drugs, including prescribed medications. In this course, we will discuss alcohol and the various drugs of abuse and their mechanism of action. We will review modifications in dental treatment that may be necessary when treating a patient who is chemically dependent or recovering from chemical dependency. Finally, we will review the drugs used in dentistry and their potential interactions with these drugs of abuse.

## [Cannabis and Implications for Clinical Dental Practice](https://play.edropin.com/v/23)
Dr. Jose Lanca | 3 CE

Cannabis is a commonly used drug with significant adverse effects and potential for abuse and dependence. Its therapeutic use for specific medical conditions – including neuropathic pain, spasticity in multiple sclerosis, analgesia in cancer patients and prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting - has been approved by Health Canada. Considering the recent legislative changes for the non-medical use of cannabis, it is expected that its use, adverse effects and risks will become more frequent. Therefore, it is important for healthcare professionals to increase awareness of the organization of the endocannabinoid system, cannabinoid exposure and implications for systemic and oral health.

## [Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for Partial Edentulism using FPD](https://play.edropin.com/v/9)
Dr. Beatrice Leung | 6 CE

Dr. Leung will go through the science and evidence based treatment planning of the various situations. There will be multiple cases reviews for diagnosis and management principles commonly involved in implant supported fixed restorations.


# How To Export Your CE
Exporting CE for Category 1 is super easy. Just head to http://app.edropin.com/credits/export and scroll down to the section "Special Licensure" in Ontario. All the Category 1 courses are listed here. If you have completed all the modules inside the course (95% atleast) then the Export Certificate button will be enabled. Press the button and you will be prompted with a short quiz. Don't worry you can review your answers after submission and re-do the quiz until you pass (80%). After the quiz, you will be able to access your CE Certificate. Press the RCDSO tab and and you will get step-by-step instructions on how to submit the CE to your ePortfolio.

If you have any questions about the submission process or Category 1 CE in Ontario, please don't hesitate to reach out to help@edropin.com and we will be very happy to assist.

Sincerely,
Dr. Saj Arora, Founder @ Edropin

All Category-1/Core CE for Ontario Dentists and How To Submit CE to RCDSO

Happy Wednesday and last day of March!

> TLDR; I give a 1-minute explainer on [MicroCredits](https://play.edropin.com/microcredits) and how you earn CE on Edropin. Also, my top 5 video recommendations for you this week.

## Top videos for this week.


[Learn to Make Strip Crowns for Pediatric Patients in 5 minutes
](https://app.edropin.com/v/549)

[Principles of Incision Making and Flap Design
](https://app.edropin.com/v/422)

[Best Tips For Sectioning A Tooth
](https://app.edropin.com/v/196)

[Game-Changer Class 5 Fillings
](https://app.edropin.com/v/431)

[Sensitive Teeth After a Filling (Dentist Tips)
](https://app.edropin.com/v/407)


## How do you earn CE/Certificates on Edropin?

MicroCredits are unique to Edropin and I just want to explain quickly how they work. 

When you watch a video on Edropin, you will notice a little counter on the top-right corner of the video that increases as you watch more of the video. On Edropin 1 hour of watch time = 1 credit, thus if you watch a video for 15 minutes you will earn 0.25 credits.

MicroCredits, allow you the flexibility to watch as much or as little as you like. If you visit your [Credit Bank](https://app.edropin.com/credits) on Edropin you can see a history of everything that you have watched and all the credits that you have earned!

**What about exporting CE Certificates (PACE, RCDSO and more)?**

Here is the best part, you can export the MicroCredits you earn on Edropin as CE certificate anytime and for free. We automatically group your MicroCredits into categories (aka. Tracks) like Operative Dentistry, Veneers, etc. and you are can export/print out a certificate from these Tracks from the Credit Bank.

To summarize, just show up to Edropin, watch and learn something new on your phone or on the web and earn CE without ever thinking about it, ever again.

We recommend downloading the the iOS and Android app as it is the best way to take edropin everywhere with you.

Get the app. It’s free and available both on Apple and Android.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edropin.core.

iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/edropin/id1496980314

Hope you have a wonderful remainder of the week. See you on Saturday.

Cheers,
Saj. CEO @ edropin

Latest Updates

MicroCredits | Press | New on Edropin

How do you export certificates from Edropin? Learn to make strip crowns in 5 minutes

All Category-1/Core CE for Ontario Dentists and How To Submit CE to RCDSO

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