✅ Are your patients anxious, canceling, or avoiding care altogether?
✅ Are you losing time and money with no-shows?
✅ Do you want to reduce sedation use without sacrificing care quality?
✅ Are you looking to expand your clinical toolkit with a high-impact, low-overhead service?
There’s a BETTER way!
Rooted in science, backed by data, and designed specifically for busy dental clinics.
ALL the supplies and forms you need to implement immediately
Lifetime access to the Oris App, your chairside reference for acupoint selection (launching Feb 2026)
Earn 38 hours CE Credit
Hands-on skills in auricular acupuncture and acupressure (ear seeding)
Evidence-based protocols to address issues such as:
Dental anxiety
TMJ pain/TMD
Gag reflex
Pre/post-surgical discomfort
Neck, shoulder and facial pain
Bruxism
Vertigo, lightheadedness, and dizziness
and many others!
Practical billing and integration strategies
Legally sound implementation guidance tailored to dental settings
Step-by-step techniques taught by a dual-licensed MD and acupuncturist with over 16 years of experience
This is not a lifestyle retreat or fringe technique. It’s a science-backed, results-driven training that will elevate your practice and patient outcomes.
Dental anxiety is the #1 barrier to care.
39% of patients fear pain
29% are triggered by chemical smells
21% dread the sound of the drill
When fear walks through your door, production walks out.
This course helps you:
✅ Reduce no-shows and cancellations
✅ Improve case acceptance and patient comfort
✅ Differentiate your practice—without expensive equipment or lifestyle branding
✅ Offer a billable, natural solution your patients will thank you for
-Weekly online modules to complete on your schedule
-2 in-person weekends of hands-on practicum
-180-day access to all materials after course completion
-Lifetime access to a chair side reference app (iOS and Android)
-All acupuncture and acupressure supplies included
-38 CE credit hours
-One-on-one instructor feedback
-Legal, clinical, and billing guidance tailored to dental settings
Do patients really want this? Will they accept it?
Patients LOVE having a natural approach to managing their dental anxiety and pain that doesn't require someone to drive them home or a prescription medication. You’ll learn exactly how to explain it with confidence.
Do I need special equipment or insurance?
Most malpractice carriers cover this with minor addenda. We walk you through every step and provide you with the forms, equipment and guidance you need to get started right away.
Tell me more about the app!
The course comes with a practical app as an easy, chair side reference for learning and review.
Class size is restricted to provide ample 1:1 contact. Limited seats remain. Secure your spot before they’re gone! (And you're stuck on the waiting list.) Class begins Sept 14, 2026!
8 week course
6 weeks online material
2 weekends of live, in person practicum (Fri + Sat in Chicago)
Week 1: Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Theory
Week 2: Five Element Theory: Supporting and Controlling Cycles
Week 3: The Ear as a Microsystem
Week 4: Auricular Practicum Weekend (Live, In Person)
Week 5: Dental Problems Translated into AHM Theory Part 1
Week 6: Dental Problems Translated into AHM Theory Part 2
Week 7: Case Studies
Week 8: Identification and Treatment Practicum Weekend (Live, In Person)
Oct 9-10, 2026. Friday and Saturday in Chicago.
Nov 6-7, 2026. Friday and Saturday in Chicago.
You've got questions. We've got answers.
Sept 14, 2026 - Nov 7, 2026
The course is 8 weeks long. It will be organized as below. After 3 weeks of online lectures, we will get together at the end of week 4 for the first practicum.
Then there is another 3 weeks of online material. At the end of week 8, we will get together again for the second practicum.
Week 1: Sept 14
Week 2: Sept 21
Week 3: Sept 28
Week 4: Oct 9-10 (Practicum)
Week 5: Oct 12
Week 6: Oct 19
Week 7: Oct 26
Week 8: Nov 6-7 (Practicum)
The course will be held at Tribe: A Healing Arts Community. The address is:
1819 W Belmont Ave, Chicago IL 60657
Options close to Tribe (the learning center) include:
-The Hotel at Midtown at 2444 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60647.
-City Suites Hotel at 933 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657.
-Hyatt Place Chicago/Wicker Park at 1551 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622.
-The Robey at 2018 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60647.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided at the learning center. Dietary restrictions will be accommodated. Dietary preferences will be accommodated to the best of our ability.
Dinner will be on your own. We are happy to provide suggestions.
All the information and supplies you need to practice acupressure (or acupuncture in certain states) safely and effectively without needing to make additional purchases.
-Weekly lectures with downloadable references, handouts, and slides.
-"Demystifying Acupuncture: Modern Answers About Ancient Medicine" book, which contains an extensive bibliography, references for clinicians, and resources for patients.
-Ear model for practice
-Auricular acupressure (ear seeds) and acupuncture (Pyonex needles)
-Ball burnisher and hemostat needed for placing ear seeds/needles.
-Legal documentation that can be tailored for your practice.
-Scripts for explaining auricular acupuncture to your patients for your front desk staff, your chair-side assistants, and for you.
This is an intimate course of ~20 learners at a time. It is designed this way so that discussions are rich, tailored, and lively and so that each learner gets ample individual instruction and feedback.
Dr. Smith is happy to travel to teach the course at other locations in the US, Canada, and Europe. She will consider trips to Eastern Asia and Australia/New Zealand, depending on the number of persons enrolled. Please contact her to discuss arrangements and timing using this form. https://sinasmithmd.com/general-inquiries/
If the dates don't work for you, please fill out the contact form at the URL below, so that Dr. Smith can let you know first about the next cohort. People will be added to the waitlist in order of request. https://sinasmithmd.com/general-inquiries/
We completely understand that emergencies come up. However, this course is designed to be a small group (~20 learners), so that each learner receives individual attention and instruction. The policies below are designed to balance the needs of the learner(s) for flexibility with the needs of the instructor(s) of filling the vacated spot with another learner and paying for materials purchased when the learner signed up for the course.
If you cancel for any reason more than 60 days before the first day of the course, you will receive a full refund minus a $465 processing fee. You may also choose to transfer 100% of your course fee to the next available date.
If you cancel for any reason 30-60 days before the first day of the course, you will receive a refund of 50%. You may also choose to transfer 75% of your course fee to the next available date.
If you cancel for any reason less than 30 days before the first day of the course, you will receive a refund of 25%. You may also choose to transfer 50% of your course fee to the next available date.
Yes absolutely!
You will not need to use needles in your dental practice if that is not within the scope of your state's practice act.
The techniques you will learn in this course will be applicable for auricular acupuncture (ear needles) and acupressure (ear seeds).
We are happy to address any concerns that you have. Please book a 15 minute "Course Questions" time slot with Dr. Sina Smith so that she can address your questions or concerns personally.