Dr. James Otten, Lawrence, recently returned from a four-day teaching assignment at The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Key Biscayne, Fla., where he is among 18 practitioners worldwide to be selected to serve on its Lead Visiting Faculty.

Otten taught a class, “Comprehensive, Relationship Based Dentistry,” to practitioners from the United States, Canada and Europe.

The institute’s courses are recognized by leading dental associations.

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