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Botulinum Toxins & Dermal Fillers Level I

This foundation course will give you the skills and confidence to add in-demand services to your practice.

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Your First Step Toward a Career in Facial Esthetics

AAFE’s Level I Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler courses are the most popular foundational injector training in the country. We’ve helped 22,000+ dentists, nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals get their start in facial esthetics. You’ll learn the essential injection techniques using neurotoxins and dermal fillers, hands-on, on live patients, under the direct supervision of actively practicing expert injectors. And you’ll leave ready to inject with the safety protocols, anatomically based techniques, and nationally recognized certification you need to start treating patients right away.

What You’ll Learn

After completing these courses, you’ll be able to:
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Diagnose &
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Evaluate patients and build treatment plans for optimal esthetic and therapeutic outcomes

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Inject With
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Demonstrate clinical proficiency with proper botulinum toxin and dermal filler techniques

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Start Treating
Patients

Integrate botulinum toxin and dermal filler therapy into your work from day one

Complete Course Details

Everything you need to know about the Botulinum Toxins & Dermal Fillers Level I training

  • Patient assessment and consultation for botulinum toxin
  • Indications and contraindications for botulinum toxin
  • Comprehensive instruction in the relevant anatomy, neurophysiology, musculature and circulatory system of the oral and maxillofacial areas
  • Patient evaluation for the best dental and facial esthetic and therapeutic results
  • Learn sterile technique for the use of injectable pharmacologic agents
  • Review safety and risk issues for botulinum toxin injectable therapy
  • Receive in-depth education on the physiology and pharmacology of oral and maxillofacial injectable treatment
  • Learn how to integrate botulinum neurotoxin into therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans
  • Get access to the latest treatment techniques including anatomical muscle sites, muscle depths, proper preparation, and dilution for the best oral and maxillofacial therapeutic and esthetic outcomes
  • Botulinum toxin therapeutic treatment for bruxism to relieve TMJ syndrome
  • Learn best practices to avoid, manage, and treat possible adverse reactions and complications

 

  • Patient assessment and consultation for dermal filler therapy
  • Indications and contraindications for dermal fillers
  • Patient anatomy and evaluation for the best dental and facial esthetic and therapeutic results
  • Learn sterile technique for the use of injectable dermal fillers
  • Understand safety and risk issues for dermal fillers injectable therapy
  • Receive in-depth education on the physiology and pharmacology of oral and maxillofacial injectable treatment
  • Learn how to integrate dermal filler therapy into therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans
  • Volumizing nasolabial folds, marionette lines, and lifting up the corners of the mouth using anatomical landmarks
  • Learn how to create beautiful and subtle lip enhancements by increasing volume to establish proper lip and smile lines
  • Learn best practices to avoid, manage, and treat possible adverse reactions and complications
  • Perform live patient treatment including comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, proper dosing and delivery of dermal fillers
  • Establish fee structures for oral and maxillofacial injectable treatment
  • All necessary office forms, treatment forms, and informed consents required for treating patients immediately will be provided
Please Bring Your Own Model Patient

For the best learning experience, please bring your own model patient. This is a teaching course so please advise your model patient that they must be available for approximately 2-3 hours.

  • You and your attending team members may serve as patients
  • The AAFE does not provide model patients
  • It is possible that you can find a patient at the course but this is not guaranteed

Course Schedule (Schedule may vary by location See this link for an exact schedule by location.)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The comprehensive didactic lectures and clinical video lessons for these courses are Online Modules which must be completed as a prerequisite to taking the live patient hands-on portion of these courses. Total CME hours are a combination of the virtual on demand module hours and the live patient instruction hours.

DAY 1

Registration – Botulinum Toxin Training 7:30 AM
Botulinum Toxin Live Patient Training 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Course Begins on Time
Lunch Break 12:00
Registration – Dermal Filler Training 12:45 PM
Dermal Filler Live Patient Training 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

DAY 2 – (NOT AVAILABLE AT ALL LOCATIONS)

Registration – Frontline TMJ/Orofacial Pain 8:00 AM
Frontline TMJ and Orofacial Pain Live Patient Training 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Course Begins on Time

Continuing Medical / Dental Education Information For Healthcare Professionals

THIS ACTIVITY IS JOINTLY PROVIDED BY MEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES AND AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL ESTHETICS.

Credit hours posted are when both botulinum toxin course and dermal filler course are taken together even though they are two separate courses.  Hours will be rewarded only for the actual courses taken by attendee.

For full faculty biographies and full faculty disclosures click here: AAFE Clinical Faculty

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants involved in the care of patients.

Dentist Credit

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The American Academy of Facial Esthetics is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The American Academy of Facial Esthetics designates each of these individual activities for 10 continuing education credits per course.

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The American Academy of Facial Esthetics is designated as an approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 4/1/2023 to 3/31/2027. Provider ID# 321332

Physician Credit

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification Board recognizes and accepts continuing education 20 contact hours from activities approved by AMA, ACCME, ANCC, AANP.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses will be awarded contact hours upon successful completion of the activity.

Physician Assistant Credit

Medical Education Resources has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 20 AAPA Category 1 CME Credits. Physician Assistants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20 Interprofessional continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

It is the policy of Medical Education Resources to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its educational activities. In accordance with this policy, MER identifies conflicts of interest with its instructors, content managers, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of an activity. Conflicts are resolved by MER to ensure that all scientific research referred to, reported, or used in a continuing education activity conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Accreditation Statement

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Medical Education Resources (MER) and American Academy of Facial Esthetics – AAFE. MER is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Real Stories From Real AAFE Graduates

Watch AAFE graduates share how facial esthetic certification transformed their practice and career forever.

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Dr. Grant Ritchey

DMD, Dentist for 30+ Years

"It’s a really good cross-pollination. My injectable practice benefits from the established relationships I already have with my patients. And I’m getting new dental patients because of the injectable side."

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Brittany Crivillaro

NP

"Just being able to do something I love every day and seeing happy patients has been a huge part of what’s motivated me to continue on this journey."

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Dr. Grace Chung

DDS

"It adds a little bit more with a little bit less effort, and it’s really been helping our bottom line."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before enrolling

It is a foundational live-patient clinical training program covering essential total facial esthetics techniques using neurotoxins (Botox®) and dermal fillers.
The course is open to licensed healthcare professionals, including Dentists, Physicians (MD/DO), Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Physician Assistants (PAs).
No prior injection experience is required, though attendees must complete the prerequisite online didactic modules before participating in the live clinical session.
Key topics include patient assessment and consultation, facial anatomy and musculature, preparation and proper dilution, sterile techniques, safety/risk management, and treating bruxism/TMJ relief as well as esthetic indications.
Key topics include volumizing nasolabial folds and marionette lines, lifting the corners of the mouth, subtle lip enhancement and smile line restoration, proper dosing, injection depth, and complication prevention.
Yes, attendees receive all necessary office forms, treatment consent forms, and fee structures required to start offering treatments immediately.
The typical 1-day agenda is split into two sessions:
  • Morning (7:30 AM – 12:00 PM): Botulinum Toxin Live Patient Training
  • Afternoon (12:45 PM – 5:00 PM): Dermal Filler Live Patient Training
Yes, attendees are asked to bring their own model patient (available for roughly 2–3 hours). Attending colleagues or team members may also serve as model patients.
Yes, injectable products for the training—specifically 1 vial of neurotoxin and 1 syringe of dermal filler—are included in the course tuition.
Attendees earn up to 20 total CME/CE credits when taking both the Botulinum Toxin and Dermal Filler Level 1 modules together (10 CE credits per individual module).
Credits are recognized by ADA CERP (for Dentists), AGD PACE, AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (for Physicians), AANP (for Nurse Practitioners), ANCC (for Nurses), and AAPA (for Physician Assistants).

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