Course Description
This Dawson Academy restorative dentistry course is a hands-on program that will teach you to accomplish anterior restorative procedures at the highest level. All direct and indirect options for the restoration of anterior teeth will be discussed in this course. This complete dentistry continuing education course includes lectures, recorded patient videos, and hands-on exercises designed to give you confidence using anterior direct resin veneers, stacked and pressed ceramic veneers, pressed ceramic crowns, anterior zirconia crowns and bridges, and porcelain fused to metal in your practice. Most importantly, in this esthetic dentistry course you will learn which material should be considered for each individual patient based on circumstances.
You will discover how to utilize digital photographs in conjunction with mounted diagnostic models to visualize the necessary functional and esthetic changes, as well as create a diagnostic wax-up under the supervision of practicing professionals. You will gain the knowledge necessary to create preparation reduction guides, and provisional matrixes to guide you through the preparation appointment. Special emphasis will be placed on contouring the provisional restoration, and why this is key to long-term functional and esthetic success in every case you perform. Finally, we will discuss with you in detail the cementation and adhesive options so that the proper course of action is matched with each material. (Limited to 20 dentists)
Learning Objectives
- Choose the correct vertical and horizontal incisal edge position for any maxillary esthetic restoration that will be in harmony with esthetics, phonetics and function.
- Choose the correct mandibular incisal position. Why this is the functional starting point, and why this is one of the most critical decisions we make!
- Fabricate preparation reduction guides to insure optimum reduction with every anterior preparation.
- Prepare teeth for a variety of materials when utilizing veneers and crowns.
- Compare how to easily fabricate exquisite provisional restorations for both veneers and crowns, and how to contour them to insure optimum esthetics, phonetics, and function. This may be THE most important step in the restorative process to insure long-term success.
- Choose and communicate shade and contour to the dental laboratory.
- Evaluate the options to manage the gummy smile: when a gingivectomy or osseous surgery is optimal when changing the free gingival margins, and how to perform these procedures.
- Make optimal final impressions.
- Choose the correct cement/adhesive for each material covered in the course.
Class Hours:
Day 1 and 2 – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Day 3 – 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Tuition: $4,800
CE Credits: 20
Recommended Prerequisites:
Functional Occlusion- From TMJ to Smile Design, Comprehensive Examination and Records, Treatment Planning Functional Esthetic Excellence, Achieving Predictable Esthetic Results, and The Art and Science of Equilibration
Target audience: General Dentists
Dates and Locations:
February 2-4, 2012 (Th-Sa) Course held in Chesapeake,VA
April 19-21, 2012 (Th-Sa) Course held in Chesapeake,VA
November 8-10, 2012 (Th-Sa) Course held in Anaheim, CA
December 6-8, 2012 (Th-Sa) Course held in Chesapeake,VA
