The curriculum at The Dawson Academy has been developed as a complete dental continuing education plan for general dentists, specialists and dental practice team members striving to develop a highly effective practice. The dental continuing education courses have been designed to clarify the concepts and provide hands-on-training in the skills that are needed to practice master quality, complete dentistry.
Success in today’s fee-for-service environment requires competencies in a triad of skills: diagnostic, clinical and organizational. The classes at The Dawson Academy have been built around the need to develop these competencies and are structured to meet needs in all three areas.
Functional Occlusion – From TMJ to Smile Design
This seminar is the recommended first step in The Dawson Academy dental continuing education seminars. Functional Occlusion from TMJ to Smile Design is your gateway to a proven path of clinical and professional excellence. As the foundational seminar in the “Concept of Complete Dentistry TM Series,” you will learn the timeless message that good, esthetic and complete dentistry must begin with a thorough understanding of occlusion and the functions of the masticatory system. The cornerstone of The Dawson Academy philosophy is a comprehensive understanding of how the TM joint, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another.
Achieving Predictable Esthetic Results
This restorative dentistry course will provide the students with the procedural knowledge to do contemporary restorative procedures at the highest level. This dental continuing education seminar will leave each student with a clear understanding of the four options of treatment: Reshaping, Repositioning, Restoring and Surgical alternatives.
This dental course will provide the participant with the necessary information to solve complex dental problems. A programmed approach to treatment planning will be presented so that each student will learn how to solve the 4 functional and 12 esthetic goals when given any set of circumstances. Extreme occlusal wear, anterior open bites, deep overbites, extreme overjet and Class III malocclusions will be discussed. Neutral zone and vertical dimension will be covered in detail as it pertains to the treatment of the above problems.
Occlusion and Function: For Laboratory Technicians
This intense 2 1/2 day dental lab technician course has been designed to advance the knowledge and skills of intermediate level technicians. The interactive course will include lecture, videos, slides, and discussion of the masticatory system, anatomic and functional harmony, the temporomandibular joint, centric relation, anterior guidance, envelope of function, the neutral zone, long centric, vertical dimension, the occlusal plane, occlusal stops, requirements for occlusal stability, instrumentation and more.This course is a unique opportunity for technicians to learn about the function of the masticatory system in an environment just for dental lab technicians.
