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Dental CE: Mastering Principles vs. Procedures

Dentists have many continuing education opportunities.  Unfortunately, many programs that concentrate on techniques or materials fail to orient procedures with sound fundamentals that are essential for optimum long-term function and health, or even for best esthetics. Principles for achieving total masticatory system harmony should dictate every treatment decision.  Selection of materials should not be the […]
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January Dental CE Award Recipients

The Dawson Academy is proud to recognize some of our students for their commitment to excellence and Complete Care Dentistry. In recognition of this commitment, we recently presented them with The Concept of Complete Care Dentistry Award. This award reflects their commitment to their patients as well as to continuous learning. All recipients have completed […]
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Prosthodontic Resident Scholarships to Dental Course

3M ESPE has provided scholarship funding for 10 prosthodontic residents to attend Functional Occlusion:  From TMJ to Smile Design, taught by Drs. Peter E. Dawson, John C. Cranham, and DeWitt C. Wilkerson.  Nominations were open to residents in the 46 prosthodontic programs in the United States and Puerto Rico.  These Universities nominated residents that demonstrate […]
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December Award Recipients for Dentistry Courses

The Dawson Academy is proud to recognize some of our students for their commitment to excellence and Complete Care Dentistry. In recognition of this commitment, we recently presented them with The Concept of Complete Care Dentistry Award. This award reflects their commitment to their patients as well as to continuous learning. All recipients have completed […]
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Question and Answer with Dr. Pete Dawson

Jennifer Noone, a student at BDS University of Sheffield in the UK, asks Dr. Peter Dawson, DDS some questions. The following are her questions and his responses. Q: Do you believe that after the orthodontic correction of a skeletal class i crowded dentition and subsequent retention period, if the dentition was occlusally equilibrated to conform […]
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The Dawson Difference

Making a decision on where you pursue your dental education is an important one. It is a personal decision that will mitigate the choices you will make in your career from this point forward. One of the earliest lessons that Dr. Dawson taught me was that it was important to become a better dentist first, […]
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Why did I say that? It’s not what I meant!

By Larry M. Guzzardo, author of, “Powerful Practice” and “Getting Things Done” Have you ever finished talking with a patient and wished you could take back everything you said, replacing the words with something that sounded better?  Why do we get tongue-tied when patients ask questions we know how to answer but are unable to […]
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‘Education + Execution= Success’ by Dr. Jeffrey Friend

My practice before enrolling at The Dawson Academy… I had been on a search– searching to better my work life and my patient treatment. My practice had been cranking, making money, and was very busy. But with dealing with the employees, the business, the schedule, the lab daily, I felt like I was pulled in […]
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How to Get More Patients to your Website

By Brian Burns, President, Ads Next After developing a website for your business it is important for users to be able to find your website on the internet.  What is the point of having a website if no one can find it?  So how do you get found on the internet?  The best way to […]
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Occlusal Equilibration- Does it work?

Following proper diagnosis and treatment planning, occlusal equilibration can provide selected patients with the most conservative, predictable, and safest treatment possible. Occlusal equilibration can often help avoid the need for more complex treatments. Unfortunately, a rift among dental educators, coupled with confusion in the literature over its safety and effectiveness, leaves many dental professionals questioning […]
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