Dr. Dawson receives emails and letters from clinicians all over the world asking questions and looking for clarification on all matters of Functional Occlusion and challenges in dentistry. From: A Dentist in Canada Subject: Long Centric Explanation of “Long Centric” Assumption: Dawson centric relation is valid beyond a shadow of a doubt. My 37 years of […]
Read this article by Dr. Neeraj Khanna on how to effectively utilize a Dental Assistant to equilibrate the dentition. Dental education blog.
When we talk about utilizing bimanual manipulation as a way to get centric relation, one of the biggest misunderstandings we see is the tendency for dentists to think CR is achieved by forcing the jaw back to seat the condyles. When we are in a situation where we have a tight patient, or patients that […]
Read this article by Dr. Jeff Scott on how to deprogram ‘hot muscles’ using The Dawson Academy complete examination.
Load testing is an important part of verifying centric relation. The purpose is to verify that your patient is in centric after you think they are there. In order to master this technique, it takes a solid understanding of how the masticatory system works and some practice through repetition.
There are many tools we use in order to perfect an occlusion. The T-Scanå¨ is one of those tools. The following is The Dawson Academy T-Scan Protocol for various procedures.
The Dawson Academy curriculum teaches dentists to follow a simple protocol of discovery in every new patient examination. Learn more now.
This question & answer webinar is for those that have attended our course
Read this blog article to learn how to check if your patient needs a long centric and why.
It is hard for us to believe that 2014 is almost over and 2015 is upon us. The following is a round-up of our most popular dental articles of 2014. Enjoy!
I was recently talking with a student who described a patient who could not load the joint comfortably. Additionally, the patient had severe wear, an uneven occlusal plane, broken crowns, and despite deprogramming with a cotton roll, he would feel quite a bit of tenderness when the TMJs were load tested.
This video is an excerpt from the April 2015 Dawson Faculty Office Hours with Drs. Leonard Hess and Rajeev Upadya covers the process for occlusal splint therapy.
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