We’ve all heard the click a picture is worth a thousand words. Enter dental photography? it’s no surprise that by capturing images of our patients, we are better able to co-diagnose oral health and lack there-of; predict skeletal discrepancies; anticipate airway problems; maintain a record of the patients condition over time; improve communications with our […]
Dr. Angie Hedlund discusses uses a computerized dental occlusion analysis for treating her patient during a dental restoration process.
Our dental labs should be an integral part of our dental treatment planning process so that we are able to provide the highest quality dental solutions to our patients. A top-end dental lab will welcome as much information from the dentist as possible. In turn, it is also important for the doctor to have input […]
By Dr. Shannon Johnson Obtaining an accurate bite record that will allow a precise mounting is crucial for treatment planning. Many products exist that are very accurate, yet they do not easily allow a precise mounting. Such is the case with many PVS bite records. The Dawson Academy prefers the blue (Denar*) wax for several […]
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.
If you are anything like me (and most of our faculty), you like your gadgets and apps. I’ve got my smartphone, tablet, computer and an apple TV just to name a few. And of course, each of those devices have all kinds of apps on them. These devices and apps help make my life easier […]
Taking accurate patient examinations and records are crucial to developing a treatment plan and therefore delivering predictable results. There are many tools that can help make this task easier and more accurate.
Books are a great resource for learning how to be a better version of you. They can help us clinically. They can teach us how to be a better leader and boss. And they can also help us with how we live our personal lives. The following are a collection of books our faculty members […]
This video is an excerpt from the April 2015 Dawson Faculty Office Hours with Drs. Leonard Hess and Rajeev Upadya. To watch the full office hours and to sign up for future office hours, visit the Videos and Webinars page. The following is a transcription of this video excerpt. Lenny: In my practice the doppler is […]
Wondering what the diagnostic criteria is for Doppler Auscultation? Read the excerpt from the April 2015 Dawson Academy Faculty Office Hours.
Are your patients experiencing more pain after wearing a B-Splint? Learn why this might be happening
We all know dentistry is evolving into a digital world. Watch this webinar on where different technologies fit into our treatment planning protocols.
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