Course Dates
July 28 – 29, 2023
(Friday and Saturday)
Your starting point for predictable stress-free dentistry
Discover how to combine the fundamentals of functional occlusion to yield predictable esthetic dentistry that places practices within the top percentiles in their communities. You will understand the protocols for success following our founding occlusal principles with added focus on digital workflows and practice implementation in this course. Students will be given practical advice on becoming less insurance dependent to boost their bottom line. Register now!
Learning Objectives
- Visualize the journey from an insurance-focused level of care to a patient-focused, health-oriented model
- Discover why the most productive practices only need 10-12 new patients per month
- Convert the dental practice to fee-for-service with ease and predictability
- Motivate patients towards a higher level of health to ethically boost productivity per hour
- Identify the 11 factors critical to a stable occlusion resulting in the long-term success of general and cosmetic cases
- Gain confidence in diagnosing TMD-related issues and how to provide appropriate, successful orthotic/splint therapy
- Understand the treatment planning relationship between the face, airway, and bite and how to identify, prior to treatment, which patients pose a risk of future instability
- Eliminate porcelain chips and breakage, and uncover how these issues can erode profitability more than dentists realize
- Determine tooth positioning for orthodontics, veneers, crowns, or implant-supported restorations
- Utilize checklists for functional-esthetic analysis and treatment planning
- Define a thorough examination process and how to implement in practice by employing diagnostic records for complete diagnosis and treatment planning
- Recognize how designing a stable, minimal-stress occlusion on teeth or implants saves time, increases profitability, and reduces stress
Resources
Course Description
Course Details (Live Stream)
Recording Access
All students receive 90-day access to the seminar recordings starting on July 29, 2023.
About Dr. Hess
Leonard A. Hess, DDS is the Clinical Director at The Dawson Academy and joined the faculty in 2009. He owns Union County Center for Comprehensive Dentistry in Charlotte, North Carolina, and practices full-time in addition to teaching continuing education courses. He is a member of the editorial board for Inside Dentistry and has had over 17 articles published in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, AACD, ADA, AES, and NCDS. Dr. Hess began teaching continuing education courses in 2005 on topics including occlusion, smile design, treatment planning, preparation design, and practice integration of Complete Care Dentistry. He’s taught full-day continuing education courses at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s national meeting, The Greater New York Dental Meeting, AACD National Meeting, Pacific Dental Conference, Ontario Dental Association meeting, and The Yankee Dental Conference. Dr. Hess has taught courses in Japan, Germany, Poland, China, and Canada.
Transforming Practices
“I’m no longer just a single tooth, or a couple of teeth or a few veneers, type of dentist. If you have a broken down mouth, I try to find a solution.”
“Sometimes, patients will leave the office and tell my assistant at the front desk that I’m the only one in town who provides this type of care.”
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Cancellation Policy:
For registrations paid in full at time of registering, requests to cancel or transfer registration in a Dawson Academy course, lecture, or event will be accommodated until 90 DAYS PRIOR to start date. Upon request a refund will be provided minus a $100.00 non-refundable deposit, or a one-time course, lecture, or event transfer, which remains valid for 12 months. Less than 90 days prior to course, no refunds or transfers will be issued.
*Students who finance tuition through the Lending Club financing program are subject to special terms and conditions.
Please contact The Dawson Academy at 1.800.952.2178 for full details.
The Dawson Academy is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The Dawson Academy designates this activity for 16 credit hours continuing education credits.
The Dawson Academy is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.