The Dawson Academy

Mini-Residency Programs

Advanced Dental CE program

Expedite your Dental CE, Expedite your clinical success

Our Mini-Residency bundles all of The Dawson Academy’s Core Curriculum classes into an accelerated program, designed to prepare you to treat complex cases in the least amount of time. Generate more revenue, boost your efficiency, improve your clinical results, and more with hands-on dental education at Dawson.

What is the Dawson Mini-Residency?

The Dawson Academy Mini-Residency provides a customized dental CE path for dentists and technicians who want to elevate their careers with advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide predictable dental care, no matter how complex the case may be.

In just over a year, you’ll experience hands-on clinical learning, one-on-one instruction, and group discussion that prepare you to treat cases that many dentists can’t.

Select your desired course location and date, a Course Advisor will then contact you for your next steps with these courses.

Mini-Residency Locations

You now have the flexibility to mix and match locations to suit your schedule and preferences, making it easier than ever to complete your training.

St. Petersburg, FL

Charlotte, NC

East Hanover, NJ

Denver, CO

Dallas, TX

Los Angeles, CA

Hands-on dental training that preps you for nearly every case

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Explore The Mini-Residency Courses

The first course of our Core Curriculum, Core 1: Occlusion & Smile Design. In two days, Explore occlusal stability, patient communication, case acceptance, and practice management, all backed by timeless principles for predictable restorative care. See the connection of function and aesthetics, analog and digital workflows, and ignite your practice’s efficiency and fulfillment in ways that reshape your approach to dentistry. This course can be taken in person, or online.

One of the most important topics that a dentist can master, the records process. In Core 2, learn what it takes to gather a thorough comprehensive examination and the steps of necessary records accurately. As Dr. Dawson says “every great treatment plan comes from a well organized Records appointment”. Core

In Core 3, discover a programmed approach to predictably diagnose and treatment plan both simple to extremely difficult cases. Utilizing the standardized records discussed in your previous courses, each dentist will discover how to visualize optimum dentistry from an esthetic, functional, biological and structural perspective. You’ll learn to apply the four treatment options: reshaping, repositioning, restoring and surgical correction, which are a critical component of step-by-step dental treatment planning checklists.

Master the aspects needed to implement a process of occlusal therapy within your dental practice at Core 4. Equilibration is a cornerstone for treatment of occlusal disease, and dentists should know how to perform all aspects of it correctly. Discover the importance of the trial equilibration and adjust several different case types while you’re with us. Dive into lectures, videos of patient treatment, and hands-on exercises that provide you with the knowledge and confidence to return home and implement occlusal treatments in your practice the next week.

Core 5 is an online course that provides you with the procedural knowledge to do contemporary restorative procedures at the highest level. Find a clear understanding of the four options of treatment: Reshaping, Repositioning, Restoring and Surgical alternatives. Provisional restorations, bite registration techniques, laboratory communication and cementation/adhesive options will be a cornerstone of Core 5.

Core 6 is a hands-on program will assist the cosmetic dentist in taking those critical steps in accomplishing anterior restorative procedures at their highest level. Restoring anterior teeth and managing dental esthetics with predictability, truly represents the culmination of our understanding of how this intricate system is designed as we attempt to emulate what nature has originally created.

Core 7 is the final course of our Core Curriculum and provides you with the necessary information to solve the most complex dental problems such as extreme occlusal wear, anterior open bites, deep overbites, extreme overjet and Class III malocclusions. Neutral zone and vertical dimension will be covered in detail as it pertains to the treatment of the above problems.

The Mini-Residency Advantage

Become the ‘go to’ dentist
Have the confidence to diagnose and treat any problem AND have a turn-key process for doing so predictably. Instead of referring patients out to your colleagues, they will be referring patients to you.
Make your patients healthier and happier
When you’re able to treat your patients confidently, predictability, and sequenced within their budget and time-frame, they’ll not only be a patient for life, but refer their friends and family to you.
Boost your profitability and production
By diagnosing (customarily undiagnosed) problems correctly the first time and providing treatment that addresses the root cause, rather than the symptoms, you’re able to eliminate emergencies, patchwork, and costly re-makes… leaving you with more profit and more production.
Have more ‘Out of Office Time’
And while you’re making more money, you’ll also be able to spend more time outside the office because your practice runs like a well-oiled machine.
Have loyal, passionate team members
When your staff see happy patients, quality work, your ethical approach, and a drop-off in emergencies (AKA late hours), they’ll never want to leave.
Be a part of the best dental community in the world
Our Dawson-Trained Dentists and Lab Technicians span the globe. This community fosters success, support, and growth and you’ll always feel welcome to join.

What other Mini-Residency graduates have said…

Get the answers to all your Mini-Residency questions

Dawson Mini-Residency enrollees are typically through the Core Curriculum within 13 months, some may even be able to advance before this timeframe by taking Core 1: Occlusion & Smile Design online. (ask a course advisor about that here!)

Yes! You may take any of the Core Curriculum courses in a location that’s convenient for you. Don’t be afraid to ask a Course Advisor to customize your schedule to your needs and desired locations.

There is none! The Mini-Residency is simply all of our Core Curriculum courses bundled and expedited to help you reach your goals at an even faster rate.

Simply fill out this form to be connected with a Course Advisor, we’ll need to gather some info & place you in your very own customized schedule that works for you.

We pride ourselves on providing you with collaborative and supportive learning environment, our courses typically range from 10-20 students per course – perfect for making some new friends!

Yes! We offerer interest free payment plans to all Mini-Residency students, feel free to learn more about that here.

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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.

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