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The Dawson Academy Core Curriculum is a post graduate mini-residency in solving even the most complex dental problems involving esthetics, occlusal problems, TMJ issues, and advanced restorative care. The principles learned can be applied to everyday dentistry or advanced dental cases.
An exclusive group of dentists will study and complete the Dawson Academy Core Curriculum over a well-paced 15 month period.
This improved curriculum consists of seven core courses taken as a combination of hands-on, lecture and on-line at the renown Mountain West Dental Institute in Denver, Colorado with a final lecture and graduation completed in St. Petersburg/Clearwater Beach, Florida.
All hands-on courses will be taught by Dr. Leonard Hess, Clinical Director at The Dawson Academy.
Dr. Hess will be available throughout the 15 month period (and beyond) to support the members in implementation and clinical success.
The professional relationships mini-residencies build can result in a network, which extends beyond the classroom, and can significantly help students’ practice growth and fulfillment.
Core 1 in the first course of Dawson’s Core Curriculum. Over two days, you’ll learn the requirements for occlusal stability to improve your practice–from examination and records to treatment planning to practice management.
Added material in this occlusion-led course includes patient communication, case acceptance, converting to a fee-for-service model, and more.
These timeless principles remain the foundation of quality care dentistry. True long-term success, otherwise known as predictability, in restorative care is the merger of esthetic, functional, and phonetic parameters. The foundation of The Dawson Academy is rooted in a complete understanding of how the TM joints, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another.
Examples will be presented for both analog and digital workflows–with bonus content catered to implementation and business management. Students will understand how integrity and fulfillment are intertwined to create the most efficient and predictable outcomes and results. This course will give you an insight and understanding that will change not only how you practice and manage, but your enjoyment of practice as well.
Seminar Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
Tuition: $1995 – $2,495
CE Credits: 16
CE Codes: #180(4L), #490(2L), #550(2L), #730(7L) and #780(1L)
Speaker: Dr. Leonard Hess, Clinical Director
Target Audience: General Dentists, Specialists, Lab Technicians
Recommended Prerequisites: None
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.
Dr. Leonard A. Hess maintains a comprehensive-focused private practice in Charlotte, North Carolina. Growing up in the mid-west, Dr. Hess attended Indiana University for his undergraduate education. His Doctor of Dental Surgery degree was obtained from Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, IL.
As Clinical director of The Dawson Academy, Dr. Hess has demonstrated a passion for learning and teaching from the very start of his career. In the past eight years, Dr. Hess has taught hundreds of hours of hands-on continuing education throughout the world. From study clubs to the AACD national meeting, Dr. Hess has helped thousands of his peers incorporate functional esthetic care into their practices.
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Phone:
727.823.7047
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