COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 ADA CERP CreditsCOURSE FEES
TARGET AUDIENCE
Dentists, Dental Staff
PROGRAM PURPOSE
Course Goals
Topics:
Stress Reduction Stress Reduction
Once in practice, they found that their patients feared and/or disliked the dentist. This deep-seated self-esteem issue plus the stresses of building a successful practice, managing a staff, insurance issues, laboratory problems, financial concerns and the daily pressures of attempting to please everyone including themselves, have created many physical and emotional problems for many dentists.
Performing esthetic dental procedures can be a positive life change for the patient as well as dramatically life changing for the dentist as well.
From the basic principles of smile design and smile development to the fabrication and application of indirect bonded anterior full and partial coverage(veneers) will be explained.
New developments in bonding agents and adhesive materials, including cementation options, are changing the beliefs and principles that have guided our techniques for many years. An enlightening and eye-opening discussion of these changes is included.
The scientific principles of light and color and their integration and application for shade matching and the correction of mild to moderate to severe tooth discoloration will be presented.
Many anterior esthetic problems and issues will be shown. A variety of treatment options from 'no-prep' veneers to full ceramic coverage and the logic for making those choices are to be discussed.
The detailed step by step procedures for every part of the esthetic transformation process is clearly and understandably reviewed.
- Attendees should leave the course feeling better about themselves, their patients and their staff.
- They will have a better understanding of the psychology of dentists.
- They will learn how esthetic dental procedures can change the landscape of their practice.
- The entire dental team will learn techniques to motivate patients to accept suggested dental procedures, keep them happy and improve their self-esteem.
- Attendees will learn about a variety of anterior and posterior esthetic restorative procedures including helping hints to make these procedures easier, faster and predictably successful
- They will learn how to correct extremely challenging cases including:
- Severely discolored teeth
- Severe worn dentition cases
- Misalignment cases ("instant orthodontics")
- Post-op problems with posterior composites
Topics:
Stress Reduction Stress Reduction
- Why dentists think, act and react the way they do
- Stress-free patient relations
- Effective patient communication techniques for doctors and team members
- Recovering the excitement, enthusiasm and satisfaction of being a dentist
- Creating your "image" for a successful dental practice
- Effective team-patient communication techniques
- Successful doctor-patient communication and motivation
- Changing phobic patients into happy and trusting patients
- The importance of the dental team
- Internal and external marketing plans
- Fool-proof methods to motivate patients to desire and accept esthetic dental procedures
- How to address the issue of dental insurance and esthetic/restorative procedure fees
- Procedures that will make your practice grow exponentially
- Revelations in the newest and current multiple surface bonding and luting systems
- Porcelain laminate veneers - clinical applications, preparation options, easy placement and finishing procedures
- Indirect resin laminate veneers
- Minimizing post-op problems after placement of direct filled posterior composites by modifying basic placement techniques
- Porcelain inlays and onlays
- Restoring the worn dentition with bonded porcelain
- A simplified and logical approach to occlusion
- Color theory and its application in dental procedures
- Easiest ways to accurately shade match
- High tech shade matching
- Role of opaquers and shade modifiers for the correction of even the most severely discolored teeth
Once in practice, they found that their patients feared and/or disliked the dentist. This deep-seated self-esteem issue plus the stresses of building a successful practice, managing a staff, insurance issues, laboratory problems, financial concerns and the daily pressures of attempting to please everyone including themselves, have created many physical and emotional problems for many dentists.
Performing esthetic dental procedures can be a positive life change for the patient as well as dramatically life changing for the dentist as well.
From the basic principles of smile design and smile development to the fabrication and application of indirect bonded anterior full and partial coverage(veneers) will be explained.
New developments in bonding agents and adhesive materials, including cementation options, are changing the beliefs and principles that have guided our techniques for many years. An enlightening and eye-opening discussion of these changes is included.
The scientific principles of light and color and their integration and application for shade matching and the correction of mild to moderate to severe tooth discoloration will be presented.
Many anterior esthetic problems and issues will be shown. A variety of treatment options from 'no-prep' veneers to full ceramic coverage and the logic for making those choices are to be discussed.
The detailed step by step procedures for every part of the esthetic transformation process is clearly and understandably reviewed.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
PLEASE NOTE: To attend the conference, participants must book their cruise through Continuing Education, Inc.. This ensures our company can provide full conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Note also, that participants' family and friends are welcome to book within our group to take advantage of our typically excellent cruise rates. Thank you for your cooperation.
BIAS FREE CME - No Commercial Support was provided for this CME activity.
