Providing same day dentistry is rapidly becoming the standard of care and, to be honest, it helps achieve a high level of predictability and profitability in private practice. Understanding the diversity in scanners and scanning techniques, material choices and digital workflow can still be quite challenging even for the more experienced digital dentist. More importantly, clinicians need to understand how to unlock the power of same day dentistry to increase their profitability while decreasing their chair time requirements and unpredictability of deliverables ultimately improving their return on investment. This CE webinar will share practical information of how same day dentistry plays an integral part in a practice and its best uses of application. Discussion will be considered for the restorative workflow and material selections.
In this CE webinar, we will guide you through the latest techniques in zirconia adhesion. You will gain invaluable insights into selecting the right materials, mastering surface treatments, and optimizing adhesive procedures to elevate your restorative outcomes. Whether you're an experienced dental professional or just beginning your career, this webinar offers something for everyone. We'll delve deep into the science behind zirconia bonding, demystify common challenges, and provide practical tips for seamless integration into your daily practice.
Part eight of the webinar series "Learning From Our Mistakes" will take you through Dr. Milnar's experience of using flowable composite to improve patient satisfaction and profitability. Worn dentition is a common issue among patients as early as age 50, usually due to erosion over time, but it can also affect younger patients due to clenching, grinding, and poor alignment. Dr. Milnar will introduce a flowable composite that maintains strength, has bioactive properties, and is very reasonably priced. By using high-quality and user-friendly restorative products, dentists can avoid mistakes and provide patients with aesthetically pleasing and healthy outcomes. This CE webinar is essential for enhancing your skill set and learning a simple procedure to generate additional income from patients already in your chair.
With the advent of resin composites, we have seen generations of materials that left something to be desired in either their strength or esthetics. The resin composites of the 2020’s are better than ever. This CE webinar will investigate new improvements in properties like polymerization shrinkage, flexural strength, polishability and filler percentage. In addition, we will explore the advantages of using universal adhesives for today’s direct restorations.
There are a lot of different adhesives, ceramic conditioners, and cements available which can create confusion as to what to use and when. This CE webinar was created to discuss the differences that should be considered when selecting indirect restorative cements and the steps to take when using different types of restorative materials to help avoid costly mistakes.
Remineralization used to be as simple as "put some fluoride on it!" But is the array of products available today claiming “remineralization” pushing the limits of oral healthcare? In a clinical world of dry mouth and acidic beverages, perhaps we’re putting too much faith in an antiquated understanding of what happens on the surface of a tooth. The science of reversing demineralization can be summarized easily, but clinicians would be wise to realize it takes more than an electronegative anion to rebuild the strongest biological substance on earth. How far can we push chemistry before accepting biochemistry makes more sense, and what could go horribly wrong?
Convenience is the commodity that matters the most to patients. When considering to proceed with treatment, patients often cite having fewer appointments and not having to go see other specialists as an important motivator. It is possible to 3D print occlusal guards, surgical guides, models, retainers, prototypes, provisionals, clear aligners, dentures and permanent restorations very quickly. Move treatment forward faster, get more diagnosis and production from your hygiene chairs, lower your lab bills, and offer your patients the convenience they desire. Adding 3D printing to your work flow is easy for you and your team.
In this CE webinar participants will learn tips and tricks for implementing composite artistry in their practice.
Part seven of the webinar series "Learning From Our Mistakes" will take you on Dr. Milnar's journey of using pink composite for patient satisfaction and profitability. Gingival recession is a common condition in dental practice. Many patients choose not to undergo surgical grafting procedures due to the associated pain and expense. As a result, dentists often use white composite to restore recession, which can create a visually unpleasing "long tooth" appearance for the patient. Dr. Milnar will share techniques for treating gingival recession with pink (gingival) composite.
Explore the restorative capabilities of the 9.3-micron CO2 All Tissue Laser. By enabling reliably anesthesia-free and blood-free dentistry, this advanced technology removes common barriers that hinder efficiency, enabling practitioners to achieve more in a single visit. In this CE webinar, discover how the 9.3-micron CO2 All Tissue Laser not only reduces stress but also enhances outcomes and production, leaving patients delighted with their experience.
Snoring decreases oral pH, and our friendly cariogenic bacteria love an acidic environment. Is this part of your diagnosis for why your caries prone patients are caries prone? In this CE webinar we'll discuss management of dental conditions in the face of sleep apnea, simple snoring, and oral breathing in all age groups.
Clinicians often find it difficult to keep up with the newest materials and equipment and decide which are the best fit for their particular needs. In this 2 hour CE webinar, Dr. Sabiha Bunek, Dr. Matthew Miller, and Dr. Ashton Prince will provide updates on which products and equipment DENTAL ADVISOR has found to be outstanding in their respective categories. For over 40 years, DENTAL ADVISOR has been an unbiased, trusted resource to dental professionals in selecting products and equipment based on clinical and scientific performance. Attendees will leave with a valuable update on the latest innovations and techniques to take back and implement into daily practice; thus, saving time, minimizing stress and maximizing productivity.
The aim of Prosthodontic rehabilitation is to provide the patient with functional and aesthetic restorations. New materials and technologies are continually being developed and introduced into the marketplace. The general practitioner is often faced with the difficult task of deciphering between available products and treatment workflows. Navigating through the maze of materials can be quite daunting. Understanding when and how to use different ceramics and recognizing appropriate bonding or cementation techniques is critical in achieving successful outcomes. The aim of this CE webinar is to help navigate through the choices. Key insights in achieving predictable and aesthetic restorations will be outlined as well as the required interdisciplinary communication between the dentist, specialist and laboratory technician. The presentation will include numerous clinical examples in which the techniques described are demonstrated.
Advancements in technology and materials have shifted the field of dentistry. As a result, providers opt to rely more on chemical adhesion over mechanical retention with both their direct and indirect restorations. This paradigm shift of preparation design to a more conservative approach is dependent on an equal shift in our bonding protocols. The road to reliability in adhesive dentistry is paved through consistency and reliance on adhering to science. Developing systems and protocols and sticking to them ensures long term stability with cosmetic restorations. Which in turn results in happy patients with reliable outcomes. But how does one develop the proper systems and protocols? In this CE webinar, providers will learn how to simplify yet optimize their isolation techniques and bonding protocols to achieve more predictable long-term success with both their direct and indirect restorative outcomes.
As a result of the latest high strength injectable composite technology, dentists can now quickly, easily and predictably treat Class V (abfraction), Class I, Class II and Class VI lesions with beauty, strength and function beyond patient expectations. Improvements in composite polymerization shrinkage, reduction of internal stress and occlusal wear, have made injectable composite material a great aesthetic option. This CE webinar will demonstrate, in a step-by-step fashion, how to use high strength injectable composite quickly and easily, so that an aesthetic result with a high success rate and predictable outcome can be achieved.
The Maxilla presents with 3 common limitations for obtaining implant integration, namely the premaxillary anatomy, soft bone and the maxillary sinus. The goal of this CE webinar is to provide the implant surgeon with a rationale for diagnostic analysis with accompanying surgical techniques that increase dental implant integration potential.
Heating your composite isn’t just trendy, it makes the materials easier to handle without having to swap out all the products you already have in your operatory! This CE webinar will cover the benefits of heated composite, techniques to provide predictable results and review tools to make it easy to implement in your practice.
It’s been nearly a year since the COVID-19 medical emergency ended. COVID-19 is still present and spreading, however, and dental professionals still need to be cautious. The CDC respiratory virus tracking data shows that influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and COVID-19 are circulating simultaneously in the U.S. In light of these potential infectious threats to patients and team members, what should dental teams do with respect to these viruses? This CE webinar will highlight 5 key strategies to decrease the risk of spreading respiratory viruses in dental practice.
Full-arch implant surgery and restoration involve careful treatment planning to maximize predictability and minimize complications. We have successfully utilized guided surgery to achieve this in a head and neck cancer survivor with risk of osteoradionecrosis. This CE webinar will discuss considerations behind successful full-mouth reconstruction even in medically-complex patients.
Proper preparation design is essential in optimizing esthetic case outcome. Too often over reduction of the dentition results from lack of understanding that each case is unique and has to be prepared as such. Arch length redundancy (excess space/diastemas) , arch length inadequacy (crowding) are uniquely different than an ideal alignment case and have to be prepared accordingly. This CE webinar will address the variations and techniques in treating each of these cases.
With the yearly changes made to the CDT dental codes it can be challenging to a dental professional on how to help their patient submit or advise on what procedures their insurance benefit carriers will cover. This CE webinar will discuss a variety of procedures like desensitizing, dental creams/therapeutic fluoridation treatments and how to bill for them.
Discover the potential of the 9.3-micron CO2 laser in pediatric dentistry! In this CE webinar, learn how this novel technology enables anesthesia-free, blood-free, and pain-free procedures in hard and soft tissue, elevating the overall dental experience for patients and families. For pediatric dentists, all-tissue laser dentistry can enable improved practice efficiencies, heightened clinical effectiveness, and expanded procedural capabilities.
The purpose of a matrix is to function as a shape-former and facilitate the placement of materials such as amalgam or composite resin. Many options are available in terms of material selection and scope. This CE webinar will discuss various matrixing options as applied to anterior or facial composite restorations. Metal and plastic matrices will be discussed, specifically, as well as sectional and “full-contour” ones.
During this CE webinar, we will cover why dentists should care about respiratory disease, review specific respiratory diseases and their complications, and how dentists can prepare themselves appropriately for patients with these conditions.
Bringing guided implant surgery entirely in-house lowers cost, greatly reduces turnaround time, and increases patient confidence. We already know the value of guided implant surgery: simpler restorative visits, lower complications rate, faster surgeries, increased revenue, lower stress, and more. But what is required to bring it from notion to know-how? In this CE webinar, join Dr. Steven Vorholt to directly experience the three keys to the trifecta: intraoral scanning, CBCT and guide software, and 3D printing.
In this CE webinar, we will delve into the cutting-edge advancements shaping the field of implant dentistry. Led by Dr. Chris Epperson DDS, this webinar will explore the latest tools and technologies that play a pivotal role in achieving optimal outcomes in dental implant procedures. Whether you are a seasoned implantologist or a dental professional looking to stay abreast of the latest advancements, this webinar promises valuable insights into the tools and technology shaping the future of successful dental implants. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your practice and provide optimal care for your patients.
A smile makeover is a very complex and involved treatment which incorporates an in-depth knowledge of smile design, proper occlusion, and the ability to work with a team, to include the dental laboratory technician. Typically, the treatment plan begins to come to life after a detailed smile analysis and a wax up which is ideally fabricated by a technician. The skilled technician’s hands use a free hand approach in the wax up. The difficulty lies in the dentist then transferring this plan, complete with the proper form and fine details, to the patient’s mouth.
For many general dentists porcelain veneers cases can be infrequent procedures in their offices. Because of this, it’s hard to establish habits and consistent workflows. This CE webinar is designed to provide some easy guidelines to make the workflow simple and the esthetic results consistently excellent. The easiest way to make veneer temporaries is also the most predictable and most esthetic. Some simple techniques will help you improve your temporary veneer outcomes. Cementation technique and materials of veneers can be a little different than with all ceramic crowns. This webinar will guide you step by step on how to get predictable results every time you deliver your veneer cases.
This one-hour CE webinar is designed to provide dental professionals with an in-depth understanding of the latest pulpal therapy treatment options for primary dentition. Pulpal therapy in primary teeth is crucial for preserving oral health and ensuring the overall well-being of young patients. This webinar will explore contemporary techniques, materials, and evidence-based approaches that can enhance the success of pulpal therapy procedures in pediatric dentistry.
Unlocking the Power of Same Day Indirect Restorative Dentistry
