Cosmetic dentistry is no longer a novelty as it was in the 1980’s...it is serious business. Patient expectations are growing so that you must learn to master the art and science not only in the front but the back of the mouth. Fortunately, advancements in technology and materials have allowed dentists and their teams to be on the same page with the patient, lab, and specialist that help you create extra-ordinary results that are predictable and profitable for the practice and often affordable for patients.
The goal of every composite restorative material developed by manufacturers, is to become the synthetic restorative that best mimics natural tooth structure and be the most Biomimetic available. Materials can claim to be the “best” in one or more performance categories or testing protocols. However, the best material theoretically - will be the one that is “best” in the greatest number of those testing categories or properties. This CE webinar will detail and analyze the various “key” testing protocols used in manufacturing for the testing of composite materials. We will then explain the in-vivo, clinical value, of those tests and associated bar graphs. Additionally, we will discuss how these various performance indicators, impact the long-term marginal integrity of restorations.
In this cutting-edge CE webinar, participants will delve into the exciting world of bioactivity and its applications in dentistry. The webinar will explore the science behind bioactive materials, their benefits, and how they can revolutionize dental treatments. By incorporating bioactivity into your practice, you can provide top-tier care while preserving the natural beauty of your patients' smiles.
As the patient pool in each dental practice continues to age, clinicians must thoughtfully consider and approach the evolving restorative needs and oral health demands of each individual patient. This CE webinar will cover several real-world case studies which demonstrate a customized approach to treatment planning endosseous implants, improving the esthetics of darker teeth, aiding the retention and stability of removable prosthetics, and improving the overall hygiene and well-being of periodontally compromised dentition within an ageing demographic.
In this CE webinar, we will review digital and analog shading techniques for direct and indirect restorations. The need to blend as well as maximize bond strength drives modifications in both preparation approach and material depending on the intra-arch and intra-tooth position and size. Controlling tooth position especially when balancing spaces with pre-prosthetic orthodontics is critical, especially when a maxillary lateral incisor is involved.
This CE webinar opens your mind to the endless possibilities of composite. If you have a superior bond, then you can do anything. Dr. Gammichia will walk you through doing a 2, 3,4 and 5 cusp posterior restoration. Hey, it’s the real world out there and when you tell someone they need a crown, what do you do if they can’t afford it? Let’s restore it with composite. How about the huge deep hole in a tooth? Can all your patients afford an RCT and core and a crown? Start to think outside of the box and treat these patients more conservatively. The restorations are beautiful, less expensive for the patients (very profitable for you) and they last for decades.
It seems as if it has never been more difficult to practice dentistry. Costs are up, reimbursements are down. Inflation, supply chain issues, and short staffing have made it harder than ever to be profitable. It is so important, now more than ever, that we work efficiently. This CE webinar will review strategies to increase our efficiency in both direct restorative dentistry in order to keep costs down with out sacrificing quality.
Getting through the workflow of a single unit C+B case or a Class II restoration can be some of the hardest things we routinely do as Dentists. What makes these procedures less stressful is using products that are easy to use, and add efficiency to our pace. This CE webinar will review these procedures and the products that drive their success.
Finding simple, effective, and consistent systems as dentists and business owners has become especially challenging in this post-Covid world. In this CE webinar, learn how using a single shade composite system can decrease overhead, simplify decision making and help you achieve consistent repeatable outcomes. From simple class I posterior cases to class IV anterior fractures, you will gain the easy techniques and tips to use in your practice. You will see excellent clinical case studies from my health-centered private practice with step-by-step instructions on how to achieve consistency as well as how to use these results to gain referrals and further grow your business.
We’ve all seen those patients who have white spot lesions on otherwise beautiful teeth. It can happen after ortho, it can be developmental, but it’s often something that causes them to be unhappy with their smile. Luckily for us, there is a solution that is painless and simple. In this CE webinar, Dr. Sarah Winter will go over a process called resin filtration. It’s a simple and effective solution for eradicating those white spots so our patients can feel confident in their smile once again. Whether it includes bleaching or in conjunction with your temporary restorations, minimally invasive treatments can be achieved with the right tools in your tool box
There are so many different direct restoration restorative materials available that it often gets overwhelming as to what one should buy or use. At the same time dentists want simplification in their systems and a good return on their investment of time and materials. This CE webinar will discuss various types of direct restorative materials and how we can simplify our systems and create the best possible outcome for our patients.
Dental burs are used in a broad variety everyday dental procedures. Clinicians demand performance and durability from a bur whether removing decay, reducing tooth structure, accessing the pulp or adjusting a pristine ceramic surface. Because of this broad scope, appropriate burs must be carefully chosen for the surfaces they affect in order to maximize their benefits while being mindful of inventory and infection control. Discussion will revolve around features of bur performance, intentional bur selection and the impact on patient safety.
Anterior composite procedures are some of the highest anxiety treatments dentists perform. The use of "chameleon" composites is becoming more mainstream for increasing the predictability of these treatments, thus lowering the stressors involved. How do these composites work and what should you consider when selecting these materials? This CE webinar will not only help you understand their capabilities but will discuss what is a "success" and what is a "failure" for the treating dentist, as well as the patient. Become more efficient, be proud of your treatment results, and find joy in conservative and highly esthetic dentistry.
Biocompatible materials are materials that do not cause any adverse effects on a patient's biology when they are used in the mouth. In this CE webinar, Dr. Katie is sharing her knowledge on how to choose the correct biocompatible materials for your patients and elevate your patience with wellness dentistry.
Glass ionomer materials are the only materials in wide use that bond chemically to tooth structure, release fluoride and have similar coefficient of thermal expansion as enamel and dentin. This CE webinar will focus on the expanded use of glass ionomer materials that are now available and have the potential to change the way direct restorative dentistry is practiced. Glass ionomers have long been considered materials suitable for use as liners, bases, restorative materials for pediatric and geriatric use, root caries and interim restorative materials for permanent adult teeth. Evidence on long-term success rate of glass ionomer materials as direct restorative materials on adult permanent teeth will be presented and discussed. Clinical cases demonstrating use of these materials will be presented as well.
Part six of the webinar series “Learning From Our Mistakes” will take you on Dr. Isbell's journey of becoming the successful dentist he is today. Dr. Isbell will share techniques for repairing restorations of various classes caused by incorrect selection of materials or technique. He will discuss current restorative techniques and product choices for the clinician seeking to advance their skills while getting the procedure completed in a minimal amount of time. Learn how to avoid mistakes from this wet-finger dentist by using restorative products that are high quality, easy to use, and have a healthy impact on patients' lives. This CE webinar is a must-see if you want to enhance your skill set and improve your everyday dentistry with the aesthetics and healthfulness you and your patients expect.
In this CE webinar you will learn an overall workflow for your cosmetic rehabilitation cases. You will learn to use your temporaries as a guide for conservative or prepLESS veneers, preparation design, and how to approach temporization two different ways. You will learn the “why” behind what makes temporaries the most important part of your smile design and laboratory communication.
DENTAL ADVISOR is celebrating its 40th year of providing scientific research and clinical validation of products and equipment to the dental industry. Having a Biomaterials Research Center located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and an evaluator base of 300 volunteer practicing clinicians across the United States, DENTAL ADVISOR continues to help dental companies validate new innovations and bring these products and equipment to market. In this webinar, Dr. Sabiha Bunek and Dr. Ona Erdt of Dental Advisor will highlight the latest research and share key features of the products and equipment that have won awards this year. Participants will leave with a valuable update on the latest products and techniques to take back and implement into daily practice for saving time, minimizing stress and maximizing productivity.
During this CE webinar, we will
• learn how to use simplified shade universal composites to place invisible restorations
• discuss how to use new dentin bonding systems which significantly improve bond strengths to root surfaces
• demonstrate how to increase longevity while reducing sensitivity of composite restorations
The introduction of single shade composites has revolutionized restorative dentistry. These innovative sculptable and flowable options have decreased office inventory, increased office safety, and bolstered practice bottom line. They are simple to use, and dentists can achieve great cosmetic results with minimal training. In this CE webinar, Dr. Auster will discuss the expanding ways that a single shade composite can increase your efficiency, drastically reduce office waste, and save the office a lot of money, even in an inflation-filled world.
In this CE webinar Dr. Flucke will discuss his experiences with a variety of products including:
• Composite choices and proper bonding procedure - both standard and thermoviscous
• Impression materials
• Retraction choices
• Material choices for the indirect restoration
• Correct bonding procedures to ensure clinical longevity
As dentists, we are always trying to improve upon our skills to provide a better service and longer lasting product for our patients. Knowing that direct composite resins have many challenges, limitations and difficulties on placement can make our practice life difficult when we have leakage, sensitivity or failures. This CE webinar will discuss some of the current problems with direct composite resin placement techniques and materials and will then provide some solutions on how you can offset some of the shortcomings of your current materials and techniques.
Direct bonded restorative dentistry is the day to day go to for treating our patients. In this CE webinar, we will delve into how to make those restorations a win for both you and the patients. Materials make a difference and using the right materials for the right patients can be a matter of success or failure.
As dental materials continue to evolve, so should our restorative techniques. In this CE webinar, from injection molding restorations to simplified bonding to tricky black triangles, learn innovative ways to upgrade everyday dentistry! Also learn how minimal invasive and biomimetic approaches can provide longer lasting restorations.
Part five of the webinar series “Learning From Our Mistakes” will take you on Dr. Horowitz's journey of becoming the successful dentist he is today. Dr. Horowitz will share techniques for repairing restorations of various classes caused by incorrect selection of materials or technique. He will discuss current restorative techniques and product choices for the clinician seeking to advance their skills while getting the procedure completed in a minimal amount of time. Learn how to avoid mistakes from this wet-finger dentist by using restorative products that are high quality, easy to use, and have a healthy impact on patients' lives. This CE webinar is a must-see if you want to enhance your skill set and improve your everyday dentistry with the aesthetics and healthfulness you and your patients expect.
Upon completion of this CE webinar, you will be able to:
• incorporate a Simplified Unishade Composite System into your practice.
• understand how adaptive shade matching technology allows for the blending of composite into tooth structure
• understand how to place dentin and enamels layers of composite with a Simplified Unishade Composite System.
Today our patients desire highly esthetic results using minimal invasive cosmetic restorative procedures. Using a creative approach to problem-solving and the latest innovations in material science excellent long-term results can be achieved with predictable success. This CE webinar will cover how minimal invasive procedures can now be applied to dental problems that range from simple to complex restorative problems.
Bioactive has become a buzz word in dentistry, however, many of us struggle to define exactly what that term means. This CE webinar will present the bioactive claims of bioactive restorative materials as well as the evidence for these claims. Clinical examples of the use of these materials will be presented.
We are all presented with emergency patients from sports injuries, car accidents, falls, fights, etcetera. When these emergency patients call, we want to accommodate the patient’s needs as soon as possible and but not have our schedules sent into a tailspin. In this CE webinar, a simple protocol will be presented for undetectable Class IV restoration. Indirect restorations and tooth re-implantations will also be presented.
Designing Smiles Can Be Fun - Predictable and Contemporary Cosmetic Dentistry in the 21st Century
