Courses

Advanced Aesthetics

Intense, Hands-On, Live Patient Treatment Program

The Advanced Aesthetics course explores anterior and posterior restorations, material choices and principles of adhesion. Each attendee will benefi t from personal instruction on his/her own case and will also aid in diagnosing and reviewing the cases of other attendees.

You are required to bring your own patient. Each case will be supervised by a clinical instructor. You can choose an anterior or psoterior case, or combination of both.

Anterior Requirements:

8 to 10 units of porcelain veneers and/or crowns including short-span bridges.*

Posterior Requirements:

1 quadrant consisting of 2 to 4 units of inlays/onlays and/or crowns.*

Anterior Topics Covered:

• Comprehensive aesthetics
• Occlusion
• Predictable temporization techniques
• Restoring dark teeth
• Eliminating sensitivity and bond failures
• Laboratory communication
• Marketing
• Case presentation and more...
  

Posterior Topics Covered:

• Creating aesthetic restorations with contact
• Indications and contraindications
• Preps and impression techniques
• Simplified shade-taking
• Eliminating sensitivity and bond failures
• Intra-oral and portrait photography
• Porcelain vs. Composite restorations
• Management topics and more...

Continuing Education:

• Earn 26 CEU’s

Clinical Instructor:

• Stephen Poss, DDS

*lab fees not included in tuition