Earn interactive CE credit by signing up for live webinars. Earn self-study CE credit by viewing the on-demand modules. All CE credits are provided by an approved ADA CERP provider.
On Demand CE Webinars
Presenter: Robert Margeas, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
The placement of a direct composite veneer allows the clinician to control the tooth chroma and value chairside and is an affordable alternative to porcelain. Dr. Margeas will review clinical cases then perform a live demonstration, step by step, showing critical placement, contouring and layering techniques followed by an easy polishing protocol to rival porcelain.
Questions from viewers will be answered during this free live webinar.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe how to properly place thin composite layers
- Discuss the use of tints to create translucency and other enamel effects
- Explain how to create natural surface texture
- Review a simple polishing technique that can rival porcelain
Presenter: Chad Duplantis, D.D.S CE Credits: 1 CEU
Are you making a great final impression? The integrity of our restorations is often related to the quality of the impression that we make at the preparation appointment. In addition, proper communication with the laboratory is a must. This course will provide you with some clinical tips that will help ensure that your preparation, impression, and communication are all in order. The end result will be quality restorations that are consistent and predictable.
Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will be able to:
- Realize the value of a properly designed preparation.
- Gain insight to retraction techniques that aid in predictable impression techniques.
- Understand communication necessities for a quality restoration every single time.
- Learn some crucial tips for a great implant impression.
Presenter: Ron Kaminer, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Don’t be intimidated! Diode lasers are great adjunct for direct and indirect restorative dentistry.
Join us as we simplify laser science, and show you a variety of situations where using a diode laser helps improve the final outcome. A step-by-step approach for complicated Class II restorations and a simplified approach to crown and bridge impressions and scans will leave you energized and ready to incorporate lasers into your practice.
We will cover the following:
- Two important aspects to laser science that influence every procedure.
- The complicated Class II – Tissue management, perfect contacts, and a beautiful outcome.
- Diode lasers in crown and bridge- From impression to insert.
- As a bonus, we will also share a simplified approach to polishing zirconia crowns.
Presenter: David Chan, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
This course will help participants achieve a higher level of composite artistry with results that can seamlessly emulate natural teeth or rival the beauty of porcelain restorations by learning the concepts of how equally important both shade and shape can make composite restorations appear so natural.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the details of shade selection, tints and opaquers and other pearls that ensure consistent results.
- Learn how to create polychromatic composite restorations that emulate nature and rival porcelain.
- Learn contouring and polishing techniques to create exceptional composite restorations that are indistinguishable from real teeth.
Presenter: Marc Geissberger, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
This course will cover several innovative techniques and products designed to make posterior restorations simple,
predictable and life-like. Focus will be placed on methods to establish ideal contours, anatomy and finish.
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn to
- Select the proper composites to achieve life-like results
- Place composites efficiently and predictably to enhance esthetics and achieve excellent results
- Finish and Polish posterior restorations so that they will mimic natural tooth structure
Presenter: Michael Miyasaki, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Adhesive dentistry requires us to use the right materials the correct way to have predictable success. But another criterion for success is to create the proper aesthetics. This program is going to demonstrate both, correct technique for adhesive bonding, and tips for achieving the aesthetics your patients desire. The numerous tips given will be applicable in any practice, not just high-end cosmetic practices, so you will not want to miss this program.
Learning Objectives:
- Review the essential steps to follow when bonding
- Understand how to adapt a sculptable composite
- Be able to create templates for anterior bonding cases
- Understand how to use the color of the tooth and the composite for proper aesthetics
- See how to polish anterior and posterior case easily
Presenter: Ron Kaminer, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Join us as we give a concise recipe to simplify everyday crown and bridge. From preparations to cementation and everything in between we will offer solutions to conquer every day difficulties.
This course covers the following:
- The ideal crown preparation to accommodate today’s materials.
- Retraction and hemostasis: The two keys to a perfect impression.
- Biologic provisionals: You are only as good as your temporaries!
- Stick it to me: How to properly cement a Zirconia crown.
- Simple, fast and exceptional polishing for all C&B materials.
Presenter: Stace Lind, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
We have more people living longer, and keeping more teeth which are wearing away. In essence, people desiring to stay, and look, young while their teeth are prematurely aging. In this webinar, the causes for this will be addressed, with an examination of how we can re-establish vertical opening, lip support, and general function in a very cost-effective way. Participants will gain insight on the best materials, techniques, and tips for delivering this wonderful service to our patients.
Each participant will learn:
- How to get the case ready from the first impressions.
- How to deliver the wax-up or model transfer to the patient.
- How to polish and cosmetically restore the transferred restorations.
- How to establish a better occlusion and function while the patient is in a new holding pattern.
Presenter: Michael Miyasaki, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
This webinar will show the steps that should be considered when doing multiple anterior restorations. The advantage of doing multiple units is that it sometimes allows us to make changes to the occlusion and aesthetics, but multiple unit cases can require more planning. This webinar will review the first part of planning a large case from the examination, and the preparation considerations for efficient treatment that any practitioner can implement. This presentation will be packed with ideas you won’t want to miss and will even make your single unit cases easier and more predictable.
Learning Objectives:
- See how the comprehensive examination allows us to evaluate our starting point and our patient’s expectations developing our target
- Review how to look at the occlusion and how to change it when needed using bioelectric diagnostic equipment, tooth movement and orthotics
- See how to fabricate acrylic overlays, make traditional impressions and quickly temporize using techniques that you can apply right away
Presenter: Robert Lowe, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Today’s composite resins allow the aesthetic dentist limitless creativity in recreating human dentate form. At the core of every aesthetic dental restoration is tooth morphology… nature’s combination of elevations, depressions, opacities, and translucencies that collectively produce functional and aesthetic beauty.
In this webinar course, Dr. Lowe will discuss and demonstrate techniques to create morphologically precise and beautifully aesthetic direct anterior and posterior composite restorations. Simplifying placement without compromizing restorative quality is the goal for all direct restorative procedures. The use of different aesthetic materials in combination with finishing techniques will enable simple, yet “world class” placement of state of the art restorations for your patients tomorrow!
Some of the topics that will be covered include:
- To teach a simple, reproducible technique to create accurate and aesthetic tooth morphology in composite resin for anterior and posterior teeth.
- To discuss how a sectional matrix can accurately reproduce contact and contour for posterior proximal surfaces.
- To learn how to manage soft tissue issues when placing composite resins.
- Finishing and polishing techniques that create natural surface texture and reflection.
Presenter: Robert Margeas, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
The key to success with any restoration is dependent on utilizing the right technique with the appropriate products. In this webinar Dr Margeas will share his technique pearls, step by step, teaching how to achieve outstanding clinical results with composites, implants and crowns.
Learning Objectives:
- How to provisionalize immediate placed implants using the patient’s natural tooth
- How to layer composites for maximum esthetics
- Learn finishing and polishing techniques for composite resins
- How to simplify single crowns
Presenter: Michael Miyasaki, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Packed with dozens of ideas this presentation will cover the process of providing indirect restorations from beginning to end and is sure to provide many pearls to make your clinical life easier and more enjoyable. See the principles that will allow you to create a a better single-unit posterior crown or multiple aesthetic restorations.
Learning Objectives:
- Review the indications for placing indirect restorations to make value communication more effective with your patients
- Learn to present aesthetic dentistry in order to engage your patient and create a true appreciation for what you do
- Understand the soft tissue management options from pastes, cords to lasers
- Learn how to dance your way to creating great traditional analog impressions
- Learn how, whether it be for one or ten, you can fabricate temporaries in minutes
- Grasp an understanding of the cementation considerations given the myriad of different materials we use
- Learn how occlusion can be handled from a single tooth to a full-mouth of new restorations
Presenter: Michael Miyasaki, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU
Composite is a restorative material we use daily, but for some composite success is elusive and others overlook its many uses. This CE webinar will illustrate the value of the versatility of composite as a restorative material and as a direct restorative option for filling cavities to an aesthetic material that can change lives in appearance and function.
Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will:
- Understand how to overcome composite shrinkage and depth of cure concerns
- Learn to create natural interproximal contours and tight contacts in posterior restorations
- See how to isolate the area you are working on and how to prevent contamination
- Understand the materials and techniques to close black triangles and diastemas
- Learn an easy direct composite veneer placement technique
- Understand the goals of occlusion and how occlusion issues can be treated with composite
Presenter: Dr. Robert Margeas, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU, Free Self-Study
This CE webinar will cover various types of composite restorations from Class 4, direct resin veneers, diastema closures, and creating posterior composites with tight contacts. The cases will be shown in real time from a full time practicing dentist. The procedures can be incorporated into your practice immediately for profit and predictable results.
Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will:
- Understand how to layer composite for maximum esthetic results
- Learn a technique to provide surface texture that mimics a natural tooth
- Provide predictable contacts in posterior composites
- Implement a free hand technique for diastema closures without the use of wedges
Presenter: Dr. Todd Snyder, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU, Free Self-Study
We were all taught how to do crown and bridge procedures in dental school, but there are many technique variations and newer materials that can offer better results and improve our accuracy for better patient outcomes and improved practice profitability. In this CE webinar, follow along as we discuss some simple steps to allow us to work faster and improve our accuracy. These five highly effective tips can help anyone obtain great results with their indirect restorative cases.
- Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will
- Find out how to provide adequate space for final restoration
- Learn how to displace tissues and fluids for better impressions
- Learn how to get the best impression possible with variations on delivery apparatus
- Learn to simplify the provisional process with a unique approach to provisionals and cementation
- Deliver restorations with minimal to no adjustment
Presenter: Dr. Robert Margeas, D.D.S. CE Credits: 1 CEU, Free Self-Study
In this CE webinar, numerous cases will be shown for predictable dentistry from crowns to composites. From the simple single crown to the immediate placed implant provisional. The techniques can be incorporated immediately into your practice on Monday morning.
Upon completion of this CE webinar, the student will be able to:
- Understand how to properly restore a class 4 restoration with no shine through
- Implement the following technique; How to provisionalize an immediately placed implant for maximum esthetics
- Learn how to create surface texture for your composite restorations to rival porcelain
- Learn how to take perfect single crown impressions with no adjustments