CE Course & Event Information

FM1 - Esthetics and Dentistry with Dentinaltube

Friday, August 23rd 2024, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dr. Nathaniel Lawson, Dr. Augusto Robles
& Dr. Celin Arce
Ticket #: FM1

Friday, August 23, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
“Esthetics and Dentistry with Dentinaltube”

6 Continuing Education Hours
FEE: $379.00
Fee Includes Buffet Lunch from 11a.m.-1p.m.
AUDIENCE: ALL 

This all-day program will highlight the hottest esthetic dentistry and dental materials topics by one of dentistry’s most educational accounts on
Instagram@Dentinaltube, with now more than 105K followers, worldwide. Dr. Nate Lawson will provide a new update in bonding to dental ceramics and adhesion. Dr. Augusto Robles will lecture on conservative treatment options for anterior discolorations, and Dr. Celin Arce will focus on current trends in digital dentistry with all the new applications on implants and restorative dentistry.

Dr. Nate Lawson, DMD, PhD
Update to Bonding Dental Ceramics
Our goal as dental professionals should be to maximize the lifetime of our patients’ dentition. Every time tooth structure must be removed with a handpiece, the lifetime of that tooth is reduced. Conservative dentistry aims to remove as little tooth as possible during restorative procedures in order to better extend the lifetime of each tooth. Adhesive dentistry helps us achieve this goal. Adhesive dentistry allows us to bond to tooth structure such that minimally invasive preparations may be performed. The goal of
this course is to discuss conservative treatment options as well as the
materials and techniques used to perform these treatments. Specifically, we will discuss posterior onlays and anterior resin bonded bridges.

The ability to bond these dental ceramics allows the practitioner to perform more conservative tooth preparations. As there are many different types of dental ceramics available (zirconia, lithium disilicate, porcelain, processed composite, etc.), determining the correct protocol for each type of ceramic can be confusing. This lecture aims to simplify the process of bonding ceramics and provide the clinician with a protocol that can be used to bond any type of dental ceramic.

Course Objectives:
1. Review the different types of dental ceramic materials.
2. Preparation and design considerations for posterior onlays and resin bonded bridges.
3. Review the indications for bonding dental ceramics.
4. Present a protocol for preparing the surface of ceramic crowns (ie etching, sandblasting, priming, cleaning).
5. Classify the types of cements used for adhesive bonding.

Dr. Augusto Robles, DDS, MS, DMD
Conservative ESTHETICS: Treating Anterior Discolorations!
Spots in the front teeth have been an esthetic problem for a significant number of people and the options to address it have been mostly invasive with a significant amount of tooth structure as a biological cost. In this course, we will examine the causes of these unesthetic spots, the most common diagnoses and establish a workflow from first observation to treatment decision.

We will review the most conservative approaches currently available and discuss individual versus combination approaches and also how to sequence treatment.

Course Objectives:
1. Review and understand the causes of anterior discolorations.
2. Review three conservative treatment options.
3. Learn the workflow for decision making from Diagnosis to Treatment selection.

Dr. Celin Arce, DDS, MS, FACP
Current Trends in Digital Dentistry
This course outlines evidence-based possibilities and provides an applicable understanding of the different digital clinical workflows in a ready-to-use format so you can hit the ground running when you return to practice. This program is geared towards any dentist, hygienist, or dental technician, regardless of previous knowledge surrounding digital technologies, interested in improving their knowledge, gaining evidence-based protocols of digital workflows from data acquisition to subtractive/ additively manufacturing devices and restorations.

Course Objectives:
1. Understand the steps of comprehensive digital workflows
for smile design.
2. Understand the implementation of current digital technologies used in esthetics and implants at clinical and laboratory setting.
3. Review current intraoral digital impression capabilities and integration with 3D printing/milling in interdisciplinary complex cases.
4. Discuss current materials and their clinical indications and limitations.