Dental Assistant Two:

Designed for Dental Staff Members

Course Description

This two-day course is a must for clinical assistants who are looking for the tools to help their dentists take the practice to a higher level. It addresses changes in the marketplace that make it necessary to communicate with not only patients, but also dental laboratories in a different way. Dental Assistants will learn how to efficiently implement the skills necessary to support their dentist's vision of complete dentistry.

What You Will Learn...

The Concept of Complete Dentistry
Advanced smile design isolation techniques for esthetic dental procedures
Laboratory diagnostic composite mock-ups (veneers, crowns, bridges and implants)
What to do if teeth are missing - single tooth replacement
Methods of provisionalization for partial and full coverage restorations (indirect and direct techniques)
Carving techniques for realistic anatomy and ideal occlusion
Techniques to deliver bonded dental restorations
Laboratory communication for esthetic restorations
Proper record keeping: making your chart legally correct
Rubber dam placement (3 ideal dam techniques)
Etch-prime and bond, matrix placement for direct composites
Assisting techniques (preparation/delivery)
Bleaching (in office and home)
Emergency patients: what to do and how
CAD/CAM milling, staining and glazing
Dental materials update: what's new and what works

Class Hours:

Day 1 and 2 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:

Mid-Atlantic Center for Advanced Dental Study, Chesapeake, Virginia

Tuition:

$1,295 per team member, CE Credits: 14

Instructor:

Shannon Pace

Prerequisite:

None

Target audience:

Dental Assistants

Dates:

August 13-14, 2009 (Th-F)