A Complete Curriculum: Hands-On Courses
Our Hands-On classes at The Dawson Academy are limited in enrollment to afford participants the maximum opportunity to practice the skills in a hands-on format.
We utilize state of the art learning techniques to insure that students go beyond just understanding principles to actually being able to implement the concepts and skills in their practices.
Core Curriculum: Hands-On Series
This hands-on program will provide the participant the technical and managerial skills to institute a comprehensive examination process into his/her practice. All of the procedural skills will be learned by the doctor, as well as tips on training the staff on the parts of the evaluation process that can be delegated. The complete examination, and the accompanying records, are the absolute cornerstone of the Dawson philosophy. All esthetic, functional, biological and structural issues will be addressed in this process. (Limited to 20 dentists) Click here for more information.
The focus of the program is to integrate a comprehensive treatment planning process into their practice. Suggestions will also be made on creating time and a place for optimum treatment planning. Finally, a consultation process will be discussed in detail, insuring each participant will enjoy a healthy care acceptance rate. (Limited to 20 dentists)
This three-day, hands-on program will teach you how to implement a process of occlusal therapy within your dental practice. Participants will be shown the importance of the trial equilibration and given the opportunity to adjust several different case types. The utilization of PowerPoint, pre-recorded video of patient treatment, and hands-on exercises will provide the participants with the knowledge and confidence to return home and implement occlusal treatments. (Limited to 20 dentists)
This three-day, hands-on program will teach each participant to perform anterior restorative procedures at the highest level. All direct and indirect options for the restoration of anterior teeth will be discussed in this program. Through PowerPoint, pre-recorded patient video, and hands-on exercises, each participant will gain mastery with anterior direct resin veneers, stacked and pressed ceramic veneers, pressed ceramic crowns, anterior zirconia crowns and bridges, and porcelain fused to metal. Additionally, the attending dentists will learn which material should be considered for each individual patient circumstance. (Limited to 20 dentists)
As dentists have progressed through Dr. Peter Dawson’s Concept of Complete Dentistry Series (SM) they have frequently expressed the need for a laboratory technician who understands the principles of occlusion with whom they can work to achieve their desired results. This course has been developed as a primer to address this need, for those Technicians wishing to practice complete dentistry. (Limited to 20 technicians)
Advanced Restorative Principles and Procedures: Hands-On Series
Hands-On, Covers major restorative cases
Dental Medicine Track
The published guidelines of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) state that oral devices are appropriate treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea and for those patients who fail other treatments such as CPAP therefore bringing sleep medicine into the realm of dentistry. This course is a timely review of relevant clinical topics and offers a comprehensive background in sleep medicine, oral appliance therapy and practice management and will allow attendees to begin to implement a dental sleep medicine component into daily practice. Click here for more information.
Occlusal Splint Therapy: Rationale, Indications, and Fabrication Workshop
This workshop will review basic concepts of anatomy, physiology and neuromuscular relationships that must be considered in the development of an individualized management plan of which splint therapy is a component. The instructors will discuss individualization of care, trouble shooting, scheduling, fee structures, and insurance codes (medical and dental) so participants will be able to effectively and profitably integrate splint therapy into clinical practice.
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Practice and Professional Growth: Hands-On Series
Hands-On Course for Dental Assistants