Treatment Planning and Functional Esthetic Excellence

The Dawson Academy wants dentists and specialists to establish a step-by-step process for treatment planning any restorative case, from the simplest to the most complex. The Academy is excited to announce a new course focused on teaching students how to integrate a comprehensive treatment planning process into their practice.

 
A new two-and-a-half-day hands-on course, Treatment Planning Functional Esthetic Excellence, will be given by John Cranham, DDS, and Glenn DuPont, DDS, and will take place at the following dates and locations:
September 8-10, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Center, Chesapeake, VA
September 18-20, 2008
The Dawson Academy, St. Petersburg, FL
October 1-3, 2008
The Dawson Academy, St. Petersburg, FL
October 22-24, 2008
The Dawson Academy, St. Petersburg, FL
November 13-15, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Center, Chesapeake, VA
November 20-22, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Center, Chesapeake, VA
 
This hands-on course is part of The Dawson Academy’s Core Curriculum and is limited to 20 dentists and/or specialists.  The fee is $3,400 per student, and each student will receive 20 continuing education credits after completing the course.  Prior to taking this course, it’s strongly recommended that students take The Academy’s Functional Occlusion: From TMJ to Smile Design or Achieving Predictable Esthetic Results lecture.
 

About the Hands-on Course

This hands-on course provides the participant with a programmed approach to diagnosis and treatment planning.  Using the standardized records taught in the lecture course, Functional Occlusion: From TMJ to Smile Design, each dentist will learn how to visualize optimum dentistry – from an esthetic, functional, biological and structural perspective.  Special emphasis will be placed on the four options of treatment (reshaping, repositioning, restoring and surgical correction), so that the correct option(s) are chosen for each patient.  Additionally, each student will learn how to segment large treatment plans, so that patients with financial issues can receive optimum care over time.  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.

For more information about the classes, dates, locations, prices and continuing education credits, please click here.

 
About The Dawson Academy’s Core Curriculum

Students finishing The Dawson Academy Core Curriculum will have a complete understanding of the optimum oral health and dysfunction of each part of the masticatory system as well as the supporting structures.  Additionally, students will have a profound understanding of contemporary esthetic procedures providing their patients with beautiful, functionally correct dentistry.  Treatment decisions will be based upon a standardized comprehensive examination.  Through a programmed approach to treatment planning, graduates of the core curriculum will know when reshaping, repositioning, restorative and/or orthognathic surgery is the correct option.
 
About Glenn E. DuPont, DDS
Dr. DuPont graduated from Emory University School of Dentistry in 1979 and joined the practice of Drs. Pete Dawson and Reuben “Pete” Roach in St. Petersburg, Florida.  This association provided Dr. DuPont the unique opportunity of working side-by-side with Dr. Dawson completing difficult restorative cases and developing innovative teaching techniques.  Dr. DuPont is a founding member of the Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study and an adjunct faculty member of University of Florida College of Dentistry.  He is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Equilibration Society.  He is also past president of the Florida Academy of Dental Practice Administration.  Dr. DuPont has lectured both nationally and internationally since 1980.
 
About John C. Cranham, DDS
Dr. Cranham has a private practice in Chesapeake, Virginia focused on solving complex esthetic and functional problems.  An honors graduate of the Medical College of Virginia in 1988, Dr. Cranham maintains a strong relationship with his alma mater serving as an associate clinical professor.  Dr. Cranham is an internationally recognized speaker on the Esthetic Principles of Smile Design, Contemporary Occlusal Concepts, Laboratory Communication, and Happiness and Fulfillment in Dentistry as well as the founder of Cranham Dental Seminars.  An author of numerous articles, Dr. Cranham has taught more than 650 days of continuing education throughout the world.  Dr. Cranham has a strong commitment to developing sound educational programs that exceed the needs of today’s dental professional.