Workshop Courses Can Now be Taken as a

Series or Individually

The workshop courses teach the practical skills necessary to support the Systematic Treatment Evaluation Protocol - STEP used for planning in Restorative & Esthetic Dentistry. All three workshops are hands-on small-group sessions taught in our education center and offices. 

Practical Occlusion

In this workshop we'll teach you mutally protected occlusion - what it means, why it's important and when and how to attain it.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• Basic anatomy of the tempromandibular joint (TMJ)
• Muscle physiology of the TMJ
• How to examine the TMJ and muscles of mastication
• How to load test tempromandibular joint (TMJ)
• How to differentiate between occluso-muscular pain and joint paint when load testing the TMJ
• When it is safe to restore a patient’s mouth or change vertical dimension
• How to fabricate accurate study casts
• How to take a facebow; why and when it is important
• How to take an accurate bite registration
• Signs and symptoms of a pathologic occlusion
• When to use centric relation
• How to fabricate a bite appliance—full coverage vs. partial coverage

New Patient Exam & Photography

Evaluating occlusion and occlusal problems will be an integral part of the new patient examination. During this workshop you will practice using your camera, intra-oral mirrors and retractors to capture valuable digital images of your patients. You will learn how to use photography to predictably analyze facial and dental esthetics.

To maximize your learning from this workshop, you will need a 35mm SLR digital camera with a macro lens and flash. If you do not have already have this equipment, contact us after you register and we can send you recommendations.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• "Setting the stage" for the new patient examination--your staff, your office, you
• How to perform a comprehensive new patient examination
• How to transition existing patients in your practice to new comprehensive care patients
• Co-discovery—letting the patient take ownership of their problems as you examine them
• The photographs necessary for a complete photographic series
• The rationale and technique for taking photographs for diagnostic purposes
• Camera settings and techniques for checking the image quality on the camera

PowerPoint & Case Presentation

During this workshop you will learn how to use PowerPoint as a tool to improve communication with patients, specialists and labs and increase patient case acceptance. The process for developing the treatment plan will be reviewed and applied in this workshop.

To maximize your learning from this workshop, please bring a laptop computer with PowerPoint 2010.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• How to download photos from your camera and batch-load them into PowerPoint
• How to crop, expand and manipulate photos in PowerPoint to effectively communicate with patients and laboratory technicians
• How to develop an esthetic treatment plan using tools on PowerPoint
• When and how to perform a diagnostic wax-up once the esthetic treatment plan is approved
• Skills to talk with patients effectively about their treatment in a way that is completely non-threatening
• To apply the principles learned in the Treatment Planning Comprehensive Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry Seminar for any patient and any type of case

For More Information

Please call 410-956-0568 or email us at info@chesapeakedentaleducation.com to learn more about our offerings, availability and locations.

To register online, please complete our online registration form. We will contact you within two business days to complete the registration process.