Mastering Functional Dentistry:
Ultimate Occlusion 1
Presented by: John Nosti, DMD, FAGD, FICOI, FACE & Mike Smith, DMD 
This 2 day hands on course is designed to be the most practical application of occlusion philosophies for every day dentistry, as well as cosmetic restorative
based program is designed to enable practitioners
to incorporate occlusal stability in their single tooth, quadrant and more complex dentistry. Eliminate common restorative failures by learning the following:
- Diagnostic chairside red flags to avoid failures and poor treatment choices
- Understand what determines occlusion, and when and why occlusal changes are required
- When to order additional diagnostics to determine appropriate treatment protocols
- When, why and how to deprogram patients to set up appropriate records
- Preparation design for functional and cosmetic cases, including veneers
- Ideal material selection, and cementation for specific cases
- Principles and techniques for successful equilibration
- Understand TMD classification.
- Successfully communicate occlusal disease to your
patients
- Determine the cause of “wear” including attrition,
erosion, and the cause of each.
- Understand Function vs Parafunction
- Hands on diagnostics and record taking: CR
recording, Facebow, MAP Study Model Analysis
Also presenting in Philadelphia, PA on Feb 8, 9 and Tempe, AZ on Nov 15, 16th
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Art of Digital Photography:
Techniques for Exquisite Clinical and Portrait Photographs
presented by Jason Olitsky, DMD, AAACD  This 2 day hands
on course includes workshops to implement the clinical intra oral skills necessary as
well as developing the fundamentals to include
photography as a vital part of your practice promotion. You will learn the following: Clinical Photography
- Ideal patient and photographer positioning
- Twin light vs Ring flash
- Standardized images
- Magnification ratios
- Retractor types and position
- Ideal mirror shapes
- Eliminate common clinical photography errors
Next level clinical photography
Marketing your pictures
Introduction to portrait photography
- Shooting with white and colored backgrounds
- Optimal communication during portrait shoots
- Portrait studio set up and camera settings
- Light discussions
- Hard vs soft lighting
- Light diffusers
Retouching
Lab Communication
Bonus Material includes:
- Tips to digital smile design with your images in
Keynote
- Case presentation with pictures
- Marketing ideas to revitalize your practice
- Shooting video testimonials
Also presenting in Chicago, IL October 18,19th
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