Introduction
Patient demand for optimal esthetic restorations is becoming the standard. Gaining control of esthetic results within your office will both improve patient satisfaction and improve the bottom line.
How many times do you have to return a ceramic crown to the lab for an esthetic modification? How much does that extra appointment cost? To achieve optimal esthetic results with ceramic restorations like the labs do, you need to master extrinsic ceramic staining materials and techniques. This course will show you how easy it is and you will wonder why you haven’t done it years sooner.
Learn how to gain esthetic control in your practice, improve your esthetic results, impress your patients, get more referrals, and have more fun.
Topics
- Understanding light and color, color perception, shade selection, and color mapping
- Additive and subtractive color systems (how to control light and perception)
- Extrinsic ceramic staining techniques for ceramometal, conventional ceramics,
- Core and pressed ceramics
- Shade modification, translucency alteration, maverick colors and special characteristics
- Custom shade guides, laboratory communications
- Staining techniques: hue modification, value modification, characterizations, special esthetic modifications, high temperature VS low temperature staining
- Low temperature techniques for veneers and all ceramic restorations
- Integrating ceramic staining into your practice in a time and cost affective way (staff delegation)
- Hands-on: color modification and staining techniques
Faculty
Bruce J. Crispin, DDS MS, received a DDS in 1972 and an MS in 1975 (Fixed Prosthodontics) from the University of Michigan. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics, Professor emeritus from UCLA and an alumni member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon. He founded the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry as well as "Esthetic Professionals", an educational, patient care, and laboratory facility in Tarzana, CA.
Dr. Crispin has published over 45 research and professional publications including the textbook "Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry: Practice Fundamentals". He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally for the past 30 years.
The focus and scope of Dr. Crispin’s practice is on Esthetic Restorative Dentistry and Conservative Treatments to Reconstructions and Implants. His esthetic hands-on programs are in great demand and have widely imbued great value to the dental practitioner.
Tuition
$495.00 for Dentist. Additional dentist 25% discount
$350.00 for Non-dentist staff. 25% discount for staff attending with dentist
To register
Click here to download the registration form. This form is available in PDF format and is best viewed with the latest, free Adobe Acrobat Reader program.
Registration form submitted to Esthetic Professionals must be clear, legible, and on good quality 8.5-inch by 11-inch white paper.
If you have difficulty downloading or printing the registration form, you may also request it by mail or by phone (877) EP4-DDS1 (374-3371).
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be submitted in writing, signed, and are dated when received at EP. If cancellations are made 30-60 days before the start of the program, 25% of the total tuition must still be paid.100% of the total tuition is transferable to another program for one year with no penalties. If cancellations are made 0-30 days before the start of the program, 50% of the total tuition must still be paid.75% of the total tuition is transferable to another program for one year. If cancellations are made after the start of the program, 100% of the total tuition must still be paid.50% of the total tuition is transferable to another program for one year. Esthetic Professionals reserves the right to cancel any program seven days prior to the starting date. 100% refunds will be given or transferred to another program.
Date
April 29, 2011 - 8 CE and AGD Credits
"An individual course which displays the AACD Recommended Private Education Course logo has a curriculum recommended by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. It may prove helpful in gaining knowledge necessary for the Academy's Accreditation credential. Successful completion of this course does not guarantee Accreditation. Additional information about the Accreditation credentialing process is available by contacting the AACD at 800-543-9220 or www.aacd.com."