Course Title: Maximizing Clinical Outcomes for Your Patient Population – Providing State of the Art Care…with Sound Diagnosis, Prevention Strategies, and Restorative Treatment
Speaker: Dr. Marc Geissberger, DDS
Speaker Bio: Dr. Marc Geissberger taught at University of the Pacific for 30 years and served as department chair of Integrated Reconstructive Dental Sciences for 15 years. He ran Pacific’s prestigious complex and esthetic rehabilitation program. He is a fellow of the American Dental Education Association’s leadership institute, researcher, as well as a published author in the areas of dental materials, contemporary fixed prosthodontics, and esthetic dentistry. He has lectured nationally and internationally in the areas of adhesive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, photography, ceramic, fixed prosthodontics and treatment planning. Dr. Geissberger serves as a consultant for many dental materials companies and helps guide product development. During his 30 years in academia he has maintained a private practice geared toward restorative dentistry with his brother and fellow Pacific alum Dr. Jeffrey Geissberger. He believes his continual involvement in providing patient care as well as a role in academia has given him a unique balance that allows him to blend the best of both worlds.
Course Description: This fast paced, informative session will introduce the participants to several new philosophies, materials and techniques in preventive and restorative dentistry designed to simply clinical practice and yield predictable clinical outcomes and problem free restorations. Various clinical tips and techniques will be introduced designed to eliminate common problems associated with routine clinical procedures. The will include: diagnosing and managing caries, periodontal disease and occlusion, creating perfect Class II restorations, mastering flawless crown and bridge impressions, enhancing esthetics in anterior direct bonding cases and proper adhesion and curing protocols. Additionally, this course will cover the latest development in all porcelains, cements, impression materials and CAD/CAM technology and elucidate their influences on the modern practice of dentistry.
- Learn to enhance their disease management strategies
- Understand the steps involved in creating the perfect Class II composite restoration
- Master appropriate bonding and curing protocols.
- Learn predictable techniques designed to capture flawless impressions the first time they are attempted
- Review appropriate layering techniques to enhance esthetics of anterior bonding cases
- Gain knowledge of modern ceramic materials and understand limitations and strengths of each type of material
- Develop a better understanding of the indications and contraindications of each material
- Improve their understanding of the plethora of modern cements and which clinical situations are indicated for their use
- Navigate the technological advances in CAD/CAM Dentistry and figure out which systems may be most appropriate for their practices
- Learn predictable techniques designed to capture flawless impressions the first time they are attempted
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