Heraeus Yankee seminars

SOUTH BEND, Indiana—Heraeus Kulzer, a leader in dental esthetics, has announced the sponsoring of four continuing education seminars at the Yankee Dental Congress 2012 in Boston, Mass.

The four seminars, each of which will be worth three CE credits, are:

• The Patient Care Coordinator
Jan. 26, 2012, 9 a.m. to- noon.
Speaker: Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
This lecture is for the dental team that is ready to learn about new procedures and materials that can enhance the level of care, and new communication techniques that will help better connect with patients. Specific learning objectives include: the 12 steps to a beautiful smile, the use of digital photography for co-diagnosis and practice growth, scheduling tips to enhance productivity and production, new ideas for internal and external marketing, and managing the dental team to create synergy and exceed goals.

• Snap-On Trial Smile: Designing and Creating a Composite Shell
Jan. 26, 2012, 1 to 4 p.m.
Speakers: Lee Ann Brady, DMD, and Gary DeWood, DDS

This hands-on course takes a step-by-step approach to esthetic treatment planning to design and create a finished composite snap-on “trial smile.” Created on a model, the composite shell incorporates proposed incisal edge and gingival positions. Finished and polished for exquisite esthetics, the shell can be snapped over the patient’s teeth so he or she can show friends and family as well as the specialist, who can use it as a surgical guide for esthetic perio alterations. Specific learning objectives include: step-by-step esthetic design, creating a composite snap-on trial smile, and using a composite snap-on smile in clinical practice.

• New Clinical Product Solutions for Your Practice
Two options: Jan. 26, 2012, 2 to 5 p.m., and Jan. 27, 2012, 9:00 am – noon.
Speaker: Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA

This hands-on course should appeal to dental team members who desire up-to-date information on the latest esthetic materials and their applications. Specific learning objectives include: comparing alginate to polyvinyl, bite registrations and polishing pastes, discussing direct and indirect composite, flowables, and bonding adhesives, practicing with provisional cements, ionomers and resins, bleaching systems, varnishes, and fluoride, and exercising clinical use of several materials including impression materials, bite records, flowables and cements, fluorides, prophy paste, sealants and varnishes.

• The Anterior Bite Plane: Fabricate an Appliance Quickly and Easily
Jan. 27, 2012, 1 to 4 p.m.
Speakers: Lee Ann Brady, DMD, and Gary DeWood, DDS

This course will give participants the opportunity to fabricate an anterior bite plane appliance. Participants must bring an upper model and a lower model and will leave with an anterior bite plane appliance. This exercise will give participants the ability to build anterior bite planes for patients. Specific learning objectives include: using in-office application of appliance base, building the anterior stop and bonding it in, and adjusting the appliance for freedom of movement.

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“We are very pleased and excited to be able to expose dental teams to cutting-edge materials and techniques through these four courses,” said Sonny Serreno, Heraeus’ director of scientific and clinical affairs. “We are confident that attendees will find these courses to be not only educational but highly stimulating as well.”

For more information, call (800) 431-1785 or visit www.heraeusdentalusa.com.

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