Registration Information
* Online Course with 12-month access
Cost: $999 for 12 month access.
Instructor: Dr. Leonard Hess & Dr. John Cranham
Target Audience: General Dentists, Specialists, Lab Technicians
About the course:
Discover why dentistry fails in the seminar that’s changed the way thousands of clinicians solve complex problems.
Dentists have no choice but to be exceptional problem solvers to predictably help their patients. The root cause of worn teeth, fractured/cracked teeth, sore muscles, TMJ issues, and more is most often the occlusion, yet it is sadly misunderstood or overlooked by the vast majority of dental practitioners. Do you want to be a dentist that eliminates failures, increases confidence, and boosts productivity?
The cornerstone of The Dawson Academy philosophy is a comprehensive understanding of how the TM joints, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another. Since 1979, The Dawson Academy has been setting the bar to help dentists understand this intersection of function and esthetics.
As Dr. Dawson said, the latest trends, techniques, and materials without a basic understanding of occlusal principles only allow bad dentistry to be practiced faster. The Dawson principles remain the foundation of complete, quality care dentistry. True long term success, otherwise known as predictability, in restorative care is the merger of esthetic, functional, and phonetic parameters. There is nothing more valuable than being in a position to confidently diagnose and treatment plan all the components of the stomatognathic system.
You will recognize untapped reservoirs of work needing to be performed on your existing patients as you learn the signs of occlusal instability which precede symptoms. Examples will be presented for both analog and digital workflows. This course will give you an insight and understanding that will change not only how you practice, but your enjoyment of practice as well.
Get ready to experience greater levels of predictability and profitability with our new and improved course, Functional Occlusion – An Introduction to Problem Solving. Join the thousands of practitioners who have learned how to make dentistry fun and rewarding along our proven path to success.
What you will learn:
Identify the 10 factors critical to a stable occlusion resulting in the long-term success of general and cosmetic cases
Explain how to identify, prior to treatment, which patients pose a risk of future instability
Determine tooth positioning for orthodontics, veneers, crowns, or implant-supported restorations
Understand how-to eliminate porcelain chips and breakage
Utilize checklists for functional-esthetic analysis and treatment planning
Employ diagnostic records for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment planning
Define a thorough examination process and how to implement in practice
Recognize how occlusion saves time, increases profitability, and reduces stress
How-to design a stable, minimal stress occlusion on teeth or implants
Summarize why predictable patient outcomes result from a stable occlusion and how to identify, in advance of treatment, which patients present a high risk
Plan to choose the best treatment options (reshape, orthodontics, restorative, orthognathic) to solve any occlusal/esthetic problem