Dr. Stephen Wagner
Prosthodontist
Albuquerque, NM
Lecture Topics
- Prosthodontics
- Digital Dentures
- Implant Overdentures
About Dr. Wagner
Dr. Stephen Wagner is a Clinical Professor at the Woody Hunt School of Dental Medicine at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and a Fellow of the Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics, the American College of Prosthodontists, and the Academy of Prosthodontics. He is currently in his 47th year of private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dr. Wagner earned his dental degree from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1975 and completed his prosthodontic training at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, in 1978. He serves on the Review Board of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants and is the Editor of the American College of Prosthodontists’ Board Study Guide. He also serves as Chief Clinical Officer for Global Dental Science and is a recipient of the American College of Prosthodontists Private Practice Award.
His dental photography has been featured by the New York Times, ABC News, The Discovery Channel, Newsweek, medical and dental textbooks, and the American Dental Association, including the Journal of the American Dental Association, ADA educational pamphlets, and the ADA website.
Dr. Wagner’s clinical and investigative interests focus on work simplification in removable and maxillofacial prosthodontics, as well as the fabrication and clinical use of digitally fabricated removable prostheses. A dedicated student of complete dentures, he has been at the forefront of the transition from analog to digital denture fabrication. He holds patents in the field and maintains a website offering products developed through his ongoing research, clinical experience, and product development.
Dr. Wagner earned his dental degree from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1975 and completed his prosthodontic training at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, in 1978. He serves on the Review Board of the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants and is the Editor of the American College of Prosthodontists’ Board Study Guide. He also serves as Chief Clinical Officer for Global Dental Science and is a recipient of the American College of Prosthodontists Private Practice Award.
His dental photography has been featured by the New York Times, ABC News, The Discovery Channel, Newsweek, medical and dental textbooks, and the American Dental Association, including the Journal of the American Dental Association, ADA educational pamphlets, and the ADA website.
Dr. Wagner’s clinical and investigative interests focus on work simplification in removable and maxillofacial prosthodontics, as well as the fabrication and clinical use of digitally fabricated removable prostheses. A dedicated student of complete dentures, he has been at the forefront of the transition from analog to digital denture fabrication. He holds patents in the field and maintains a website offering products developed through his ongoing research, clinical experience, and product development.
Honors and Achievements
Discover Dr. Wagner's Latest Courses
The Modern Digital Denture: 100 Concepts and Techniques That Every Denture Maker Should Know NEW!
A comprehensive lecture on the complete-denture workflow rebuilt around digital fabrication. Covers diagnosis, three-appointment records, milled and printed bases, and a clinical remount sequence that delivers predictably-fitting prostheses without the polymerization-induced error of conventional fabrication.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Diagnose and treatment plan the edentulous patient using ACP PDI principles.
- Apply digital impression and records workflows that compress the clinical sequence to three appointments.
- Implement a high-quality digital denture service in a contemporary general or specialty practice.
Format:
Lecture; lecture-with-hands-on workshop
Length:
Available as 1-hour, 2-hour, half-day, or full-day program
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, dental technicians, denturists; appropriate for staff at clinical-overview level
Lecture; lecture-with-hands-on workshop
Length:
Available as 1-hour, 2-hour, half-day, or full-day program
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, dental technicians, denturists; appropriate for staff at clinical-overview level
The Nuts and Bolts of Implant-Based Removable Dentures NEW!
A practical course on the diagnosis, surgical planning, and prosthetic execution of implant-retained overdentures. Centered on the McGill consensus standard of care for the edentulous mandible, with maxillary applications and attachment-system selection.
Learning Objectives:
Format:
Lecture; full-day program available with hands-on attachment workshop
Length:
1-hour, 2-hour, half-day, or full-day
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, oral surgeons, and dental technicians
Learning Objectives:
- Identify candidates for implant-retained overdentures from a general-practice patient base.
- Plan implant position and attachment selection with the prosthodontic outcome in mind.
- Manage the long-term maintenance and component replacement that implant-retained removables require.
Format:
Lecture; full-day program available with hands-on attachment workshop
Length:
1-hour, 2-hour, half-day, or full-day
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, oral surgeons, and dental technicians
Impression Making for the Modern Complete Denture NEW!
A focused clinical course on impression technique - selective-pressure, mucostatic, functional, and digital - matched to ridge anatomy and tissue character. Includes management of flabby ridges, severely resorbed mandibles, and the buccal-shelf-as-primary-support concept.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Match impression technique to ridge anatomy and tissue compressibility.
- Capture functional borders that the muscular envelope can live with.
- Recognize when conventional, scanned, or hybrid impression strategies fit the case.
Format:
Lecture or lecture with hands-on tray-design workshop
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour lecture; often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, dental technicians, and denturists
Lecture or lecture with hands-on tray-design workshop
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour lecture; often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, dental technicians, and denturists
Records and Occlusion in Complete Denture Therapy NEW!
Centric relation, occlusal vertical dimension, occlusal plane orientation, and occlusal-scheme selection (balanced, lingualized, monoplane). Addresses the records appointment as the highest-leverage visit in the case.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objectives:
- Establish OVD using triangulated phonetic, esthetic, and tactile tests.
- Capture a reproducible centric relation record using bilateral manipulation, anterior deprogrammers, or gothic arch tracing.
- Select an occlusal scheme matched to coordination, ridge support, and patient findings.
Format:
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, and dental laboratory technicians
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, and dental laboratory technicians
Esthetic Tooth Arrangement: Making Dentures Look Like the Patient NEW!
Frush and Fisher's dentogenic framework applied to modern denture esthetics. Covers tooth-mold selection, individualization, midline, smile line, buccal corridor, negative space, and gingival contours.
Learning Objectives:
Format:
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, and dental laboratory technicians
Learning Objectives:
- Match tooth shape, size, and shade to face form, age, and the patient's pre-extraction reference.
- Design intentional asymmetry and individualization that read as natural.
- Communicate esthetic specifications precisely to the laboratory.
Format:
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, and dental laboratory technicians
The Edentulous Patient: Diagnosis, PDI, and Treatment Planning NEW!
A diagnostic foundation course covering structured patient interview, intraoral examination, the ACP Prosthodontic Diagnostic Index, and treatment plan documentation. Emphasizes the patient who should not be treated as well as the patient who should.
Learning Objectives:
Format:
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, residents, and dental students
Learning Objectives:
- Conduct a structured initial interview that captures patient-stated goals and refractory flags.
- Apply the PDI to stratify case complexity and guide referral decisions.
- Write a treatment plan that becomes the medico-legal foundation of the case.
Format:
Lecture
Length:
1-hour or 2-hour, often combined with other lectures
Audience:
General dentists, prosthodontists, residents, and dental students
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