Daniel Ward, DDS
Courses Offered
Systematically Achieving Success Using the Latest Materials & Techniques: Cutting Edge Updates
With so many materials and techniques available, it’s difficult to know which to use. After all, we’ve all been burned trying new materials only to find there are problems later. Adhesives and restorative materials have evolved. Bioactive materials are the latest buzz. As our population continues to age, these cutting edge materials can help them keep their teeth and health. Dentists need to be updated to understand the latest materials and techniques. We must understand and simplify our standard care while incorporating new useful and exciting technology. No "one size fits all" material exists, so dentists must be familiar with a plethora of products. Learn how to use the newest techniques with confidence. This course is from an active practitioner for busy dentists.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Select and use the latest bonding agents, composites and bioactive restorative materials Utilize long-term provisional materials to help patients keep their own teeth during these challenging timesTreat patients with age-appropriate materialsRecognize ways to treat patients with minimally invasive, conservative methodsSelect and use the latest all-ceramic crownsUnderstand proportional smile design concepts which formulate smiles that fit patients’ faces
Presentation: Full Day
Presentation: Full Day
Breathe New Life Into Your Restorations: Incorporating Minimally Invasive and Bioactive Materials Into Your Practice
With patients often living well into their 80’s and 90’s, we must preserve as much tooth structure for the future as possible. Less invasive methods of preserving tooth structure have become the new normal in restorative care. Xerostomia is a problem with patients who take ever-increasing medications, so remineralizing bioactive materials are invaluable. Calcium and fluoride releasing resins bond to tooth structure and create an alkaline environment promoting tooth vitality. Glass Ionomers can serve as a therapeutic restorative material, reducing post-operative sensitivity and recurrent decay. New pulp capping materials give alternative conservative solutions. Universal bonding agents improve the bonding process, providing effective and comfortable restorations. Universal composites with optimized nano-filler particles decrease wear, polymerization shrinkage stress, and optimize optical qualities with fewer shades. This course is an excellent way to update your skills using timely restorative materials.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Presentation: Full-Day, Half-Day
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Preserve valuable tooth structure for a lifetime
- Effectively treat our aging population
- Incorporate bioactive restorative materials
- Select the most effective universal bonding agents
- Choose simplified universal composites
Presentation: Full-Day, Half-Day
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Choosing the Optimal All-Ceramic Crowns
All-ceramic crowns have become the most utilized indirect restoration technique for many reasons, including better esthetics, improved laboratory workflow, and increased patient acceptance. Dentists and lab technicians must understand the different all-ceramic materials available and their characteristics to select the optimal choice for each individual case. Many factors must be considered including strength, esthetic expectations, occlusion, color of the underlying tooth structure, periodontal biotype, cementation, and cooperation of the patient. The underlying core or post is important to properly support the crown. Minimally invasive post and core techniques have been developed to allow conservation of tooth structure and reduce the occurrence of root fractures. Bioactive cores can reduce the effects of recurrent decay, decrease sensitivity and provide a stable bond to tooth structure. Dual-curing resin build-ups allow bulk placement, reduce polymerization shrinkage stress, and ensure polymerization throughout the core. Fiber-containing resin build-ups reduce fractures and increase strength. Proper cementation is paramount. Conventional cementation or different modes of bonding are case specific according to the ceramic, the preparation, the occlusion, and the patient. Learn how to make these important choices and how to communicate with your patient. Apply smile design concepts to your discussions, and feel confident using these wonderful new ceramics.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Program: Half-Day
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the uses and indications for the different all-ceramic crowns
- Use effective core buildups and conservative post and cores
- Select the best cement for each all-ceramic crown situation
- Communicate effectively with your patients when making treatment decisions
- Apply proportional and personality concepts to your smile design
Program: Half-Day
Have I Got SOMETHING to SHOW YOU! Communicating with Digital Dental Photography
Seeing is believing! Effective communication involves visualization so the patients can fully understand their condition. Showing patients up close what we see as dentists improves case acceptance and understanding of treatment. Photographs are vital when communicating with specialists and laboratories. Pictures can save lives when used to better visualize suspicious areas in the mouth. Medical/legal situations mandate that the patient’s original situation is preserved. Let your pictures do the talking and allow patients to make the best treatment decisions.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Program: Half-Day
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the many applications of digital photography in the dental office
- Understand basic digital photographic principles to properly set up a camera
- Select and purchase an appropriate digital camera
- Utilize outsourced dental imaging programs
- Take a simplified series of pictures
Program: Half-Day
Get Your Hands on This: Digital Dental Photography Workshop
Patients have to see it to believe it. Taking pictures and immediately viewing them chair-side are powerful communication tools. Photographs are invaluable in smile analysis and design. Cameras specifically designed or calibrated for dentistry are a must for achieving professional results. Recently introduced digital dental cameras can simplify the process and allow all members of the dental team to easily use them. Traditional SLR digital cameras can create stunning images but must be specially calibrated. Learn how to set up and use a digital camera to take a complete series of dental photographs. This course is for all audiences, from beginners to experienced photographers. If you have wanted to learn how to incorporate digital dental photography into your practice, this course is for you. Participants will practice taking photographs with several different digital cameras. Cameras may be brought to the course, but cameras will be provided for the hands-on sessions.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate the many applications of digital photography in the dental office
- Understand basic digital photographic principles to properly setup a camera
- Select and purchase a suitable dental camera with confidence
- Utilize standardized dental views
- Take a full series of high-quality pictures
Presentation: Full-Day or Half-Day
(This course is an expanded version of Have I Got Something with a hands-on portion)
Do Your Smiles Measure Up? Introduction to Proportional and Personality Smile Design
Smiles should be designed to match the face and personality of the patient. Creating a beautiful smile requires analysis, patient communication, planning and precise execution. The desired appearance should be shown to the patient prior to beginning active treatment. This course will improve your ability to predictably create outstanding smiles and happy patients.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Use digital dental photography to evaluate a smile
- Understand the key proportions to create smiles pleasing to the patient
- Create a smile design that matches the personality of the patient
- Fabricate provisional restorations that simulate the proposed result for evaluation
- Avoid unhappy patients and re-treatments
Let's Be Direct: Selecting Materials and Techniques to Achieve Comfortable, Long-Lasting Restorations
Patients are demanding esthetic results which can be difficult, unpredictable, and frustrating to achieve. No one size fits all material exists. Learn how to select and use the appropriate materials to use in different situations. Understand how to significantly reduce sensitive restorations. This course will increase your confidence placing esthetic, comfortable and long-lasting tooth-colored restorations.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
Presentation: Half day lecture
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Understand how to select and effectively use the latest bonding agents and composites
- Learn how to significantly reduce post-operative sensitivity
- Be acquainted with the latest bioactive restorative materials
Presentation: Half day lecture
Let's Be Direct: Placing Esthetic Restorations
Dentists spend a significant part of their day preparing and restoring teeth with esthetic direct restorations. Attention to detail is paramount since recurrent decay shortens the life of many composite restorations. Practice placing Class II and Class V restorations which are esthetic and predictable. Learn how to place layered esthetic anterior restorations. This course will increase your confidence in routinely placing esthetic, comfortable and long-lasting tooth-colored restorations.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
Presentation: Half day hands-on
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Practice placing Class V bioactive restorations
- Develop techniques for predictably placing Class II tooth-colored restorations
- Practice placing layered natural looking restorations
Presentation: Half day hands-on
Drilling Down - Best Practices for Moving From Basic to Superior Composites and Crowns
Bioactive, universal, hybrid, nano-technology, bulk-fill and monolithic are all terms being thrown out to describe the latest direct restorative materials. But what do they mean? Do they really work? And how do they simplify and improve treatment? Understand the scientific as well as clinical advances of these new materials beyond all the hype. With the dramatic shift away from metal supported to all-ceramic crowns, confusion exists in selecting the ideal ceramic to use. Should you use monolithic or layered, pressable or milled, cementable or bonded? Many factors need to be considered including strength, translucency, esthetic expectations and ease of cementation. Patient communication is vital. Learn how to select the best crown for each individual situation and perform proper cementation/bonding protocols.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Understand how to select and use the latest universal bonding agents, new generation nano-hybrid, spherical and bulk-fill composites and self-healing bioactive restorative materials
- Be able to treat patients with minimally invasive, age-appropriate materials
- Understand the different types of all-ceramic crowns
- Learn how to select, prepare and cement/bond all-ceramic restorations
Back to Basics: Restoring Our Patients to Health in These Challenging Times
Challenging times require drastic measures. With all the stress and turmoil today, patients are grinding, clenching, and breaking teeth more than ever. Yet many of our patients are not working and have limited finances or are concerned about their retirement plans and their future. As caring healthcare providers, we must develop strategies to help our patients keep their teeth during these uncertain times. Direct restorations may be a critical key to preserving the integrity of our patients' oral health. Current treatments may need to become less ideal and more practical. Discover how to create long-term interim restorations. Develop your techniques to improve the lifetime of your restorations. The time is now to train yourself and your staff to use these vital ways to keep your patients comfortable and smiling.
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Know how to place ideal Class II composite restorations that are comfortable and create good gingival health
- Discover how to place long-term interim restorations
- Improve placement of esthetic layered restorations
- Expand use of direct pulp caps in appropriate situations
- Be empowered to take charge of helping their patients keep their teeth during these challenging times
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