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Events & Classes

Events & Classes

Upcoming Events

Creative Edge: Getting the Most from Your Articulator (co-sponsored by BEGO)

Date:02/24/2012
Description:Location: Columbus A, Lobby Level

The information packed lecture discusses all aspects of achieving accurate, predictable and consistent occlusion and function for your cases. Al Fillastre, CDT, covers everything from model work, proper utilization of bites and mounting to model equilibraton, esthetic controls, adjusting and more!

Address:Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago, IL

Pressing Matters from Start to Finish

Date:02/24/2012
Description:Location: Hospitality Suite 930, 9th Floor

Lean principles guarantee you successful, predictable and consistent pressing. Bernie Jaroslow and Bob Long discuss how having the right material and the right equipment available at the right time, in the right condition is essential to successful pressing. They also explore the importance of the preparatory through post-pressing processes and the equipment necessary to assure the highest value pressing possible.

Pre-registration required

Approved for 2 Scientific CDT credits

Address:Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago, IL

Creative Edge Symposium

Date:02/24/2012
Description:Location: Columbus B, Lobby Level

For this years Creative Edge Symposium, Bego USA, Preat & Whip Mix team up to offer technicians one-on-one technical advice that exceeds what you can get on the exhibit floor.

The symposium offers two ways to learn and explore: demonstrations, technical assistance and networking with the companies’ representatives, as well as three CDT-approved courses offered throughout the day on fixed, removable and implant cases.

Address:Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago, IL

Applied Concepts of Lean Manufacturing in the Dental Laboratory: The Model Room

Date:02/24/2012
Description:Location: Hospitality Suite 930, 9th Floor

Lean Manufacturing and its concepts and princiles are vital step in improving and re-energizing the future of the dental laboratory as we compete in a global economy. Craig Pickett, CDT, discusses Lean principles, how they relate to current and common issues in the laboratory and help both large and small lab owners identify areas of improvement.

As a practical application and place to begin, the course addresses common areas in the model room and how to improve the work throughout the department and ultimately the entire laboratory. Come prepared to re-think how you have worked in the past and how you will organize for the future.

Pre-registration required

Address:Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago, IL

Pressing Matters – From Start to Finish

Whip Mix Webinar

Date:02/28/2012
Description:Location: Hospitality Suite 930, 9th Floor

Lean principles guarantee the dental lab successful, predicable, and consistent pressing. The importance of having the right material and the right equipment available, at the right time, in the right condition, is essential to successful pressing.

This program will explore the importance of the preparatory through post-pressing processes and the necessary equipment to assure the highest value pressing possible.

Pre-Registration required

Approved for 2 Scientific CDT Credits

Diagnosis & Treament Planning for Orthognathic Surgery

Date:03/08/2012 – 03/10/2012
Description:This course is designed for oral/maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists who provide surgical orthodontic treatment. Surgeons and orthodontists often attend as a team.

Successful orthognathic treatment outcomes depend on refined coordination of responsibilities between the surgeon and orthodontist regarding accurate diagnoses, attainable and defendable treatment goals and orthodontic strategies to prepare the patient for surgery. This Couse teaches how to achieve these objectives.

The Six Elements of Orofacial Harmony, a diagnostic and treatment philosophy developed by Dr. Larry Andrews serves as a foundation for the information presented.

Address:1514 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA

Intention Based Orthotic Therapy: A logical approach to treament success

Whip Mix Webinar

Date:03/20/2012
Description: Night guards…Bite guards-which is the ‘right’ guard? With more appliances flooding the market & trade magazines every day, how do we know which is the best for our patients? Which patients actually need this therapy? How do we keep out of trouble and what do we need to look out for in orthotic therapy?

  • Diagnosing concern, consequence and need…the keys to treatment acceptance
  • Appliance selection based on the PATIENT’s needs…not last week’s course
  • A protocol for documentation, follow-through…and CYA
  • Implementing a continuing to care program for your orthotic patients

    • In this webinar, we will discuss “intention Based Orthotic Therapy” that will allow practitioners to progress through a logical sequence of treatment decisions, appliance selection and follow up care.

    The Four Faces of Orthognathic Surgery

    Date:04/12/2012 – 04/13/2012
    Description:Course attendees will learn what is required of the orthodontist and surgeon to attain the planned surgical goals. A thorough didactic presentation will be combined with extensive hands on instruction utilizing mannequin type demos of various dentofacial deformities. Attendees will clearly recognize common pitfalls to avoid and the many innovative techniques used in the Four Faces method.
    Address:1514 Lincoln Way White Oak, PA

    Choices in Dental Stone and Plaster: Which do I use when?

    Whip Mix Webinar

    Date:04/17/2012
    Description:With all of the choices and types of Dental Stone and Plaster, it can be difficult to choose the appropriate material for the specific application.

    In this webinar we will discuss the descriptive types (I-V) of stone, their properties, their applications, and combinations with impression materials.

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    Anterior Bite Plane Appliances: Using them for diagnosis and treatment

    Whip Mix Webinar

    Date:01/30/2012
    Description:Often our patients present with symptomatic joints or muscles needing a treatment to help them become pain free and restore them to full function. Other patients are not symptomatic, but have signs of occlusal disease that we need to resolve before we proceed with restorative care. Both of these clinical scenarios can be the ideal time to utilize an anterior bite plane appliance.

    In this webinar we will discuss the science behind how anterior bite planes work, when they are your best choice clinically, and quick and easy fabrication techniques.

    NBC Approved for 1 Scientific Credit