Calendar 
Seminars & Clinics
Listings under each sponsor are in alphabetical order by course title
BEGO USA
All courses taught by Martin Schmid, CDT, and are held at BEGO’s laboratory in Lincoln, RI.
800-342-2346
www.begousa.com
Advanced Porcelain offers hands-on techniques for layering porcelain to achieve natural restorations in the anterior and posterior areas. July 23-24. 16 CE credits.
BeCe Press. Learn how waxing and pressing to full contour can create excellent results, save time and increase profits. May 7-8, July 9-10 and Sept. 10-11. 16 CE credits.
Master's Course. An intensive course for the advanced technician looking for cross-training in different departments. Participants get a solid understanding of case planning and workflow and fabricate a variety of restorations using both traditional and digital techniques. Upon completion, every participant has an esthetically pleasing showcase to use as a marketing tool. April 23-27 and Nov. 12-16. 40 CE credits.
One-Day C&B Course. Learn techniques that bring consistency to hand waxing, sprung, investing and casting. This program also takes the fundamentals of hand waxing and applies them to CAD-designed copings, bridges and full contour restorations. April 13 and Aug. 20. 8 CE credits.
Porcelain Course demonstrates waxing principles to develop coping designs that harmonize with porcelain applications. March 21-22, June 6-7 and Oct. 17-18. 24 CE credits.
Precision Removable Appliance® offers hands-on training and step-by-step fundamentals incorporating the Wironium® System. March 5-7, May 21-23, Sept. 24-26 and Oct. 29-31. 24 CE credits.
Two-Day C&B Course: Participants fabricate a three-unit bridge and two single copings from wax up to finish and troubleshoot sprung, investing and casting processes. March 19-20, June 4-5 and Oct. 15-16. 16 CE credits.
Chris Milling Center
650-346-8125
www.millingcenter.com
Webinar: Designing and Milling C&B Restorations. Through telephone and video conferencing and hands-on remote access to Chris Milling Center’s scanners, participants learn how to design and mill a complete prosthetic, from start to finish, and receive a milled sample of their designs. Available on demand.
Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP)
All courses are held at CAP's education center in Stoneham, MA.
www.cap-us.com/events
CAP Digital Study Club. Join the CAP team and fellow dental lab professionals to keep up-to-date on the latest in CAD/CAM technologies. March 7, May 2, Sept. 5 and Nov. 7.
Dentsply Prosthetics-Ceramco®
All courses are held at the company’s Technical Education Center in Burlington, NJ, and worth 16 CE credits.
800-243-1942, ext. 56040
Ceramco® iC Integrated Solution covers the fabrication of all-ceramic crowns, veneers, inlays/onlays, pressed-to-metal, and pressed-to-zirconia restorations. April 23-24, July 9-10, Sept. 10-11 and Nov. 26-27.
Complete Cercon® Zirconia covers esthetics, biocompatibility and “ease of use” for CAD/CAM metal-free restorations using zirconia oxide and CAD/CAM technology. April 16-17, June 11-12, Aug. 13-14 and Nov. 12-13.
Creative Ceramics covers the ability to accurately match natural dentition, the shade-taking processes and communication between the dentist and technician. March 5-6, May 14-15, July 25-26, Oct. 1-2 and Dec. 3-4.
Fundamentals of Dental Ceramics provides the beginning ceramist with the information and skills needed to complete all the steps involved in a porcelain-fused-to-metal restoration. March 26-27, June 4-5, Aug. 6-7 and Oct. 15-16.
The Next Generation Provisional System—Radica™ offers the participant the opportunity to become familiar with the next generation of provisional restorative material, Radica. 8 CDT credits. Course offered by request; contact Toni Testa at 800-243-1942, ext. 56040.
Dentsply Prosthetics-Trubyte®
All courses are held at the company’s Technical Education Center in York, PA.
800-243-1942, ext. 56040
Eclipse® Prosthetic Resin System Certification covers Dentsply Prosthetics’ proprietary system for making removable appliances quickly and with less volumetric shrinkage than conventional materials. March 19-20, June 11-12, Sept.17-18 and Dec. 3-4.
Flexible Options for Removables Using Lucitone® FRS™/Thermoflex™ addresses the versatility and accuracy of the Success® Injection System, featuring Lucitone® FRS™ and Thermoflex™ for designing and fabricating metal-free appliances. April 16. 8 CDT credits.
Introduction to Basic Removable Procedures offers an opportunity to become familiar with a variety of Dentsply materials routinely used in a denture laboratory. April 2-4. 24 CDT credits.
Removable Partial Dentures Made Easy allows participants to make a partial denture framework using the Vitallium® System. From partial design to final polish, everyone will learn the do's and don'ts of partial framework fabrication. April 30-May 1.
Trubyte Two-Day Expanded Complete Denture Workshop concentrates on natural esthetic and functional concepts concerning anterior and posterior tooth arrangements. April 5-5.
DeVreuged Dental Seminars
Courses are presented by Russell DeVreugd, CDT, in Durham, NC.
919-889-2556, 919-797-0857
intldent@ameritech.net
www.idseminars.com
Anterior Function and Esthetics is an updated hands-on waxing seminar that covers techniques for obtaining proper preparation reduction for PFMs, pressed ceramic and CAD/CAM restorations; preventing porcelain fractures during various eccentric movements; and using color and labial morphology to create optical illusions. Attendees use tooth-colored dentin, enamel and transparent waxes to complete a six-unit anterior waxup following the DeVreugd Compass Concept©. June 8-9 and Nov. 9-10
A Practical Approach to Posterior Morphology is a hands-on waxing course during which attendees learn how to use the DeVreugd Compass Concept© to design the best occlusal morphology for every patient. Learn how the time-saving compass applies to tooth sections with different occlusal contacts or different rotations and every possible articulation of the mandible. March 23-24 and Sept. 21-22.
Greater New York CDT Study Group
Seminars are held at New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn, NY. To register, contact Renata Budny.
718-260-5137
rbudny@citytech.cuny.edu
Finding Your Voice and Helping Others Find Theirs. Joshua Polansky, BA, MDC, helps the technician to define his role on the dental team, explains why it is essential to have technician involvement and how it can be done through communication and photography. April 19 from 6-8pm. 2 CDT credits.
Infection Control Training with Daniel Alter, CDT, MDT, covers the best products and techniques to disinfect all work coming in to the lab. April 19 from 5-5:45pm. 1 CDT credit.
Interdisciplinary Dental Education Academy (IDEA)
All courses are hands-on, held at IDEA’s state-of-the-art facility in the San Francisco area and, unless otherwise noted, worth 32 CE credits.
866-700-IDEA (4332), 650-578-9495
www.ideausa.net
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Interdisciplinary Dentistry: Functions and Dysfunctions of the Masticatory Organ with Heike Krämer, DDS, DMD; Bob Lamb, DDS, MSD; and Alain Landry, DDS, MSc. This continuum is for all dental professionals who want to upgrade their skills in comprehensive dentistry, treating complex cases and implant dentistry. Feb. 8-11, 2012; and May 16-19, 2012.
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Interdisciplinary Dentistry: Functions and Dysfunctions of the Masticatory Organ with Heike Krämer, DDS, DMD; Bob Lamb, DDS, MSD; and Alain Landry, DDS, MSc. This continuum is for all dental professionals who want to upgrade their skills in comprehensive dentistry, treating complex cases and implant dentistry. May 16-19. 32 CE credits.
Predicatble Aesthetics and Longevity with Bonded Porcelain Restorations. Dr. Pascal Magne, Ph.D., and Michel Magne, BS, MDT, offer this an intense hands-on course for dentists and technicians wishing to upgrade their skills and understanding of bonded restorations. March 15-18 and July 26-29. 32 CE credits.
Replicating Nature with Implants. Otto Prandtner, MDT, covers the fundamentals of esthetics and most current technology used to create lifelike implant abutments and porcelain crowns. Oct. 5-6. 16 CE credits.
Ivoclar Vivadent
Contact information varies depending on course location or content:
California, Las Vegas and New York: Carrie Mills, 800-533-6825, ext. 4363
Florida courses: Dana Glina, 800-533-6825, ext. 2902
CAD/CAM Workshop featuring Sirona inLab covers how to produce more consistent and esthetic restorations using IPS e.max and IPS Empress CAD materials. Introduction to CAD/CAM Featuring Sirona inLab is a prerequisite. March 12-13 and Oct 22-23 in Amherst, NY. 14 CE credits.
Complete Denture Workshop. This advanced denture set-up course is a fast-paced, “boot camp” style program that includes several set-ups and tear downs. It covers several occlusal schemes, posterior tooth selection for various removable partial denture conditions and implant retained dentures. April 21 and Nov. 10 in Sarasota, FL. 7 CE credits.
Introduction to CAD/CAM Featuring Sirona inLab covers all the basic aspects of the inLab system and comprehensive training on restorative solutions using IPS Empress and IPS e.max. Feb. 13-15, June 4-6 and Nov. 5-7 in Amherst, NY; Feb. 29-March 2 and July 30-Aug. 1 in Foster City, CA. 21 CE credits.
Introduction to CAD-on Technology provides education for Sirona inLab customers on the proper design and fabrication of an IPS e.max CAD-on bridge. There are prerequisites for this course; check the website for details. April 16 in Amherst, NY; Aug. 29 in Foster City, CA; and Sept. 12 in Sarasota, FL. 7 CE credits.
Introduction to Complete Dentures A-Z covers principles that increase personal knowledge, proficiency and productivity. Topics include communication, setup techniques, occlusion schemes and the Ivocap Injection Processing System. April 18-20, Aug. 22-24 and Nov. 7-9 in Sarasota, FL. 21 CE credits.
Introduction to IPS e.max Press Implant Solutions. Attendees fabricate an anterior implant abutment and a posterior hybrid abutment/crown and do final glazing and characterization of the posterior restoration using a variety of IPS e.max Ceram materials. May 8-9 and Oct. 25-26 in Sarasota, FL. 10 CE credits.
Introduction to IPS e.max Press Multi Technology provides certification training for laboratories that want to fabricate restorations using IPS e.max Press Multi ingots. March 29-30 and Oct. 15-16 in Amherst, NY; May 10-11 in Sarasota, FL; and June 21-22 in Las Vegas. 10 CE credits.
Introduction to Press Technology covers the fundamentals of the IPS e.max technique including IPS e.max components for pressing (IPS e.max Press and IPS e.max ZirPress) and IPS e.max Ceram for the layering fabrication technique. May 10-11, Aug. 16-17 and Nov. 29-30 in Las Vegas; June 18-19 and Oct. 4-5 in Amherst, NY; and March 26-27 and May 3-4 in Sarasota, FL. 14 CE credits.
Master Complete Dentures with Robert Kreyer, CDT, with Focus on Denture Base Esthetics guides participants through techniques to achieve truly esthetic and functional complete prosthetics. March 8-9 and Oct. 11-12 in Sarasota, FL. 14 CE credits.
Master Dentures on Implants with Tom Wade, CDT, (Featuring SR Phonares & NobelProcera™ Implant Bar Overdenture) covers how to fabricate implant-supported fixed and removable over dentures. March 22-23, June 14-15 and Sept. 13-14 in Sarasota, FL. 14 CE credits.
Master Implant Esthetics with Lee Culp, CDT, Featuring NobelProcera™ Software & IPS e.max® covers the various abutment options and restorative combinations that create the most esthetic restoration for various clinical scenarios. Oct. 4-6 in Sarasota, FL. 21 CE credits.
Master Press Technology with Oliver Brix, Featuring IPS e.max Ceram covers the fundamental elements of esthetics and how to properly handle all-ceramic materials. July 13-14 in Sarasota, FL; July 16-17 in Amherst, NY; and Sept. 27-28 in Marina Del Rey, CA. 14 CE credits.
Master Press Technology with Jürgen Seger, Featuring IPS e.max Ceram covers balanced smile design and all-ceramic solutions for diverse conditions. Oct. 29-30 in Sarasota, FL. 14 CE credits.
Press Layering Workshop Featuring IPS e.max provides the next level of training following the introductory press course. Attendees fabricate an anterior bridge using cutback and layering techniques as well as a monolithic posterior crown. Aug. 8 in Sarasota, FL; May 14 and Oct. 24 in Amherst, NY; and May 16 and Nov. 14 in Marina Del Rey, CA. 7 CE credits.
Smile Design Workshop Featuring IPS e.max (Press or CAD/CAM) provides advanced layering concepts for technicians working with lithium dislocate restorations. May 17-18 and Nov. 15-16 in Marina Del Rey, CA; Feb. Aug. 9-10 in Sarasota, FL; and April 30-May 1 and Oct. 10-11 in Amherst, NY. 14 CE credits.
MR Smile Design
For more information, contact Michael Rusznak.
949-874-2413
michael@mrsmiledesign.com
MRSmileDesign.com
Dinner Cruise and CE Course for technicians and dentists on board a yacht in Newport Harbor, Newport Beach, CA. Co-sponsored by GC America and Straumann, the course covers titanium uses, impression taking and digital dentistry applications. March 8. CE credits available.
Nobilium/Ticonium
Courses are held in Albany, NY.
518-434-3147
info@cmpindustries.com
Advanced Partial Training Course: Learn to fabricate partials using advanced techniques with Elmer Rose, CDT. Oct. 11-12 (includes a CMP plant tour). 16 CE credits..
Flexible Partial Training: Learn the basics of flexible partial fabrication using Nobilium's Flex Star and make an upper and lower partial from start to finish (includes a CMP plant tour). March 8-9, June 14-15, Aug. 2-3, and Oct. 25-26. 16 CE credits.
Partial Framework Bootcamp: Learn the basics of removable framework construction from Elmer Rose, CDT. Oxy-phosphate and Ethyl-silicate methods are covered. Construct a complete upper and lower cast framework and take a plant tour. March 21-23, May 16-18, Aug. 15-17, Sept. 12-14 and Nov. 14-16. 24 CE credits.
Oral Design Center Monterey
The following courses are part of DENTSCAPE Continuum, an advanced hands-on ceramic program instructed by Naoki Aiba, CDT. The two-year course started in May 2011 but you can take the courses individually throughout 2012. Courses are held at the Oral Design Center Monterey in Monterey, CA, and worth 16 Scientific CDT credits.
831-333-9077
OralDesign@aol.com
www.naokiaiba.com
Course I: Back to the Basic - Learning from Nature covers morphology by ceramic tooth carving and basic porcelain build-up techniques for fabricating single anterior and posterior PFM restorations. May 25-26.
Course II: Key Effects™ - Use of Specific Powders and Effects covers the color science of ceramic powders and its application; attendees fabricate two single anterior PFZ restorations. July 13-14.
Course III: Shade Taking & Dental Photography A to Z covers intraoral photography and its use for analyzing midline, incisal edge and shade, utilizing Photoshop; attendees fabricate a single central PFZ restoration. Sept. 7-8.
Course IV: Foil Technique Porcelain Laminate Veneerscovers the three keys to improve marginal integrity, and managing opacity and translucency for discolored and non-discolored underline dentition; attendees fabricate two PLVs with bleached shade. Non-prep PLV is also covered. Nov. 9-10.
Course V: Anterior Three-Unit Bridge covers framework design and advanced multi-color layering techniques by fabricating an anterior three-unit PFM bridge. April 13-14.
Course VI: Case Diagnosis & Diagnostic Wax-Up covers designing the blueprint for function and esthetics for a six-unit anterior smile design case using the wax injection technique; case will be fabricated in Courses VII and VIII. June 8-9.
Course VII: Advanced Ceramic for Functional Esthetics, Part 1 covers the first buildup of the six-unit anterior PFM or PFZ case designed in Course VI, with a focus on designing shade progression and value control, pre-margin correction and internal stain technique. Aug. 10-11.
Course VIII: Advanced Ceramic for Functional Esthetics, Part 2 completes the six-unit anterior case started in Courses VI and VII and focuses on designing cervical contour, designing esthetics without compromising function, contouring, texturing, glazing and polishing. Oct. 19-20.
Primotec
866-643-3129info@primotecusa.com
Advanced Phaser Welding Course covers everything from how to properly set up the phaser to how to weld partials, crowns, bridges and implants quickly, easily and without distortion. March 10, June 16, Sept. 8 and Dec. 1 in Charlotte, NC.
Sirona
Contact information varies depending on course location:
For courses in the Southeast, call Lee Gorham at 704-651-5146.
For courses in the Midwest, call Barry Diener at 704-654-2546, email barry.diener@sirona.com
, or visit www.facebook.com/sironainlabmidwest
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For courses in California, call Jeff Youngerman at 805-501-2822 or email jeff.youngerman@sirona.com
Expanding Your Business with Digital Dentistry covers the fabrication of full contour crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers and specifically pure zirconium copings/frameworks using the Sirona inLab System. Also discussed: file transfer via CEREC Connect, next-day restorations, abutment milling, and tips to minimize material waste and increase productivity. March 2 and June 22 in Atlanta; March 16 in Richmond, VA; March 30 and July 27 in Orlando, FL; April 13 in Charlotte, NC; April 27 and Aug. 24 in Tampa, FL; May 11 in Nashville, TN; May 25 and Sept. 21 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; June 8 in Louisville, KY; July 13 in Columbia, SC; Aug. 10 in Birmingham, AL; and Sept. 7 in Memphis, TN.
Experience Digital Dentistry is a free inLab workshop covering the benefits of designing and fabricating restorations with the inLab MCXL system. Three owners discuss how they’ve implemented this technology. March 23 in Garden Grove, CA.
inLab 4.0 User’s Group. inlab 4.0 beta testers walk you through the features and benefits of the new software update. March 7 in Middleton, WI; March 8 in Pewaukee, WI; March 13 in Auburn Hills, MI; March 14 in Middleburg Heights, OH; March 15 in Grand Rapids, MI; March 20 in Indianapolis, IN; April 18 in Columbus, OH; April 19 in Cincinnati, OH; and April 25 in Wood Dale, IL.
inLab Study Club is an interactive program for current inLab owners. An advanced trainer shows the latest version of Sirona inLab 4.0 Software along with tips and tricks to make the system more productive. Labs interested in the system are also welcome. Space is limited. May 24 in Orange County, CA.
is an interactive program for current inLab owners. An advanced trainer shows the latest version of Sirona inLab 4.0 Software along with tips and tricks to make the system more productive. Labs interested in the system are also welcome. Space is limited. May 24 in Orange County, CA.is a live demonstration of the system from start to finish. March 7 in Middleton, WI; March 8 in Pewaukee, WI; March 9 and April 25 in Wood Dale, IL; March 13 in Auburn Hills, MI; March 14 in Middleburg Heights, OH; March 15 in Grand Rapids, MI; March 20 in Indianapolis, IN; April 18 in Columbus, OH; and April 19 in Cincinnati, OH.
Today’s Digital Lab covers all aspects of Sirona inLab technology from materials to software design. Hear from current owners who have successfully implemented the technology and have shown significant growth in a challenging economy. June 13 and July 20 in Los Angeles; June 14 in Orange County, CA; and July 18 in Woodland Hills, CA.
Sun Dental Labs
Webinars are held at 3pm, EST. Space is limited to the first 25 participants; visit the website to register.
www.sundentallabs.com/tradeshow.aspx
First Impressions Count is a conference for Sun Dental Labs’ technician- and dentist-customers. Courses include impression taking with GC America; CAD/CAM options; chairside adjustment of Sunflex partial dentures; overview of Sun Dental Labs’ products and services; educating patients and dentists about new products; and cementation innovations, tips and techniques. There’s a welcome dinner Thursday night and cocktail party Friday evening. April 12-13 at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in Clearwater, FL. CE credits are available. For more information or to register, visit info.sundentallabs.com/2102conference or call 866-561-9777.
Webinar: CAD/CAM Technology for Dentists and Dental Labs. June 26.
Webinar: How to Take Great Impressions. March 27.
Webinar: Implant Abutments Q&A. Nov. 27.
Webinar: Product Introduction—SunCeram All-Ceramic Crowns. Feb. 28.
Webinar: Sun Dental Labs’ Fixed Restorations featuring Suntech® Full Zirconia. Aug. 28.
Webinar: Sun Dental Labs Products and Services Overview. May 22 and Oct. 23.
Webinar: Sun Dental Labs’ Removable Restorations featuring Sunflex® Partial Dentures. June 24.
Vident
Unless otherwise noted, each webinar costs $39.95, features a two-minute trailer that can be previewed prior to purchase and offers 1 CE credit after successful quiz completion.
Webinar: Basics of FDA for the Dental Lab with Safelink’s Gary Morgan.
Webinar: Denture Teeth Setup with Dennis Purinton, CDT.
Webinar: Denture Tooth Selection. This 15-minute video is free but does not offer CE credits.
Webinar: Lingualized Occlusion Setup with Dennis Purinton, CDT.
Webinar: Porcelain Building Techniques with Dr. Ed McLaren.
Webinar: Single-Arch Denture with Dennis Purinton, CDT.
Zahn Dental
Contact Beth Collington for more information.
609-672-0872
www.zahndental.com/educationAdvanced Dental Wings Operating System supplements the Dental Wings Basic Open System course. Grant Day, CDT, offers an in-depth explanation of the new 3.0 software and features. March 22-23 in Arvada, CO. 16 CE credits.
Basic Dental Wings Operating and Scanning System. Grant Day, CDT, covers the operation of DWOS™ 3.0, including how to set up and calibrate the system; use the automatic scan and design tools; scan impressions; and import intramural scans. March 7-9 in Arvada, CO. 20 CE credits.
CZR Porcelain for ZR Hands-On Course. Kent Kohli, CDT, examines the subtleties of Noritake Cerebien ZR porcelain and its specific application to yttria-zirconium substructures. Participants fabricate a single anterior restoration using the Internal Live Stain technique and apply opalescent Luster porcelain. Feb. 17 in Woodbridge, NJ. 8 CE credits.
Dentsply Complete Denture Workshop. George McIntosh, CDT, covers theories and techniques, including anterior tooth molds and their arrangement in the arch, posterior tooth designs and the correct articulator settings needed to achieve bilateral balanced occlusion with Trubyte posterior teeth. Feb. 17 in Atlanta; and March 23 in Phoenix. 8 CE credits.
Hilla™ Extreme Hands-On Program—Advanced Learning for Ceramists. The Hilla Digital Transfer is a prefabricated, printed ceramic pattern that mimics the incisal edge of teeth. Uri Yarovesky, CDT, shows how to incorporate this technology with existing porcelain fabrication techniques. March 2 in Beverly Hills. 8 CE credits.
Making Great Removables with State-of-the-Art Thermoplastics. Kris Schermerhorn, CDT, AAS, covers how to replace metal and acrylic with Myerson’s state-of-the-art thermoplastics, provides step-by-step processing instructions and reviews actual cases. March 9 in Dallas. 3 CE credits.
Problem Solving for Removable Appliances hosted by Dentsply and Zahn, consists of two programs. Partials Made Easy…Tips and Tricks for Better Results (9am-12pm): George McIntosh, CDT, highlights techniques to simplify fabrication and for better-fitting partials. Tips and Tricks, Problem Solving Dentures (1pm-4pm): McIntosh covers basic factors of complete denture construction including esthetics and how they apply to particular tooth molds, methods of mounting casts, positioning of posterior teeth to simplify articulation and various denture bases. March 9 in Miami. Attendees can sign up for one course or both; each is worth 3 CE credits.
