The Pankey Institute

A No-Nonsense Look at Digital Dentistry

Led by Drs. Michael Fling, Shannon Griffin, and Brian Schroder

This will be a comprehensive look into the world of digital dentistry as it exists in 2012. This learning experience will benefit both individuals that currently utilize impressions or CAD/CAM systems, as well as those considering the incorporation of these technologies into their practices. In this cutting edge course the current state of preparation design, isolation, and soft tissue management will be discussed, particularly as these critical restorative considerations relate to achieving impeccable impressions with either contemporary conventional impression materials or digital image acquisition.

This unique, highly interactive, hands-on learning experience will allow participants to experience each of the major digital systems, scanning not only their own typodont preparations, but when appropriate, performing scans on one another. These experiences will take place in a completely commercial free environment allowing participants to evaluate how each system might perform in their own practice. Further, the newly emerging Digital Workflow, from scanned data to laboratory creation of final restorations will be presented, enabling an understanding of the rapid change that restorative dentistry is experiencing.

Learning objectives:

• The current capabilities of available technologies in digital dentistry as well as what the future may offer
• The preparation designs required for conventional and all-ceramic restorations, particularly as they relate to digital dentistry
• To enable incorporation of isolation techniques which enhance visibility
• A complete understanding of tissue management allowing for detailed impressions with either digital acquisition or conventional impressions
• Digital intraoral scanning techniques with the leading digital impression systems
• A complete understanding of digital workflows and how they differ from conventional ones.

Prerequisite: None

Credits: 22 AGD lecture hours

Tuition: $2,850
Lodging is available in the Pankey Condos at Key Colony for $100 per person per night (two course participants per bedroom in a two or three bedroom condo). Single occupancy bedrooms are subject to availability for an additional charge. Lodging for this course may carry specific check-in and check-out parameters. Please contact our Student Services department before finalizing your travel.

Upcoming session: October 4-6, 2012
Session runs Thursday 8:00 a.m. through Saturday 2:00 p.m.