Opportunities for Dental Laboratory Technicians

“I have long believed that the most positive growth takes place when the dentist and laboratory technician study together. Our goal is to encourage this concept as the team learns about relationship-based, comprehensive-style dentistry. Together they will develop a common expertise in treatment planning, occlusion, and esthetics so they communicate optimally for predictable, exquisite results. We have seen that whenever a technician participates in the courses, all participants benefit from their perspective, and that the participating technician then works with Pankey-trained dentists at a whole new level. We believe that the best dentistry and the most supportive and fulfilling relationships occur when all members of the team have the same foundational understanding.”
—Dr. Jim Kessler, Chair of Education

Essentials Courses
The Pankey Essentials Courses — A New Technician Opportunity
The Pankey Institute understands the importance of dentists and dental technicians learning together.

“If a dental laboratory technician and the restorative dentist attend a Pankey course together, their practices will never be the same again,” said Dr. Jim Kessler, The Pankey Institute Chairman of Education. “I want to see more and more of that, and more courses that the dentist and dental laboratory technician can attend together, and stand-alone courses for the dental laboratory technician to attend.”

At Pankey, laboratory technicians may attend any of the Pankey Essentials courses at significant savings in 2012:

Focus Courses
We offer a number of Focus Courses designed specifically for laboratory technicians as well as courses where dentists and technicians are learning together. Please do not hesitate to contact us at 1.800.4PANKEY with questions about any of the courses we offer!

Aesthetics: Natural Beauty from Design to Delivery
Learn from some of the leaders in this area, including Certified Dental Technician, Mr. Matt Roberts.

The Art of Full Contour Waxing
This hands-on course led by Mr. Lee Culp, CDT, is for those who desire to achieve a truly meaningful perspective of natural tooth form, as it relates to restorative situations. To maximize your learning potential and raise the level of expertise in the study of occlusion, each day will have an expanded format that focuses on a specific region, yet be uniquely coordinated for the ultimate completion of every tooth in the entire oral situation.

From Shade Matching to Ceramic Layering: The Road to Predictable Success
Mr. Leon Hermanides, CDT NDH Dent Tech, will bring a combination of scientific review and real life clinical experience to this course for dentists and technicians looking to provide predictable outcomes for their restorative dentistry.

Live Patient Complete Dentures for Dentists and Technicians 
In this course, dentists and technicians will learn together from Dr. Jack Turbyfill and Mr. Andrew Turbyfill, CDT, to provide complete dentures to a live patient! Technicians and dentists are bound to see the clear benefits from working as a team in this course!

*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.