Dental CE Course: State-of-the-Art Impressions and Digital Restorative Dentistry Using the IOS FastScan® System

Course Synopsis

Scientific breakthroughs in scanning accuracy are the building blocks for the development of intraoral scanners, which are ideally suited for model-free, monolithic, full-contour BruxZir® Solid Zirconia crowns & bridges and single IPS e.max® restorations.

Course Objectives

IOS FastScan® is the latest entry into the growing field of digital intraoral scanners. In this two-hour hands-on lecture and demonstration, Glidewell Laboratories' Director of Clinical Education and Research Dr. Michael DiTolla will discuss the unique properties of the various intraoral scanners available on the market today and what makes them ideal for dental practices looking to deliver superior restorations by taking more accurate impressions. Attendees will learn some of the benefits of digital intraoral scanners, including:

- Ease of use
- Greater patient comfort
- Greater accuracy with the elimination of polyvinyl distortions and die stone expansion
- Wireless delivery to the laboratory

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About Dr. DiTolla

Dr. Michael DiTolla joined Glidewell Laboratories in 2001, after 13 years in private practice. Working in a laboratory setting has given Dr. DiTolla an intimate knowledge of dentists and their crown & bridge habits. He uses this unique perspective to compile case studies, preparation techniques and clinical videos that show dentists how to most efficiently handle everyday dental situations. Dr. DiTolla lectures nationwide on topics ranging from crown & bridge to esthetic dentistry. He also shares his insights as editor-in-chief and clinical editor of Chairside® magazine, published by Glidewell Laboratories. Additionally, Dr. DiTolla has a bimonthly column on restorative dentistry in Dental Economics and is a clinical evaluator for CR Foundation. A 1988 graduate of University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, Dr. DiTolla was awarded Fellowship in the AGD in 1995. Dr. DiTolla was recently awarded the 2011 DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Award for "Most Effective Dentist Educator."