Dental CE Course: Exquisite Provisionals and Composite Mock Up

Shannon Pace, a DA II and a 1994 graduate of the Dental Assisting Program at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, works with Dr. John Cranham in his private practice in Chesapeake, VA. She is the Clinical Director for the Cranham Dental Seminars and the main instructor for the Dental Assistants Hands-on Program. Shannon is the past president of the Metrolina Dental Assistants Society in Charlotte.


When assistants are asked, what is the one thing you wish you could do better in your practice? The answer is to fabricate exquisite provisionals. This course you absolutely can't miss! Dental assistants are vital in making things happen and, yes, this can include provisionals that will dazzle and amaze your patients! This course includes:
Choosing the Right Provisional Materials for Shade-Matching.
Burr selection for fast and accurate trimming and polishing.
Carving techniques for realistic anatomy and ideal occlusion.
Staining for Shade Modification.

If your dental practice doesn't have the luxury of a full-time laboratory technician, this is the one course you absolutely can't miss! Dental assistants are vital in making things happen and, yes; this can include a wax-up that will look and function as well as those sent out to the lab! The mock-up is the road map to beautiful provisionals. This course includes:
Compensation for missing/broken teeth.
Choosing the proper composite material for mock-up.
Laboratory wax-forms (size & shape).
Appropriate instrumentation.
Golden Proportion Guide for Shape and Form.