Online course
Dentures for a New Era: A Practical Education in Digital Dentures
by Dr. Valerie McMillan, Dr. Nate Farley
- Dr. Valerie McMillan
Dr. Nate Farley - 4 modules: 15 lessons
- Duration:
11 h 52 min - Access to the course is not limited in time
Course program
Dentures for a New Era: A Practical Education in Digital Dentures
4 modules: 15 online lessons
With the rise of digital technologies, the denture process has stood on its head. Digital dentures are exploding throughout our industry with all major players working on their own methods. We are all faced with choosing a system and knowing how to navigate the differences in this digital workflow.
This course is for everyone, whether you are a doctor, educator, or technician. We plan to touch on all systems and discuss the pros and cons of each.
This course is bringing together very passionate leaders in the digital denture revolution. Our mutual passion for the edentulous has brought us together for this unique learning experience. Prepared to be blown away with information of not only digital processes, but also clinical tips and tricks as well as business and marketing strategies. It's time to make dentures a fun and very profitable part of your practice.
Some of the topics are as follows:
- Basics of dentures
- Basics of digital (in general)
- How digital dentures can be more profitable
- Using intraoral scanners
- Border molding principles (including hands on practice with chewing gum)
- Review of available systems with pros and cons of each
- How to shorten the number of appointments
- Learn multiple techniques for gathering records
- Options for digitizing impressions and records
- A glimpse into what might be possible in the future with Virtual Reality (yes, you get to try VR glasses)
- Discussion on options for teeth and where things are likely going
- Learn about the pros and cons of CAM (milling vs. printing)
- Profitability marketing and the business of dentures
Learn from some leaders in the digital denture movement, prosthodontist who have completed hundreds of digital dentures in the last couple years. We are on the cutting edge of this shift and have learned a lot along the way. We are excited to help you pick up some tips and tricks that we know will make the transition to digital more easy.
4 modules: 15 online lessons
With the rise of digital technologies, the denture process has stood on its head. Digital dentures are exploding throughout our industry with all major players working on their own methods. We are all faced with choosing a system and knowing how to navigate the differences in this digital workflow.
This course is for everyone, whether you are a doctor, educator, or technician. We plan to touch on all systems and discuss the pros and cons of each.
This course is bringing together very passionate leaders in the digital denture revolution. Our mutual passion for the edentulous has brought us together for this unique learning experience. Prepared to be blown away with information of not only digital processes, but also clinical tips and tricks as well as business and marketing strategies. It's time to make dentures a fun and very profitable part of your practice.
Some of the topics are as follows:
- Basics of dentures
- Basics of digital (in general)
- How digital dentures can be more profitable
- Using intraoral scanners
- Border molding principles (including hands on practice with chewing gum)
- Review of available systems with pros and cons of each
- How to shorten the number of appointments
- Learn multiple techniques for gathering records
- Options for digitizing impressions and records
- A glimpse into what might be possible in the future with Virtual Reality (yes, you get to try VR glasses)
- Discussion on options for teeth and where things are likely going
- Learn about the pros and cons of CAM (milling vs. printing)
- Profitability marketing and the business of dentures
Learn from some leaders in the digital denture movement, prosthodontist who have completed hundreds of digital dentures in the last couple years. We are on the cutting edge of this shift and have learned a lot along the way. We are excited to help you pick up some tips and tricks that we know will make the transition to digital more easy.
Module 1: Some Basics
3 h 15 min
Module 2: Records Appointment
3 h 19 min
Module 3: CAD/CAM
5 h
Module 4: Case Reports
17 min
- 15lessons
- -96%discount
- $481savings
The full course program
Module 1: Some Basics
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Denture Basics
Lesson 2: Introduction to Digital Dentures
Lesson 3: Digital Basics
Lesson 4: Denture Anatomy & Phonetics
Duration: 3 h 15 min
Lesson 2: Introduction to Digital Dentures
Lesson 3: Digital Basics
Lesson 4: Denture Anatomy & Phonetics
Duration: 3 h 15 min
Module 2: Records Appointment
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Records Appointment Reference Denture Technique
Lesson 2: Wax Rim on Custom Tray and others
Lesson 3: Wagner Technique AvaDent
Lesson 4: Scanning Records
Duration: 3 h 19 min
Lesson 2: Wax Rim on Custom Tray and others
Lesson 3: Wagner Technique AvaDent
Lesson 4: Scanning Records
Duration: 3 h 19 min
Module 3: CAD/CAM
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: CAD CAM Meshmixer
Lesson 2: 3Shape
Lesson 3: 3Shape & 3D Printing
Lesson 4: Blue Sky Plan
Lesson 5: Exocad
Lesson 6: CAM Options
Duration: 5 h
Lesson 2: 3Shape
Lesson 3: 3Shape & 3D Printing
Lesson 4: Blue Sky Plan
Lesson 5: Exocad
Lesson 6: CAM Options
Duration: 5 h
Module 4: Case Reports
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Sample Cases
Duration: 17 min
Duration: 17 min
Special offer
Valerie McMillan
Nate Farley
Dentures for a New Era: A Practical Education in Digital Dentures
4 modules: 15 lessons • 11 h 52 min
Access to the course is unlimited in time!
Nate Farley
Dentures for a New Era: A Practical Education in Digital Dentures
4 modules: 15 lessons • 11 h 52 min
Access to the course is unlimited in time!
Valerie McMillan
Dr.
Dr.
Dr. McMillan is a private practice prosthodontist with a passion for dentures. Once called the “Denture Queen” by her prosthodontics co-residents, the name stuck, and her love for removable prosthodontics grew with time. Dr. McMillan presents a systematic approach to digital denture treatment which she has been refining since she switched to all-digital denture fabrication in 2015.
Dr. McMillan’s practice is located in Dayton, Ohio, her hometown. She owns a practice limited to prosthodontics. Since 2014 Dr. McMillan has fabricated free dentures for patients in her community during National Prosthdontics Awareness Week (NPAW). Many volunteer lab technicians, students, and prosthodontists helped prepare up to 20 dentures in a single week. Now that dentures are made digitally her focus has turned to education during the awareness week.
Dr. McMillan’s practice is located in Dayton, Ohio, her hometown. She owns a practice limited to prosthodontics. Since 2014 Dr. McMillan has fabricated free dentures for patients in her community during National Prosthdontics Awareness Week (NPAW). Many volunteer lab technicians, students, and prosthodontists helped prepare up to 20 dentures in a single week. Now that dentures are made digitally her focus has turned to education during the awareness week.
Nate Farley
Dr.
Dr.
Nate Farley is a board certified prosthodontist with a passion for all things digital. He completed both dental school and his prosthodontic residency at the Ohio State University.
While in residency, he created whatimplantisthat.com, a free online resource for radiographic implant identification. This passion for dental information led him to co-found Infodontics, LLC, a company committed to put dental information right at people’s fingertips through innovative, useful, and free online resources. Also in residency, he completed his masters thesis by comparing the accuracy of CAD/CAM surgical guides to traditional guides. Over the years, he has had experience with five different implant planning programs.
While in residency, he created whatimplantisthat.com, a free online resource for radiographic implant identification. This passion for dental information led him to co-found Infodontics, LLC, a company committed to put dental information right at people’s fingertips through innovative, useful, and free online resources. Also in residency, he completed his masters thesis by comparing the accuracy of CAD/CAM surgical guides to traditional guides. Over the years, he has had experience with five different implant planning programs.