The East Coast Ultradent Summit 2024

The East Coast Ultradent Summit 2024 is organized by Ultradent Products, Inc. and will be held from Oct 03 - 05, 2024 at JW Marriott Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.

Description:
The Impactful Use of Diode Lasers in Day-to-day Dentistry?
Diode lasers are versatile tools and can be used in every dental specialty.
Join us as we delve into laser science demonstrate how diodes can be used daily in routine day to day Dentistry.

We will cover the following:

• Laser science as it relates to clinical dentistry
• Why a diode laser is right for every practice
• Crown and bridge and restorative dentistry made easy
• The many uses of a diode laser
• Low level laser therapy – how and why

White Right Now: Current Tooth Whitening Techniques. Why It’s More Important Than Ever to Offer Our Patients Professional Tooth Whitening Options.
Tooth whitening continues to be the number one cosmetic procedure requested by patients of all ages. Americans are spending over 1.4 billion annually on OTC tooth whitening products. Professional tooth whitening is safe, effective, desired by our patients, and the most conservative cosmetic treatment we can offer. Don’t lose your patients to social media influencers.

We will cover the following:

• An overview of tooth whitening chemistry and mechanisms
• A review of current whitening techniques, including over-the-counter products, professional in-office procedures, and professionally dispensed products for home use
• An easy protocol to identify patients who desire whitening (just about everyone) and then an easy protocol to incorporate whitening into your practice
• A look at how offering professional tooth whitening will affect your bottom line
• Other conservative treatments like microabrasion and resin infiltration that can be coupled with whitening for treatment of hypocalcification and VWLs
• Whitening as an addition to other cosmetic treatment

The Foundation of Every Practice. How Solid is Yours?
All adhesives on the market claim high bond strengths. How does a practicing dentist even know what that means? You will see how adhesives perform relative to one another when tested on both dentin and enamel. You will also learn how the application of adhesives can be dramatically impacted by you, the practitioner. What we do matters!

We will cover the following:

• How curing lights impact this process and get past the marketing hype
• Cementation of an indirect prosthesis can be a maze of materials and techniques
• We will unravel the confusion with regards to cementing or bonding zirconia, lithium disilicate, and others

Restorative Revolution
Join Dr. Hakim in this dynamic program encompassing both seminar and hands-on elements. The primary goal of this lecture is to elevate the knowledge base, technical skills, and evidence-driven approach for all participants. Dr. Hakim will assign special focus towards efficiency and predictability of outcomes.

We will cover the following:

• Principals of adhesion
• Modern composite restorations (from prep to finish)
• A viscosity-based approach to delivery
• Indirect restorations with modern ceramics
• A substrate, occlusion, and esthetics-based approach to material selection
• All aspects of indirect restorative delivery including preparation, impression/digital capture, and decisions of cementation vs. bonding
• Ancillary equipment and technologies, including curing lights and lasers.