The West Coast Ultradent Summit

The West Coast Ultradent Summit is organized by Ultradent Products, Inc. and will be held from Aug 01 - 03, 2024 at Silverado Resort, Napa, California, United States of America.

Description:
Creating a Thriving Restorative Practice – Tips, Tricks, Materials, Technologies, and Methods for Success.
This fast-paced, informative session will introduce the participants to several new philosophies, materials, and techniques in preventive and restorative dentistry designed to simplify clinical practice and yield predictable clinical outcomes and problem-free restorations. Various clinical tips and techniques designed to eliminate commons problems associated with routine clinical procedures will be introduced. They will include: diagnosing and managing caries, periodontal disease and occlusion, ridge preservation, and techniques to bring your direct and indirect restorations to the next level.

We will cover the following:

• How to enhance disease management strategies
• Which materials and techniques are critical for restorative success
• New technologies specifically designed to enhance clinical results and simplify inventory
• The importance of diode lasers in restorative dentistry
• Ridge preservation techniques designed to enhance clinical outcomes and esthetics
• Clinical tips and tricks designed to make the practice of direct and indirect dentistry more predictable and reliable

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

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

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