Name: Dental Occlusion: What It Is and Is Not
Start: 2025-12-28
End: 2026-01-04
Location: NORWEGIAN AQUA

OVERVIEW

Dental Occlusion: What It Is and Is Not is organized by Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC and will be held from Dec 28, 2025 - Jan 04, 2026 at NORWEGIAN AQUA, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

About the Seminar:
This course describes: what dental occlusion is or is not, why it is of importance for the dental professional team, when should basic occlusal principles be employed.

Patients present to dental offices for three main reasons: appearance, function and comfort. Today’s dental teams are more capable than ever to facilitate enhancement in all three of these areas for patients seeking care, with management of a patients dental occlusion being an essential element to optimize results. Dental occlusion is defined by the Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms 10th edition (2023) as: 1) the act or process of closure or of being closed or shut off, 2) the static relationship between the incising or masticating surfaces of the maxillary or mandibular teeth or tooth analogues. This evidence-based presentation, Dental Occlusion: What It Is and Is Not, will explore the relationship of dental occlusion re: stomatognathic system stabilization and TMD/orofacial pain.

Whether a dental generalist, dental specialist (prosthodontist, orthodontist, periodontist, endodontist, oral surgeon, orofacial pain practitioner), dental hygienist, denturist or dental technician, lessons learned from this didactic/clinical presentation will be immediately applicable to daily clinical patient care. Didactic topics to include: evidence-based dentistry and orofacial pain/TMD basics to occlusion and facially generated treatment planning for everyday interdisciplinary dentistry. Clinical (demonstration/practical hands-on) topics to include: evaluation/examination and mandibular guidance basics with intermaxillary record securing (for conventional and digital).

Course Content:

Evidence-based not evidence-biased dentistry: what it is and is not
Occlusion: when, what, how?
Occlusion for everyday dentistry, major restorative dentistry, fixed and removable prosthodontics, periodontics and orthodontics
Occlusion and implant therapy
Occlusion and TMD: is there a link?
CR: where, when, who’s?
Myocentric as a treatment position
Vertical dimension assessment
Occlusion and practical dental anatomy
Occlusion and facially generated treatment planning
Smile design and occlusal stabilization
Envelope of function evaluation and maintenance
Articulator/Imaging use: when, what, how?
Orthotics: predictable usage
Occlusal equilibration: protocols and end points
Restorative and prosthodontic material selection

Learning Objectives:

Evidence-based dentistry: practical day-to-day implementation
Occlusion: what, when, how
Occlusion and TMD: is there a link?
Orthotics (non-apnea): predictable usage
Clinical evaluation and records
Patient management strategies

KEY DATES

28 Dec, 2025

Event Start Date

04 Jan, 2026

Event End Date

ACCREDITATION & CREDITS

Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC is a Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD Credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 6/1/23 – 5/31/2027 Provider ID # 217949

12 C.E. contact hours

TARGET AUDIENCE

DentistHygienistsDental AssistantsDental TechnicianDental HygienistsDental Specialists

SPECIALITIES

Dentistry

SUGGESTED HOTELS

CONFERENCE VENUE

NORWEGIAN AQUA

8-DAY New Year’s Cruise: Caribbean with Dominican Republic, St. Thomas, Tortola, Miami

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Cruise and Hotel Cancellation Penalties Policy
Please note, as of four months prior to departure, there is a $100 per cabin non-refundable application fee as well as a $100 non-refundable seminar fee. Cruise, airline & Hotels (Booked through cruise line) are refundable as per the policy of the individual cruise lines. Please see the full terms and conditions on our website at DrTravel.com.

NCL’s cancellation policy is as follows:
119-91 days prior to departure date – 25% of cruise package price;
90-61 days – 50% of cruise package price;
60-31 days prior to departure date – 75% of the cruise package price,
30 days or less – 100% of Cruise Package.

Additional cancellation penalties and restrictions are applicable to suites and additional purchases or reservations made through the cruise line on your behalf.

Airline seats purchased other than through the cruise line are non-refundable and all restrictions and change fees are as imposed by the airline.

Hotels purchased other than through the cruise line incur cancellation fees as follows:
16 weeks prior to reservations – 50% of the total, and as of 8 weeks are 100%.
As of two weeks prior to departure seminar fees are non-refundable.
Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC arranged Transfers & Tours are non-refundable upon payment.

In addition to all the above-listed penalties, all transaction fees incurred by Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC will be deducted from any refunds.
Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC is not responsible for any services or products not provided or delivered by travel suppliers.
At the discretion of Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC, any seminar can be canceled if an insufficient doctors have registered.
In order to protect your investment, and protect yourself against unforeseen expenses while on vacation, please contact Dr. Travel Seminars, LLC, and request information on the purchase of travel insurance.