Esthetic Dentistry: Change Your Smile

Esthetic Dentistry: Change Your Smile is organized by Homestead Schools, Inc.

Course Outline:
It all starts with your smile . . 
Your smile is the first thing people notice about you. An engaging, appealing smile and the confidence it brings create a positive energy that infuses everything you do – but an unattractive smile can do just the opposite. Is your smile holding you back from a richer, happier, more successful life? Have you thought about improving your smile, but don’t know where to start? Change Your Smile has everything you need to know to get the smile you’ve always dreamed of.

Imagine Walking Into Your Dentist’s Office Already Knowing:

How:
• To improve your smile in just one day
• To keep your smile looking young for a lifetime
• Long it will take to get your new smile
• To look younger without plastic surgery
• Long your new smile will last
• To stop staining your teeth
• To straighten your smile without braces

What:
• It takes to get beautiful crowns or veneers
• Makes a smile look sexy
• Can be done if you have too much or too little gum tissue
• Your new smile may cost
• Stains can be removed with bleaching
• You should do when you fracture or lose a tooth

Why:
• You should always replace a missing tooth
• A great smile can be your best investment
• You may be a good candidate for an implant
• Filling a gap provides an instant makeover
• Lengthening your front teeth may improve your smile
• You shouldn’t live with old fillings

Still Want to Know More? Put Your Smile to the Test with Quizzes Like:
• Do You Need to Change Your Smile?
• What Does Your Smile Reveal?
• What Kind of Lip Line Do You Have?
• Is Your Habit Putting Your Smile in Danger?

. . . But It Doesn’t Stop With Your Smile!
Leading experts in orthognasthic or plastic surgery, hairstyle, and cosmetology have provided hints and tips that will help you put your best face forward. You’ll find out:
• If you are a candidate for orthognasthic or plastic surgery
• Results, risks, and costs of common surgical procedures
• The best hairstyle and makeup for your face
• Tips for keeping your skin and lips healthy and radiant
• Techniques for facial hair removal

Learning Objectives:
After completing this course you’ll be able to:
• Describe obaguro.
• List the two factors to consider when seeking cosmetic dental treatment.
• Describe the perfect face.
• Define bite.
• Describe the three types of liplines.
• Describe surface stains.
• Describe briefly the five treatments for stained teeth.
• Discuss bleaching nonliving teeth.
• Describe microabrasion for white spots.
• Describe the various types of tooth fractures.
• Describe the primary drawback of bonding.
• State what you should do if you fracture a bridge or temporary restoration.
• State what causes gaps.
• List the three Rs for closing gaps.
• Describe lingual braces.
• State the advantage of laminating.
• Describe three ways a missing tooth can be replaced.
• Compare overdentures, immediate dentures, and full dentures.
• Describe the stages of surgery for implants.
• Describe cosmetic contouring.
• List a major factor to consider when crowning.
• Describe the advantages of the new braces used in orthodontic treatment.
• Discuss several causes of bad bites.
• List symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder.
• Define bruxism.
• Compare the overbite, closed bite, and crossbite.
• Define an open bite and list the causes.
• Describe orthognathic surgery.
• Describe gum disease and list the causes
• Describe trench mouth.
• Describe treatment of periodontal disease.
• State treatment for loose teeth.
• Discuss ways to avoid tissue recession.
• Define gingivectomy and gingivoplasty.
• Discuss ways to change an aging smile.
• Compare cosmetic contouring and bonding for the aging smile.
• Describe various types of dentures.
• Discuss the advantage of customizing over time.
• State the goal of plastic surgery.
• Discuss eating disorders and your smile.
• State what you can do if a child has a permanent tooth knocked out.
• Define diastema.