Dr. James L. Cassidy, Jr. - a Dentist in Macon, Georgia
Educational Topics
Treatment Planning and Sequencing for the Advanced Restorative Practice
Dr. Cassidy designed this course implementing the concepts of complete dentistry taught by Dr. Peter Dawson. The Treatment Planning and Sequencing for the Advanced Restorative Practice seminar will make successfully treating complex restorative cases a reality in your dental practice. Utilizing checklists, including the ten factors that determine masticatory stability and the five requirements for occlusal stability, will help you with each step in the restorative process. By following case studies throughout this seminar, you will have the opportunity to see the outcome of a number of complex restorative cases and understand the reasons for their predictability and success.
Course attendees will learn:
- The technique for treatment plan presentation and the use of the awareness curve to determine a patients willingness to accept diagnosed treatment
- Diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment sequencing from the diagnostic wax-up to the finished restorations
- The ten principles of partial denture design and how to fabricate partial dentures that really work
- The steps required to manage free-end saddle partial dentures
- The essential requirements to ensure predictable results in complex combination cases
- The role of anterior teeth in the masticatory system
- The effectiveness of a team effort in highly successful businesses
- The "3R's" of removable prosthetics: Relines, Remounts, Repairs
Laboratory skills you and your staff will learn:
- How to determine the "S" position and record it using a facebow and articulator
- How to fabricate base plate and occlusion rims on upper and lower edentulous models
- How to duplicate dentures
- How to work with the "bead box and pour technique"
- How to add metal occlusals to dentures
- How to fabricate triad gel dies
- How to perform in-office relines
- Fabrication of a crown under an existing partial denture
At the end of each day, students are encouraged to present to the group a case they are currently working on within their own dental business. This is the perfect opportunity to discuss treatment plans, treatment sequencing and receive feed back from our instructors and their peers.