A life-changing, live-patient, aesthetic treatment program with hands-on, personal experience in the management of a Neuromuscular Orthotic.
There is a power and a spirit within you that once unleashed, can never be stopped! The core of the LVI Philosophy of Dentistry, this life-changing experience, is designed to ignite your spirit, increase your clinical confidence and fulfill your boldest imaginations. As the clinician completely responsible for the artistic result, this course is presented to prepare you to gain the knowledge of comprehensive aesthetics, occlusion, case presentation and marketing skills during this program. These skills should give you an increased feeling of confidence and pride.
This intense, hands-on, live-patient treatment program concentrates on developing a critical eye for aesthetic excellence as well as completing the foundation to help patients enjoy a life free of pain and physiologic compromises. This course includes comprehensive clinical training, practical occlusion concepts, creating a positive philosophical attitude and effective case acceptance principles and appropriate risk management procedures. You expected to not only benefit from personal instruction on your own case, but you will also have the opportunity to view and help diagnose hundreds of restorative units through interaction with other attendees.
The objectives of this course are for the participant to:
- Change patient’s lives with physiologically balanced aesthetics.
- Discuss case treatment plans and options with their patient.
- Identify the difference between a great cosmetic case and one that is trouble.
- Determine appropriate occlusal assessment for the patient.
- Develop a unique, critical eye for dental aesthetics.
- Understand the powerful advantages of the patient-centered practice and how it benefits the patient.
- Discover soft tissue recontouring and advanced laser procedures.
- Create maximum quality aesthetic restorations with current materials.
- Understand the benefits of instant orthodontics.
- Develop a good plan for creating the aesthetic based practice.
"This course has given my staff and I the confidence and training to improve our presentation and treatment as soon as we return." — Dr. Scott Andler, Madison, WI
"I never thought or knew that I could accomplish this level of aesthetic dentistry." — Dr. Justin Neibauer, Fredericksburg, VA
"An unbelievable course. I took the course wanting to improve my clinical skills, but walked away with so much more. I’ve gained the confidence and a burning desire to excel. I no longer will accept being a mediocre doctor. LVI has inspired me to take my dentistry to a higher level. I can’t wait to take the next course. Thanks again to LVI and the LVI team." — Dr. Carol Ysidro, Haysville, KS
"A fantastic course to put classroom/lab principles into a live-patient experience. It’s a must for any dentist wanting to give their patients the best smile they can." — Dr. Paul Bowersox, Westminster, MD
Additional topics to be addressed:
Clinical
- Scientific principles of smile design
- Integrating functional occlusion in aesthetic dentistry
- The advantages of all-porcelain restorations to create maximum aesthetics
- Eliminating sensitivity
- Rapid cementation technique
- Adhesive dentistry to achieve predictable results
- Diagnosis and treatment planning
- Necessary and optimal laboratory communication
- The amazing 10-minute temporization technique
- Predictably restoring the dark tooth
- Instant orthodontics
- Advanced aesthetic soft tissue procedures
- Using supragingival margins even with dark roots
- Resin-bonded bridges
- Endo aesthetics
- Dental materials
Management
- Determining fees
- Insurance management
- Marketing the aesthetic practice
- Generating the aesthetic demand in your practice
- Effective case presentations
- Eight steps to getting the patient to say yes
- Getting paid prior to treatment
- Team management
- Understanding your team and your patients
- Achieving financial freedom
- Your team’s role in practice development
- High-tech dentistry
- Hygiene’s role in the aesthetic practice
"If you want to learn how to place porcelain successfully and beautifully, you need to go to Core II." — Dr. Natalie Wermuth, Savannah, GA
"I’ve been providing dentistry for 25 years. Now, I finally know how to do veneers quickly, efficiently and for long-term success." — Dr. Clay Gidel, Colusa, CA
"Get excited about dentistry all over again!" — Teresa Isbell, Auburn, CA
This six-day course features live-patient treatment. You are required to bring a patient of record from your practice. Recommended cases include 8-10 units of porcelain veneers/crowns or a combination of both. Your proposed case must be reviewed by the Clinical Director before acceptance. Your case will be completed under the guidance of a clinical instructor.
- Dr. William G. Dickerson, DDS, FAACD, LVIM
- Dr. Heidi Dickerson, DDS, LVIM
- Dr. Norman Thomas, DDS, PhD, BSc, OMD, Cert.O.Path, FRCD, FADI, MICCMO
- Dr. Shamshudin Kherani, DDS
- Dr. Mark Duncan, DDS, FAGD, DICOI, LVIF
- Dr. J. Brian Allman, DDS, DABDSM, DAAPM, FAGD, FAACP, FICCMO, FASGD, FAAFO
- Sherry Blair
For Australia: Please contact the local campus for registration and additional course information.
- CORE I - Advanced Functional Dentitsry - The Power of Physiologic Based Occlusion
Check out our incredible Dynamic Team Concepts training program. This team program runs concurrently with the Advanced Functional Aesthetics and Comprehensive Aesthetic Reconstruction Programs.
LVI Global is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. LVI Global designates this activity for 48 continuing education credits.
