Dental Materials Update: Living In A Metal Free World

Dentistry continues to grow through some of the most rapid and dynamic changes in techniques and technology in its history. For some 100+ years the standard restorative material changed very little and over the last few decades we have seen wholesale reinvention of dental restorations and reconstruction.

With the rate of change being so fast that dental schools have been hopelessly left out of the progression, it requires continual dedication to stay at the top of your profession.

This presentation will explore a variety of incredible new materials and procedures you want in your practice

Learning objectives:

• Know how to determine the appropriate resin cements based on the material being bonded in place and the tooth structure it is being bonded on.
• Understand the current materials choices in a variety of disciplines.
• Be able to make more informed materials purchases as well as deliver higher quality dental treatment.
• Have the ability incorporate new procedures seamlessly into a busy practice.

Release date: Sun, November 27, 2011

Speaker: Mark Duncan, DDS

Dr. Duncan received his college and post-graduate studies at the University of Oklahoma culminating with a D.D.S. degree in 1995. Following Dental School, Dr. Duncan vigorously pursued continuing education twice being recognized as the leader in the State for Continuing Education. He completed the surgical and prosthetic sections with the Misch Implant Institute earning a Fellowship with the Institute as well as holding Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He has also earned the Fellowship with the Academy of General Dentistry in the shortest time period allowed by the Academy. He considers his real advance in education to have started with his journey through the Las Vegas Institute.

In 2002 he started a scratch practice in Oklahoma City and he now focuses on cosmetic and comprehensive restorative neuromuscular dentistry and airway management. He is a graduate of the world-renowned Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI), and was given the honor of being a clinical instructor for the institute in 2002. He teaches dentists from all over the world in the latest treatments for cosmetic dentistry, full mouth reconstruction, and neuromuscular occlusion. He also belongs to many dental organizations and has served as the Editor for the Oklahoma Academy of General Dentistry and on the Board of the Oklahoma County Dental Society as CE Chair.

He is a Board Member of the IACA and lectures on aesthetics, occlusion, CAD-CAM technology, and practice management nationwide and serves as development consultant to several dental manufacturing companies and dental think-tanks. Dr. Duncan sees dentistry as an incredible opportunity to improves the health and wellness of people and is excited to share his passion and perspective!