2026 Alumni Lecture Series
About This Event
2026 Alumni Lecture Series — Multiple presentations by Dr. Todd Fleischman, Dr. Prashant Kaushik, and Dr. Abby Neville. Sessions include: Connecting the Dots Using Case Review: An Introduction to Dental Photography in Achieving Comprehensive Functional and Cosmetic Results (methods for case presentation, photography for treatment planning, communication, and improving case acceptance); Seeing is believing: Using 6Ds to Change Perception to Reality in Dentistry (the 6Ds framework: Discussion, Data, Discovery, Design, Dentistry, Deliver; shifting perspective to comprehensive dentistry and increasing patient acceptance); Comprehensive Dentistry Is Airway Dentistry (incorporating airway considerations into comprehensive dental exams, diagnosis, treatment options, and interdisciplinary care). Agenda: Fri Feb 20, 2026 — 8:00am–12:00pm with individual talk times at 8:00–8:45, 9:00–9:45, and 10:00–10:45. Outcomes include integrating digital photography, applying the 6Ds framework to treatment planning, diagnosing airway-related conditions, improving communication with patients/teams/labs, and showcasing outcomes with high-quality documentation.
Learning Objectives
- Review and apply a step-by-step system for integrating digital photography into everyday dental practice.
- Identify key elements for successful implementation of digital photography, including camera selection, settings, lighting techniques, and patient positioning.
- Demonstrate how clinical photography enhances treatment planning and restorative care, and improves communication with patients, team members, laboratories, and specialists.
- Showcase comprehensive functional and cosmetic dental outcomes using high-quality photographs to support case documentation, education, and patient engagement.
- Explain the 6Ds framework —
- Discussion, Data, Discovery, Design, Dentistry, and Deliver —
- and apply it to guide comprehensive patient care.
- Shift clinical perspective from single-tooth treatment to comprehensive dentistry, recognizing the benefits for long-term patient outcomes.
- Use real case examples to effectively communicate treatment possibilities and outcomes with patients in an understandable and motivating way.
- Apply a six-step process to increase patient acceptance of comprehensive treatment plans by building trust, value, and clarity.
- Demonstrate how to connect clinical recommendations to a patient’
- s emotional motivations, moving from logical explanations to meaningful conversations about the “
- why”
- behind treatment.
- Demonstrate the ability to diagnose airway-related conditions, evaluate appropriate treatment options, and effectively communicate the need for interdisciplinary collaboration to ensure comprehensive patient care.