Scholar Review: Diagnosis, Records, and Treatment Planning
About This Event
Designed for Dawson Academy graduates from 12–25 years post-graduation, this two-day elective revisits Core 1–3 concepts with updated techniques, technologies, and hands-on exercises to strengthen confidence in diagnosis, occlusion, and treatment planning. Course highlights include comprehensive stomatognathic examinations with emphasis on airway and TMJ assessment; hands-on CR bite-record techniques with verification on the Mark 320 articulator (Centri-check); training in Dawson Smile Wizard 2D and 3D treatment-planning workflows applied to anterior reconstruction, vertical dimension changes, and worn dentition; refinement of anterior guidance, envelope of function, and incisal edge placement for function and esthetics; provisional verification and the digital bio-copy protocol for predictable lab communication; and stepwise equilibration from trial to in‑mouth completion. Time: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM each day. CE: 16 hours. Instructor: Dr. Leonard A. Hess. Tuition: $6,800. Learning outcomes: improved diagnostic thoroughness, validated CR procedures, mastery of digital 2D/3D planning, enhanced esthetic/restorative decision-making, and reliable protocols for provisionals and equilibration to increase case predictability and success.
Learning Objectives
- Get brushed up on how to perform a complete examination to diagnose every component of the stomatognathic system with emphasis on airway and TMJ
- Review and practice the proper technique for taking CR bite records and verify accuracy using Centri-check on the Mark 320 articulator
- Learn and apply Dawson Smile Wizard 2D and 3D treatment-planning software to hands-on cases including anterior reconstruction and VDO changes
- Refine anterior guidance, envelope of function, and incisal edge placement for function and esthetics
- Understand quality control through verification with provisionals and the digital bio-copy protocol for seamless lab communication
- Refine equilibration techniques from trial equilibration to in‑
- mouth completion.