< 2027 Topic Previews / Continuing Education Series

AM Lecture - From Simple to Complex: What’s New in Digital Design and Technology, Veneers, Crowns, Psychology, Treatment Planning, Case Acceptance

This innovative, fast-paced presentation will explore frequently seen problems that occur during restorative treatment, showcasing a variety of modes of failures. You will learn systematic techniques that can be used to both prevent and remedy these failures. Failures don't have to be a mystery and neither does why patients say yes to one smile design and others hesitate to commit. You'll follow real cases from digital data collection through CAD design, learn chairside evaluation of digital mockups (including composite refinement techniques for lasting aesthetics), and walk away with the communication skills and verbiage to build patient trust and confidence. Leave with a complete toolkit to elevate your aesthetic outcomes and position yourself as the go-to dentist for smile design.

Learning Objectives

• Apply systematic digital and analog workflows to prevent, identify, and correct common restorative failures related to diagnosis, preparation design, restorative space, material selection, occlusion
• Diagnose, treatment plan, and sequence simple through complex aesthetic and restorative cases involving veneers, crowns, and full-mouth rehabilitations
• Understand the psychological, that influence a patient's decision to pursue smile-design learn how to use effective language and presentation skills to identify design direction, build trust, and improve case acceptance

PM Lecture - The Complex Aesthetic Case: When & How to Open the Vertical

Failures in dentistry are frequently blamed on materials, but many times we, the dentist, are the culprit. We treat the anterior teeth as cosmetic challenges and forget to look at the relationship of form and function. This presentation will simplify occlusion by combining dentofacial treatment planning with function. By applying a few basic principles, we can design the proper amount of restorative space for our restorations. This course will explore aesthetics that are BUILT TO LAST.

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to diagnose and treatment plan an aesthetic case
• Evaluate incisor position, tooth morphology, facial and dento-facial parameters, and functional requirements to create harmony among aesthetics, phonetics, function, and long-term stability
• Simplify restorative preparation designs and select adhesive protocols and restorative materials that work the best for maximum predictability.

About the Speaker

Joyce Bassett, DDS, FAACD, FAGD

Dr. Joyce Bassett practices comprehensive restorative and aesthetic dentistry in Scottsdale, Arizona. She is an Accredited Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and President 2015-2016. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry, an Associate member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, a KOIS Clinical Instructor, an AGD Fellow and an active member in the Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics. Dr. Bassett served as adjunct faculty, teaching the aesthetic continuum at the Arizona School of Dentistry. She is a member of Catapult Education speaker’s bureau, voted one of the top five female CE educators. Bassett is an international lecturer, published author, and member of the editorial board of several peer-reviewed publications. She is a recipient of the Lucy Hobbs award for Clinical Expertise, the AACD Evy Award for Excellence in Teaching Cosmetic Dentistry Education, the Volunteer Dentist of the Year award for Arizona CASS dental clinic, and she has received the Give Back a Smile volunteer service award twice.