The Hornbrook Group Course Information
Functional Anterior
The Goal
The goal is to provide attendees with a unique hands-on,
live-patient educational experience and the opportunity to explore
various case scenarios. The combination of clinical, communication,
marketing, and management skills addressed in this course will not
only increase the enjoyment of dentistry, but will also create a
level of clinical success and confidence never dreamt possible.
You Will Learn
This program consists of two, 3-day weekends, where clinicians
provide their own patient, and with the guidance of a clinical
instructor, perform hands-on preparation and cementation of
approximately 8-10 anterior all ceramic restorations.
Subjects Explored
- The nuances of Anterior Smile Design
- A complete understanding of adhesive dentistry: New materials and techniques for success
- Avoiding sensitivity and eliminating microleakage with bonded restorations
- Case planning, both aesthetically and functionally, of anterior restorative dentistry
- Preparation steps that follow a predictable and systematic approach
- Understanding functionally why things work, while others fail
- A series of easy to understand principles of how posterior dentition can affect long term anterior success
- A thorough understanding of the new restorative materials and their applications
- Veneer provisionalation that's amazingly fast and aesthetically
- Laboratory communication to ensure success
- Cementation principles designed for predictable placement of multiple units
- Creative marketing to attract the "aesthetic" patient
- And much, much, more...
Course Information
Schedule
Course 1
July 22-24th & August 19, 20th
Chicago, IL
Course 2
September 30th-October 2nd / October 28, 29th
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Course 3
October 14-16th / November 4, 5th
Baltimore, MD
Cost
$5500 per doctor
$795 per staff member
Ultimate Occlusion
The Goal
The goal is to offer the aesthetic dentist and ceramic technician
enhanced skills for the determination of treatment positions for the
asymptomatic and the symptomatic patient. Evaluation of this position
via conventional and high tech methods will be discussed. Occlusal
stabilization and equilibrium for candidates of extensive aesthetic
treatments will be the major focus.
You Will Learn
The Ultimate Occlusion Program is a 3-day hands-on weekend course.
There is no patient treatment, but emphasis is on breakout sessions
and focus groups.
- When and where not to make major and minor pre-treatment and treatment occlusal alterations
- Understanding the science behind tooth contacts and muscle harmony
- Understanding and diagnosing TMJ/Occlusal contact effects
- The clinical implications of muscle findings
- Signs of wear, severe wear, and post treatment triggers
- Accurate facebow and mandible tracing transfers
- When and why facebow transfers are required
- Determination and recording of final tooth and jaw positions based on several occlusal guidance philosophies
- Mounting accurate models
- Performance of accurate mandibular manipulation, understand normal/abnormal movements and muscular/occlusal relationships in healthy and diseased conditions
- Complete examinations and diagnosis in a hands-on clinical exercise several diagnostic recording and evaluation tools
- Verification techniques for mountings and condylar position
Course Information
Schedule
Course 1
September 16-18th
Chicago, IL
Course 2
September 23-25th
Phoenix, AZ
Course 3
November 18-20th
Honolulu, HI
Course 4
December 9-11th
San Francisco, CA
Cost
$3500 per attendee
Digital Photography
The Goal
Learn the skills and techniques needed to incorporate photography
into your practice. This course will show you how to take and manage
high quality digital or film photographs in promoting, documenting,
evaluating and communicating the key critical elements of aesthetic
dentistry. An easy to understand system of how to use photography to
get better aesthetic results will be presented that can be
immediately implemented into your practice. A MUST course for those
seeking AACD accreditation.
The Art of Photography
Techniques for Exquisite Clinical and Portrait Photographs
Rhys Spoor, DDS, FAGD is an exceptional clinician and
photographer, hand selected by The Hornbrook Group for his incredible
ability to teach others and his extraordinary expertise in this area.
Dr. Spoor is regarded for his artistic abilities and in the use of
photography in the aesthetic practice to increase value and
acceptance. He has authored an instructional manual "The Art of
Photography: How To Make Your Practice More Enjoyable and Increase
Your Bottom Line" and an accompanying interactive compact disc
"Smile Transformations" that is being used by dentists and
their teams to increase case acceptance.
You Will Learn
- Photography basics
- Equipment evaluation and choices through hands-on practice
- Intra-oral and portrait photography
- How to get predictable results every time!
- See as an artist and make ordinary people look and feel extraordinary. You will explore different poses, lighting and props.
- Storage and data management of your images – including the use of PowerPoint for presentation purpose
Course Information
Schedule
Course 1
August 19 - 20th
Chicago, IL
Course 2
September 23,24th
Phoenix, AZ
Course 3
October 14,15th
Baltimore, MD
Course 4
November 18 - 20th
Honolulu, HI
Course 5
December 9,10
San Francisco, CA
Cost
$1795
Functional Advanced Posterior
The Goal
The goal is to provide the tools necessary to feel comfortable
diagnosing and restoring both direct and indirect metal-free
posterior restorations. The success of an aesthetic practice is
contingent upon the skill of the clinician to accurately predict and
successfully place posterior bonded aesthetic restorations. This
course will address overcoming technique and post operative
sensitivity, utilization and understanding of the latest adhesive
systems, proper placement techniques, and a review of materials and
the creation of value for posterior aesthetic restorations.
You Will Learn
In this 3-day, 1 weekend course the attendee will bring their own
patient and provide, with the guidance of a clinical instructor,
hands-on treatment of 1-2 posterior quadrants of direct and/or
indirect aesthetic restorations.
- Alternative choices to metal laced restorations
- The latest in tooth-colored posterior restorations
- Elimination of post-operative sensitivity
- Posterior direct composite stratification
- Advances in indirect resin restorations
- Custom posterior provisionalization and cementation
- Lab communication and color mapping
- Posterior endodontic indirect post and core systems
- Combining anterior and posterior ceramics
- When to use indirect resin vs. ceramics
- Advances in ceramics and bonding materials
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