Upcoming In-Person Dental Continuing Education Courses
Advance Your Knowledge With Skills That Elevate Clinical Outcomes—Immediately
Stay current with the advancements in restorative and cosmetic dentistry through our Clinical Excellence Series. These courses are designed to help clinicians increase case acceptance, confidently implement digital workflows, expand clinical capabilities, and deliver more predictable outcomes while growing their practice with purpose.
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Digital Dentistry in Practice: Mastering IOS & Clear Aligner Integration
Featuring: Eric Hill
June 25, 2026 • Brighton, MI
Ward Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsLEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the role of intraoral scanning (IOS) in modern digital dentistry, including its clinical, operational, and patient experience benefits
• Identify best practices for capturing accurate and efficient intraoral scans, reducing errors, remakes, and chair time
• Integrate clear aligner therapy into existing clinical workflows using IOS, from patient evaluation through case submission and delivery
• Recognize ideal first case, i.e., kicked out laterals, overlapping centrals, minor crowding
• Enhance collaboration with dental laboratories through digital workflows to improve case predictability and outcomes
• Implement team-based strategies for successful adoption of IOS and clear aligners, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability within the practice
• Leverage digital dentistry to increase case acceptance and practice efficiency -

The Smile Test Drive (& Beyond), From Curiosity to Case Acceptance
Featuring: Dr. Marvin Berlin
July 23, 2026 • Portland, OR
MicroDental Laboratories | 3 CE CreditsLEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Perform a chairside Smile Test Drive on a typodont using simple steps, from isolation through finish and polish, with a target efficiency of approximately five minutes per tooth.
• Select matrices and materials for different scenarios, including prepless and minimal-prep veneers.
• Learn how to complete this workflow using materials and equipment already available in most practices, without major purchases or complex technology.
• Capture three essential photos that effectively sell the mock-up, then use a one- to two-minute consult script that turns interest into a scheduled treatment.
• Translate a successful mock-up into definitive treatment, including prep design, lab communication, provisionalization, and expectation management with documented consent. -

Getting Started With Sleep Appliances
Featuring: Dr. Steve Carstensen
July 30, 2026 • Scottsdale, AZ
Sundance Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsLEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Implement a team training program that helps everyone see their role in sleep appliance therapy
• Develop internal systems for the practice that reduce implementation barriers
• Use improved verbal skills to lead patients toward asking for therapy -

Modern Dentures, Modern Practice: Growing with Digital Denture Workflows
Featuring: Dr. Nadim Z. Baba
August 6, 2026 • Dallas, TX
Westbrook Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsAll attendees will receive $100 toward a digital denture case!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Describe how dentistry’s evolving technology, business models, and patient expectations are driving increased demand for digital denture solutions
• Identify key digital denture technologies and workflows that improve clinical efficiency, consistency, and restorative outcomes
• Evaluate how integrating a digitally driven denture process can expand services and support sustainable practice growth
• Apply practical workflow strategies to deliver high-quality dentures that align with modern patient expectations for speed, comfort, and predictability -

Implant-Supported Fixed Detachable/Hybrid Restorations
Featuring: Chris Morris
August 20, 2026 • Dallas, TX
Westbrook Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsAll-on-X implant restorations represent a predictable and widely used approach for the rehabilitation of edentulous patients. This topic focuses on the clinical principles, indications, and procedural considerations involved in restoring an edentulous arch with a non-removable prosthesis that delivers functional stability while supporting long-term durability, serviceability, and reliability in everyday practice.
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The Smile Test Drive (& Beyond), from Curiosity to Case Acceptance
Featuring: Dr. Marvin Berlin
September 10, 2026 • Denver, CO
MicroDental Laboratories | 3 CE CreditsLEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Perform a chairside Smile Test Drive on a typodont using simple steps, from isolation through finish and polish, with a target efficiency of approximately five minutes per tooth.
• Select matrices and materials for different scenarios, including prepless and minimal-prep veneers.
• Learn how to complete this workflow using materials and equipment already available in most practices, without major purchases or complex technology.
• Capture three essential photos that effectively sell the mock-up, then use a one- to two-minute consult script that turns interest into a scheduled treatment.
• Translate a successful mock-up into definitive treatment, including prep design, lab communication, provisionalization, and expectation management with documented consent. -

Digital Dentistry in Practice: Mastering IOS & Clear Aligner Integration
Featuring: Eric Hill
September 17, 2026 • Rochester, NY
RTG Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsLEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Understand the role of intraoral scanning (IOS) in modern digital dentistry, including its clinical, operational, and patient experience benefits
• Identify best practices for capturing accurate and efficient intraoral scans, reducing errors, remakes, and chair time
• Integrate clear aligner therapy into existing clinical workflows using IOS, from patient evaluation through case submission and delivery
• Recognize ideal first case, i.e., kicked out laterals, overlapping centrals, minor crowding
• Enhance collaboration with dental laboratories through digital workflows to improve case predictability and outcomes
• Implement team-based strategies for successful adoption of IOS and clear aligners, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and scalability within the practice
• Leverage digital dentistry to increase case acceptance and practice efficiency -

The Troublesome Connection Between TMD and Airway
Featuring: Dr. Steve Carstensen
September 17, 2026 • Dallas, TX
Westbrook Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsWhen patients present to dental offices with TMD and head pain, most dentists don’t ask about other somatic pain syndromes or take a detailed history that might reveal airway problems. This lecture establishes why TMD & airway are often linked, provides tools to help manage chronic conditions, and positions dentists as experts in helping patients achieve greater overall health.
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Modern Dentures, Modern Practice: Growing with Digital Denture Workflows
Featuring: Dr. Nadim Z. Baba
October 8, 2026 • Louisville, KY
ADL Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsDentistry has evolved—tools are more sophisticated, business models have shifted, and patients expect more than ever before. In this session, participants will learn how to expand their services and grow their practice by leveraging digital dentures, utilizing modern digital technology and workflows to enhance efficiency, consistency, and restorative outcomes. Attendees will gain insight into how a digitally driven approach to dentures enables practices to operate more effectively while delivering advanced solutions that meet today’s patient expectations.
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Digital Dentistry in Practice: Mastering IOS & Clear Aligner Integration
Featuring: Eric Hill
October 22, 2026 • SeaTac, WA
DiMartino Dental Lab | 2 CE CreditsDigital Dentistry in Practice: Mastering IOS & Clear Aligner Integration is a practical, workflow-focused course that helps dental teams confidently implement intraoral scanning and seamlessly integrate clear aligner therapy into everyday practice. Participants learn best practices for IOS, digital case submission, lab collaboration, and aligner workflows—gaining real-world strategies to improve accuracy, efficiency, team adoption, and patient outcomes while driving measurable practice growth.
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Implant-Supported Fixed Detachable/Hybrid Restorations
Featuring: Chris Morris
October 29, 2026 • Brighton, MI
Ward | 2 CE CreditsAll-on-X implant restorations represent a predictable and widely used approach for the rehabilitation of edentulous patients. This topic focuses on the clinical principles, indications, and procedural considerations involved in restoring an edentulous arch with a non-removable prosthesis that delivers functional stability while supporting long-term durability, serviceability, and reliability in everyday practice.
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The Smile Test Drive (& Beyond), from Curiosity to Case Acceptance
Featuring: Dr. Marvin Berlin
November 5, 2026 • Tampa, FL
MicroDental Laboratories | 3 CE CreditsDigital smile designs and in-face visualizations are helpful, but nothing is more persuasive than a patient seeing their own new smile in the mirror within an hour—without design fees—through the Smile Test Drive, a fast, natural-looking preview that drives case acceptance. In this lecture and hands-on workshop, Dr. Marvin Berlin teaches a step-by-step chairside mock-up workflow for prepless and minimal-prep veneers, along with efficient photography, quick video editing, material selection, shade and texture techniques, and simple communication strategies—so attendees leave ready to deliver instant smiles on Monday morning.
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Implant-Supported Fixed Detachable/Hybrid Restorations
Featuring: Chris Morris
November 12, 2026 • Maplewood, MN
Hermanson Lemke | 2 CE CreditsAll-on-X implant restorations represent a predictable and widely used approach for the rehabilitation of edentulous patients. This topic focuses on the clinical principles, indications, and procedural considerations involved in restoring an edentulous arch with a non-removable prosthesis that delivers functional stability while supporting long-term durability, serviceability, and reliability in everyday practice.
Don’t see anything local to you? Check out our upcoming online courses!