I’m not one to take out amalgams just to take out amalgams, but you can’t deny that they usually present like this. In dental school, we were trained that the corrosion was a good thing to keep the seal. Really? When is corrosion ever good for anything, especially in medicine? I guarantee if this “corrosion”…
Indirect Inlays and Direct Composites
I put together a video discussing both direct and indirect restorations for simple class 2 restorations. If you are interested in learning more about partial coverage, you should come to our “Only Onlays!” course! Direct composites are not too difficult to complete once you get the hang of it. However, they have…
eMax 500: 1mm Does NOT Equal 1mm
eMax CAD now claims an average of 500 megapascal flexural strength! This is fantastic, and I think a lot of heavy eMax users know how robust of a material it actually is. However, the new preparation guidelines are misleading, in my opinion. eMax needs to be a MINIMUM of 1mm material thickness, but the preparation…
Galileos Education in Austin
We are extremely honored to be one of DentsplySirona’s advanced education facility for Galileos! Every one of our classes have sold out! It is a two day course of Galileos Education that is taken after purchasing the CBCT system. A radiologist teaches on day one and then our own, Dr. de Oliveira completes the session…
Centered on a Central
While this patient wasn’t too concerned over the esthetics of his new front tooth, his wife WAS. We had to get this one right for her, not him! Sometimes that can be the hardest person to please, but we feel like this turned out well. “Momma” was happy! We really like using Vita’s Triluxe or…
Essentials for the Omnicam Video
I spend an hour discussing proper use of the CEREC Omnicam and walk you through CEREC’s software. This video is appropriate for anyone looking to enhance their Omnicam skills, new CEREC owners, and docs that are thinking about getting the technology. Dental assistants would GREATLY benefit from watching this too. All of the topics…
UTHSCSA CE Director Bill Butler Interviewed!
Cindy and I had the great honor of interviewing a LEGEND in the dental continuing education world: Bill Butler! He has the largest dental school continuing education program in the world. His classes are held all over the world, and always of the highest quality. We sat down and spoke of where dentistry…
Dentistry Today Interview
Our online education platform is awesome! Hundreds of videos that help your day-to-day use of CEREC! Works directly through your Apple or Android devices!
Glaze for Them, Stain for Us!
While most patients really would choose to have their new restorations look “new,” sometimes our CEREC restorations lack depth. This is a tutorial on the basics of staining and glazing for depth. This will “jazz” up your restorations without making like they need to have restorations themselves. You need to use high…
How To Calibrate the CEREC Omnicam
I review the steps to properly calibrate the Omnicam. You don’t have to calibrate often, but when you do, you want to do it correctly. Our online education platform is awesome! Hundreds of videos that help your day-to-day use of CEREC! Works directly through your Apple or Android devices!