TIMES:

Clarity Event:

8:00am – 6:30pm
Friday, February 26th 2010

EVENING RECEPTION:

6:30pm – 10:00pm
Swissôtel

Saturday Event:

8:00am - 11:00am
Saturday, February 27th 2010
Swissôtel

 


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Friday lectures

Our Friday Lecture program at the Swissôtel will start promptly at 8:00am and will continue until 6:30pm.

Don Cornell– Event Moderator

As the morning and afternoon moderator for this year’s Clarity event, Don Cornell will present a series of short programs highlighting the unique opportunities available in today’s laboratory industry. The series will contain market insights, statistics and other critical information that will help you formulate strategies for sustainability in 2010 and beyond.

Jensen is proud to announce that internationally renowned ceramist Jürgen Mehrhof will be the Keynote Speaker at our all-day educational event, “Clarity 2010! Strategies for Sustainability” on Friday, February 26th!

Keynote speaker

Jürgen Mehrhof, mdt, oral design

"Esthetic implant-retained restorations in edentulous patients"

To obtain a predictable and successful treatment with implant-retained restorations functional and aesthetic considerations need to be evaluated. Factors influencing treatment modalities for the edentulous patient will be discussed.

Our multifaceted Team-approach and current treatment concepts in edentulous patients will be demonstrated and discussed underlined with clinical and scientific data.

Sascha Hein, MDT, Oral Design

"Natura Magica - Natural Layering Technique on Implants"

Live, Large Format Hands-On Demonstration

Dr. Robert Winter

"All Ceramic Material Choices;
ZR v. Lithium Disilicate v. Leucite Reinforced"

Large Format Lecture

Michel Magne, MDT, Oral Design

"Essential Laboratory Techniques for Aesthetic Veneers"

Live, Large Format Hands-On Demonstration

Aki Yoshida, MDT

"Zirconia Restorations; Frame Design and Opacity Control for Superior Results"

Lecture

Olivier Tric, MDT

"The Master is in the Details"

Lecture

 

 

 

Friday Breakout Sessions

During the morning and afternoon breaks, we will shift venues where a wide variety of hands-on demonstrations and small format lectures will be offered by our distinguished list of clinicians.

Watch and learn first hand layering demonstrations for PFM, Zirconia, and veneers on platinum foil. Gain insight into essential pressing and layering techniques for pressed all ceramic procedures while improving aesthetic and functional results. These will be some of the most informative hours you will spend all year!

Small Format Lectures:

 

Peter Pizzi, MDT – Creative Solutions for Aesthetics with PFM’s

Terry McQuiston, CDT – When Good Metal Goes Bad

Patrick Boche – NEW Creation Transition Dentins

Jeffrey Sitkin – Refining Fundamentals

 

Hands-on Demonstrations:

 

Naoki Aiba, CDT, Oral Design - Ceramic Evolution™: Non-Prep Veneer with Foil Technique

Antonello Remartini, CDT, Oral Design – Zirconia Layering Ceramic

Daniele Capoferri, CDT, Oral Design– Implant Metal Ceramic Crown w/ Pink Porcelain

Jungo Endo - Esthetic Implant Restoration: Oral Stratified Build-upTechnique

Luke Hasegawa, CDT, Oral Design - Easy to understand value control with ZR Substructures

Steve Chevalier – Perfect Pressing Essentials

Cezar Jadak, CDT, MDT – NEW Creation Transition Dentins

Jo Weber – Advanced Layering with Pressed All Ceramic

Saturday Program

Our Saturday program at the Swissôtel will start promptly at 8:00am.

"Technology, Process and Profit"

Panel Discussion

We are at an exciting time where technology, products and processes are shaping our industry. How are they affecting your business now and how can you benefit from them? Please join us for a panel discussion with industry experts moderated by Don Cornell that will provide insight tailored to your business needs giving you the information that will allow you to make the right decisions for growth, increased efficiency, competitiveness and customer satisfaction.

Panel members

Bob Cohen
From: Advanced Dental Technologies

Larry Stites
From: Allure Dental Studio

Jerry Ragle
From: Ragle Dental Lab

Greg Harris
From: Issaquah Dental Lab

Key Topics

Data Capture: 

This is where we begin, nothing in the process moves forward without the data. Where will the data come from, how will you process now and how will this change in the future

Intra Oral Scanning
- How many dentists are using Intra Oral scanners and what is the timeline for growth
- How will this change the lab business

Scanning the Stone Model
- What is working and how will this change

Impression scanning
- Is it a viable option
- Does it work

Technology:

Which model is right for your business centralized milling or in house. Let the experts share their insight on the options for what fits your business, how you can participate now and how this could change.

- Full Outsource
- Partial Outsource with scanning and design capability
- Full In House

Products:

Along with new technology comes new products and materials. The experts will discuss what materials are available in the market place and how they fit your customer needs. Learn what the options are for restorations such as

- Copings and frameworks
- Crowns
- Anatomical patterns
- Implant abutments


Infection Control

Terry McQuiston, cdt