The Live Patient Experiences here at Spear Education have opened my eyes to some fundamental questions that seem to be ubiquitous with today’s restorative dentists. The number one question: What material should I use? With the proliferation of new ceramic materials and the influx of subsequent advertisements and claims, this question has become even more confusing.
In the Anterior Esthetic Mastery Live Patient Experience, I continue to be puzzled by the number of people who request Feldspathic Porcelain based solely on the fact that Frank uses that material and they want results like Frank’s. I can’t argue with that desire; in fact I live it daily. It illustrates clearly, though, how many of us look at our materials options, believing that a material will bring us to the outcome we desire. In truth, there are some situations in which a specific material is indicated or contraindicated, but in most cases the result can be obtained with several materials, the outcome being dependent more on the people using it than on the material itself.
The good news – when there’s confusion about what to use, it usually means many things work! One of the most fun parts of the Live Patient Experiences is making that decision with a dentist-lab-mentor team for every patient. We’ve seen exquisite results with every option.
I would like to know if you have any courses that are specific to dental laboratory technicians and the prices if so
Thank you
Regrettably, at this time we don’t have any courses specific to technicians. That may be something we have available in the future. For now we encourage technicians to find a doctor who is interested in the live patient anterior experience and come together. Thanks for asking Jeremiah.