Facially Generated Treatment Planning

Course Objectives

The benchmarks of an exceptional dental practice are excellence in clinical treatment and first class client service. Perhaps nothing affects the ability to perform at the highest level as much as examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and case presentation. Unless these skills are learned, practiced and continuously refined, you will be endlessly frustrated by an inability to provide the caliber of dentistry you are capable of offering your patients.

Facially Generated Treatment Planning will help you feel comfortable creating a treatment plan for any case, regardless of complexity. This workshop presents a systematic, step-by-step approach to examination, diagnosis, treatment options, treatment plans and patient communication. Integration of esthetics, function, structure and biology into a logical format will give you confidence in presenting the final plan to the patient. With the confidence you attain from this course, you’ll effectively address patient concerns and perform more of the dentistry you like because you’ll diagnose and present it with assurance.

Participants Will Learn:

• A systematic approach to the evaluation and treatment planning of any patient
• Why the treatment planning process is always done in the same order for any patient
• The key steps to integrating esthetics and occlusion in your plans
• Why photography is essential for treatment planning and for your practice growth
• Which photos are required, and how to take them for practice growth or
• comprehensive treatment planning (please bring your own camera)
• Proper use of retraction and mirrors in clinical photography
• Selecting an appropriate camera for your practice
• How to use a systematized planning form for your patients for logical and efficient treatment planning
• The importance of mounted models in the occlusal phase of planning
• How to perform a TMJ and muscle clinical examination
• Evaluation of the temporomandibular joints
• Differentiating a joint problem from a muscle problem
• Recognition of joint sounds and what they mean to stability
• Diagnosis of the TMJ and appropriate therapy when required
• Muscle evaluation and its impact on a restorative treatment plan
• When orthodontics is an indispensable part of the plan versus when it’s an optional tool
• Determination of periodontal alterations required to achieve desired goals
• The four steps for a successful case presentation
• Discussing treatment with patients and creating a desire to begin
• Creating visual aids using PowerPoint® and Keynote® to show patients what you see
• Designing the sequence of therapy that fits each patient’s needs
• How to phase treatment to accomplish goals over time
• When to have a compromise plan available and when to apply it