LAB DAY Chicago 2016 Lectures

Please join us Friday, February 26th & Saturday, February 27th

at The Hyatt Regency Chicago in the Grand Ballroom CD South

for CE Live Lectures and Presentations

by the Top Leaders in the Industry!

Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E Upper Wacker Dr
Grand Ballroom CD South
Chicago, IL 60601

Friday, February 26th 2015
8AM The Grand Ballroom CD South Doors Open
11AM-12:30PM CE Live Lecture by Luke Kahng, CDT (1.5 CE contact hours)
2PM-3:30PM CE Hands-On Lecture by Perry Carroll, CDT (1.5 CE contact hours)
4PM-6PM CE Live Lecture by Alex Wunsche, CDT and Harold Baumgarten, DMD (2.0 CE contact hours)

Saturday, February 27th 2015
8AM The Grand Ballroom CD South Doors Open
10AM-12PM CE Hands-On Lecture by Alex Wuensche, CDT (2.0 CE contact hours)

NEW: 2:00PM-3:00PM CE Live Lecture by Dietmar Schaan, CDT/MDT (1.0 CE contact hours)

Please read below about each Industry Leader's Course Topic & Description.
For more event information or to RSVP by phone, please call 800-851-3719.

ABOUT THE LECTURERS

Friday, February 26th 2015

11AM-12:30PM CE Live Lecture by Luke Kahng, CDT (1.5 CE contact hours)

Luke S. Kahng, CDT, is a master ceramist with nearly 30 years of experience as a dental technician, and is the Owner and Director of Operations at LSK121 Oral Prosthetics, an all-encompassing dental laboratory that handles all aspects of restoration cases. A widely respected author and lecturer, Luke is the creator of the Chairside Shade Selection Guide, the Chairside Shade Guide, and the Ceramic Shade Guide System.

LIVE CE LECTURE TOPIC: Achieving Superior Aesthetics & Durability by Utilizing the CAD/CAM System

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Luke S. Kahng will teach attendees how to best fabricate Full-Mouth, Screw-Retained Zirconia implants with a milling machine by sharing the technical knowledge, techniques and experiences that he has gained from handling Screw-Retained, Layered Zirconia implant cases. He will also cover the benefits of PMMA when compared to Wax Try-ins.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Understand Pros and Cons of Screw-Retained Zirconia versus Dentures
• Learn Best Practices and Procedures for Working With Screw-Retained Zirconia
• Gain Knowledge on Best Design for Occlusal, Pontic and Contour
• Learn about Pre-Shade Color, Sprue Sintering, Process
• Understand Simplified Porcelain Utilization for Natural-Looking Gum Design and Glazing
• Gain Knowledge on Opacity Contouring for High-End Shade Matching for Anterior
• Know How to Achieve High Pink Porcelain Esthetics With PPM or Screw-Retained Zirconia
• Understand How to Utilize Prefit Form Titanium Abutment

2PM-3:30PM CE Hands-On Lecture by Perry Carroll, CDT (1.5 CE contact hours)

Perry Carroll has more than 40 years of experience covering all specialties of dental technology. He focuses on achieving functional results from advanced dental situations, while maintaining natural aesthetics. Perry is a consultant for laboratories and dental offices around the world, and regularly participates in beta testing of products for top international dental manufacturers.

LIVE CE LECTURE TOPIC: CAD/CAM at Full Throttle

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Perry Carroll will provide an overview of the laboratory market and cover various differences when looking at CAD/CAM. Attendees will learn how to make best use of their CAD/CAM system and make it grow their business. He will explain how to overcome CAD/CAM issues with various examples and live demonstrations of CAD designs.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Understand Market Difference (Where do I fit?)
• Get an overview of the laboratory market in view of CAD/CAM, to help gain a self examination and thereby better utilizing CAD/CAD.
• Know how to Utilize CAD/CAM where you are in the market and would like to be. Putting CAD/CAM to work today and see how it can grow your lab tomorrow.
• Getting the most out of your CAD/CAM system. An explanation of many of the ways you can use your CAD/CAM.
• Know how to work through CAD/CAM issues. Examples of CAD/CAM issue how how to get through them.
• Demonstration on CAD designs and Visualization of CAD issues and designs.

4PM-6PM CE Live Lecture by Alex Wunsche, CDT and Harold Baumgarten, DMD (2.0 CE contact hours)

Alexander Wuensche obtained his accreditation as a CDT in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Now president of Zahntechnique Dental Lab in Miami, FL he specializes in complex implant cases and CAD/CAM technology. Alexander Wuensche has lectured for numerous leading Dental Education Programs including Seattle Study Club and the Pankey Institute, and published articles for numerous outstanding Dental Publications.

Dr. Baumgarten is a graduate of the Periodontics and Periodontal Prosthesis programs at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the former Director of the Dental Implant Research Center at Penn and is currently a Clinical Professor in the Department of Periodontics at Penn Dental Medicine. He lectures and publishes articles about dental implants and restorative dentistry worldwide.

LECTURE TOPIC: The Team Approach for Implant Restorations in a Digital World

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Alexander Wuensche, CDT and Harold Baumgarten, DMD will discuss the importance of the successful collaboration between the clinician and laboratory technician in the fabrication of implant-supported restorations. They will outline the most important steps during this process and explain the importance of employing a digital workflow along the way.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:


• Understand what clinicians demand from the dental laboratory technician.
• Know what the dental laboratory technician must demand from the clinician.
• Learn how digital workflows can enhance communication between technician and clinician.
• Understand how the technician can help guide the clinician with regards to material selection.
• Know which materials can employed utilizing a digital workflow.

Saturday, February 27th 2015

10AM-12PM CE Hands-On Lecture by Alex Wuensche, CDT (2.0 CE contact hours)

Alexander Wuensche obtained his accreditation as a CDT in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Now president of Zahntechnique Dental Lab in Miami, FL he specializes in complex implant cases and CAD/CAM technology. Alexander Wuensche has lectured for numerous leading Dental Education Programs including Seattle Study Club and the Pankey Institute, and published articles for numerous outstanding Dental Publications.

LECTURE TOPIC: Intra-Oral Scanning, an Aesthetic Team Approach: Workflow, Materials, Results

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Alexander Wuensche will present the implementation of an Intra-Oral scanner in the daily laboratory workflow in order to produce highly aesthetic results. During the live demonstration, he will show how to receive Intra oral scan files and explain the next step in the CAD/CAM department to proceed with the design.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:


• Attendees should be able to understand the steps to import IOS files from different IOS systems.
• Learn the importance of choosing the right material for the best esthetic and economic result.
• Understand the importance and convenience of utilizing modern technologies in our daily business.

2PM-3PM CE Live Lecture by Dietmar Schaan, CDT/MDT (1.0 CE contact hours)

Dietmar Schaan CDT/MDT is a qualified expert in all phases of the dental laboratory. He specializes in functional diagnostics, and completed his Craftsman Certificate in 2011. He began working for Amann Girrbach in 2002 and, since 2003, he has been conducting trainings, lectures and demonstrations around the world.

LECTURE TOPIC: The Full Denture Workflow

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Teamwork and communication between the dentist and the dental technician is the key to restoring functional occlusion and esthetics for the edentulous patient. Accurately recording the positon of the maxilla relative to the hinge axis of the condyles as well as measuring centric relation and transferring the patient's data to a functional articulator is critical to both the analogue and digital workflow for complete dentures. The Full Denture Solutions integrate these traditional processes to increase the accuracy and proficiency of model analysis, denture tooth placement and denture base design to ensure a successful clinical try-in and final result.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• Learn how to take functional impressions for the edentulous patient.
• Understand the importance of the Facebow Registration and Gothic Arch Tracing.
• Utilize registrations to program a fully-functional Articulator
• Recognize the steps in the digital workflow for model analysis, setting denture teeth and designing the denture base.
• Understand the processes involved in the clinical try-in.
• Identify the steps involved in finalizing and processing the full denture.

REGISTRATION, REFUND AND CANCELLATION POLICY:
These courses are offered at no cost. Amann Girrbach America reserves the right to cancel any program. Each registrant will be notified via email of any cancellation or rescheduling of an event. AGA is not responsible for any additional costs, including, but not limited to, airline and hotel penalities.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFULL COMPLETION:

Amann Girrbach America will provide a course completion code during this activity for attendees to be able to fulfill a post-event survey in order to receive CE contact hours.

SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY:

Amann Girrbach America notes that all visual images (electronic and otherwise) used, to the best of the program planners' knowledge, do not misrepresent or falsify the treatment outcome, and that information shared during this lecture is based on the latest clinical research and highest standards of evidence-based dentistry.

CE PLANNER DISCLOSURE:

Carol Smith (Carol.Smith@AmannGirrbach.com), the CE Planner for these activities, discloses that there is no conflict of interest on her behalf.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE CE ACTIVITY:
Please contact Carol Smith (Carol.Smith@AmannGirrbach.com), the CE Planner, for further CE information pertaining to this activity.

IMAGE OF AUTHENTICITY STATEMENT:

No images in these seminars have been altered. Information shared in this seminar is developed from clinical research and represents the most current information available from evidence-based dentistry. The information presented in these activities is derived from the clinical references cited, technical and scientific data content. Direct benefit to the patient and improvements in oral health are considered in the presentation.

CAUTION STATEMENT:

Participants should exercise caution when integrating new techniques or information into their practice based on limited information provided in a single CE activity. Additional supervised clinical experience may be needed to achieve mastery. Completing a single continuing education course does not provide enough information to result in the participant being an expert in the field related to the course topic. It is a combination of many educational courses and clinical experience that allows the participant to develop skills and expertise.

COMMERCIAL SUPPORT:

These continuing education activities are developed and provided by Amann Girrbach America. No other commercial was received for these CE activities.

COMPANY DISCLOSURE:

Amann Girrbach America, as the sponsor/provider for this CE activity discloses that they have reviewed the educational content to be free from commercial bias. Amann Girrbach America also discloses that their products will be discussed during the "hands-on" demonstration portion of this activity; therefore it is not eligible for CE contact hours.

FURTHER REFERENCES:

ADA Center for Evidence Based Dentistry

NADL Course Listings for AGA's 2015 Conitnuing Education Program