The Digital Exam - Optimizing Oral Health and Providing Care with a Purpose

This course will discuss CBCT, intraoral digital impressions, and introduce a unique tactile pressure mapping technique used to visualize dynamic occlusal forces. We will explore orthodontics impact on minimal prep veneers and the benefits of virtual wax-up reduction templates and trial smiles to enhance final case delivery.

We will discuss how new concepts in soft tissue management can add to greater patient satisfaction. We will review tissue fluorescence and why it must be a part of every comprehensive exam and recall exam.

The demands of being a dentist and a practice owner are great, and we need to take care of ourselves and our teams to provide the best care possible. I will reveal the virtual front desk and why using it can reduce front office stress. I will show you neuro-acoustic software that reduces patient stress and anxiety and helps you increase focus.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how leveraging available technology will improve diagnostic protocols and enhance the patient experience.
• Identify communication techniques that influence patients on occlusion and its critical impact on dentition longevity.
• Recognize how orthodontics impact successful esthetic outcomes.
• Review smile design and the minimal prep veneer and when orthodontics has to be part of the overall rehabilitation of the patient’s dentition.
• Identify tools to reduce stress and anxiety for the dental team and patient.

 As an educator, author, and practicing clinician Dr. Kaufman brings a special “big-picture” approach”
to personalized dental care.

Doctor Kaufman graduated from University of Illinois Chicago College of dentistry in 1995. Dedicated
to continuing his education in dentistry, he is honored to have earned a fellowship award in the Academy of General Dentistry. He is committed to playing a role in the advancement of the profession through his research, publications, lectures and administration roles. Dr. Kaufman has received numerous forms of national recognition from his work as an educator and clinician. His special interests in Dentistry include dental implants, comprehensive reconstruction, treatment planning, cosmetic smile design, minimal preparation veneers, and three-dimensional imaging, minimally invasive smile design and comprehensive full mouth reconstructions.