For the next few days San Antonio is hosting the annual meeting of the Texas Dental Association 2011. Dr. Steve Schmitt and I will be conducting three courses and sitting on a panel discussion.

Tomorrow (Thursday) morning our topic is on how NeXsmile fits into the general dentist’s practice. We will discuss a number of extremely challenging problems and show remarkable case studies that open up new alternative approaches to treatment.

We will show cases where rapid dramatic treatment delivering optimum aesthetics and firm stable teeth actually turn what were our most easily frustrated patients in any dental practice into raving fans. It is possible for dentists to refer patients for the one complicated procedure and then receive the patient back to manage the care from that point on. We will show what this will look like for those dentists in terms of efficiency, ease and economics.

Thursday afternoon, the presentation and discussion turn to more technical topics. We will discuss cone beam computer tomography and how it improves diagnosis and treatment planning. We will also show how a virtual treatment plan can improve surgical and restorative outcomes.

On Saturday morning our topic will be around how virtual dentistry affects the dental laboratory and aids in communication between dentists and labs. This three hour course is followed by a panel discussion continuing along the line of advancements in dental laboratory procedures.

I will have materials on the website that attendees and others can download and we will keep them up for at least month. Also I look forward to posting how it all went once this week is behind us.

On a personal note, I declare to the world that I have a great mom! She swims a half mile a day in her 80′s and is just a delightful person to be with. She lives in Loma Linda, California a few blocks from the dental school. More about Loma Linda and our work with them on future posts.