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FUNCTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ESTHETIC DENTISTRY

Friday, May 8, 2009
9:00am-4:00pm (6 CE credits)

In recent times, esthetic dentistry seems to have taken precedence over principal centered, comprehensive restorative care. Dr. McDonald will discuss the functional principals that define the parameters of esthetics and affect the long-term stability of restorative treatment. A step-by-step patient evaluation and treatment planning system will be presented for precise, comprehensive, esthetic restorative treatment. The TMJ and occlusion will be discussed in detail in an effort to determine an accurate starting point for restorative treatment. A “tool box” for esthetic diagnosis and treatment will be presented. Provisional restorations will be discussed as a means to evaluate esthetics and function and transmit this information to the dental laboratory. Clinical cases will demonstrate challenges in the areas of TMJ dysfunction, occlusal issues, severe wear, and esthetics.

Recommended for the entire dental team.

Thomas McDonald, DMD is a native of Monroe, GA. He is a graduate of Athens Academy, the University of Georgia and received his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry from the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Dr. McDonald has practiced dentistry since 1983 and in Athens since 1985. In addition to private practice, he lectures frequently in the areas of restorative dentistry, esthetics, and occlusion.

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