THE LATEST MATERIALS FOR HIGH QUALITY AND FASTER DENTISTRY
Materials and methods are constantly changing. There are thousands of dental products that come on the market each year, yet very few of those materials will still be on the market in 3 years. Many manufacturers are pushed to bring products to the market before they have been properly developed and researched. That leaves a huge burden on the private practitioner to navigate the marketplace to find what works best, while hopefully avoiding things that don’t work.
New crown and bridge materials are coming to market each year promising to be the next great material, and many fail almost immediately. Some U.S. labs are sending work overseas, sometimes without our knowledge. Being a CR evaluator, Dr. McOmie has evaluated hundreds of products, many before they go on the market. He has a private practice, he works full time and knows the demands of every dentist. Always striving for better ways to do procedures with better materials that can help us do higher quality, increase our speed and make us more profitable. With the change in crown materials in the last few years, there have been many changes to our cement as well. Yet, the #1 question Gordon Christensen’s CR Foundation
fields right now seems to be about cementing zirconia crowns. Where do scanners fit in? Have they dropped in price enough to make a cost effective replacement for PVS impressions? What about new retraction methods? See what is new with matrix bands and how they can make your day easier.
“It is my goal that every participant will leave my course with practical knowledge of materials and techniques that can be implemented in their own practice the next day.”
Dr. Mark McOmie
About: Mark D. McOmie, DMD
Dr. Mark McOmie is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. While attending the University of Utah, he worked as a lab technician for several years. He then furthered his education at the highly regarded University of Louisville School of Dentistry graduating and entering private practice in 1998. Dr. McOmie has presented research at the Kentucky Dental Association, International Association of Dental Research and American Association of Dental Research. Dr. McOmie is a featured speaker throughout the country and is an active researcher for the CR Foundation. His interests include triathlon, mountain and road biking and boating.
PARKING:
From Frank Avenue enter the Stark State College/KSU driveway. Make a left at the top of the driveway and follow the ring road to the parking in front of the “Gateway Center” and “Business & Entrepreneurial Building.” Visitor Parking is directly in front of the building. Enter through Door M2.