Mastering Digital and Traditional Workflows for Preps and Impressions Pt 1
Time:
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Course Description:
This dynamic, clinically focused course empowers dentists to refine their tooth preparation and impression techniques for crowns and bridges. Participants will learn how to create pristine, visible margins—essential for seamless lab communication and consistently predictable outcomes. Through interactive demonstrations and case-based discussions, attendees will discover proven strategies to accelerate clinical workflows while reducing common provisional and final-restoration failures. Emphasis spans both traditional and digital impression methodologies, ensuring adaptability in any modern practice.
Course Objectives
Review and compare analog and digital impression workflows for crowns and bridges
Identify margin design principles that C&B laboratories want for optimal fit and function
Master soft-tissue management techniques to enhance margin visibility and access
Implement time-saving clinical protocols to minimize errors and remake rates
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Speaker Information
Dr. Richard Lipscomb Jr.
Dr. Richard Lipscomb Jr. is a graduate of The University of Howard College of Dentistry and an international speaker with lectures specializing in restorative mini dental implants. He has been performing restorative procedures for over 20 years and placing mini dental implants since 2006. During that time, he has overseen hundreds of MDI cases and has gained the experience to provide hands-on training for restorative and mini-implant procedures to other doctors.
Dr. Lipscomb is a speaker for Catapult Education's Speakers Bureau, serves on the editorial advisory board for Dental Product Shopper, and has written several articles for publications including Dental Economics, Dental Products Report, and Dental Product Shopper. Dr. Lipscomb’s unique dental experience includes both private practice and public health service in community health centers. By delivering restorative procedures in a variety of dental environments, he has spent years working with a wide range of resin materials to suit many challenging clinical situations.