Jack Griffin, DDS
Dr. Griffin is a full-time practitioner and has owned multiple practices in the St Louis area for over 25 years. His first passion is to provide excellent dentistry with a cosmetic emphasis in a very comfortable manner. Jack is a humble teacher and considers it a great honor to have been asked to teach thousands of dentists how to make practice more successful and rewarding while having fun. He has earned Diplomate status with the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry (ABAD), Accreditation in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AAACD), Masters in the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD), and Fellow International Academy for Dento-Facial Esthetics. He has had the honor of being published many times, contributed to product review and development, is a member of the highly respected Catapult Group of instructors, and is a clinical director for the Pacific Aesthetic Continuum.
Morning Session: “Doc, It Was Never a Problem Until You Fixed It!”—Simplifying Bioactive/Regenerative Dentistry: From Prevention to Perio to Porcelain
Doc, that tooth never hurt until you “FIXED” it. Certainly, you’ve done a restoration on
an asymptomatic tooth only to create a tooth that was cold sensitive or that the patient
couldn’t bite on. Have you had a patient come in carrying in their hand that crown and
post you just placed a month ago? We all have. Stress in the dental office happens when things just don’t go as well as planned. Was it the material, technique, or just the patient?
Today there is a myriad of newer restorative materials and techniques with seemingly
endless choices in adhesion, cements, composites, ceramics and graft materials…could this stuff be any more confusing? The key is having an arsenal that is predictable, almost universal in application and comfortable. When do we etch, bond, cement, rinse, blow, cure, drill, sand blast...? Let’s stop the madness. The goal of this course is to simplify every day, real practice dentistry and do it with great efficiency and predictability.
Upon completion of this course, attendees will have learned:
- Regenerative Direct Dentistry…newer regenerative/bioactive direct restorations with great contours, contacts, and comfortable aesthetics
- Regenerative cementation…the most durable indirect esthetic restorations EVER. From planning, to preparation, to placement with CAD/CAM, lithium disilicate, and zirconia…both simple and complex.
- Tooth replacement…planning for success with socket preservation, bridges, and implants
- Realizing the ULTIMATE GOAL…happier patients, happier dentist.
Afternoon Session: Cementation Sanity: Eliminating Most of the Confusion and Problems with Indirect Restoration Placement
Leakage, breakage, lost restorations, sensitivity, staining...oh my! It’s a confusing dental world out there. Was the failure because of the prep, impression, lab, or me? CAD/CAM or pressed, cement or bond, layer or monolithic, etch or no-etch, dry or moist, light or chemical cure...? Let’s stop the madness. Ever had a patient say "Doc, that tooth was never a problem until you fixed it?" Advances in durable tooth colored restorative materials means changes in preparation and cementation techniques. Our goal is to end the uncertainty with the newer materials and learn how to have the ultimate success with today’s indirect materials from planning to preparation to placement .
Upon completion of this course, attendees will have learned:
- The more durable indirect esthetic indirect materials…monolithic, maximum strength, acceptable esthetics, minimum effort, great preparations, and long-term clinical success.
- The classifications of luting materials, benefits to each and when to use…retention and restoration strengthening.
- Simplifying cementation choices – when to bond, when to cement, when to cure, what to use with focus on regenerative materials when the prep is good and maximum adhesion when needed.
- Review of digital impression techniques and the role of CAD/CAM dentistry. Does it fit your practice?
- The backbone of the restorative practice with posterior restorations and how to apply those techniques for the best, most durable anterior aesthetic cases, veneers, implants, and bridges.