YDBC Study Club
Bi-Weekly Small Group Meeting
YDBC Study Club
Equip yourself with clinical skills and knowledge;
Boost your confidence handling difficult cases and patients;
Empower yourself with > 10 years of clinical cases exposure and experience;
Learn techniques that can be implemented the following day;
Ask questions and learn from each other.
Module 1: The FIRST VISIT- Setting up the winning stage right from the start
- Learn 3 formulas for "Guaranteed Failure" in your dental practice
- How to filter off the "Unwanted" patient before they appear in your clinic ?
- How to allocate time for new patients so you can effectivey use your clinical hours ?
- Breaking the ice and win the patient for life
- Effective examination and data collection
- Learn a systematic approach for examination, diagnosis and presentation
- How to get patient say "YES" when you need to take a x-ray without any mental tug of war
- Learn my treatment plan template and workflow that help you improve your treatment plan acceptance and average bill size
- Learn how to protect your profit by immunizing for "Patient's amnesia about treatment fee"
- Learn how to refer your patient to a dental specialist for treatment without losing the patient
Module 2: Complex Tooth Extraction & Wisdom Tooth Management
- Learn what type of cases you should refer to an oral surgeons
- Know all the Do's & Don't and the innocent clincal traps.
- Learn to use your instruments effectively and develop your own efficient surgery workflow
- Discussion on wisdom teeth management cases of various condition
- When do you need to take a CBCT?
- Learn to apply different type of flap design for different conditions.
- Effective and Efficient technique on removing wisdom teeth
- Suturing technique
- Complications prevention and management
Module 3: Mastering Crown, Onlay & Inlay from A-Z
- Importance of case selection
- Informed consent and ethical selling
- 5 Critical decisions you need to make before preparing the tooth for long term success
- Preparation design for Onlay, Crown & Crownlay
- Bonding or Cementation?
- Aesthetic consideration
- Material of choice
- How to do tooth preparation under 20 mins
- Tips on impression technique- conventional & CAD-CAM
- Temporary restorations fabrication
- Bonding/ cementation protocol for full porcelain restorations
- Understand the business of indirect restoration - the real cost, clinical time, dental laboratory, CAD-CAM ...etc so you can set your treatment fee appropriately.
Module 4: All About Fractured & Crack Tooth Management
- L.earn a systematic workflow for diagnosis and treatment for a crack tooth
- Endodontic, Prosthodontic and Surigical considerations on treatment of a crack tooth for long term success
- Case selection & when should you refer the case to specialist?
- How to manage a unscheduled fractured / crack tooth case?
- How to present the condition and explain the treatment sequence & prognosis effectively?
Module 1: Treatment Planning for Dental Implant
- Prosthetic driven implant planning
- Learn biomechanics of dental implants
- Is dental implant the best option for teeth with guarded prognosis?
- Consideration on prosthetic load distribution of multiple implants treatment
- Understand strength and weakness of current popular implant system and why we use them
- Detail discussion on implant treatment workflow and recommended timeline
Module 2: Dental Implant placement and Managing Complications during Implant Surgery
- Implant placement guideline - Size, Length, Shape, Position, Angulation and Depth
- Managing extraction site for future implant placement
- Socket preservation technique
- Simple bone modification with or without bone grafting
- Simple bone grafting technique
- Sinus lift procedure - instrument and technique discussion
- When do we do bone grafting?
- Immediate Implant Protocol and its limitations
- Soft Tissue Management in Dental Implant Treatment
- Recognising, Avoid and Managing Complications During Surgery
Module 3: Restoring Dental Implants and technology update
- Learn about Prosthetic Phase of Implant Treatment
- When do we use implant cover screw, healing abutment and custom healing abutment
- Learn how to construct a custom healing abutment and temporisation of dental implant
- Learn about Dental Implant Treatment Planning Software
- CAD-CAM & 3D printing technology in Dental Implant Treatment
- Guided Implant Surgery and its application and workflow
- Managing post surgery complications
- Case Selection for Implant Treatment
- How to incorporate dental implant in your practice?
Module 1: Digital Photography - The foundation of aesthetic dentistry
- Everyday Clinical Dental Photography: Set up, documentation and workflow
- DSLR vs Mobile photography: Understanding the advantage and limitations
- Understanding setup and settings of a DSLR camera
- Learn the 9 shots for Routine Dental Records
- Learn the 9 shots for Orthodontic Dental Records
- Learn the 9 shots for Anterior Aesthetic Dental Records
- Learn proper positioning of the Operator, Assistant and the Patient
- Tips on shade taking and lab communication
- Understand the everyday workflow for proper digital record keeping
Module 2: Smile Design 101
The first & possibly the most important step in cosmetic dentistry.
"Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder" may be true for some. But for the rest of the people, there are some characteristics and proportions which support the science of the "common beauty"
We will discuss the contemporary concepts in Smile Design
- Global Aesthetics
- Macro Aesthetics
- Micro Aesthetics
- Pink Aesthetics
- How to do Smile Analysis?
- Smile Design Workflow: Conventional vs Digital
- Mock up in Smile Design
- Occlusion in Smile Design
- Orthodontics in Smile Design
- Materials consideration
- Communication with dental laboratory at different stages
- Software & commercial services for Smile Design
Module 3: All about Composite/ Porcelain Veneer & Teeth Whitening
- How to accurately diagnose the cause of tooth discoloration?
- How to predictably improve discoloration and enhance cosmetic results?
- Discussion and workflow on non-vital tooth whitening
- Discuss the various methods of managing discoloration and their limitations - Chairside teeth whitening, Home teeth whitening, Resin infiltration, Microabrasion, Composite/ Porcelain Veneers
- How to manage the expectation from your customers?
- Case selection - understand why composite/ porcelain veneer failed
- Managing expectation from your customers
- How to choose the right materials?
- Master the art of shade taking
- Communication with dental laboratory
- Master try in for porcelain veneers
- Choose the right shade for composite veneers
- Discussion on various techniques and their workflow
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Case Discussion
Learn from a library of more than 100 unique clinical cases. Increasing clinical cases exposure & learn to how manage them effectively.
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Learn the SCRIPT
Learn how to communicate with patient effectively. Use my carefully crafted script to win the trust of your patients.
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Treatment Planning
Learn to treatment plan complex cases at the end of each module presentation. Build your confidence one case at a time.
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Practice management
Learn how to run a boutique dental practice effectively and profitably. See what I use and how I use the instrument, equipment and materials
Testimonials
“Dr Gordon’s study club has transformed my approach to dentistry. He is generous with his time and sharing of knowledge.
I have gained important breakthrough in treatment planning, material manipulation and instrument utilisation. He has helped to bridge the gap between theory and clinical application with case studies, hands-on sessions and small group discussions. It has effectively streamlined my thoughts and treatment processes.
His advices on career planning and options have opened up my eyes to the different opportunities and possibilities. I am eternally grateful for his guidance.”
Dr Vivien Ang
“Dr Gordon's study clubs give a very real perspective on general dentistry in private practice and answers the questions you wanted to know but never knew who to ask.
How much does it really cost? How do I charge for my time? What is practical? How ideal can GP work be? (Very!)
His wealth of experience and willingness to share openly provides a very comfortable and educational environment to learn.”
Dr Charles Tan