Dental Licensure Requirement Essentials
The Latest Material for Higher Quality and Faster Dentistry
Bio
Dr. Mark McOmie is a general dentist who is in private practice in Chattanooga Tennessee where he focuses on Cosmetic and Implant dentistry. Dr. McOmie is an expert in the area of dental materials and digital dentistry. He has been published in Dental
Product Shopper, Dental Economics, Cosmetic Dentistry magazine, ADA Dental Product Guide, and ADA News, just to name a few. He is an active dental researcher for Gordon Christenen’s C. R. Foundation, and Rella Christensen’s TRAC research evaluating over 400 materials to date. Currently, he is part of several ongoing studies on Crown and filling materials.
Dr. McOmie did his undergraduate studies at the University of Utah and graduated from dental school at the University of Louisville. He is a Fellow in the American College of Dentistry, Fellow in the International College of Dentistry, and a member of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Overview
Materials and methods are changing constantly. 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 market place 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, many fail almost immediately. Some US labs are sending work overseas, sometimes without our knowledge.
With the change in crown materials in the last few years there have been many changes to cement as well. Yet, the #1 question Gordon Christensen’s C.R. Foundation fields right now is about cementing zirconia crowns. What are the different types of zirconia and where can they be used in the mouth successfully? Where do scanners fit in? What about new retraction and isolation methods. See what is new with matrix bands and how they can make your day easier.
Objectives
- Identify products and materials that they can incorporate into their practice
- Recognize the best materials in many areas of dentistry
- Know the latest bonding techniques and the materials that will get predictable, strong bonds
- Identify and categorize the different types of zirconia and know their uses for success
