SDDS offers local continuing education designed to help dentists stay current, stay compliant, and stay connected.
Our CE programs bring respected speakers and relevant topics to our district, making it easier for members to earn credits close to home while engaging with colleagues. Browse upcoming courses, review details, and register online for individual programs or the full series.
Wednesday, April 21, 2027
“A Restorative Ensemble: Restorative Technology from the Operatory to the Laboratory and Direct Composite Restorations” (6 hours)
Dr. James Braun has maintained a full-time prosthodontic practice in Saginaw, Michigan, for more than thirty years. He received his dental degree and his master’s degree in prosthodontics from the University of Michigan and holds staff appointments at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and at hospitals in Ann Arbor and Saginaw. He has lectured at the ADA Annual Session, the Greater New York Meeting, the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, the Thomas Hinman Meeting, and more than twenty ADA-affiliated state associations. Dentistry Today has repeatedly named him among the leading clinicians in continuing education.
What the program covers:
Course format:
Morning. Restorative technology from the operatory to the laboratory: the value of soft-tissue lasers; new camera systems and spectrophotometers; scanners versus impression materials for crowns and bridges; and an evaluation of printed three-dimensional crowns.
Afternoon. Predictable direct composite restorations, presented with slides and video: new composite systems; sectional matrix systems for posterior composites; the value of composite warmers; adhesive selection; LED curing requirements; finishing; and polishing.
The program is a six-hour lecture on current restorative problems and the materials and equipment.
*Course is applicable for dentists and dental assistants.
“A Restorative Ensemble: Restorative Technology from the Operatory to the Laboratory and Direct Composite Restorations” (6 hours)