CEREC: Challenges in an esthetic conscientious society
CAD/CAM technology is here to stay. How and when will you integrate it into your esthetic practice? Routine, predictable posterior restorations will be shown but emphasis will be placed on creative and off-market usage of this technology. Cerec and it's appearance enhancement potential will be highlighted from a comprehensive, esthetic, private practitioners perspective.
1. See preparation design for posterior all-ceramic restorations
2. Alternative ways of using Cerec
3. How esthetic are Cerec restorations and what are the challenges?
Dr. Brian P. LeSage graduated magna cum laude with the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society award from the University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1983. Dr.
LeSage has actively integrated academic pursuits with a private practice, first in Washington D.C.,
and now for the last 21 years in Beverly Hills, California, emphasizing aesthetic and reconstructive dentistry.
His national, as well as international symposia lectures, offer the most current inroads in cosmetic dentistry. His presentations range from ½ day or 1 day lectures, as well as hands-on sessions and courses. Dr. LeSage teaches practical, attainable techniques in adhesive and cosmetic dentistry, to help clinicians raise their level of expertise and change their dental practice philosophy.
Dr. LeSage is one of 327 accredited cosmetic dentists in the worldwide American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). In 1995, he was appointed a Consultant and Examiner for the AACD accreditation process. He was awarded the status of Fellow in the AACD, in 2002, he is presently the Fellowship Chair for the academy. He was awarded the Excellence in Cosmetic Dental Education Award by the academy in 2009, and was inducted as a member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry also in 2009.
Dr. LeSage is the founder and director of the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA ) Aesthetic Continuum Levels I and II, This program
teaches practicing dentists the art and science of cosmetic dentistry. He is also the director of The Beverly Hills Institute of Dental Esthetics. The institute offers small study clubs and mentoring.
