Fifth Quarter Seminars PRESENTS

Our Yosemite & Lake Tahoe programs are announced below.   These programs have great international guest speakers, not to be missed .  Ray Bertolotti  will be Moderator and perhaps do a related cameo presentation (depending on timing). .

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                                     Seminar completed!!
     Next year the Tahoe program will be held on August 22, 2020. 


Tahoe 2019 scheduled for August 10, 2019 - speaker Prof. Alireza Sadr
          (University of Washington and Tokyo Medical and Dental University)

Over the past two decades, dentistry has made important progress thanks to advancements in material science, new technology and clinical techniques. Dental bonding revolutionized clinical dentistry, permitting strong and minimally invasive alternatives to the traditional treatment. However our use of composite has been plagued by polymerization shrinkage, a problem rarely discussed. Now we have a new understanding of what really happens in fillings when we turn on the curing light! 

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has played a key role in our new understanding of polymerization shrinkage and permits us to change protocols in order to get better clinical results.  It also appears destined to be part of the standard of care for clinical diagnosis in coming years. In this presentation, Professor Sadr will discuss the development of OCT as a research and a clinical tool in dentistry. He will also share his first-hand experience in operative dentistry training in UW and TMDU and how a passionate industry-academia collaboration is bring advancements to our field.

Dr. Ray Bertolotti may make a supplementary presentation, depending on timing and the finalized presentation content.

You will learn:

·         OCT reveals polymerization shrinkage and how gaps are formed at the tooth interface.

         Shrinkage and resulting gaps:  We wish we never knew but now can correct this clinical  
         problem with the help of OCT. 

         Bonding composites, what does work, what does not work and what might work (needs more time).

         No ferrule? Can bonding and fiber composite science help?

         Bulk-fill composites, the latest trends and some good news, bulk fill can work and its really easy!

         Silver diammine fluoride in private practice, myths, knowns, unknowns, and practical advice to enhance its
         use. (Based on over 50 years experience in Japan).            



August 10, 2019
Montbleu Resort, South Lake Tahoe, NV
​  Seminar hours:  The seminar is held at the Montbleu Resort. Registration and coffee at 8 AM, seminar begins at 8:30 AM. The seminar will end around 4 PM. Lunch is on you own.
    Tuition is $ 290. for the first person. Additional persons registering with the first person are are discounted to $190. each.  ​Registration at the door, add $20. per person, space permitting (we often sell out).  Since refunds for tuition paid by credit card are subject to deduction of our banking costs, the preferred method to register is to send your check. You may also FAX your registration. Cancellations receive refunds with at least 2 days advance notice or with less notice, if someone takes your place.
    CE Credits: 7 hours CE credit.  Fifth Quarter Seminars is a California Recognized dental CE provider and an approved AGD-PACE Program Provider.  
    Hotel room block: We had a discounted room block at the Montbleu which expires on July 9 or when it fills. You may call 800-648-3353 or use www.montbleuresort.com for room reservations.   Use our group code STFQD19 to receive the discounted rate.


Yosemite 2019
October 24-26, 2019 with guest speakers  Ed McLaren DDS and Dinesh Weerasinghe DDS, PhD 

Contemporary Dental Ceramics 2019

This presentation will cover many of the current “hot topics” in current dental ceramics with an emphasis on the newer forms of Monolithic Translucent Zirconia Ceramics. These newer generation materials have varying amounts of “CUBIC” phase Zirconia, which is the highly translucent phase of Zirconia. The original materials (e.g. LAVA) where in the form of a tetragonal phase, a much stronger but much more opaque material. Increasing the cubic phase makes the material significantly more translucent but also alters significantly the mechanical and handling properties. This is accomplished by altering the “MOLE PERCENT OF YTTRIA”, the more of it the more cubic phase precipitates. So, when practitioners hear “3 mole %” or “4 mole% or “5 mole%” what is meant is the percentage of Yttria in the Zirconia. All of this can be very confusing. The significance of composition will be explained and directly applied to what a general dentist needs to know in the daily application of these materials. As it is very important to understand that altering the physical properties can affect how the material should be used clinically. Bonding plays a key role in supporting the weaker ziconia compositions. The presentation will cover the various versions of the Translucent Zirconia and create a simple formula for dentists to understand when and where to prescribe their use, all the way to cementing and bonding  considerations.  

Another contemporary ceramic that still should be strongly considered for monolithic restorations is high strength glass ceramics e.g. lithium disilicates, and the new entry into the market place, "Zirconia Reinforced Lithium Silicates". These will be explained, as to what they are, where they work, and some controversies that surround them.
 
One last maybe not so contemporary ceramic will be covered. That is  feldspathic ceramics for porcelain veneers. Data for over 9,000 veneers  will be presented.  “THE 4 KEYS OF CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS” that, if followed, will yield success rates the same or better than PFM’s. .
 This presentation will focus on specific clinical indications and contraindications for the use of the various ceramic systems,

 You will learn:
1.   Treatment planning and case set-up
2.   New Glass ceramics: Lithium disilicates and zirconia reinforced
     lithium silicates
3.   Clinical situations and materials where a crown is indicated.
4.   Clinical data on 9,000 feldspathic veneers
5.   Higher “Cubic” phase zirconia monolithic systems.
6.   State of the art adhesion and cementation,

Program Update! (August 15)
We  just confirmed a previously unannounced additional speaker, Dinesh Weerasinghe DDS, PhD.  Dinesh earned his doctorate at Tokyo Medical and Dental University after his DDS in his native Sri Lanka.  He currently teaches part time Tokyo Medical and Dental University and is a part time technical manager for Kuraray Noritake. He is a “store house” of great technical information on ceramics and adhesion. Dinesh will be presenting the latest information on zirconia and zirconia adhesion. I have requested that he also cover Clearfil Universal Bond Quick. It has a seemingly impossible feature: zero dwell time required on the tooth without compromising bond strength, sealing or desensitizing. When combined with Panavia SA cement, it looks like the ideal way to bond zirconia crowns.

Dr. Ray Bertolotti DDS, a PhD ceramic engineer, will be the program Moderator and most likely make a cameo presentation too.

Location: Yosemite Ahwahnee Hotel (formerly Majestic Hotel)
Seminar Fee: $480 Per Person
Registration Begins: 2:00pm Thursday
Seminar Begins: 2:30pm Thursday and goes to 7 PM
 (Friday and Saturday start at 9 AM, ending around 1 PM.)

Hotel:  We have hotel blocks for the Ahwahnee and Lodge with discounted room rates, available after registration in seminar.  We will give you the needed discount code number in our confirmation mail. Rates are $300.'s to 400.'s at the Ahwahnee, mid $100.'s at the Lodge.  There are out of Park options, such as the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal, just outside the Park Boundary. Their Riverview rooms are very nice. 

Payment: The preferred way to register is payment by check. It would be wise to confirm availability (we will hold a place for you if making payment by check)  before sending the check since we expect to sell out.
Alternatively you may securely FAX (510-652-8729) or call us (510-483-2411, not before 8 AM Pacific time please) for registration by credit card.

Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel, we require at least 14 days notice for a full refund (less any credit card bank fees if you registered using credit card) or someone may take your place. .

CE Credit: 14 Hours

Yosemite details: Yosemite weather is usually very mild at this time of year and Yosemite is not crowded.  You will have to pay a Park entrance fee (charged per car).  

Other seminars where Dr. Bertolotti will be presenting: 

The following seminars are being managed by Ruiz Dental Seminars:                                                                            
      www.ruizdentalseminars.com  (Click on Continuing Education, then on Courses) or use link below. 
      Tel: (818) 729-9121 ​
      Course Name: Advanced Adhesion "Ruiz & Bertolotti"
     Tuition is $397 for the first person, special $297 tuition for  additional persons, registering with first person.Also offered is a new dentist
          further discount.
       2019 Ruiz dates COMPLETED, ask Ruiz about 2020 dates.
  • Sacramento, CA,  February 1, 2019 – Courtyard by Marriott Sacramento Midtown (Completed)
  • Dallas, TX,  March 8, 2019 – Omni Park West
  • Denver, CO,  March 22, 2019 – Hyatt Regency Denver
  • Santa Fe, NM,  March 24, 2019 – La Fonda on the Plaza
       
 Other venues where Dr. Bertolotti is speaking:
      
        Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry 2020 annual meeting:
        Dr. Bertolotti is speaking on April 17-18 in Dallas, Texas. .
        Info at:  https://www.aobmd.org/annual-conference/

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