Tooth Adornment Through the Ages: History and Current Perspectives 2024
November 12 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
INSTRUCTIONS: Dental CE Academy hosts all webinars using the Clickmeeting platform. Upon registration you are sent a confirmation email from no-reply@clickeeting.com with a link to join. Be sure to check your spam/junk/promotions folders. We recommend logging in 15 minutes early in the event you require assistance.
HANDOUTS: Distributed via email to all attendees 1 hour prior to start, during and after the webinar.
QUIZ FOR CE CREDIT VERIFICATION: At the conclusion of the webinar, attendees will be redirected to complete a quiz for CE credit. An 80% minimum passing score is required, multiple attempts are permitted, and attendees have 7 days to successfully complete the quiz for CE credit.
COURSE SUMMARY: This is a free dental continuing education course hosted by Dental CE Academy
Tooth Adornment has existed for nearly 5000 years from antiquity to today’s pop culture. Learn how the mouth has
symbolically represented power, marriage, status, grief since times of antiquity and to the modern age.
This continuing education webinar will assess the history of tooth adornment in dentistry, evidence based studies, and the ways dentistry has aligned with growing trends in the area of ceramics, dental “enhancements” such as “bling”, patient preferences and indications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Review tooth adornment in dentistry from an historical perspective
- Discuss Old School Gold Restorations as the New Fashion Statement
- Recognize Trends of Bling, Tooth Jewelry
- Discuss metal sensitivity, contraindications, and patient preferences
- Know the cons of DIY cosmetic dentistry
