Dr. Samir Ayoub Have you had a patient that wanted aesthetic treatment but you did not know exactly what decision would give an excellent outcome, be conservative, and have long term stability and excellent aesthetics? About three or four years back, a patient of mine finally decided she wanted to improve the health [...]
Dr. Mike Miyasaki During this year we have seen many fantastic aesthetic cases performed by the PAC course doctors and faculty created by the Corr Dental Designs. Improved aesthetics can be a wonderful service we can provide to our patients, and besides how comfortable we keep them, the appearance of our work is [...]
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO President Ronald Reagan was known to have displayed a plaque on his desk in the Oval Office that read: “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.” Over the course of my life, I have seen this [...]
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO The challenges facing dentists and the laboratory alike in achieving optimal results while practicing comprehensive dentistry finished aesthetically are many. Achieving proper axial inclination, correcting the gummy smile, battling cranial, facial, and labial asymmetries, expanding buccal corridors to widen the smile, parameters of biological width. The list goes [...]
Dr. Todd Franklin Dentistry is an exciting profession! We are very fortunate to have a profession that gives the opportunity to change lives. Sometimes just the smallest change is someone’s smile can change them forever. There are times we are given the task to completely change the function and esthetics of someone’s [...]
This month we are celebrating our 25th issue of the PAC TEC newsletter. For just over two years the PAC TEC newsletter has been bringing you a monthly look at cases focusing on comprehensive restorative dentistry finished aesthetically. The Pacific Aesthetic Continuum was founded on these very principles. The regional education program is taught by [...]
Dr. Thomas Dudney What is the most common response when people are asked: “What is the first thing you notice when you meet someone?” It probably does not come as a big surprise that surveys show the answer most often given is a person’s smile. The smile is an important psychological component [...]
Dr. Andrew Beswerchij and Dr. Robert DiPilla Gaining a prospective patient’s trust is a top priority. Someone is there to see you because of a personal recommendation, advertisement, or your brand new marketing campaign. In their eyes, you’ve already done something great...it’s up to you to keep your good reputation. Now, the [...]
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO Last month marked the three-year anniversary of the PAC’s partnership with Corr Dental Designs. Reflecting upon where we are, where we have come from, and where we are going, I can sum things up with just one word - WOW! If I had to try and explain in [...]
Gary Vaughn, CDT, CTO As we wind up another Spring season of live patient, hands on courses, we want to thank all of the doctors, Instructors, host offices and facilitators across the country. It has been a wonderful experience to work closely with you all. We look forward to seeing you all [...]
