Courses for dentists
Planmeca Digital Academy offers a comprehensive hands-on training curriculum for CAD/CAM and CBCT. They are designed to improve team efficiency, production, and revenue.
CAD/CAM Courses
These core classes are offered to New & Existing customers and provide basic knowledge of the Planmeca CAD/CAM system.
CAD/CAM Basics of Single Unit Restorations for FIT System
COURSE PRODUCT COVERAGE
- Emerald S
- PlanCAD Design software
- PlanMill 35
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2-day introductory hands-on course is ideal for dentists and team members. You will learn to scan, design, mill, and finish a variety of restorations through the use of a fully integrated CAD/CAM system.
OBJECTIVES
- Apply techniques for digitizing clinical workflows
- Make material choices based on their indications
- Digitally design functional and esthetic restorations
- Produce quality restorations in a single visit
PREREQUISITES
Completed review of pre-training videos
CE Credits: 10
FORMAT: Participation
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 250
COURSE TUITION
$1,900
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PRESENTERS
April Okon
April has been a Registered Dental Assistant since 1999. She has over 25 years of CAD/CAM knowledge and experience. In July of 2011, April joined Planmeca as a Clinical Specialist and has successfully trained thousands of clinicians. Digital Dentistry is her passion. She enjoys seeing clinicians at the very start of their journey into chairside milling and seeing their progress throughout their careers.
CAD/CAM Basics of Lab Applications for PlanCAD Premium
COURSE PRODUCT COVERAGE
- PlanCAD Premium software
- PlanMill 60 S
- PlanMill 35
- Any 3D printer
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2-day introductory hands-on course is ideal for dentists and team members. You will learn to design, mill or send to 3D printer, and finish a variety of restorations through the use of a CAD/CAM system. During this course, you will gain the experience to produce lab applications. This includes:
- Single unit restoration
- 3-unit restoration
- Bite splint
- Shell provisional
- Screw retained crown
- Cosmetic acceptance cases
OBJECTIVES
- Apply techniques for digitizing clinical workflows
- Make material choices based on their indications
- Digitally design a variety of functional and esthetic lab applications
- Produce quality outcomes in a single visit
PREREQUISITES
Completed course or training on intraoral scanning techniques
Completed review of pre-training videos
CE Credits: 10
FORMAT: Participation
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 250
COURSE TUITION
$1,900
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PRESENTERS
Dee Hendrix
Dee started her dental career in 2007 as an in-office lab technician and dental assistant. Her experience with digital CAD/CAM began in 2008. She is a Certified Dental Designer (CDD) and currently serves as Manager of Customer Trainings for Planmeca in North America. She is also an expert in panoramic and CBCT imaging, with an extensive background in many practice management and imaging software systems. Dee has trained thousands of clinicians throughout her successful career.
CAD/CAM Basics of Intraoral Scanning Techniques for Emerald S
COURSE PRODUCT COVERAGE
- Emerald S
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This introductory course is ideal of dentists and team members. You will learn the basics of intraoral scanning. During this course you will practice the skills necessary to efficiently produce digital impressions to be used with a CAD/CAM system or for digital submission to a dental lab.
OBJECTIVES
- Establish ideal soft tissue management
- Identify proper crown prep for adequate marking of margins
- Demonstrate techniques for single crown and full arch scanning
- Review digital workflows for a variety of applications
PREREQUISITES
Completed review of pre-training videos
CE Credits: 3
FORMAT: Participation
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 250
COURSE TUITION
$99
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PRESENTERS
Dee Hendrix
Dee started her dental career in 2007 as an in-office lab technician and dental assistant. Her experience with digital CAD/CAM began in 2008. She is a Certified Dental Designer (CDD) and currently serves as Manager of Customer Trainings for Planmeca in North America. She is also an expert in panoramic and CBCT imaging, with an extensive background in many practice management and imaging software systems. Dee has trained thousands of clinicians throughout her successful career.
CAD/CAM Intermediate Lab Applications for PlanCAD Premium
COURSE PRODUCT COVERAGE
- PlanCAD Premium software
- PlanMill 60 S
- Any 3D printer
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2-day intermediate hands-on course is ideal for dentists and team members. You will learn to design, mill or send to 3D printer, and finish a variety of lab application workflows through the use of a CAD/CAM system. During this course, you will gain the experience to produce intermediate lab applications.
This includes:
- 14-unit bridge
- Bite splint w/ articulator on model
- Implant screw retained crown
- Custom abutments
- Smile creator w/ digital mock-up
- Models for 3D printer
- Single denture
- Flex partial
OBJECTIVES
- Apply techniques for digitizing clinical workflows
- Make material choices based on their indications
- Digitally design a variety of functional and esthetic lab applications
- Produce quality outcomes for lab applications
PREREQUISITES
Completed review of pre-training videos
- Completed course or training on intraoral scanning techniques
- Completed CAD/CAM Basics for Lab Applications course
- Pre-training Videos
CE Credits: 10
FORMAT: Participation
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 250
COURSE TUITION
$1,900
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PRESENTERS
Dee Hendrix
Dee started her dental career in 2007 as an in-office lab technician and dental assistant. Her experience with digital CAD/CAM began in 2008. She is a Certified Dental Designer (CDD) and currently serves as Manager of Customer Trainings for Planmeca in North America. She is also an expert in panoramic and CBCT imaging, with an extensive background in many practice management and imaging software systems. Dee has trained thousands of clinicians throughout her successful career.
CAD/CAM Elements Training In-Office
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CBCT Courses
CBCT Basics, Interpretation and Implant Workflow
COURSE PRODUCT COVERAGE
- Romexis software
- ProMax CBCT
- Viso CBCT
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This 2-day hands-on course is designed for dentists and team members who wish to enhance their CBCT diagnostic and implant planning skills. It provides a strong foundation in CBCT principles, interpretation, and takes a deep dive into the complete digital implant workflow from a restoratively driven perspective. Attendees will work on multiple implant cases from a simple single-site implant to more complex scenarios.
OBJECTIVES
- Review the principles of CBCT technology, radiation, dose, and how to systematically review a CBCT scan and interpret findings
- Identify anatomic landmarks in CBCT images
- Review how a CBCT can be utilized for different clinical applications with hands-on examples
- Recognize the fundamentals of restorative driven implant planning
- Apply hands-on experience with CAD/CAM workflows and create digital wax-ups
- Demonstrate surgical guides for implant treatment
- Define best practices with anterior and multi-unit implant cases
PREREQUISITES
Completed initial in-office CBCT operator use and software navigation.
Recommended to complete review of pre-training videos:
- How to – Open Romexis and get started in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Open a patient in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Browse patient images in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Manipulate a CBCT image in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Mark nerve to a CBCT image in Planmeca Romexis
- How to - Plan Implants in Planmeca Romexis
CE Credits: 12
FORMAT: Participation
AGD SUBJECT CODE: 690
COURSE TUITION
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PRESENTERS
Dr. Peter Green
Zach Evans, DMD, MSD, PhD
Brent Garvin
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CBCT Basics, Interpretation and Treatment Planning for Orthodontists
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Orthodontists will spend 2-days learning how to take their practice to the next level using CBCT technology. The first half of this course will focus on the foundations of radiology and reading large volume CBCT scans. The second half of the course provides an in-depth understanding of how to use CBCT technology to improve your diagnosis and treatment planning skills. Attendees will enjoy hands-on learning with actual cases and discuss leveraging the latest technology for the best outcomes.
OBJECTIVES
- Review the basic principles of CBCT radiation dose and risks for the orthodontic patient
- Identify anatomic landmarks in CBCT
- How to systematically review a CBCT scan and interpret findings
- Discuss the basic principles of anatomically based orthodontics using CBCT volumes
- Learn orthodontic treatment planning and workflow
- Gain an understanding of diagnostic image sets using 3D
- Evaluate several cases and identify best practices for ideal outcomes
PREREQUISITES
Planmeca CBCT equipment owners who have had their initial CBCT orientation. Users must have the ability to open a patient chart and manipulate a CBCT image Recommended videos from our video library:
- How to – Open Romexis and get started in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Open a patient in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Browse patient images in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Manipulate a CBCT image in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Create a panoramic view from CBCT in Planmeca Romexis
- How to – Create Virtual 2D cephalometric image from CBCT in Planmeca Romexis
2D/3D In-Office Training
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Advanced Courses
Planmeca has partnered with Modern Optimized Dentistry, or the “MOD Institute” to offer advanced CAD/CAM and CBCT imaging courses to our customers. This extension of our education department allows clinicians to master new skills and achieve a higher level of dentistry after they have completed our courses. While some of these courses are taught at the Planmeca headquarters, the majority are held at the MOD Institute classrooms located in Charleston, SC. This facility is equipped with the latest Planmeca technology to enhance our customer’s journey.
View a complete listing of advanced courses
Planmeca Digital Academy is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. 4/1/2021-3/31/2024 Provider ID# 322731
Tuition fees for advanced courses exclude all travel costs.
Some portions of free programs are of a commercial/promotional nature.
The federal government imposes certain restrictions on, and pursuant to the Sunshine Act requires public reporting of, transfers of value to a practitioner. That includes education programs to the extent that less than a fair market value for such program is paid. Your distributor representative can advise you on the reportable amount.