Dental Lasers: Elevate Your Practice

To RSVP, please contact Chad Gibson at (865) 308-1204 or cgibson@convergentdental.com or contact your local Patterson Dental representative

Friday, August 23rd, 8:30am -5:30pm

Cost: Complimentary

5.5 CE

Discover how the 9.3-micron CO2 all-tissue laser can elevate your practice through improved efficiency, patient experience, clinical effectiveness, and procedural expansion. This comprehensive course merges clinical and business cases with hands-on experience to demonstrate the benefits virtually anesthesia-free, blood-free, and pain-free procedures provide you and your patients.

LEARNING CONTENT

• Novel Technology: Explore how the 9.3-micron wavelength enables precise, controlled tissue management of enamel, dentin, decay, gingiva, and bone.
• Clinical Versatility: Learn how the 9.3-micron CO2 all-tissue laser can benefit almost every patient, every day with applications in restorative, soft tissue, implant, airway, tethered oral tissues, and cosmetic procedures.
• Practice Impact: Understand how improved efficiency, clinical effectiveness, and patient experience combine to create a profound impact on practice growth.
• Participation: Hands-On: Gain experience cutting with the laser on extracted teeth and pig jaws, demonstrating ease of use, clinical effectiveness, and seamless transitions between different tissues.
• Live Case Observation: Witness live procedures in a true clinical setting to gain a firsthand understanding of the technology’s speed, precision, and impact on dental practices and patient experience.

Course Instructor:

Ford Gatgens, DDS
Accent Smile Center

Dr. Ford Gatgens graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry in 2006 and completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at the University of Tennessee which focused on comprehensive dentistry and implant placement and restoration.. In 2014, he completed a fellowship with the World Class Laser Institute, where he completed 50 hours of CE in laser dentistry. He uses his knowledge of lasers to help his patients receive the best outcomes possible in all areas of dentistry. In addition, he enjoys lecturing students at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry regarding lasers and their use in the dental field. Dr. Gatgens utilizes many other technologies to provide the best, most efficient care for patients including CBCT, 3D printing, and CEREC.

LOCATION
Lecture:
Virgin Hotels Nashville
1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203

Live Case Observation:
Accent Smile Center (Dr. Gatgens)

AGENDA
Friday, August 23rd

8:00am-9:00am – Breakfast at Virgin Hotels

9:00am-12:00pm – Lecture by Dr. Gatgens

12:00pm-1:00pm – Lunch at Virgin Hotels

1:00pm-1:45pm – Live Case at Accent Smile Center

1:45pm-3:30pm – Hands-On Workshop Followed by Dinner – Broadway in Nashville

To RSVP, please contact Chad Gibson at (865) 308-1204 or cgibson@convergentdental.com or contact your local Patterson Dental representative