What's New? Materials & Tech That Expedite Excellence

With a constant stream of new products flooding the industry, it is challenging to know which are effective and efficient and which are hype. In this fast-moving market, advertising makes some products appear to be the panacea, while some of the best products and services don’t get much fanfare at all. Dental professionals can become bogged down or confused when trying to decipher which new materials and technologies are right for their practices.

As editorial director of Dental Economics magazine, Dr. Austin writes the “Pearls for Your Practice” column and has personally worked with most new products and tech that have entered the market. In this interactive course, Joshua shares the current trends in dental materials and technologies. Learn how materials have changed over the years and how those changes can affect your procedures and practice, particularly when it comes to direct restorations.

Course Objectives:
  • Analyze how bulk fill posterior composites compare to their traditional counterparts.
  • Discuss time saving placement techniques for bulk fill posterior composites.
  • Review universal adhesives and their advantages.
  • Explore the three etching techniques and learn when each is appropriate.
  • Explore many other products and items that can make your life easier and your dentistry faster.

  • One (1) hour of Lecture CE credit

    • AGD Subject Codes: 610, 780

    • No prerequisites

    • Course is free, but registration is required

    Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD, FAGD

    After attending San Antonio's Health Careers High School and the University of Texas San Antonio as an undergrad student, Dr. Austin graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Dental School. There, Dr. Austin excelled and was voted president of his graduating class. He capped off a successful senior year by being awarded the Texas Dental Association Outstanding Senior Dental Student award.

    Dr. Austin is a member of the prestigious Seattle Study Club. His other professional memberships include the Academy of General Dentistry, the Texas Dental Association, the American Dental Association, and the Rotary Club of San Antonio.

    Dr. Austin is a published author and lectures nationally on restorative dentistry and reputation management. He has a monthly column and weekly e-newsletter in Dental Economics, the most-read dental magazine in the world. In the past, Dr. Austin has served as a faculty member in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at UTHSCSA Dental School. In 2009, the Texas Dental Association honored Dr. Austin by naming him Young Dentist of the Year. In 2010, the Texas Academy of General Dentistry named him New Dentist of the Year, the most prestigious award it gives for dentists who have graduated in the previous seven years.

    Dr. Austin has also earned a Fellowship and Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry. In 2014, Dr. Austin was awarded with a Fellowship in the American College of Dentists for his outstanding commitment to ethics in patient care. Since 2014, Dr. Austin has been named a Super Dentist in Texas Monthly Magazine.
    Patrick Jones - Course author