Learn how to maximise the digital opportunities to deliver dentistry differently.
The shift from analogue to digital is more than just substituting impression material with intraoral scanning. It opens a clinical world of better diagnosis, inter-disciplinary planning, new team skills, global access to experts through virtual collaboration, and differentiation in a competitive dental marketplace.
In this comprehensive 2-day course for future or existing digital users, we take a deep dive into the digital dental world and explore the power of the latest technologies. Filled with hands-on exercises - use adjunctive tools and software to plan, risk assess and refine your cases. Learn about using AI for efficiency, implementing digital design and planning, integrating 3D printing to optimise workflow and more.
TWO-DAY HANDS-ON EVENT
Scanners and Digital Technologies
The science of scanning - its accuracy, trueness and limitations
Smart techniques and features of scanning
How do we use digital technologies for occlusal analysis and Smile Design?
Take a perfect scan the first time.
The Patient Visit
Streamlining the New Patient Visit: Fast-track your examination, save time and improve communication and case acceptance with this powerful visual tool.
Examine the role digital tools play in giving us greater insight, data, and calculation to provide a lifetime view of oral health
Patient Monitoring: A new way to build value in recare, and assess disease, surgical outcomes and tooth wear
Learn how to refine your prep design with clever tools to ensure the best preparations for veneers and crowns in the aesthetic zone
Market differentiation: Leverage your unique selling point and remain successful with technology in a recessionary market
Your Team and Lab
Bring your team on board as super scanners, saving you time. What does my team need to know?
Are labs digital-ready, and what happens if they are not able to meet your digital needs?
The Digital ROI
Tangible and intangible advantages of digital. How to have your practice explode with work, excitement and efficiency.
Equipment, computers, software and training. What do I need to set up, and how do I get value from my investment?
IT requirements – computing, backup, storage and cloud-based security of digital data. How do I align systems and data access in my digital office?
AI and Dentistry
Significantly improve efficiency, ROI, patient engagement and treatment planning using AI in practice
Understand how AI processes data to identify risk factors and provide a snapshot of a patient's current condition, helping to detect overlooked pathology
Manage AI data to enhance context and provide meaningful insights
Take the next step. Convert training into action: when do I start, what do we need to modify at the practice, and how do I get ongoing support? Join us in an exercise on priorities and tasks to achieve action and performance.
DATES
Day One: 11 October 9:00am-4:30pm
Day Two: 12 October 9:00am-4:30pm
VENUE
Shepperson Education Training Centre, Waiheke Island
FEES
Early-Bird: $1850 +GST (Before 31st July)
Full Price: $2200 + GST* (August Onwards)
Your registration includes 2x return ferry transfers from Waiheke Island to Auckland City and premium taxi transfers to/from the Shepperson Education Centre.
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Waikehe Island Training Centre
Join Dr Shepperson at her international training centre on Waiheke Island - the perfect place to step away from the pace of practising life, learn new skills and recalibrate in a beautiful environment.
Architecturally designed and custom built, the centre sits on 10 acres in the heart of Church Bay, Waiheke Island, with panoramic vistas of the Hauraki Gulf and Auckland City. Surrounded by established New Zealand native bush, birdsong, vineyards and only 5 minutes drive from the Fullers ferry it is a unique venue which is the perfect location for recalibration, creative thinking and new strategies.
FAQs:
How do I get to Waiheke Island?
We make this easy for you. We provide all ferry tickets between Auckland to Waiheke Island. Arrange your Uber to downtown Auckland, or park in several nearby city parking buildings. One of our staff will meet you at the ferry terminal and guide you onto the ferry.
Are meals included in the Hands-on events?
Yes, all our courses include a continental breakfast and 2-course lunch, alongside morning and afternoon tea crafted by our private on-island chef.
How is transport arranged on-island?
We provide premium taxi transfers on the island between your accommodation and our education facility every morning and afternoon.
If you have further questions, please email Sharon at admin@andreashepperson.com
DR ANDREA SHEPPERSON
Dr Andrea Shepperson is an internationally recognised clinician, thought leader and educator. Author of Managing Tooth Wear: A Comprehensive Guide for General Practice, one of Australasia’s best known general dentists, she graduated from the University of Otago in 1984. A practicing clinician in Auckland, she understands the day-to-day challenges of general practice.
Andrea is New Zealand's only Digital Smile Design KOL and Master, running New Zealand's first DSD Clinic. She is an Honorary Life Member of the NZ Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a Mentor and Alumni of the internationally renowned Kois Center in Seattle, USA. She is a sought-after speaker who has always enjoyed being at the forefront of dentistry, and runs a practice focused on digital dentistry. In 2020 she opened her own dental training facility on Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand.
