CEREC® Assistant Certification Program
September 28 – December 15, 2018
A multi-course program that will take assistants from having no CEREC knowledge to being confident enough for the Doctor to step out of the operatory and completely manage a CEREC restoration. This hands-on workshop is perfect for teams that are trying to increase their speed and get their CEREC® patients in-and out of the office in an hour.
During this training series you will gain powerful skills such as: 
- CEREC efficiency protocol (the 1-hour CEREC schedule)
- Team training
- Supplies and materials for quick delivery
- Establishing a team-led CEREC office
- CEREC assistant certification course (get your assistant doing everything!
- Live patient CEREC 1-hour experience
- Top to bottom understanding of the CEREC system including the acquisition software design, milling, and preparation of the restoration for placement
- Staining and Glazing
- Preparation guidelines
- Bonding guidelines and materials
- Maintenance of CEREC equipment
The 1-hour CEREC® Doctor
Everything a doctor needs to know to become efficient enough to produce a CEREC restoration, start to finish, in 1 hour.
During this training series you will gain clinical skills to:
- Maximizing your team
- Efficiently prep and design
- Organize bur sets
- Prepare efficient operatory set-up
- Productively schedule time
- Optimize equipment, materials, and bonding
- Rapid CEREC Crystallization/Polish/Sinter/Stain-Glaze
For: Patterson Purchased CEREC Machines
Patterson Sponsored Basic Training: Dr. Richard Anderson teaches regular 2-day sessions at the Patterson Concord, CA/East Bay branch office and training facility. Contact your Patterson office/representative for registration.
CEREC® Starter Training
For: New CEREC users, assistants, associates and new CEREC machine users that need the basic out-of-the-box instructions.
CEREC® Software Upddates
Coming soon.
CEREC® Advanced Training
Anterior Esthetics
Duration: 1-day, hands-on workshop
- CEREC® software for anterior
- Smile design concepts
- Hands-on CEREC® design anterior crowns, veneers and bridges
- Milling and materials
- Restoration finishing
CEREC® Bridge Course
Saturday, January 12, 2019 8am -5pm
Start to finish CEREC Bridge Restoration including software overview, CEREC software, preparations, materials and all things needed to make a one-visit CEREC Bridge success.
Educational Objectives:
- Introduction to CEREC bridge software
- Learn to prepare, bond, and cement porcelain bridges: stain, glaze, crystalize and sinter
- Identify materials available to make CEREC bridges
- Describe support materials to prepare / deliver this type of prosthesis in one patient visit
- Implant abutment parts and ordering
- CEREC blocks; Isolation; Retraction; Tissue management
- Start to finish implant bridge software workflow
- Design and fabricate and implant bridge restoration
- Maintenance of CEREC equipment
CEREC® Implant Restorations
Friday, December 14, 2018 8am -5pm
Start to finish CEREC Implant Restoration including software overview, CEREC software, preparations, materials and all things needed to make a one-visit CEREC success.
Duration: 1-day, hands-on workshop
Educational Objectives:
- Introduction to CEREC Implant Restoration software
- Learn to prepare, bond, and cement porcelain restorations: stain, glaze, crystalize & sinter
- Identify materials available to make CEREC restorations
- Describe support materials to prepare / deliver this type of restoration in one patient visit
- Implant abutment parts and ordering
- CEREC blocks; Isolation; Retraction; Tissue management
- Start to finish implant software workflow
- Design and fabricate and implant restoration
- Maintenance of CEREC equipment
This course is lecture/hands-on. Bring your own CEREC machine.
CEREC® Team Up and Win (The One Hour CEREC Efficiency)
- Coming soon.
CEREC® Orthodontics and Sirona Connect
- Coming soon.