These dental photography tips will take your technique from average to professional in an instant. When faced with a DSLR camera, many feel daunted by the settings and different options, but really your success in photography comes down to how you manipulate the...
It’s inevitable that over time what is considered the norm changes as new information or technology becomes available. One area in dentistry that has seen some significant adjustments relates to use of the golden proportion. It can be difficult to transition the...
Occlusal photography can be quite challenging without a few tricks up your sleeve. Taking a photograph that successfully captures a high quality image of your patients’ anatomy or your stunning dentistry is imperative for many reasons. One of the most important...
Nothing will ruin a beautiful smile design more than having black triangles post-cementation. To avoid this smile killer, it’s crucial that careful treatment planning factors are considered. Here are some aesthetic solutions for treating black triangles....
Aesthetic, clear visual aids are now the norm in treatment planning. This is why dental photography is so important. As with any skill, your success is elevated not just by your technique, but by the quality of your tools. Purchasing a camera for dental photography is...
Implementing smile design principles comes down to balancing technical skills with an intuitive sense of aesthetics. In this blog, Dr. Olitsky gives you a quick and easy-to-read smile design refresher on key concepts. 7 Essential Smile Design Refresher Principles No...
by Jason Olitsky, DMD Program Director, Clinical Mastery Series Patient presented to me to improve her smile, but it was apparent that to improve her smile we would need to also improve her occlusal relationship. Helga always wanted a nicer smile. She had worn a...
Jason Olitsky, DMD, FAACD When patients present with the desire to improve their smile, for me that is a natural conversation. I love helping patients improve their smiles through a wide range of treatment options including bonding, orthodontics, bleaching, veneers or...
I am privileged to present a 2 day live in the op program called Anterior Aesthetics. In this program, I prepare one patient and seat another so that attendees get from A to Z a predictable approach to achieving exquisite aesthetics in all of their cases. This is a...
Case Study – There are many factors that contribute to aesthetic success or failure. The most critical factor is treatment planning or starting a case with the end in mind. It’s not uncommon for many of my patients to enter treatment while experiencing some form...
