Gordon Christensen returns to the spotlight!

Internationally renowned dental expert, Dr. Gordon Christensen, returns to the spotlight to speak at Private Dentistry Live 2010!

Dr. Gordon Christensen makes a rare UK appearance at PDLive to present this year’s most eagerly awaited seminar, The Christensen Bottom Line 2010. This fast moving one-day seminar focuses on the areas of dentistry that have experienced the most change in the last few years. Seize this unique opportunity to learn from, and engage with, the best and brightest expert in dentistry as he shares his eminent opinion on a plethora of key topics including: the state of dentistry today, practice management, trends in aesthetic dentistry, prosthodontics, technology in dentistry plus many more.

Topics to be covered include:

• The most innovative and useful concepts in dentistry today


• Advances in aesthetic dentistry and how they relate to your practice


• Current concepts and brand names in restorative dentistry and fixed prosthodontics


• Comparison of small diameter with conventional diameter implants in relation to difficulty of placement, indications for use, restoration, and potential for success


• Practice management and financial implications on the topics included in the seminar


• State of the profession and how these factors relate to your practice

And many, many more!

Seize this unique opportunity to learn from, and engage with, the best and brightest expert in the field as he shares his eminent opinion.

Dr. Gordon Christensen DDS, MSD, PhD
Since 1976, Dr. Gordon Christensen has conducted research in all areas of dentistry and published the findings to the profession in the well-known Clinicians Report, which he co-founded. He is founder and Director of Practical Clinical Couses (PCC) in Utah, an international continuing education organisation, providing courses and videos for all dental professionals. He has presented over 45,000 hours of continuing education throughout the world and published hundreds of articles and books.

Dr. Christensen's degrees include: DDS, University of Southern California; MSD, University of Washington; PhD, University of Denver; an Honorary Doctor of Science from Utah State University, and an Honorary Doctor of Dental Education and Research from Utah Valley University. Early in his career, Gordon helped initiate the University of Kentucky and University of Colorado Dental Schools and taught at the University of Washington.

One day. Four incredible lectures.
As well as being treated to one of the world's foremost dental experts in Dr. Christensen, delegates can also attend any of the following inspirational sessions at Private Dentistry Live 2010:

Grateful Patients Will Give You All the Work You Need
Dr. Simon Hocken and Jayne Sproson

In this exciting and interactive seminar, Dr. Simon Hocken, Coaching Director of Breathe Business, will take you through Seven Steps To Success to ensure that you know which powerful conversations to have, and when to have them with patients so they say yes to your treatment plans.

Simon and Jayne Sproson, Breathe coach, will reveal how to quickly establish yourself and your team as trusted advisors for your patients and show how everyone on the team can make a difference, and have fun in the process!

The Breathe Team is a group of skilled accredited coaches who have set up and run successful practices. Breathe specializes in working with dental principals and their teams to grow their practices. They have worked with over 750 practices, supporting them in achieving business success.

Strategies for Patient Care
Dr. Mervyn Druian

Relationship building within the dental team and with those who have entrusted their dental care to you is your most valuable asset and is a vital skill needed to grow your practice in today’s private practice market.

Today, patients have a vast choice of impressive practices to choose from and exceptional customer service and a unique relationship with their chosen practice will ensure they return and refer your services to family and friends. Can you afford to miss out on their business?

• Enhance relationships within the team and your patients


• Develop and practice philosophy


• Improve your team’s effectiveness


• Learn about the value of careful case presentation


• Increase case acceptance


• Increase your practice profitability


• Improve the patient experience with NuCalm

Direct Resin Artistry: Simple, Predictable, Easy!
(Popular hands-on session. Limited to 25 places only so book early!)
Dr. Jason Smithson

Direct resins in the anterior dentition have become a common, day-to-day treatment modality and can produce highly aesthetic, long lasting restorations which are conservative of tooth structure. However, with increasing coverage of aesthetic dentistry in the media, patients demand and accept only the best.

Join Dr. Jason Smithson’s hands-on session as he demystifies concepts such as shade selection, micro and macroanatomy with a simple protocol which includes treatment planning, fee setting, diagnostics, preparation, composite placement and finishing.

• Case assessment, time allocation and setting fees


• Making incisal edge shade and anatomy obvious


• Harnessing anatomy to create optical illusions which are invisible to the human eye


• Preparation design and instrumentation


• How to produce a mock up and silicone index to determine lingual contours & incisal edge position

Dental exhibition
Coming out of a lecture with what you have learned still fresh in your mind is the optimum time to meet the exhibitors. All delegates are encouraged to maximise their time during the day by visiting the first class dental exhibition.

With over forty of the world’s most innovative dental companies all under one roof, take time to discover which of the latest products and services are right for your practice. All experts within dentistry, they will help you source the best materials that, together with your new knowledge, will boost the revenues your private practice generates!

Money Saving Tip: If you only want to attend the exhibition, pre-register now and receive a free pass. To secure your free exhibition only ticket, call 0800 371652 before October 1. No admission to lectures will be permitted with an exhibition only ticket.