Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

About the author Ashish B Parmar (Ash) is a private dentist and has a unique state-of-the- art practice in Chig- well, Essex called Smile Design By Ash (www.smiledesign- byash.co.uk). Ash is a national and international lecturer and was one of the main dentists on the three series of Extreme Makeover UK, and also on The Only Way Is Essex. He offers an out- standing 8-day Course which includes training on leadership, vision creation, goal setting, step by step techniques in doing Smile Makeovers, treating ad- vanced cases (e.g. wear cases), lasers, fibre-reinforced composite dentistry, photography, communication, case presentation skills, team development, occlusion, etc. Ash has written numer- ous clinical articles in dental journals and is well recognised for his passion in cosmetic dentistry – using both compos- ite and porcelain techniques. To find out more about the unique training Courses run by The Academy By Ash, visit www. theacademybyash.co.uk, or send an email to training@theacademybyash. co.uk. Alternatively, you may phone Ash personally on his mobile number 07971 291180. This is an essential shade guide to have for doing Smile Makoev- ers properly. The prepared teeth can be matched carefully with reference to this shade guide. The ceramist technician can then ultimately produce model dies of the matched colour. This will help with precise colour match- ing as the porcelain build-ups are done. You need to write down the “Stump Shade” colour eg ND7. TIP 23: Using a Top Dental Lab- oratory (Figs 33, 34) My private practice is in Chigwell, Essex. I use Rob Storrar from Am- decc Dental laboratory (www.am- decc.com) based in Basildon for Smile Makeovers for my patients. FormyAcademy,Ihave aclose working relationship with Castle Ceramics (www.castle-ceramics. com). It is a real pleasure to have technicians who are passionate, knowledgeable, skilled, artistic and who have a good understand- ing about occlusion. TIP 24: Cementation with Vitique (DMG) (Fig 35) Vitique is my number one choice for cementation of multiple por- celain restorations when doing a Smile Makeover. I use the base and catalyst together (even if I am cementing porcelain veneers). My favourite colours are Transparent and B1 shades of the base, and I use the “low viscosity” catalyst. There is adequate working time withthiscementtoworkinastress free manner. I also use Vitique to cement in porcelain inlays, onlays and all porcelain crowns. TIP 25: The Celebration (Fig 36) One of the best rewards for me in private practice is seeing the emo- tional reaction whena patient sees their new smile for the first time. We celebrate this important mo- ment in the patient’s life by pre- senting her with a nice bouquet of flowers, a signed card by the dental team with the before and after photographs. We also cel- ebrate with non-alcoholic cham- pagne served in crystal glasses on a silver tray. Our patients are genuinely touched by the special effort we go to during this “Cele- bration”. We also send the patient for a complimentary photo shoot with a professional photographer. The patients love the photos taken showing their increased confi- dence, because of their new smile. They get a complimentary photo- graph from the photographer, and we get the images that we want for our marketing use eg to go on the website as a case study. Please have a look at the Reveal for Dina, one of my patients who had a complex Smile Makeover, on my Academy website at http://www. theacademybyash.co.uk/Clinical- Cases-Videos/porcelain-veneers- the-reval.html. Summary I have mentioned DMG a num- ber of times as I genuinely believe they make world-class dental ma- terials. You can visit their UK web- site if you want more information ie uk.dmg-dental.com/start.uk. You can also contact Paul Willmer from DMG on 07530 450598. I hope you found these 25 Clinical Tips useful. However, clinical skills are only one of the important jigsaw pieces needed to create a successful and profit- able dental practice. You can visit my informative teaching website www.theacademybyash.co.uk for a lot of useful articles, videos and other material free of charge. Also have a look at the practice website for patients www.smiledesignb- yash.co.uk. If you would like to chat to me to find out more about the unique and inspiring 8-day Hands-On Smile Design & Occlusion Course I offer, then you can email me at training@theacademybyash.co.uk or phone me on 07971 291180. You can also have a chat with my Manager Cheryl on 020 85000544, in case I am not available. This popular Course occurs only twice a year, and I limit the training to six dentists per Course. DT Fig 22 Fig 23 Fig 24 Fig 25 Fig 26 Fig 27 Fig 28 Fig 29 Fig 30 Fig 31 Fig 32 Fig 33 Fig 34 Fig 35 Fig 36 October 29 - November 4, 201220 United Kingdom EditionComment page 19DTß