Insolation, Preparation, Cementation
Speaker:
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
May 9, 2026
Date:
Time:
1:30 PM-3:30 PM
2
CE Credits:
Insolation, Preparation, Cementation
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
About the Course
The ideal chairside dental assistant must be current and knowledgeable in materials science and proficient in the various step-by-step procedures now required to deliver state-of-the art dentistry. Learn about new technologies and materials for isolation with the rubber dam, matrix placement with wedges, and various types of cementation products, which can be incorporated into your practice to improve efficiency and results
Educational Objectives:
Which materials to use for isolation (retractor, cotton rolls, etc)
Matrix placement (conventional or sectional) for anterior and posterior composites
Which cements are for what restoration (provisional and final restorations)
Your Instructor
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA
Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, is a national and international speaker and published author. She has been a full-time practicing dental assistant for more than 25 years and works for Dr. Robert Korman in Virginia Beach, VA.
She is an active member of the AACD, was the first auxiliary to sit on the AACD Board of Directors, and was awarded the AACD Rising Star Award. Shannon was selected one of Dentistry Today’s Top 100 Clinicians. She was also selected as Dental Products Report’s 25 most influential women in dentistry and Dr. Bicuspid’s dental assisting educator of the year.
She has written more than 300 articles about clinical applications and has a current column in Dental Product Reports for team evaluations of dental products and materials. She has her own publication for dental assistants in partnership with Schein Dental called Side by Side. She has started one of the first online platforms designated for dental assistants called the Academy of Chairside Assisting.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
None reported
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