What's New? Materials and Tech that Expedite Excellence
Speaker:
Dr. Joshua Austin, DDS, MADG
CE Credits:
About the Course
In this fast-moving market, advertising makes every product appear to be the
panacea. However, some of the best products and services don’t enter the market with much fanfare. Dental professionals can become bogged down or confused when trying to decipher which new materials and technologies are right for their practices.
As editorial director with Dental Economics magazine, Dr. Joshua Austin authors the column Pearls for Your Practice and has personally worked with most new products and technologies that have entered the market. In this interactive, fast-moving course, Joshua shares the current trends in dental materials and technologies. Learn how materials have changed over the past few years and how those changes can affect your procedures and practice.
Educational Objectives
Illuminate growing trends and discover the best new products and innovations on the market
Explore the impact new products/technologies have on the practice’s bottom line
Gain a formula for assessing time savings vs financial output in your purchasing decisions
Analyze how bulk fill posterior composites compare to their traditional counterparts
Discuss time saving placement techniques for bulk fill posterior composites
Review universal adhesives and their advantages
Explore the three etching techniques and learn when each are appropriate
Review current cements and identify which classes are superior
Discuss when luting is an appropriate choice instead of bonding
Explore many other products and items that can make your life easier and your dentistry faster
Your Instructor:
Dr. Joshua Austin, DDS, MADG
Joshua Austin, DDS maintains a full time restorative dentistry practice in San Antonio, Texas. He is an editorial director and monthly columnist for Dental Economics magazine focusing on dental products and technology. Dr. Austin lectures around the country and world to study clubs and dental meetings about these topics along with Ortho/Restorative Treatments and mental health.
Dr. Austin is a graduate of the UT Health School of Dentistry and spent five years post graduation in the Department of Restorative Dentistry. In 2024, Dr. Austin won the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and Seattle Study Club “Case of the Year."
Conflict of Interest:
None reported
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TENNESSEE DENTAL ASSOCIATION
Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
4/1/2026 to 3/31/2029.
Provider ID# 219273