Clinical

Dr Kurtzman has completed over 4,500 hours of continuing education in the areas of implant dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and other dental topics. A graduate of The AAID / Howard University College of Dentistry Implant Maxi Course, he has been trained in all aspects of Implant Dentistry. He has achieved fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA), International Congress of oral Implantologists (ICOI), the American College of Dentists (ACD) and the Academy of Dentistry International (ADI). Holds mastership in the AGD and the Implant Prosthetic Section of the ICOI. He also has achieved diplomate status in the ICOI and the American Dental Implant Association (ADIA). He is a former Assistant Program Director for an university based Implant Maxi-Course and a former Assistant Clinical Professor at University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Dental Surgery in the department of Endodontics, Prosthetics and Operative Dentistry. An International lecturer, he has been recognized annually since 2006 as on of the "Top Dental Lecturers" by 

. Dr Kurtzman has published over 180 dental articles in national and international dental journals and is a consultant to multiple dental manufacturers.

Articles

Dr. Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS, MAGD, shows how to use products from Tokuyama Dental America, Inc., to create esthetic, simple direct restorations.

Technique: How to create simple direct resin restorations

In this article, I will demonstrate smile design principles that can help in achieving esthetics in a smile.

How to create an esthetic smile with smile design principles

Lorena Lighthart is the Product Manager for the Clinical products division at Whip Mix. She has worked in the dental industry for more than 30 years. Lorena works with a myriad of experts in the field to bring new products to market that support dental function, esthetics, and health and wellness.

Lorena Lighthart, product manager at Whip Mix, explains how the MaxAlign App can improve esthetic results and workflow through digital photography and a tablet computer.

How to: How a tablet computer can help with esthetics

Dr. Marcos Vargas attended Cayetano Heredia University School of Dentistry in Lima, Peru and graduated in 1985. He spent two years, 1990 to 1992, in the AEGD program at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York. Dr. Vargas received his Certificate and Master Degree in Operative Dentistry in 1994 at the University of Iowa where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Family Dentistry. His primary research interests are in the area of dental materials including glass ionomers, dentin bonding, composite resins and esthetic dentistry. Dr. Vargas is also recognized for his expertise of Direct Restorative Treatment Procedures and conducts numerous lecture and hands-on seminars in the US and internationally. Dr. Marcos Vargas has published extensively in the area of dental adhesion and resin composites for over 20 years. He maintains a private practice limited to Restorative Dentistry with an emphasis on esthetic dentistry.

Dr. Marcos Vargas explains how using 3M materials and a breakthrough new polishing system help him create amazing and esthetic smiles.

How to close diastema using time-tested materials

How to apply direct posterior composite restoration with bulk-fill dual-cure composite resin and sectional matrix/ring system.

How to efficiently place posterior direct composites

One dentist outlines how using EPIC®-TMPT Composite by Parkell can simplify Class V restorations.

How to restore Class V restorations with EPIC-TMPT

Jörg Muller of Aesthetic Press explores how this product can help technicians press more units than ever.

How-to: Press up to 20 units in a single press oven

In this how-to dental technique, Dr. Parag Kachalia shows dentists in video and text form how he used posterior composites to help two patients.

Technique: How posterior composites made a difference in two cases

Bob Cohen, CDT has been actively involved in dentistry for 40 years. Currently, Bob is the president of CAP & ADT (dental Lab). He founded ADT in 1983 and today ADT is best known for implant supported restorations and esthetic dentistry.In 2010, spun from the automation component of ADT, Bob launched Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP). Initially CAP was set up  as an outsource milling facility for dental laboratories in North America. Since that time, CAP has grown to become a digital solutions provider to the dental industry. Today CAP provides advanced digital training and support, software solutions, automated implant solutions, CAD CAM equipment and custom dental parts and proprietary digital software solutions.

Bob Cohen, CDT, writes a step-by-step technique showing how 3Shape's Implant Module for Dental System can be used to plan implants and create surgical guides.

Step-by-step: How to digitally plan implants and design surgical guides

Among the benefits of Calibra® Universal from DENTSPLY Caulk, dentists can now benefit from the swiftness of tack curing without the stress of overcuring.

Techniques