Watford and District Section - A day in the life of a laser dentist

What to expect

This lecture will provide an overview of how laser and digital dentistry work, why they are becoming essential, and what today’s streamlined digital workflows can achieve. It will highlight the growing ease of adopting modern digital tools, which now enable clinicians to scan, plan, treat, and deliver teeth within hours.

Timings

​18:30 Registration and refreshments

19:00 Hands-on lecture - Robin Horton

21:00 End

Learning objectives

• Confidently understand the digital workflow and tools that are used - IOS, Face Scanners, 3D printers and Milling Machines
• Know what a laser is and what its basic functions are, and the two main types used in dentistry
• Understand why implants should only be placed with 3D imaging and some type of surgical guidance.

Development outcomes

A, B, C and D

Meet the speaker

Robin is a General Dentist with a special interest in digital, laser and implant dentistry. He is the owner of a large private practice, where he has been for over 30 years. Robin has been an educator and key opinion leader for many organisations. He is passionate about laser and implant dentistry and has spent hundreds of hours over many years teaching and lecturing globally. Wayside is a centre of excellence for X Guide and All-on-4. He currently teaches several times a year in Zurich for Nobel Biocare on image guided surgery (X-Guide).