UPDATED MAY26, 2008! THE SPLINT COMPANION CD MANUAL NOW HAS 152 TOTAL SLIDES- FIVE ARTICLES AND A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH DR. GREG TARANTOLA REGARDING SPLINT DESIGNS AND A NEW SECTION ON METAL INLAYED SPLINTS FOR DELTA BRUXERS! As with any subject you can only learn so much from a text book or a lecture. The real learning comes from doing it yourself. The same held true with splint fabrication. There is certainly a learning curve. The more splints i fabricated the more i learned. The more i knew, the more calls i began making to my clients with observations and questions. I began to notice voids in my knowledge and some of my clients so i searched for answers wherever i could and put them into the companion! So do you need help with Pankey and Dawson style splints? Do you need a better understanding of splints? Does your staff? Tired of grinding on acrylic and scheduling long appointment times? YOU NEED THE SPLINT COMPANION! A multi media power point manual cd on bite splints.The Splint Companion was created by a skilled Dawson Center graduate who is a master in the fabrication of occlusal splints according to the teachings of Dr. Peter Dawson and Dr. L.D. Pankey. I have compiled over 10 years of working knowledge into the Companion. I have personally over seen the fabrication of over 38,000 correctly fabricated splints. When ever i had questions i asked the masters like Dawson, Tarantola and Mckee. Some of the top dentists in the world have asked me to fabricate their splints. The Companion was created to help provide a more PREDICTABLE result with Pankey/Dawson style splints and is a suggested read in Dr. Peter Dawson's newest book!
The Splint Companion contains general guidelines that include, casts and impressions, facebows, bite registrations and articulators. It includes impressing, model work issues and errors, bite registrations and deprogrammers and tools to increase accuracy in your office. There is a flowchart to guide model work and provide mounting options.
There is a section on how to fill out the prescription correctly. This will help you understand appliance types, material choices, general design, pin openings, condylar readings, posterior disclusion and much more. An option guide is also included. The option guide states the most common errors made and why. Centric relation misconceptions, function and even splint design variations. I discuss what determines over all splint thickness as well as anterior platform thickness. I have also included numerous digital photos that help you understand modelwork issues, arch selection, bite registration types and how anterior arrangements influence arch choice!Do facebows matter? 152 SLIDES PACKED WITH INFORMATION! THIS IS A NEW AND IMPROVED VERSION AT THE SAME PRICE! NOW WITH A LARGER SECTION ON SELECTING THE CORRECT ARCH TO COVER AND WHY!
NOW INCLUDES A SECTION ON METAL INLAYED SPLINTS!!! A GREAT SOLUTION FOR DELTA BRUXERS AND HEAVY GRINDERS.
" The Companion was an effective way to educate my team " Bruce Ouellette DDS. Dawson Center staff member
ALSO INCLUDES FIVE ARTICLES. "MASTERING SPLINTS" What does the dentist need to do right? What does the dental lab need to know how to do? Who else is involved and what role do they play? "IS IT A BIRD IS IT A PLANE IS IT A NIGHT GUARD IS IT A SPLINT" The article examines the differences between the two appliance types and how they differ in relation to function and design."DETERMINANTS OF SPLINT AND NIGHT GUARD THICKNESS AND WIDTH" This article was published in the American Equilibration magazine "CONTACT" fall 2007 and was the first ever article published in it by a dental technician. What is my thought process in determining splint thickness and width? " NIGHTGUARDS TO SERVE AND PROTECT?" What do you need to consider before requesting a nightguard? "THERMOPLASTICS" When should you use the material and why.
" Must have for all dental professionals " Shawn Post dds.
ALSO INCLUDES A PHONE INTERVIEW WITH DR. TARANTOLA REGARDING SPLINT DESIGNS. What design is the most comfortable? Why anterior arrangements matter. Anterior contact, no anterior contact?
The Splint Companion is also a great EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR YOUR STAFF. Created as a power point presentation it is easy to view and easy to follow. It will help you and your STAFF better understand the procedures and needs involved in the splint fabrication process which will lead to more consistency! The manual is unique to the field. Educate an entire team from one copy! HELP YOUR STAFF HELP YOU BY EDUCATING THEM! DO YOU HAVE THE TIME TO TEACH YOUR STAFF THE PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS YOU LEARNED FROM PANKEY AND DAWSON?
" Finest summary of information at one source for review for the dentist and the dental team in support of their expanding modalities" great job! L. King Scott DDS. MAGD
" An excellent piece of work " Rick Rogers DDS.
IF YOU WANT TO- reduce chair time, save money and provide a more predictable result-YOU NEED THE SPLINT COMPANION! THE COMPANION IS GETTING GREAT REVIEWS FROM TOP PEOPLE IN THE FIELD, VIEW GUESTBOOK BELOW!
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