Smile Makeover with Ceramic Veneers: DSD, Mock-Up, and Preparation. Hands-on Workshop by Alessandro Conti

Modern aesthetic dentistry requires more than creating beautiful restorations — it requires a structured approach that integrates diagnosis, digital planning, material science, and precise clinical execution to achieve predictable and long-lasting results.

This comprehensive seminar with Dr. Alessandro Conti provides a complete workflow for ceramic veneer treatment, guiding clinicians through every stage of the smile makeover process — from facial analysis and Digital Smile Design (DSD) to material selection, mock-up protocols, adhesive cementation strategies, and advanced preparation techniques.

During the seminar, you will learn about:

— Comprehensive treatment planning protocols for ceramic veneer cases
— Facial analysis and Digital Smile Design (DSD) principles for creating harmonious smile designs
— Integration of facial references into aesthetic treatment planning
— Wax-up and mock-up protocols for treatment visualization and patient acceptance
— Selection of ceramic materials according to clinical requirements
— Adhesive cementation protocols for ceramic restorations
— Advanced ceramic veneer preparation techniques:
 

- Buccal reduction
- Incisal reduction
- Proximal reduction
- Proximal groove preparation
- Proximal slice preparation.

During the hands-on part of the course, participants will practice two modern ceramic veneer preparation protocols: the Proximal Groove technique and the Slice Preparation technique. You will learn how to select the optimal preparation design according to each clinical situation and create the ideal conditions for precise and long-lasting restoration cementation.

By combining digital planning, aesthetic principles, material knowledge, and preparation protocols, this course will provide clinicians with a complete approach to creating predictable ceramic veneer restorations that achieve the ideal balance between aesthetics, biology, and function.

IMPORTANT: the “Seminar. Standard”, “Seminar. Comfort” and “Seminar + Demonstration. VIP” participation options are also available for purchase.

Advantages of the “Hands-on workshop” participation option:

– Participation in the scientific program
– Coffee break
– Notes and handouts
– Certificate of participation
– ADA credits available upon request
– Lunch 
– Priority seats in the venue
– Distinct reception counter
– VIP certificate
– VIP badge 

– Access to online course by “Ceramic Veneers: the most demanded protocols in one place”

Program

Day 1

Theory (March 11)

— Treatment planning and material selection
— Photography in the anterior area and face
— Digital Smile Design (DSD) and facial references:
 

- Bipupillary line
- Midline
- Lip lines
- Other facial parameters.
 

— Selection of restorative materials:
 

- LiSi
- Feldspathic ceramics
- Stratified ceramics
- Painted ceramics
- CAD-CAM materials.
 

— Mock-up and wax-up preview with additional dual composite as an easy approach for patient acceptance of the treatment plan:
 

- From digital analysis to the model
- Wax-up (analog wax-up or digital wax-up)
- Dual composite mock-up for aesthetic preview and preparation control.
 

— Adhesive cementation protocols: composite vs ceramic:
 

- Tooth conditioning
- Ceramic conditioning
- Adhesive selection
- Luting agent selection.
 

— Ceramic veneer preparation protocols:
 

- Buccal reduction
- Incisal reduction
- Proximal reduction: proximal groove preparation, slice proximal preparation.

Day 2

Hands-On (March 12)

— Preparation for ceramic veneers: 
 

- Prep of a central incisor with proximal groove approach
- Prep of a central incisor with proximal slice approach.