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Course Overview

A Letter from Brad Durham

Dear Colleague,

Thank you for taking my course! It will give you a new appreciation for advanced dentistry and change the way you practice forever!

I want to let you know why this course was developed.....ever since becoming an instructor at LVI and earning my LVIM, I have become enamored with how dentistry can change people's lives.

Teaching the full mouth course gave me a unique position to see hundreds of dentists'
interpretation and application of their LVI educational experience. Truthfully, some "got it", some "did not", and even though lives were changed, I wanted to make it my goal that all of those changes were as positive as they could be.

Here is what I noticed.....a group of dentists with a high degree of education, skill, and
investment....rarely doing full mouth dentistry...

......when they did the procedure, they were a bit "rusty" at it as they were out of practice

......varying degrees of excellence in the finished cases

......an increasing amount of lawsuits based on less than stellar results

......a lot of fear and doubt in taking on these cases as the previous one did not work out so well

....very few dentists who could easily attract these cases, enroll the patient, and easily and predictably deliver the product.....all the time and every time!

I had to know what the difference was...why could some do it, and some could not? In my
opinion, the LVI continuing education program is stellar....and sure skill level is a factor, but a better system always helps apply the knowledge in a predictable manner..

I started taking notes and asking questions. I talked to the labs. I looked at the cases.....what I came up with was a list of common errors that were causing a lot of problems. The solutions to many of these problems were easy....some were more difficult, but all of them are built in to this course.

This course is a cook book approach, taking you from the patient's first phone call to finishing the case....and all steps in between. Everything I have learned, borrowed, created, and probably even stolen is put in this course. I have taken the best part out of the "Niche Practice" courses, added the above technical systems and made it easy and simple to understand and apply.

I know this course will change the way you practice....and I want you to be able to maximize your LVI education and your potential. I am looking forward to having you participate!

Thanks,

Brad's Signature
Brad Durham DMD, LVIM

Educational Activity Objectives

The educational objectives of this course are for the participants to be able to:

  • Identify the latest information regarding materials and techniques taught in the LVI Core Courses
  • Understand the role of internal and external marketing in practice development
  • Understand the concept of clinical and managerial detail
  • Implement checklists to control practice predictability and quality
  • Develop a new patient management philosophy that supports the practice
  • Provide a solid foundation in treatment planning and treatment phasing
  • Learn "tips, tricks and pearls" to make the dentistry better, easier, and more efficient