Bridging the Gap – The Diagnostic Wax Up Course (Nov 13 - 15, 2025)

Bridging the Gap – The Diagnostic Wax Up Course is organized by Kois Center, LLC and will be held from Nov 13 - 15, 2025 at Kois Center LLC, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Description:
This 3-day participatory course will focus on the advantages of the diagnostic wax up and assist the participant in making the transition from the design phase to the clinical application of a proposed treatment plan in simple to complex cases.

Benefits Include:
• A better understanding of anterior tooth shapes and arrangement.
• Improved ability to apply the 10 Step Management Considerations when treatment planning.
• A profound and valuable understanding of the three-dimensional relationships that change when altering the occlusal vertical dimension.
• Less stress and greater predictability when preparing indirect restorations by improved ability to visualize the result.
• Improved ability to carve and shape provisional and direct composite restorations.
• Improved laboratory communication (gain vital insight to optimize dentist/laboratory collaboration, including communication tools needed to optimize digital design).

Course Objectives:
• Learn to apply the esthetic components of the proposed treatment plan via a diagnostic wax up.
• Learn to add the functional elements of the treatment plan to the models and fine tune the esthetic elements to accommodate functional considerations.
• Review and apply accepted principles of smile design, tooth arrangement and dental anatomy.
• Learn to use the diagnostic mock up to create treatment previews and preparation guides.