The first step on the journey toward becoming a Dawson Scholar starts with "Core 1: Occlusion & Smile Design", where students dive into the fundamentals of functional occlusion. This comprehensive course is designed to elevate your practice to new heights, offering a seamless integration of foundational occlusal principles with cutting-edge digital workflows.

Beyond mastering the intricacies of esthetic dentistry, Core 1 provides practical strategies to reduce insurance dependency, ensuring a robust bottom line. Join us in redefining the possibilities of dental excellence and business success, positioning yourself as a leader in your community. Over two days, you’ll learn the requirements for occlusal stability to improve your practice–from examination and records to treatment planning to practice management. Added material in this occlusion-led course includes patient communication, case acceptance, converting to a fee-for-service model, and more. These timeless principles remain the foundation of quality care dentistry. True long-term success, otherwise known as predictability, in restorative care is the merger of esthetic, functional, and phonetic parameters.

The foundation of The Dawson Academy is rooted in a complete understanding of how the TM joints, muscles, proprioceptive input, lower anterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, and upper posterior teeth are designed to function in harmony with one another. Examples will be presented for both analog and digital workflows–with bonus content catered to implementation and business management. Students will understand how integrity and fulfillment are intertwined to create the most efficient and predictable outcomes and results. This course will give you an insight and understanding that will change not only how you practice and manage, but your enjoyment of practice as well.