Treatment Planning for the General Dentist

Presented by: Dr. Domenic Belcastro

RCDSO Expiry Date: March 31, 2028

To qualify as a Core Category 1 course, the course certificate must be issued no later than this date.

RCDSO CE Points: 6, Category 1

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    Dr. Domenic Belcastro DDS

    Clinical Instructor, Department of Restorative Dentistry at University of Toronto

    Dr. Domenic Belcastro received his DDS from University of Toronto in 1986. He has a general practice in Toronto with an emphasis on comprehensive reconstructive and esthetic dentistry. He also holds a Masters degree from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Implant Surgery at Lille University Medical School in France. Dr. Belcastro is a clinical instructor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry at University of Toronto and has lectured and published articles for a variety of Dental Societies and institutions.

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Planning cases on “auto-pilot,” may save time and money, may be compatible with both the wishes of the dentist and the patient. But it may also be thought of as… “CONVENIENT ENGINEERING” and is not necessarily in the best interest of all concerned. This way of thinking also pre-empts the opportunity to “fit the pieces of the puzzle” together so that they actually fit better and erodes the creativity and innovation within us.

  • The result….MONOTONY and the LOSS of PASSION for what we do.  (Michael Cohen, “Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning, Quint Dec. 2011”).

The course will provide a comprehensive approach to treatment planning of the natural dentition and harmonizing esthetics with occlusion.

Upon completing this course:

  1. Minimum requirements of the comprehensive oral exam (COE).
  2. How to transition the typical general practice from emergency care to comprehensive care.
  3. Differentiate the ‘full assessment tooth by tooth approach versus a comprehensive approach to interdisciplinary planning.
  4. Understand the sequence of treatment planning and how it differs from the sequence of execution.
  5. Learn why the treatment planning algorithms will work for the simplest cases right up to the most complex and complicated cases.