Excellence in Dentistry
with Wade Pilling
Cosmetic Dentistry · Intermediate, Advanced · Lecture, Hands-on · 36 CE credits · $8,999
AI Researched CE Compass Brief
AI Researched Review Brief
Excellence in Dentistry is a live patient course built around a question every restorative dentist eventually faces: how do all the pieces of a full mouth reconstruction fit together, from first records to final seat? Dr. Wade Pilling walks a small group through the complete workflow on a real patient, so diagnosis, preparation, temporaries, and delivery are learned as one connected process instead of a series of isolated techniques.
What makes the experience different:
- Learn directly from Dr. Wade Pilling, a cosmetic and implant dentist with more than 15 years in private practice in Boise, Idaho, and Chief Mentor for the Implant Pathway training institute.
- Follow one case across two sessions: lecture plus a clinic prep and temp day in Session 1, then lecture plus a clinic seat day in Session 2, mirroring how a real reconstruction unfolds.
- Watch the full workflow over the shoulder on a live patient, with hands on practice on parts of the process.
- Train in a group capped at 12 participants, giving the course a study club feel with room for personal feedback and case discussion.
- See how digital design and 3D printing work alongside the analog fundamentals that keep outcomes predictable.
- Bring your own cases and work through treatment plans together with the group.
Best practical takeaways:
- Smile design, diagnosis, and treatment planning for full mouth cases
- Occlusal and joint screening, accurate bite records, and managing occlusion, parafunction, and vertical dimension
- Taking the right diagnostics for the lab and communicating clearly at every step
- Using temporaries as a prototype for both esthetics and function before final restorations
- Delivering bonded restorations while limiting complications, and managing these cases long term
- Photography for treatment and for marketing
- Presenting large treatment plans clearly, and sequencing care when a patient's budget requires it
- Attracting patients who are looking for esthetic and reconstructive dentistry
Clinical distinction: Excellence in Dentistry is not a veneer prep course or a standalone occlusion lecture. Its value is seeing diagnosis, occlusion, lab communication, temporization, delivery, and case presentation handled as one workflow on one patient. Verified attendee feedback highlights leaving with a much clearer understanding of how each step of a full mouth reconstruction connects to the next.
Best for: dentists who already have a solid restorative and digital foundation and want a practical framework for larger cosmetic, occlusal, and full mouth rehabilitation cases. It is most valuable if you have, or are actively building, a patient base interested in comprehensive care, so you can start applying the workflow right away.
What dentists said (1)
Seeing a complete digital full arch workflow from patient screening through final delivery was the most valuable part of the course. Wade does an excellent job of blending digital workflows with the analog techniques that remain essential for predictable outcomes, while covering everything from patient communication and treatment planning to surgery, occlusion, prosthetic design, and finishing protocols. Keeping the group intentionally small also allowed for personalized feedback and in-depth discussion throughout each case.
This course gave me a much clearer understanding of how all the pieces of a full mouth reconstruction fit together, rather than viewing each step independently. It also highlighted areas I want to continue developing, particularly periodontal and orthodontic concepts, to become a more comprehensive treatment planner and improve long-term patient outcomes.
To get the most value from this course, it helps to already have or be actively building a patient population interested in comprehensive full mouth rehabilitation, since you'll immediately recognize opportunities to apply what you learn. I also recommend arriving with a solid foundation in restorative dentistry and digital workflows so you can focus on refining treatment planning, communication, occlusion, and surgical decision-making rather than learning the fundamentals.