The BAARD Institute
with Dr. Steve Schiffenhouse
Restorative Dentistry · Beginner, Intermediate · Online Self-Paced, Lecture, Hands-on · 16 CE credits · $3,499
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The BAARD Institute (Biomimetic Advanced Adhesive Restorative Dentistry) teaches through its foundational online course, Overlay, Onlay, and Advanced Adhesion, which is built around conservative, bonded partial coverage restorations that preserve as much healthy tooth structure as possible. Recorded lectures, case presentations, protocols, and demonstrations are designed to work like a multi day lecture and technique workshop that dentists complete at their own pace.
What makes the experience different:
- Learn from Dr. Steven Schiffenhaus, who founded The BAARD Institute in 2020 and owns a private practice in Gilbert, Arizona focused on adhesive dentistry with a biomimetic philosophy. He earned his DMD from Midwestern University, also holds graduate degrees in biomedical sciences and molecular and cellular biology, and speaks for companies including Kuraray Noritake, Ivoclar, and Zeiss.
- Work through evidence based lectures, case presentations, and step by step clinical demonstrations meant to simulate an in person workshop.
- Study on your own schedule, with unlimited review of the material during a full year of access.
- Cover the overlay and onlay workflow from crack diagnosis and deep caries removal to ceramic design, preparation, immediate dentin sealing, temporaries, and final delivery.
- Continue into a live hands on version of the course offered in several North American cities, or into further online courses on highly compromised teeth and direct composites.
Best practical takeaways:
- Biomimetic and biomechanical principles for deciding how much tooth structure to keep
- Diagnosing and treating cracked teeth
- Ceramic overlay and onlay design and preparation
- Immediate dentin sealing and advanced adhesive protocols
- Fabricating temporaries and delivering final indirect restorations
- Managing postoperative sensitivity and protecting pulp health
- Conservative approaches to deep caries removal
Clinical distinction: This is not a crown and bridge course or a general CAD/CAM training. It focuses on when and how to choose a conservative bonded restoration that keeps healthy tooth structure. Its value is seeing biomechanics, crack diagnosis, caries management, adhesion, preparation design, and delivery taught as one evidence based protocol.
Best for: general dentists who already place indirect restorations and want a more conservative, adhesive approach to cracked, heavily restored, or deeply decayed posterior teeth. The online format suits dentists who prefer to learn at their own pace, and those who want hands on practice can pair it with the live version of the course.