Featured Webinar Hosted by: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry Speaker: Lara Christie Monteiro, DDS, MSc, PhD September 04, 2026, 11 AM ET | 10 AM CT | 8 AM PT 1.50 credit hours. Tuition: $ 59.00
Dental Ceramics: From Past to Practice
Speaker: Lara Christie Monteiro, DDS, MSc, PhD
Featured Webinar Hosted by: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry
September 04, 2026, 11 AM ET | 10 AM CT | 8 AM PT
1.50 credit hours. Tuition: $ 59.00
Join us in this unique webinar series, where the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE) and its 35 member dental schools unite to bring you live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.
Discover the ACDE difference, where excellence in dental education is more than just a goal; it's a shared commitment.
Enhance your practice, grow your career, and help shape the future of dental education through the ACDE Live Webinar Series.
Webinar Course Description: This course provides an overview of the historical evolution of dental ceramics and how advances in composition, processing, and CAD/CAM technology have improved their reliability and broadened their clinical applications. Participants will learn the key properties that distinguish major ceramic categories—such as feldspathic, leucite-reinforced, lithium-based glass ceramics, and high-strength polycrystalline materials like zirconia—and how these characteristics inform clinical decisions about case selection, preparation design, bonding protocols, and cementation. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: - Understand the historical evolution of dental ceramics and the technological advances that shaped current materials.
- Identify the key properties that differentiate major ceramic categories used in restorative dentistry.
- Recognize how material characteristics influence clinical decision-making.
- Evaluate appropriate bonding and cementation protocols based on ceramic type and clinical indication.
- Integrate modern ceramic materials into clinical practice with improved predictability and confidence.
Speaker Bio: Lara Christie Monteiro, DDS, MSc, PhD Assistant Professor, DDS, MSc, and Ph.D. in Operative Dentistry, with additional certifications in Endodontics, Orthodontics, and Implantology. Over 20 years of experience in clinical practice and dental office management, along with 7 years dedicated to teaching both clinical and laboratory-based courses. Actively involved in research, committed to the principles of minimally invasive dentistry, integrating clinical practice with evidence-based dentistry. |
ACDE Webinar Partnership
Purpose
The ACDE unites individuals from college and university-based continuing dental education programs, fostering a collective mission to create leadership opportunities, encourage collaboration, and support the development of university-based continuing dental education professionals. Our primary goal is to promote the highest standards of continuing dental education.
Mission
Dedicated to leadership, collaboration, and professional development, ACDE strives to be the beacon for university-based continuing dental education professionals. Our mission is to elevate the quality of continuing dental education, setting the stage for excellence in oral health care.
Vision
ACDE envisions itself as the foremost advocate and the benchmark for high-quality, evidence-based continuing dental education. Our vision is to promote excellence in oral health care through innovative, exceptional programming.
Values
Lifelong Learning: Dedication to ongoing education for our members and the wider professional dental communities we serve.
- Excellence: Ensuring top-notch planning, organization, and presentation of high-quality, innovative educational programs.
- Professionalism: Fostering a culture of support, networking, mentoring, and respect for diversity in all interactions.
- Integrity: Upholding honest, cooperative working relationships and evidence-based programming that remains non-commercial.
Please note that the ACDE webinars are open to everyone; however, no discounts are available because they are a collaboration with the ACDE member schools, and the fee is advertised the same across all member schools.
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