Dental Photography

Unavailable in 2024

St Leonards, NSW, AU

Convened by
A/Prof Alan Yap
Prosthodontist

7 CPD hours

3 hrs practical

4 hrs lectures

5:1 Attendee to Educator Ratio

$1,495 (inc GST)

The Art of Dental Photography

Join us for an immersive hands-on course designed to elevate your dental photography skills to new heights. This intensive program will equip attendees with the essential knowledge and techniques to capture clinical photographs effectively for documentation and communication purposes. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to dental photography, this course offers valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your practice.

COURSE OUTLINE

Understanding the Importance of Dental Photography:

  • Explore the significance of dental photography in documentation and communication within the dental practice.

  • Learn how high-quality clinical photographs contribute to treatment planning, patient education, and professional communication.

Selecting Optimal Photographic Equipment:

  • Gain insights into selecting the right photographic equipment to meet your specific needs and objectives.

  • Understand the features and capabilities of different camera types, lenses, and accessories for dental photography.

Integrating Photography into Daily Practice:

  • Discover effective strategies for integrating dental photography seamlessly into your daily practice workflow.

  • Learn practical tips for setting up photography stations, managing lighting conditions, and creating standardized protocols.

Capturing Beautiful Images:

  • Acquire the skills and techniques to capture aesthetically pleasing and clinically relevant images.

  • Learn about proper framing, composition, focus, and exposure settings to enhance the quality of your photographs.

Avoiding Common Mistakes:

  • Identify common pitfalls and mistakes in dental photography and learn how to avoid them.

  • Receive guidance on troubleshooting technical issues, such as improper lighting, camera settings, and patient positioning.

Hands-On Practice Sessions:

  • Engage in hands-on practice sessions under the guidance of experienced instructors.

  • Apply theoretical knowledge to real-life scenarios and practice capturing clinical photographs in a simulated clinical environment.

Each registrant is permitted to bring one non-dentist staff member free of charge, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and techniques of photography, including exposure, composition, and focus.

  • Learn the differences between cropped and full-frame camera systems and how each affects image quality, depth of field, and field of view.

  • Evaluate various camera equipment options and select the most suitable tools based on your specific requirements, preferences, and budget constraints.

  • Understand the importance of calibrating digital photography tools, including cameras, lenses, and monitors, to ensure accurate and consistent color reproduction.

  • Explore the use of various illumination techniques, including point, diffused, reflected, and polarized light sources, to enhance the quality and clarity of your photographs.

  • Learn how to perform shade analysis using dental photography to accurately match ceramic or composite materials to natural dentition for aesthetic restorations.

  • Discover effective strategies for using clinical photographs to document patient cases, communicate treatment plans, and facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration.

  • Develop proficiency in capturing high-quality images of intra-oral structures, portraits of patients, and detailed shots of dental objects and materials, ensuring comprehensive documentation and communication in clinical practice.

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