Beyond the Smile: Transforming Treatment Plans with High-Impact Photography

April 11, 2025 12:30 PM - 09:00 PM (GMT)

Unlock the power of digital photography to elevate your dental practice and transform the way you communicate with your patients and team. This exclusive, hands-on full-day course is designed for forward-thinking dentists who are ready to take their clinical documentation, case presentations, and patient communication to the next level.

Course Description:

In today’s competitive dental landscape, the ability to capture high-quality, impactful images is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. Whether you’re focusing on cosmetic procedures, orthodontics, or general dentistry, your photography skills can be the difference between a hesitant patient and one who enthusiastically accepts your treatment plan. This immersive course is designed to teach you how to use dental photography not just as a documentation tool, but as a powerful medium to influence patient decisions, enhance treatment accuracy, and communicate seamlessly with your lab partners.

What You’ll Learn:

• Master the Art of Clinical Photography: Understand the camera settings, lighting techniques, and angles needed to capture stunning intraoral and extraoral photos that showcase your clinical skills.
• Transform Your Consultations: Discover how to use photography to build trust, communicate treatment options clearly, and guide your patients to better understand their oral health needs.
• Elevate Your Case Presentations: Learn to create compelling before-and-after photo sequences that help patients visualize the transformation and increase case acceptance.
• Optimize Lab Collaboration: Use photography to ensure accurate shade matching, detailed impressions, and precise communication with your dental lab, leading to better restorations.
• Efficiency Without Compromise: Get practical tips on setting up your photography workflow to save time while maintaining the highest quality standards in your practice.Who Should Attend: This course is perfect for dentists looking to:
• Enhance their clinical photography skills to improve patient outcomes.
• Increase case acceptance rates by showcasing treatment benefits visually.
• Streamline communication with their dental lab for more predictable results.
• Differentiate their practice and build a stronger reputation in their community.

Aliyah Dastour is an acclaimed photographer, marketing strategist, and entrepreneur who has transformed the art of visual storytelling into a powerful tool for business growth. As the founder of Alimond Photography Studio, Aliyah has spent over a decade helping professionals, including dentists, elevate their brand and connect with clients through compelling imagery. 

Event Details:

The YM Education Center is a new, state-of-the-art educational facility in Chantilly, VA and home to YM Dental Lab. The venue is conveniently located 25 miles from Washington DC, with fully equipped, spacious educational areas designed to easily seat up to 40 attendees, socially distanced. You can tour the lab and education facility, here. 

There is ample, free parking in front of the facility.

Registration opens at 8:00 am, course to begin promptly at 8:30 am.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Nearby hotels: Hyatt Place Chantilly (closest - 5 minute drive), Westfields Marriot

A Special Promo Rate is available at the Hyatt Place Chantilly - Select Corporate or Group Code and Enter - 197261 to receive the YM Dental Lab/Dentcore Promo Rate

Event Cancellation Policy:

Full refunds will only be given up to 30 days before the course. If a refund is requested within 30 days of the course, a credit will be applied to the registrants account for use toward a future VAGD program.

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