I Have It...You Need It! Materials & Techniques that Move us from Reparative to Restorative Dentists!

January 23, 2026 1:30 PM - 10:00 PM (GMT)

Friday January 23, 2026: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

YM Dental Lab, Chantilly VA

8 Lecture Credits: Code 780 (Esthetics/Cosmetics)

We will accept assignment of this course to 250 (Operative Restorative) if requested

Course Descriptions and Objectives:

This program is about real dentistry for real people by a real dentist! You will learn the various aspects of moving from Reparative dentistry to Restorative dentistry! Dr. Glazer will present a potpourri of the materials and techniques that he uses to make the day more productive, easier and fun! The entire dental team will benefit from learning together about the latest products that will save you money and greatly benefit your patients. Dr. Glazer’s bi-monthly column by the same title appears in DENTAL ECONOMICS magazine where he reviews new products and materials.

Topics may include:

· Anesthesia…giving an “ouchless” injection

· Bioactivity v. Biomimicry & Antibacterial materials

· Moving from Raparative Dentistry to Restorative Dentistry

· Curing lights...to light up your life (dental)

· Desensitiztion & Adhesives…a sticky subject made simple

· Composites for esthetic fillings not just white ones

· Impression materials and trays...it’s true..first impressions are important

· Provisional materials...provisionals should look great

· Burs...so many and so little time

· Lasers...simple, easy and quick w/ great results

· Cements...that which holds the relationship together

· Reducing Sensitivity with topical paste application & Fluoride varnishes

· Sectionals & Rings for perfect, predictable contacts every time

· Whitening systems...that work

· Oral cancer prevention...dentists can save lives!

· Patient communication…high-tech and really cool!

· Cameras intra and extraoral

· Going Digital..Scanner, Radiography & Cavity Detection…simple & easy !

· Loupes, instruments, equipment potpourri

· Saving money for you and your patients with new management applications

OBJECTIVES:

• To learn the different types of materials in various product categories
• To learn what is faster, easier and better
• To understand the value of continual doctor/patient communication & management apps
• To understand how to utilize many of the newew bioactive/biomimicry materials that move us from reparative dentistry to restorative dentistry

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Dr. Howard Glazer, DDS, FAGD

Dr. Glazer is a Fellow and Past President of the Academyof General Dentistry, and former Assistant Clinical Professor in Dentistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY). He has been a visiting clinician at several universities around the country. He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists; International College of Dentists; American Society for Dental Aesthetics, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry. Dr. Glazer is an Attending Dentist at the Englewood Hospital(Englewood, NJ). Additionally, Dr. Glazer is the Deputy Chief Forensic Dental Consultant to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York.

For the past several years, Dr. Glazer has been named as one of the “Leading Clinicians in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today and was named as one of the Top Dentists in New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly, 201 Magazine, andBergen Magazine. Most recently he was awarded the Irwin Smigel Prize in Aesthetic Dentistry presented by New York University College of Dentistry for “Distinguished Achievement in the Art and Science of Aesthetic Dentistry.” He lectures throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas, about dental materials, cosmetic dentistry, forensic dentistry and patient management. Dr. Glazer is a frequent author of dental articles and has been published throughout the world. Having previously published a column in AGD IMPACT entitled “What’s Hot and What’s Getting Hotter!”, he now publishes the column “I Have It..You Need It!” in Dental Economics, and a podcast contributor to Through the Loupes. Dr. Glazer serves on the editorial board for Oral Health Magazine, the largest dental publication in Canada. He maintains a general practice in Fort Lee, NJ.

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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.

Coffee, soft drinks and water will be available throughout the day, Breakfast and lunch will be provided

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Event Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will only be given up to 30 days before the course. If the course is held as scheduled and 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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