Dr. Foroud Hakim
Private Practice
2301 Camino Ramon, Suite 282
San Ramon, Ca. 94583

Style of Dentistry – General practice with emphasis on complex restorative and esthetic rehabilitation with a multidisciplinary approach as well as single tooth, conservative restoration.
Style of Presenting – Informal and interactive (with reference to science) in an informative and organized fashion so that practitioners may implement knowledge practically to their own practice.

Upcoming Schedule | Lecture Topics | Course Comments

Dr. Hakim has balanced private practice and dental education for over 18 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a true passion for restorative dentistry ranging from complex rehabilitation to optimal and conservative single tooth restoration. He is Vice Chair of the Department of Restorative Dentistry at University of the Pacific and is course director for “Occlusion, TMJ & Advanced Restorative Concepts”. He is also a director in the “Esthetic and Complex Care Clinic” at Pacific.

Dr. Hakim has lectured nationally in many venues including seminars, continuums and hands-on-workshops on topics ranging from technology, esthetic dentistry, occlusion, smile design, CAD/CAM, photography, and adhesive and composite dentistry. Dr. Hakim has several publications and has authored two chapters in the soon to be released book “Esthetic Dentistry in Clinical Practice” from Blackwell Publishing.

Dr. Hakim earned his DDS in 1991 from Pacific and later went on to complete an MBA from his alma mater. He is a member of OKU dental honor society and current president of the Delta Delta Chapter. He is also a fellow and graduate of the ADEA Leadership Institute class of 2007. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife Mana and two kids Ash and Tara, traveling, golf, fishing and competitive team sports.

Upcoming Schedule

Date	Location	Group	Lecture

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Lecture Topics

Treatment Planning and Selection of Modern Ceramic Restorations – Not Your Mothers PFM Anymore! (1/2 day seminar format)

From esthetics to function, modern ceramics have significantly expanded beyond all previous limitations; so much so that there are virtually no clinical situations which fall outside the scope of restorability via ceramics. However, a breadth of knowledge is crucial for optimal material selection, preparation design and delivery of restorations for long term success. This seminar will discuss all topics related to the newest product releases and set a foundation for predictable treatment planning and delivery of single and multiple unit ceramic restorations.

Work Smarter Not Harder
(1/2 – Full day format depending on scope of topics)

This course will put a new spin on typical practice management and efficiency subject matter. It will shed light on typical practice behaviors which may be robbing us of speed and quality during routine restorative procedures. A perspective for reinvestment into our practices through technology will be provided as well as measures to access potential value pre-investment. Examples of simple procedural modifications will be provided to improve the quality of our dentistry while reducing delivery time.

Direct Restorations in the Contemporary Esthetic Practice

While the use of amalgam as the default direct restorative material has declined worldwide and has even ceased completely based on region, the need for a direct restorative substitute has never been greater. With heightened patient desires for esthetic restoration alternatives, the elimination of metal based restorations and conservative, earlier restorative intervention, resin dentistry is a staple of the modern general practice.

 

This course aims to:

• Review the fundamentals of adhesive dentistry
• demystify the selection process for the best bonding agent for a given practice
• review latest market entries for all composite resin categories
• discuss the latest recommendations for selection, preparation, restoration and polish protocols

Course objectives:

• Doctors will be able to treatment plan and triage for resin appropriate restorations
• Doctors will be able to create anatomically and esthetically ideal final restorations
• Doctors will have a clear understanding of versatile isolation techniques
• Doctors will be able to create ideal proximal form and contact function
• Doctors will understand the concept of building 3 dimensional color within restorations
• Doctors will be exposed to ancillary products and techniques that have redefined the efficiency and quality with which direct posterior and anterior composite restorations are delivered

* This is a 6 hour course

 

“Optimizing Restorative Success Through Better Technician / Dentist Communications”

From single tooth restorations all the way through smile reconstruction or full mouth rehabilitation, sophistication in communication between the technician and doctor has never been more important.

Patient expectations for esthetic outcomes, requirements for precision and accuracy, the explosion of CAD/CAM and digitally driven restorations, and the constant introduction of new ceramic options demands a more knowledgeable technician and doctor team that communicate seamlessly.

This course aims to help simplify this communication process, and help doctor / technician teams trouble shoot stumbling points to improve outcomes.

 

Subjects covered:

• Impression techniques and tissue management
• Shade selection
• Occlusion and case mounting
• Prep design
• Photography
• Material options
• Digital impressions
• Smile design

 

Learning objectives:

• Doctors will learn what the “flawless impression” looks like
• Technicians and doctors will better understand tooth reduction criterion and limitations
• Doctors and technicians will learn a variety of options for better shade selection / communication including electronic shade selection or mapping, digital photography and in lab shade selection
• The team will understand the benefits and limitations of emerging digital impression technologies
• The team will learn what an optimally designed lab Rx. looks like and what critical information must be included

 

Audience: This course is suitable for technicians and doctors alike and existing working teams are encouraged to attend. Time will be allotted for open forum Q & A between attendees and presenter.

 

Format options:

1. ½ day lecture only
2. Full day lecture & clinical / laboratory component which may include any number of hands on competencies
   

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