Dr. Todd C. Snyder
25500 Rancho Niguel Road
Suite 230
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Style of Dentistry – Full mouth rehabilitation and Cosmetic Makeovers amidst traditional general dentistry.
Style of Presenting – Open and approachable with programs that are informative and methodical that include step by step instructions. Lectures are constantly updated and customized for the specific audience to provide winning scenarios for all involved.

Upcoming Schedule | Lecture Topics | Course Comments

Dr. Todd C. Snyder received his doctorate in dental surgery at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry. It is there that he went on to co-developed and co-directed the first and only comprehensive 2-year postgraduate program in aesthetic and contemporary restorative dentistry. Since then, he has continued his education by learning from and working under some of the most sought after leaders in dentistry, as well as graduating from the prestigious F.A.C.E. institute for complex gnathological (functional) and temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD).

Dr. Snyder lectures both nationally and internationally on numerous aspects of dental materials, techniques, occlusion and equipment. Dr. Snyder has been on the faculty at U.C.L.A. and is currently on the faculty at Esthetic Professionals. Additionally, Dr. Snyder is a consultant for numerous dental manufacturing companies and has had the opportunity to research and recommend changes for many of the materials now being used in dentistry. Furthermore, Dr. Snyder has authored numerous articles in dental publications both nationally and abroad as well as publishing a book on contemporary restorative and cosmetic dentistry.

Dr. Snyder also founded and is CEO of Miles To Smiles a non-profit mobile children’s charity that helps indigent and underprivileged children.

Upcoming Schedule

Date	Location	Group	Lecture

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Lecture Topics

The Art of Aesthetics & Occlusion

Aesthetically pleasing restorations take a lot of effort to place them properly and also provide proper function with no postoperative problems. Modern materials are being developed every year that can simplify our restorative care when diagnosed and treatment planned properly. By performing a thorough diagnosis of the occlusion prior to treatment planning it will allow clinicians to avoid future complications and costly failures. The objective of this lecture is to present a predictable and systematic approach to occlusion and aesthetic restorations that will enable clinicians to achieve consistent quality results.

Understand how to diagnose a case and sequence the treatment to have the best aesthetic and occlusal outcome.

Know when occlusal problems are present and how to address them so that the condition is not worsened.

Understand what types of restorative material to use based on their material properties. Learn how to deliver indirect restorations without having to adjust the occlusion. A series of clinical cases will be presented and discussed along with some common problems and their solutions. You will gain practical tips and step-by-step techniques in the following areas of aesthetic and restorative dentistry:

• Techniques and materials used to place aesthetic and functional direct and indirect restorations
• Aesthetic Crown and Bridge Techniques: To eliminate adjustments at cementation.
• Fast and efficient temporaries every day
• Proper cementation of indirect restorations to eliminate any complications

[This program is a very comprehensive look at how to incorporate the best that dentistry has to offer into a practice with no complications. This is a full day program but can be modified to a shorter presentation depending on the desired topics to be covered]

 

"Direct Restorations - Contacts, Complications, Cosmetics and Occlusion"

Simplify your practice with the placement of direct composites. The emphasis of this course is unlike any other course on direct restorative materials in that it looks at complications and addresses them before they happen. This course will discuss treatment planning and diagnosing for proper materials and placement of direct vs. indirectly fabricated restorations. Learn steps for posterior direct composites that can be taken prior to ever treating the patient to avoid postoperative complications. Never have a loose contact between teeth again by knowing what types of matrices are available and when to use them. Learn how to place restorations with no sensitivity. See how to restore teeth with minimal to no adjustment of the restoration. Find out how to treat patients with symptomatic restorations effortlessly. Numerous pieces of information will be provided to eliminate any and all issues you might be having with composite restoratives so that you can place them without any problems.

[This course is fundamental for the proper placement of posterior composites with no post operative complications. This can be presented as a 2-4 hour program based on materials and complexity]

The Nuts & Bolts of Veneers
The consumer’s interest in cosmetic dentistry is increasing every year with billions of dollars being spent to obtain a perfect smile. The ability to place believable porcelain veneers is crucial to a good cosmetic dental program. The numerous dental products and myriad of materials that are currently available to dentists can yield some incredible results, but can often times be overwhelming and or confusing. Without a blue print and instructions to show the process from start to finish and all the steps in between, it can be quite challenging for many.

This presentation will discuss all of the Nuts and Bolts necessary to fabricate amazing, life-like veneers and when to utilize them. This course will discuss the veneering procedure from Diagnosis and Treatment Planning to Preparation, Provisionalization, Try-in and Cementation.

[This lecture can be customized to individual products or types of materials and can be varied in length from an hour to a full day program]

Modern Tooth Augmentation

A look at the conservative approaches to cosmetically restore posterior teeth and the progression through different types of restorations and materials based on the size of the lesions, remaining tooth structure and occlusal forces.

This presentation will provide a very comprehensive look at the approach to augmenting posterior teeth using indirect restorations. Emphasis will be placed on proper placement, material selection and occlusion. Further instruction will be provided on how to avoid post operative complications and treatment for them if they should arise.

[This program can be presented in a brief 2 hour synopsis or extended into a half or full day discussion]

 

THE END – To Complications, Sensitivity, Discomfort and Open Contacts.

Done, fixed, problem resolved! You and your patients need the confidence of knowing that when you are done with any restoration that you are done, and at “The End”. The days of sensitive teeth, discomfort or open contacts upon placing a permanent restoration should be an extinct entity in our offices. Today’s program is going to provide practical solutions utilizing various materials to solidify The End of your restorative complications.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Preparation techniques to instill greatness.
2. Perfect occlusion with minimal to no adjustment.
3. Composite placement techniques that rival nature.
4. Impression techniques and tips to get it right the first time!
5. Glass ionomer applications to eliminate all of your headaches and more.

 

[This course is fundamental for the proper placement of dental materials with no post operative complications. This can be presented as a 2-4 hour program based on materials and complexity, or an entire day]

Digital Dental Photography: Tools, Tricks, Techniques and Tips.

The utilization of cameras in dentistry is nothing new but evolving quickly due to the constantly changing technology. The ease of implementation of digital photography has allowed the dentist and staff to quickly and easily capture and log images of patients. This capability to capture images with digital photographic equipment has allowed for instant images to evaluate our work. This can allow us to provide better services to our patients. It can also help for patients to review treatment plans and cosmetic options. More importantly it creates emotion, interest and desire. Visual communication is essential to a successful aesthetic dental practice. This lecture will discuss different photographic equipment that can be implemented in the dental practice and how to properly utilize these tools to create opportunities and sell more dentistry.

 

Topics covered:

• Equipment
• Techniques
• Terminology
• Communication
• Marketing

 

[This course can be a comprehensive all day hands-on program or it can be a simple half day lecture]

Business Lecture Topic:

Social MediaMarketing

The fastest growing and most widely used tools for searching for anything, which includes a dentist, are through the internet. Over 85% of U.S. homeowners have a computer. The number one search tool is the internet. Facebook added over 100 million users in less than 9 months.
iPod application downloads hit 1 Billion in 9 months. If you are advertising in the yellow pages, newspaper or magazines chances are you are throwing money away. Only 14% of shoppers use advertising. The other 86% use word of mouth through social media.

 

My intention is to provide facts on marketing techniques and current avenues to market ones practice over the internet. The second portion of my program will show how to create a web presence, but more importantly a presence that people see and show to others. Create brand identity and public awareness. We will discuss how the incorporation of numerous different internet platforms can create new business opportunity and an influx of new patients.

Attendees can have a huge advantage over competitors in one day by setting up different accounts on the internet for free on their own and modify and track them daily on their own.

 

• No cost marketing
• High Return On Investment
• Improved visibility on the Internet
• Increased New Patient Flow.

 

[This course is ideal for any dental office wanting an advantage in its marketing game. This can be presented as a 2-4 hour program]

ADDITIONAL LECTURE TOPICS:

Color Science - Discussion on color and what we perceive and how that relates to teeth and shade perception. Implementation of different lighting sources, shade guides, and shade taking devices will all be discussed. Utilization of photography to assist in color perception.

Topics to be discussed:

• Color and light
• Perception
• Shade guides
• Photography
• Laboratory prescriptions

 

Inlays & onlays - This lecture provides a complete guide to doing inlays & onlays from start to finish. Diagnosis, treatment planning, occlusion, preparation, materials, provisionals, cementation and delivery along with post-op complications will all be discussed.

• Diagnosis
• Preparation design
• Materials
• Cementation

 

Materials & Technologies - An overview to today’s ever changing materials and instruments to provide better restorations in a more efficient and cosmetically appealing fashion.

• Latest Equipment
• Modern Restorative Materials
• Implementation
  
• Return On Investment

 

Glass Lonomers - This course will discuss the implementation, material properties and techniques for various types of glass ionomer restorative materials.

• Materials
  
• Open & Closed Sandwich techniques
  
• Class I, II, III, IV, V uses and bases
  
• Cementation

 

Tissue management/lasers/Impressions - This presentation will cover the fundamentals on how to handle tissues when doing restorative dentistry from simple fillings to complex full mouth rehabilitations. The utilization of modern lasers and materials as well as traditional materials all need to be understood and utilized to achieve proper hemostasis and tissue control. Proper provisional placement can sculpt the tissues to the desired final appearance.

• Tissue retraction techniques and devices
• Hemostasis techniques
• Impression techniques and materials
• Tissue sculpting with lasers

 

Provisionals - This lecture discusses why provisionals are necessary and their functions. A material evaluation and there implementation will be covered.

• Fast tricks to easy provisionals.
• Cementation techniques and tricks for everything from inlays & onlays to veneers, bridges and crowns.
• Provisional repairs and remakes made easy.

 

Lasers - Discussion on the various types of lasers available in dentistry and how they can assist in the daily activities of the dental practice. A comparison of different types of lasers and their ability to perform various procedures in dentistry will be covered. The implementation of the technology throughout the whole office will be discussed as well.

• Types of lasers
• Clinical procedures
• Precautions
• Hygiene applications

 

Occlusion - Centric occlusion dentistry and the quality restoration. This lecture will discuss how to do simple single tooth dentistry to more advanced quadrant dentistry with minimal to no adjustments necessary upon delivering the final restoration. An in-depth look at how modern technology is creating more problems in dentistry when it is suppose to be making it quicker and easier. A discussion on Night guards and TMJ problems along with an eye opening look at occlusion that was somehow left out of the curriculum in dental school.

• Centric occlusion dentistry
• Occlusion irregularities that can create nightmares
• Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders
• Nightguards

 

Night guards - Why they don’t work typically and how to make them work consistently. A huge practice revenue builder in treatment is waiting after having been shown the light, guaranteed!

• Rationale as to why most research and people claim guards don’t work.
  
• Different types of guards available.
• Necessary equipment.
• How to properly create and fit a guard.

 

Marketing - This lecture presents various approaches to obtaining new patients via Guerilla Marketing. What works for some offices may or may not work for all. Is there a silver bullet? This lecture is still underdevelopment…ask for more details.

• Internal & External Marketing
• Thinking outside the box
• Drawing a circle of influence
• PR to win the game!

 

Fixing Problems - The help lecture to the everyday problems in the dental office from the smelly model trimmer water trap to the patient with the new toothache under a recently placed composite. This lecture will discuss how all the little day to day problems in the dental office can be eliminated or resolved should they arise.

• Simple inexpensive solutions to office problems
• Quick fixes for missing provisionals
• Eliminate dental material sensitivity from the practice
• Dental Insurance solutions

 

Cementation - You name it we can cement it! A look at cementation techniques for everything we cement in dentistry. Materials discussion along with additional items that make cementation easier as well as how to treat restorations that come unglued or need to be reapplied.

• Traditional Cementation
• Advanced Adhesion with Bonding
• Materials Selection
  
• Re-cementing ceramic restorations

 

Minimally Invasive Dentistry - A look at how to create a steady stream of income without having to destroy tooth structure is the focus of this lecture. Implementing early diagnostic tools along with conservative treatment modalities can create a win-win symbiotic relationship with your patients and their lifelong goals to keep their teeth. A look at materials, techniques and technology to find pathology early and remove it, reverse it or eliminate it!

• Diagnostic Technology
• Patient Driven Diagnosis
• Restorative Materials
• Non-invasive procedures

 

Comprehensive Initial Exams - What do your patients think after a new patient examination? Are they telling others about your praises or your obscurities and absurdities? What tools can we use to make an office different and the patient experience totally unique? It all starts with the phone call, the internet and marketing. The lecture will discuss the implementation of different types of technology and multimedia equipment to diagnose and dazzle the patient. The transitions from each part of the office will be discussed along with treatment presentation and final impressions before a patient leaves. Additionally, we will talk about what the patient leaves with and how they are committed to coming back to the office along with follow up materials that are sent.

• First Impressions
• Brand Image
• Interpersonal skills
• Examination Tools
• Treatment Plan Confirmation, Finances & Scheduling
  

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