Jeremy Best of Best Aesthetics gives his review and motivations for attending the popular Whitepeaks Colouring Course, held by CAD/CAM Expert Peter Harling and DB Lab Supplies.
The Whitepeaks Colouring course was held in The Hand Hotel in Chirk, North Wales. I chose to attend as I will be doing far more zirconia restorations in my new role working with Francis Rodrigues at Excel Dental in Bally Mahon, Eire.
After attending this course, I can confidently say I have a fuller understanding of zirconia and colouring liquids, and would whole heartedly recommend this course for anyone.
After attending this course, I can confidently say I have a fuller understanding of zirconia and colouring liquids, and would whole heartedly recommend this course for anyone.
I began my career in the eighties learning how to perfect ceramic veneer techniques and enjoyed much success. Of course, since then dental technology has moved on and zirconia is now my main area of focus.
I was already aware of Peter Harling’s specialism in CAD/CAM techniques and was keen to learn what, if any, limitations zirconia had. Since attending the course I have been pleasantly surprised with its versatility; with the right know-how, it seems you can do virtually anything with it.
After staining, Zirconia is pre-dried in preparation for the sintering process.
The Whitepeaks course is an informative, hands-on, yet fun course. Peter explained everything well. The course was well structured and the pace was set so we were never left behind or waiting around. There were also just the right amount of delegates and a mix of abilities.
I really enjoyed using Whitepeaks products and, in the future, hope to incorporate these materials into my work. The topics I found particularly useful and will take with me straight into practice, are the zirconia hand carving, and staining techniques.
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