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Biomimetic Dentistry: Where Nature and Art Meet Science
Date(s)
Aug. 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Marc Lazare, DDS, MAGD
Subject: 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry
Credits: 1.5
Method: Lecture
Thursday, Aug. 20: 7–8:30 p.m. CDT
Audience: Students, Dentists, Specialists, New Dentists
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
The future of dentistry is biomimetic! This course explores how deep respect for healthy tooth structure — combined with cutting-edge material science — allows clinicians to create restorations that mirror nature in strength, function and beauty. Through minimally invasive principles, advanced adhesion and artistic precision, attendees will discover how nature-inspired innovation elevates smile design and defines the next era of restorative excellence.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the six principles and three fundamentals of biomimetic dentistry.
- Learn the eight ways to maximize bond strength.
- Learn the eight ways to minimize stress with adhesive restorations.
- Apply biomimetic principles to plan, stage and execute smile makeovers that preserve the pulp’s vitality, maximize tooth structure preservation and reinforce structural integrity.
Speaker Bio
Marc Lazare, DDS, MAGD, a New York City–based dentist, is the immediate past president and a fellow of the Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry, an AGD Master, and a certified instructor and master in biomimetic dentistry. He is the author of peer-reviewed articles and books on biomimetic dentistry and lectures internationally, and he previously served on the clinical faculty at the New York University College of Dentistry and has been on the attending staff at North Shore Hospital since 1998.
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