Joan Forrest BA, MS is President and CEO of The Dawson Academy. Prior to joining the Academy, she was founder and President of Prime Performance, a training and consulting company specializing in developing self-directed work teams and facilitative leadership. Joan’s career has also included management positions with AT&T and United Technologies.
Joan received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in Interdisciplinary Studies and her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. Joan is a past recipient of the Outstanding Female Leadership Award from the University of Florida and is a member of the University’s Hall of Fame.
This is an intensive hands on 1 1/5 day course, students accomplished many skills to help assist to the highest level and succeeded in taking a full series of photographs necessary for the record gathering process.
Due to a high demand, two courses on Restoring Anterior Teeth were held at the Dawson Centre in the Wirral during December. Senior Faculty Member of the Dawson Academy, Scott Finlay, flew over from Annapolis, Maryland USA to help assist Ian Buckle with the first Restoring Anterior Teeth Hands On. This was the first of its kind in the UK showing the AACD Recommended Private Education Course Logo.
Delegates attending the progam studied the records required, how to visualise and treatment plan the correct position before selecting the correct restoration.
John C. Cranham, DDS has an esthetic oriented practice in Chesapeake, Virginia. An honours graduate of the Medical College of Virginia in 1988, Dr. Cranham maintains a strong relationship with his alma mater as an Associate Clinical Professor. He is an internationally recognised speaker on the Esthetic Principles of Dentistry, Contemporary Occlusal Concepts, Treatment Planning, Restoration Selection, Digital Photography, Laboratory Communication, and Happiness and Fulfillment in dentistry. As a published author, Dr. Cranham has a strong commitment to developing sound educational programs that exceed the needs of today’s dental professional. He is an active member of numerous professional organisations including the American Dental Association, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, and The American Equilibration Society. Dr. Cranham is co-chair of Advanstar Dental Media’s CE Advisory Board (Advanstar is the publisher of Dental Products Report).
DeWitt Wilkerson, D.M.D. has been in private practice with Dr. Dawson’s group since 1982. His practice emphasis has been focused on temporomandibular disorders, solving occlusal problems and restorative dentistry. A graduate of the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Dr. Wilkerson has lectured extensively at major meetings across the United States, Canada and Central America. He has also served as an associate faculty member at the L.D. Pankey Institute, Key Biscayne, Florida.