The MACD and Dr. Ed McLaren invite you to attend a Hands-On workshop at Valley
Dental Arts (Stillwater, Mn.)
on September 26th, 2026.
This is the perfect opportunity to perfect your composite and porcelain finishing skills to achieve AACD accreditation.
Workshop Class size will be limited to 20 participants. Email Barb King to Reserve your spot now !!- macdbarb@gmail.com
This workshop will sell out quickly!
Workshop Tuition $795
CE credits available
1st day Lecture
The Final Touch – Creating Natural Contour, Texture, Luster and Surface Color in Anterior Restorations
Introduction
The proper space management, contour, surface texture, final surface color, and polish can take average looking restorations and create an exceptional esthetic result. These steps are critical to the success of dental restorations whether it’s composite or ceramics. The micro
hand skills of “micro texture” can also be taught in composite or modeling wax; this can be a very useful exercise as it is easy to change composite or wax. The Author practices his sculpting skills at least once a month in both as he finds it is the fastest way to keep “trained”.
This is a lecture and hands-on workshop that uses composite as a medium to design, form, contour, finish and polish anterior teeth. The lecture part of the course will cover the following topics (1) the step-by-step process of managing the design of 6 anterior teeth for a specific maxillary arch relationship. (2) Specific guidelines for esthetic tooth arrangement both in size and position are the key elements taught during this course. (3) The esthetics of the individual tooth i.e. the individual form and color characteristics of teeth and the inter-relationships between teeth. (4) Micro-esthetic elements of surface texture, and polish will be covered in a very systematic easily learnable format, with composites materials
Learning Objectives
•Learn how to design and proper space management (i.e. correct
macro esthetics) for anterior teeth.
•Learn the 6 levels of micro-esthetics of individual teeth and learn the
step-by-step process of completing the 6 levels for composite
materials. Including shaping, texturizing, custom coloring and
polishing composite materials.
• Learn the color distribution in a natural tooth and how to layer it
correctly
*Live typodont demonstrations will be used to demonstrate the
step-by-step approach for the Learning objectives
About Dr. Ed McLaren
Dr. McLaren is a Prosthodontist and Master Dental Ceramist. Dr. McLaren currently is the CEO of ArtOral America, which is a specialized high end private teaching institute based, in Park City Utah. He also maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry in which he did all of his own ceramics.
Originally, Dr. Mclaren attended the University of Redlands where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. He received his D.D.S. from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, where he graduated Omicron Kappa Upsilon. After several years of general practice, he received his specialty certificate in Prosthodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. McLaren is a member of the American College of Prosthodontists, Pacific Coast Society of Prosthodontists, International College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, International Society of Dental Ceramics, International Association of Dental Research, American Association of Dental Research, American Dental Association, and the California Dental Association.
Dr. McLaren is still actively involved in many areas of prosthodontic and materials research. He also has authored and/or co-authored over 90 articles. He is performing ongoing clinical research on various restorative systems. He has presented numerous lectures, hands-on clinics and postgraduate courses on ceramics and esthetics across the nation and internationally. He published a book on his ceramic techniques and features dental photographic art, entitled “The Art of Passion: Ceramics, Teeth, Faces, and Places”.
Dr. McLaren retired from professorship from both UCLA and UAB School of Dentistry. He was the director of the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, a full time didactic and clinical program for graduate dentists. He was also the founder and director of the UCLA/LACC Master Dental Ceramist program. The post-graduate program is a full-time master ceramist program for dental technicians featuring extensive experience with the newest esthetic restorative systems.
At UAB he was founder and first director of the Advanced Dental Esthetics, founder director of the Advanced Dental Esthetics, Restorative & Biomaterials Program, founder and director 3-year advanced ceramics and digital technology for technicians program, founder and director one-year esthetic and restorative fellowship Restorative & Biomaterials Program, founder and director 3-year advanced ceramics and digital technology for technicians program, founder and director one-year esthetic and restorative fellowship. Dr Mclaren was also an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the University of Oregon Dental School.
Check out his Facebook pages and Instagram accounts for more info. Links in lower right.
AOA/DTG Education
This is the place where we bridge the gaps between Dentists and Dental Technicians. We help influence the next generation of Dentists and Technicians coming into the field. We aimed to be unlike any facility that exists across the US, because where else could you find a facility with Dentists, Technicians, and Students all learning together in an unbiased, sky-is-the-limit atmosphere? We intend to constantly push the borders of what is currently accepted as industry standard.
Accordingly, we have built a magical place! There are many activities offered here, but the main thing to remember as you enter our facility is to shed your exterior shell and get ready to leave here a different person. Egos left at the door please! Anything can happen inside these walls. There will be no cap on creativity.