What can I learn through DSD Online’s dentistry courses?

If you’re interested in getting started with DSD, but aren't ready to commit financially to the purchase of a course ticket - or can’t take time away from your clinic right now - DSD Online could be the solution for you.

In this article we’ll explain more about the courses available on our online learning platform and how the workflows and systems they teach can help you to drive real change in your dental practice.

What is DSD Online?

DSD Online is our e-learning platform which provides access to a range of high-quality short courses and other learning content.

Backed by the latest developments in the field, this content aims to support dental professionals to address three main problems in modern dentistry: making treatment planning easier, improving the consistency of results from your dental lab, and attracting and converting more of your ideal patients.

Completing a course on DSD Online will equip you with the knowledge to effectively apply the DSD workflows and systems that have been developed for over 15 years, and drive real change in your day-to-day dental practice.

Platform highlights:

• Wide range of courses and modules to help you achieve your current goals

• New courses added frequently to help you stay at the forefront of dentistry education

• Content backed by latest developments and peer insights

• Top speakers and highly experienced DSD trainers

• Fit learning around your schedule when you have a spare few minutes

• Low cost subscription price makes learning low risk and low pressure

• No travel or accommodation costs

• No need to take time off from your practice

Christian Coachman explains more about the platform and why it’s worth your time in this short video:

Choose from a range of online dentistry courses

What is DSD

This course teaches the key moments of the technical DSD workflow and the concepts and perspectives that will help you to combine great dentistry and great business in your dental office.

• Develop your five-year plan and build a strategy that brings together clinical, patients and business

• Go further with comprehensive dentistry

• Understand the DSD technical workflow

The First Appointment

Explore how to provide every patient with a comprehensive first appointment that shows them their treatment possibilities and ensures they leave with a positive first impression.

• Learn the DSD protocol to digitalize your patient

• Discover the main ways to transform your first appointment with a patient

• Change your mindset as a clinician

Smile Design Principles

Study the important design and orofacial principles behind creating natural-looking, harmonious smiles – and learn about the 'Smile Frame' developed by Christian Coachman.

• Learn about the power of great dentistry & great smile design

• Understand the orofacial principles that can impact the success of your smile design

• Complete a Smile Frame drawing exercise

DSD App Smile Design

Get to grips with the basic features of the DSD App and the different treatment phases in which you can use them, and learn how to leverage the full suite of tools for patient and lab communication. Learn more about the course here.

• Learn why starting from the face is fundamental when designing smiles

• See how to incorporate the DSD App into your workflows

• Explore the functionality and the tools available in the app

Guided Dentistry

Focus on how predictable guided techniques can be used in your daily practice in a whole range of specialties – and the devices and techniques that will help you apply these protocols. Learn more about the course here.

• Learn what makes procedures guided and the workflows involved in copy-paste dentistry

• Explore the specialties where we can apply guided dentistry

• See how to incorporate guided procedures to improve restorative cases

A low-cost, no-obligation way to learn DSD

You can access all the courses on DSD Online for the monthly subscription price of just $35.

This means that for a fraction of the price of taking one traditional course per month, you can take your pick of all the courses and learning materials on the platform – and watch them as many times as you want for as long as your subscription is active.

And if you decide that the platform isn’t for you, you can cancel your subscription at any time.