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I am typing this as I sit in a class on the fourth day of a course I am helping instruct in Las Vegas., Nevada. 5 or 6 times each year I am lucky enough to be able to travel to the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI). LVI is the premier post-graduate dental teaching institute in the world today. I have been a clinical instructor here since 2001 and help teach other dentists how to provide the latest in cosmetic dental treatment. This particular course is focused on restoration of teeth with esthetic fillings, porcelain onlays and metal-free crowns. There are 57 dentists and their teams from all over the US, Canada and the world (3 or 4 from Australia) here to learn how to improve their level of care for their patients. Even today these techniques are not routinely taught in dental schools. Many of these dentists (their ages range from 26 to 66 in this course) have never done these types of restorations, even though they are routine in my office. During the course they do live-patient treatment on the patients they bring from their own offices. The courses I instruct in range from this most basic to smile design and smile makeovers all the way up to full mouth reconstruction for TMJ patients. I'm sure that many people give these doctors a hard time about a "trip" to Las Vegas, but the truth is that these courses are expensive and challenging. The doctors need to close their practices for a week, spend money on the course fees, travel, hotel and meals for themselves, staff and patients. All of this to spend 7:30am to 6:00pm every day learning and practicing new procedures so they can go back and improve their care for their patients. If you are looking for a great dentist, look for one of these LVI-trained dentists. They are truly the most caring dentists you will ever find and can provide care advanced far beyond the "average" dentist. Or visit our office. We help train the best dentists in the world, so you can experience world-class dentistry in your own backyard.