New ‘Dental Photography’ DVDs from gIDE

From the Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE) comes yet another must-have guide and reference for any clinician’s practice. This new Dental Photography two-disc DVD set demonstrates how to shoot high-quality photos that meet, and even exceed, all dental and photographic art standards.

Through lectures and real live operatory examples, gIDE’s expert faculty — including Dr. Jim Dunn, a private practitioner in Auburn, Calif., and AACD Educator of the Year; Dr. Brian P. LeSage, a private practitioner in Beverly Hills and course director at UCLA CE; and Dr. Richard Young, assistant professor in restorative dentistry at LLU School of Dentistry — present dental photography as more than just a record of existing conditions or treatment completed.

It is a communication tool to optimize interactions with the patient, the lab, referral sources and marketing.

The lectures cover topics such as use of photography, digital dental photo world, AACD views, SLR settings and more.

Basic setting for point-and-shoot, an SLR demo with Canon 50D and entry-level Canon T1, and flash and lens options are thoroughly demonstrated.

In addition, the set uses a real operatory setting to exhibit intraoral techniques with point-and-shoot and SLR, shooting the 12 AACD views, quick portraits with point-and-shoot, and other intraoral approaches.

gIDE has created a tool to enhance a clinician’s ability to choose the best camera for his or her needs, expertly document cases with intraoral photos and consistently produce stunning smiles and portraits.