Why do some "smile makeovers" scream FAKE to you from across the room, while others are barely detectable, even to the trained eye?  What is being missed in the former and achieved in the latter?  Success depends on design elements that are determined long before your lab technician pours a single model.  Understanding these elements and the principles behind them are the first step towards consistently providing natural looking reconstructions that are as healthy and durable as they are attractive.

By attending this lecture, you should be able to:

1. understand historical and current smile design principles and put them to use

2. document the information critical to success

3. properly determine shade parameters

4. communicate effectively with the lab