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Details on our Four Courses

Digital courses are presented and hands-on instruction by Gregory M. Lutke DDS

We offer four Courses: Level One (private groups & study clubs), Level Two, Level Three, and Level Four

***Level Two Course is the initial Course at Dallas Dental Solutions***

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Please call Keri at (866) 801-9733 - she can assist you in selecting the correct course for your needs. **Most of our clients start in Level Two**

Maximum course size is 4 Dr.s or Lab Technicians (each can bring a team member)

All Courses are now 2 days. We have simplified and streamlined our 4 courses.

Courses are Friday 8:00am -5:00pm and Saturday, 8:00am- 4:00pm

Course Fee

 

Level One The "Basics" of Dental Photography. Private 1 or 2 day course

 

Level One - Private groups and Study Clubs Only (Please see Level Two Course for the initial Course at Dallas Dental Solutions)

Please call Keri @ 972 801-9733 for details for your group


 

Level Two is Comprehensive Dental Photography. 2 day course

Everything in Level One is included in Level Two - plus much more - especially software work. This course is both camera hardware and picture software - with both JPG and RAW file capture. Image management/corrections in Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Camera Raw) or Adobe Lightroom and patient presentations in both Adobe Bridge or Microsoft PowerPoint. Color Management in dentistry is part of Level Two.(Color accuracy with pictures, monitors and prints)"The Art of Portrait Photography" is included in Level Two. This is the most comprehensive photography course.

  1. Fully understand which digital camera is best for your dental photography
  2. Master exposure control in both clinical and portrait photography
  3. Learn Adobe Photoshop for dental professionals
  4. Learn Microsoft PowerPoint as used by dental professionals
  5. Master color accuracy in dentistry and how to make certain all your images are color perfect
  6. Custom White Balance for Jpg and Custom White Balance for Raw
  7. Learn Adobe Camera Raw (part of Photoshop)- the most important software to dental professionals
  8. Adobe Lightroom can be used instead of Adobe Camera Raw and Adobe Bridge. Camera Raw and Lightroom use the same technology from Adobe. The image technique is identical.
  9. Apple Aperture can also be used by Mac users. Aperture is very, very similar to Lightroom.
  10. Master quick Templates in Adobe Bridge - How to print or email patients series during appointments
  11. Calibrate and profile your monitor, either laptop or desktop - for viewing color accurate images
  12. Learn to print using icc profiles - the key to printing color accuracy. Simple and accurate
  13. Learn how to capture beautiful portrait images of your 'after' patients

 

 

Level Three is an Advanced Course in Software

Dental professionals wanting to master Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint . Level 2 is a necessary prerequisite for Level 3. This course is also for dental speakers creating PowerPoint presentations for a dental audience. This course is less about the photography, mastered in Level Two, and more about the image workflow after capture on the computer. This includes Photoshop layers, TIF files, creating logos, using layer styles, filters and other graphic art tools. Cosmetic Imaging, using layers in Photoshop, is another highlight in Level 3.

  1. A complete review of everything in Level Two
  2. Master Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw
  3. Create PowerPoint presentations as used by dental speakers (lecture creation)
  4. Learn how to use Photoshop for Cosmetic Imaging
  5. Learn to use layers in Photoshop
  6. Master resolution - a key for advanced uses of images in dentistry
  7. Learn the creative or graphic art side of Photoshop: Layer Styles & Filters
  8. Level Three can be customized for your individual needs

 

 

Level Four is a great refresher course for all previous clients. You will get a complete review of your prior course - plus everything that has evolved in digital photography. You will also explore the digital video feature in the new digital cameras. This digital video is way cool! Patient interview videos, laboratory communication videos, Facebook and YouTube videos. Limitless possibilities with Video.

**Only some of the newer digital cameras have digital video capabilities.

Also the Dentist - Lab Technician Communication Course. Color Management in dentistry for The lab technician and dentist TEAM. This course is about mastering digital color from the capture of RAW files through accurate monitor calibration and profiling and printing with ICC profiles. Fully understand the full 'White Balanced Workflow' for perfect color in dental applications. Communication between the dentist and laboratory technician, either print or email, is in actual color (6500K) that lab technicians use when creating the restorations.

  1. A complete review of everything in Level Two and Level Three
  2. Master digital color
  3. Master White Balance
  4. Master Color Management in Dentistry
  5. Profile and calibrate both dentist and lab technician monitors.
  6. Master color communication with email or print
  7. Understand icc profiles and how dentistry uses them in communication
  8. Accurate shade communication, every time - perfect and predictable
  9. Digital video from your digital camera**

 

 

(See 2012 Course Schedule for visual details)

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