CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AGENDA

Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry Certificate Program 2026-2027

This international dental education program enables participants to broaden their clinical perspectives and progress more confidently to professional excellence through an innovative, hands-on approach to learning from experts. At the same time, this programme is customised to meet all the needs of the participants regarding all the training, tips and tricks on the relevant topics, ensuring their competence and development. After the effective lecturing, experiencing the practical experience of the subject described, evaluating the subject with different perspectives, discussing it with live patients and treatment planning provide our participants with many different experiences that they can integrate into their own clinical practice with a brand new vision. Effective lectures, practical experiences, approaches with different perspectives to evaluate the topics, discussions and treatment planning; It provides our participants with many different experiences that they can integrate into their own clinical practice with a brand new vision.

In addition, this program supports the participants in every sense with report writing and case presentations where they can improve themselves academically.

As you can see below, 3 modules of our program, which consists of 6 modules in total, will take place in Istanbul. In this way, it provides a much more accessible convenience, unlike similar programs where all six normally take place at NYU.

Program Content

1st Module Istanbul Marcelo Calamita 27-28 March 2026
2nd Module: Istanbul Florin Cofar 5-6 June 2026
3rd Module Istanbul Galip Gürel 27-28 November 2026
4th Module New York City NYU speakers 9-12 March 2027
5th Module New York City NYU speakers 15-18 March 2027
6th Module New York City NYU speakers 20-23 September 2027

Participation in six (6) modules is compulsory for successful completion of the program.

Education Language

All program sessions are conducted in English.

Written Reports

During the final session at New York University, the participant must submit three (3) copies of his/her written topic report.

The topic of the report can be determined by mutual agreement with the group leader from the list of suggested topics. Participants who are not proficient in English may write their reports in another language; however, a one-page abstract in English must be included. The report should include references to relevant scientific sources and should be between 15-25 pages in length.

Case Presentations

During the last week at NYU, each participant is obliged to formally present two (2) clinical cases from his/her own practice. The time allocated for each presentation is a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes, followed by discussion with group members and NYU instructors.

Completion of the Program

Participants who successfully fulfil all requirements are awarded a certificate of achievement by the NYU School of Dentistry - Linhart Continuing Dental Education Program. This certificate is not associated with any academic degree, but is an indication of the participant's commitment to professional development. The final decision as to whether all requirements have been met is made by the Associate Dean for Continuing Education.

Dr. Marcelo Calamita

Dr. Florin Cofar

Dr. Galip Gürel

2027 NYU modul’s lecturer will be announced.

The total budget for this program is $17500 and the payment schedule is as follows:

2500$ pre-registration payment must be made by 05/12/2025.
5000$ 1st installment payment must be made by 05/03/2026.
5000$ 2nd instalment payment must be made by 04/09/2026.
5000$ 3rd instalment payment must be made by 04/12/2026.

The last day for program registration is 05/12/2025 and the required documents must be sent to basvuru@lindevent.com by this date.

Below you can see the documents required for registration:

• ID/Passport
• Residence
• Diploma
• Resume

Dr. Marcelo Calamita

Program: Advanced Aesthetic Program
Venue: Istanbul / Türkiye
Date: March 27-28 – 2026
Length of Program: 2 days

Course objectives

• Introduce a systematic approach to confidently and consistently treatment plan cases with different degrees of complexity, optimizing the esthetic, functional, structural, and biological outcomes
• Discuss the clinically relevant occlusal concepts and parameters
• Provide scientific foundation to clinical decision-making and quality control
• Update state-of-the-art techniques and clinical procedures for excellent results
  
  What you will learn:

• Pre-clinical interview: fine-tuning the patient's needs, desires and expectations
• The pragmatic evaluation: what is really meaningful?
• Critical and practical aspects of occlusion: vertical dimension of occlusion, maxillomandibular relationships, functional guidances and occlusal plane – what the clinician needs to know? A step-by-step technique for treatment stability and longevity.

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Dr. Florin Cofar

Program: Design-Driven Dentistry: From Planning to Precision A 2-Day Masterclass on Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Workflow
Venue: Istanbul / Türkiye
Date: June 5-6– 2026
Length of Program: 2 days

Course Abstract:

In this immersive 2-day program, Dr. Florin Cofar presents a complete aesthetic and functional workflow, rooted in design thinking and executed through true interdisciplinary integration.
From initial smile design to clinical execution, participants will explore how photo-based planning, AI-assisted simulations, and a singular design vision can elevate predictability and patient-specific outcomes. The course covers additive vs. subtractive cases, integration of orthodontics, soft tissue and implants, and the power of mockups and facially driven design.
Special emphasis is placed on team collaboration and real-time visual communication using the Smilecloud platform, ensuring consistent treatment vision from the first click to final cementation.

Key Topics Covered:

• Facially-driven aesthetic planning: from photo to design
• Additive, subtractive, and hybrid case strategies
• The power of the in-face mockup: communicating beyond words
• Monolithic restorations and natural shape transfer
• Integrating orthodontics, perio, surgery, and prosthetics
• Smilecloud workflows: design, simulate, share
• Team dynamics: how to align lab, surgeon, and clinician
• Real-case deep dives and clinical Q&A
  
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Dr. Galip Gürel

Program: Advanced Aesthetic Program
Venue: Istanbul / Türkiye
Date: November 27-28 – 2026
Length of Program: 2 days

Basic introduction to the minimally invasiveconcept

• Theory and hands-on practices
• How to make a healthy start to an aesthetic case
• The Smile Design (Analog vs Digital)
• Presenting the case to the patient – the direct mock-up
  
  Importance of the Mock-up ( analog-digital )

• The mock-up as the navigator and the diagnostic tool
• Myths and realities in tooth preparation
• Details of the facial, incisal,gingival, andinterproximal tooth preparation
• Designing the smile / Aesthetic Mock-up / Wax-up
• Preparing silicone indexes in the lab or chairside.
• Analyzing the smile with the indexes.
• Aesthetic pre-recontouring – APR (if needed forsubtracted cases).
• Aesthetic Pre-evaluative Temporaries APT.
• Evaluation of the aesthetics through APT
• Tooth preparation through the APT under magnification
• Selecting the depth cutters.
• Critical details on gingival and inter-proximalmargin preparation
• Finishing the preparation design.
• Customizing your Arkansas stone burs for finalizinggingival margin preparations.
• Using the soflex paper discs during the preparation
• Handling exposed dentin at the time of preparation.
• Impression making / when and where to use retractioncords.
• A completely new approach to long-lasting, softtissue-friendly provisionals (discussing different techniques depending on variousindications).
  
  Occlusion in clinical practice

• Presenting the case to the patient – the direct mock–up
• The mock-up as the navigatör
• The mock-up as the diagnostic tool
• Deprogramming the muscles
• Setting the Occlusion based on the Aesthetic Design
• Establishing the correct Vertical Dimension
• Registering the ideal bite at the correct VDO
• Inter Cuspal Position vs Retral Contact Position
• Protrusive Registration
• Transferring the data to the lab
• Handling canted cases
• Tooth preparation based on the new occlusal setup
• Final occlusal adjustments on Bonded Porcelain restorations
  
  The ART of the Treatment Planning

• Analyzing the case
• The Aesthetic workflow
• Being creative when designing the case
• Reverse Treatment Planning (Based on thefinal design in mind)
• Interdisciplinary approach (in a Solo vs Grouppractice)
• Why & how to be minimally invasive
• Communication between the specialists & the lab
• Tooth preparation techniques forcomplicated cases
• Unspoken details on Additive vsSubtractive scenarios
• How to deal with the protruded teeth
• How to handle the teeth that are too palatally positioned
  
  Hands-On Course on models

• Direct Mock-up with different variations
• Preparing the translucent silicon impression of the wax-up model
• Preparing the silicon index
• Checking the smile with the index
• Aesthetic Pre-recontouring – APR
• Aesthetic Pre-evaluative Temporaries – APT
• Evaluation of aesthetics through APT
• Tooth preparation through the APT
• Using depth cutters
• Using double-gridded diamond burs
• Finishing the margins
• Modifying the translucent silicon impression forthe provisionals
• Preparing the provisionals using RSVP
• Rechecking the provisionals for aesthetics.
• Lecture Update on Dental Ceramics
• Classification of Dental Ceramics
• Their pros & cons depending on the cases
• Understanding the structure of the new materials
• Does the material choice affect the bonding sequence?
• When to etch, when to Sandblast?
• What should be the delivery sequence at the chair side?
• Try-in? Etching? Sandblasting? Ultrasonic cleaning? Silaneapplication? Luting resin?
• What are the surface treatment methods of the new materials
  
  Lecture Update on Dental Adhesives

• Bonding - adhesives – all the details we need to knowin daily clinical practice
• The hybrid layer
• Ingredients of the adhesive systems
• How to classify the adhesive systems in their most simplistic way
• Total-etching vs. Self-etching
• Advantages vs disadvantages, when to use which one?
• Possible post-op problems
  
  
  Bonding the Porcelain Laminate Veneers by Dr. Gurel

• Removing the provisionals
• Try-in
• Whether or not to use the rubber dam
• Application of the rubber dam
• Surface treatment of the prepared tooth surface
• Surface treatment of the intaglio surface of theporcelain restoration
• Seating the porcelain restorations
• Bonding of the porcelain laminate veneers
• Light curing ( technique for minimum invasive margin cleaning)
• Final cleaning
• Checking the Aesthetics & Occlusion